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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 29 MIN

Suspense -- Othello Part 1

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Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills tackles its most ambitious production: a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, possibly the first-ever radio broadcast of the play. Richard Widmark — Hollywood's preeminent film noir villain — plays Iago with chilling precision as he begins weaving the web of jealousy that will destroy Othello's world. Elliott Lewis directs and stars as Othello, with Cathy Lewis as Desdemona and Verdi's opera score giving the whole production an almost cinematic scale. Part 1 covers the story from Venice to Cyprus, ending at the moment Iago's poison first takes hold in Othello's mind. Broadcast on CBS Radio, May 4, 1953.

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Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills tackles its most ambitious production: a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, possibly the first-ever radio broadcast of the play. Richard Widmark — Hollywood's preeminent film noir villain — plays Iago with chilling precision as he begins weaving the web of jealousy that will destroy Othello's world. Elliott Lewis directs and stars as Othello, with Cathy Lewis as Desdemona and Verdi's opera score giving the whole production an almost cinematic scale. Part 1 covers the story from Venice to Cyprus, ending at the moment Iago's poison first takes hold in Othello's mind. Broadcast on CBS Radio, May 4, 1953.

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