Bogart Does Shakespeare! | Henry IV (1937 CBS) | Walter Huston, Humphrey Bogart & Brian Aherne | Classic Old Time Radio
Long before he became the legendary Rick Blaine or Sam Spade, Humphrey Bogart stepped before a CBS microphone to tackle one of Shakespeare’s most unforgettable characters—Sir Henry “Hotspur” Percy.
This extraordinary 1937 adaptation of Henry IV, produced as part of The Columbia Shakespearean Cycle, also stars the magnificent Walter Huston as King Henry IV and Brian Aherne as Prince Hal. Together they bring Shakespeare’s timeless drama of kings, rebels, honor, friendship, and redemption to life in a thrilling hour of Golden Age radio. The broadcast originally aired on August 23, 1937, when CBS…
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