Ann Blyth played the notorious Eve Harrington in "All About Eve," an episode of Lux Radio Theater. It's a fine performance, with the wonderful Claire Trevor as Margo Channing. William Conrad, whom many Old Time Radio fans will recall did a lot of radio work and was splendid as radio's Matt Dillon in the original Gunsmoke plays Margo's lover Bill. He's great in the part, battling and butting heads and throwing wisecracks. Eve attempts to seduce him (only one of her many conquests, attempted or successful). Here's the blurb from my book Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star.:
Lux Radio Theater. November 23, 1954. “All About Eve.” Adaptation of the hit film about a conniving woman with ambitions for an acting career, no matter who she has to stab in the back. Ann Blyth as Eve, with Claire Trevor, Don Randolph, William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson, Carleton Young, Ruth Perrott, Eileen Robin, Herb Butterfield, and Edward Marr.
Conrad, Trevor, and Ann are terrific in this tightly-written adaptation for radio. At the very end of the show, host Irving Cummings brings Ann and Claire Trevor out to the mic for a closing chat, and when Mr. Cummings marvels at Ann's work as an evil character, Claire remarks, "I'll never forget Ann's performance as the daughter in Mildred Pierce." They joke a bit, and then Claire adds her congratulations to Ann for being chosen as the Most Popular Actress of the Year by Modern Screen magazine.
Now you can listen to the episode here on YouTube: Lux Radio Theater - All About Eve.
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