Les Misérables (radio series)
Les Misérables is a seven-part radio series broadcast July 23 – September 3, 1937, on the Mutual Network. Orson Welles adapted Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. The 22-year-old Welles developed the idea of telling stories with first-person narration on the series, which was his first job as a writer-director for radio.
Marking the radio debut of the Mercury Theatre, Welles's Les Misérables was described by biographer Simon Callow as "one of his earliest, finest and most serious achievements on radio". The production costarred Martin Gabel as Javert, Alice Frost as Fantine, and Virginia Nicolson, Welles's first wife, as the adult Cosette. The supporting cast included Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Betty Garde, Hiram Sherman, Frank Readick, Richard Widmark, Richard Wilson and William Alland.
Episodes
| # | Date | Episode | Cast |
| 1 | July 23, 1937 | "The Bishop" | Orson Welles, Alan Devitt, Agnes Moorehead, Frank Readick, others |
| 2 | July 30, 1937 | "Javert" | Hiram Sherman, Betty Garde, Alice Frost, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Martin Gabel, Orson Welles |
| 3 | August 6, 1937 | "The Trial" | William Johnstone, Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles, Martin Gabel, Alice Frost, Adelaide Klein, Ray Collins, others; Milton Katims, musical director |
| 4 | August 13, 1937 | "Cosette" | William Johnstone, Orson Welles, Martin Gabel, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead Hiram Sherman, Estelle Levy |
| 5 | August 20, 1937 | "The Grave" | William Johnstone, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, Orson Welles, Estelle Levy, Peggy Allen, Hiram Sherman, Virginia Nicolson, Martin Gabel |
| 6 | August 27, 1937 | "The Barricade" | Martin Gabel, Orson Welles, Virginia Nicolson, Ray Collins, William Johnstone, Hiram Sherman, others |
| 7 | September 3, 1937 | "The Final Episode" | William Johnstone, Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Hiram Sherman, Frank Readick |