List of films based on radio series
Radio comedy and drama was at its peak during the 1940s, and most of the films on this list were produced during that period. The list includes features, short subjects and serials.
United States
- The Aldrich Family
- Jack Benny
- Big Town
- Breakfast in Hollywood (1946), based on radio's Breakfast in Hollywood
- Candid Microphone (1947), theatrical film shorts based on Allen Funt's The Candid Microphone
- Captain Midnight (1942), serial based on radio's Captain Midnight
- Counterspy
- Crime Doctor
- Dangerous Crossing (1953), based on radio's Cabin B-13
- A Date with Judy (1948), based on radio's A Date with Judy
- Dr. Christian
- Duffy's Tavern (1945), based on Duffy's Tavern
- The Fat Man (1951), based on radio's The Fat Man
- Fibber McGee and Molly
- Gang Busters (1942), serial based on radio's Gang Busters
- The Great Gildersleeve, based on a character from Fibber McGee and Molly
- The Goldbergs (1950), based on radio's The Goldbergs
- The Green Hornet
- Here Come the Nelsons (1952), based on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
- Hollywood Hotel (1937), based on radio's Hollywood Hotel
- I Love a Mystery
- Inner Sanctum Mystery
- Jack Armstrong (1947), serial based on radio's Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy
- Johnny Madero, Pier 23
- The Life of Riley (1949), based on The Life of Riley
- The Lone Ranger
- Lum and Abner
- Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
- Mr. District Attorney
- My Friend Irma
- Myrt and Marge (1933), based on radio's Myrt and Marge
- People Are Funny (1946), based on radio's People Are Funny
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), based on radio's Pete Kelly's Blues
- Pot o' Gold (1941), based on radio's Pot o' Gold
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006), based on A Prairie Home Companion
- Queen for a Day (1951), based on radio's Queen for a Day
- Radio Stars on Parade (1945), based on radio's Truth or Consequences
- The Sea Hound (1947), serial based on radio's The Sea Hound
- The Shadow
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), based on an episode of Suspense written by Lucille Fletcher; starred Agnes Moorehead; between 1943 and 1957 the story was done live seven times; there was an eighth broadcast which was a repeat
- Take It or Leave It (1944)
- Way Back Home (1932)
- The Whistler
United Kingdom
- The Adventures of PC 49
- Band Waggon (1940), based on Band Waggon
- Black Widow (1951), based on Return from Darkness
- Celia (1949)
- Dick Barton
- Doctor Morelle (1949)
- Down Among the Z Men (1952) (aka Stand Easy; The Goon Movie; The Goon Show Movie),[1] based on The Goon Show
- Hangman's Wharf (1950)
- Happidrome (1943), based on Happidrome
- Hi, Gang!, based on Hi, Gang!
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), based on the radio series of the same name by Douglas Adams
- It's That Man Again (1942), based on It's That Man Again
- The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)
- Life With The Lyons
- The Man in Black (1949), based on Appointment with Fear
- Meet Simon Cherry (1949), based on Meet the Rev.
- The Navy Lark (1959), based on The Navy Lark
- Paul Temple
- Spaceways (1953)
Canada
Denmark
France
Italy
Mexico
- Kalimán
- Kalimán, el hombre increíble (1972)
- Kalimán en el Siniestro Mundo de Humanón (1976)
Philippines
Spain
Sweden
West Germany
- Hello, My Name is Cox (1955)
- Die Hesselbachs
- Die Familie Hesselbach (1954)
- Familie Hesselbach im Urlaub (1955)
- Das Horoskop der Familie Hesselbach (1956)
- Herr Hesselbach und die Firma (1956)
See also
References
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