Orson Welles wasn’t the most natural comedian in the world but he’s perfectly cast here as the bombastic, egomaniacal Leo Jaffe – as well cast as John Barrymore in the film (I guess Welles had a baby face around this time but it doesn’t matter on radio). Elissa Landi tries but doesn’t quite match Carole Lombard (she doesn’t have any of Lombard’s great hysterical scenes), but you don’t really notice as the piece is such a great star vehicle. This is more effective than many radio versions of stage plays because there's so much going on. Great fun.
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