A Leading Case

Wed May 30 1979 48m 57s

Drama

Description

Sears Radio Theater "A Leading Case" is a Drama from Wednesday, May 30, 1979.

The tensions of a clandestine affair explode into tragedy, as a San Francisco woman poisons the wife of her lover. Cordelia Botkin, the rich but neurotic woman at the center of the case, is tried for murder in the courtroom drama that gripped the nation in 1920. The play is a dramatization of Frances Newbold's book on the case.

Record details

Date: Wed May 30 1979
Duration: 49m
Category: Drama
Sequence: 83
Parent: Sears Radio Theater

Citation

A Leading Case. Sears Radio Theater. Wed May 30 1979.

Open representation

Connections

Writer's Block

Thu Aug 2 1979 40m

Drama

41m

Voodoo Lady

Wed Aug 1 1979 41m

Drama

40m

Baldie

Tue Jul 31 1979 40m

Drama

41m

Trooper Lopez

Mon Jul 30 1979 41m

Drama

41m

The Value Of A Hunch

Fri Jul 27 1979 41m

Drama

40m

Reunion

Thu Jul 26 1979 40m

Drama

40m

The Ransom

Wed Jul 25 1979 40m

Drama

40m

Fontaine Harris In Hollywood

Tue Jul 24 1979 40m

Drama

41m

Uncle Zora Comes To The Pig Festival

Mon Jul 23 1979 41m

Drama

41m

The Visit

Fri Jul 20 1979 41m

Drama

41m

Survival

Thu Jul 19 1979 41m

Drama

41m

The Joke Is On Guess Who

Wed Jul 18 1979 41m

Drama

41m

The Crown Jewels Of Grandomir

Tue Jul 17 1979 41m

Drama

37m

Punishment And Crime

Mon Jul 16 1979 37m

Drama

40m

Two Faces Of Evil

Fri Jul 13 1979 40m

Drama

36m

Spring Cleaning

Thu Jul 12 1979 36m

Drama

39m

The Girl On The Billboard

Wed Jul 11 1979 39m

Drama

41m

Jack And The Energy Crunch

Tue Jul 10 1979 41m

Drama

42m

Kattie Macbeth

Mon Jul 9 1979 42m

Drama

40m

Vienna Three And Four

Fri Jul 6 1979 40m

Drama

51m

Billy D Burton

Thu Jul 5 1979 51m

Drama

52m

Melissa

Wed Jul 4 1979 52m

Drama

51m

Here Comes The Bride Again

Tue Jul 3 1979 51m

Drama

51m

The Panther

Mon Jul 2 1979 51m

Drama

41m

Shaw Namah

Fri Jun 29 1979 41m

Drama

51m

The Hamster Caper Of Curtis Cleever

Thu Jun 28 1979 51m

Drama

40m

A Game Of Cat And Mouse

Wed Jun 27 1979 40m

Drama

55m

A Weekend Pass

Tue Jun 26 1979 55m

Drama

51m

Old Bones

Mon Jun 25 1979 51m

Drama

51m

A Brief Case Of Trouble

Fri Jun 22 1979 51m

Drama

49m

Whose Who

Thu Jun 21 1979 49m

Drama

40m

Anniversary

Wed Jun 20 1979 40m

Drama

41m

The Advancement Of Vern Berwick

Tue Jun 19 1979 41m

Drama

49m

Incident At Red Butte

Mon Jun 18 1979 49m

Drama

43m

American Family Robinson

Fri Jun 15 1979 43m

Drama

49m

A Piece Of Flesh

Thu Jun 14 1979 49m

Drama

39m

The Perfect Hostess

Wed Jun 13 1979 39m

Drama

52m

Last Resort

Tue Jun 12 1979 52m

Drama

49m

Cottonwood

Mon Jun 11 1979 49m

Drama

51m

White Out

Fri Jun 8 1979 51m

Drama

39m

A Sense Of Pride

Thu Jun 7 1979 39m

Drama

40m

A Whisper In My Ear

Wed Jun 6 1979 40m

Drama

56m

Quartette In Nothing Flat (With News)

Tue Jun 5 1979 56m

Drama

48m

A Poor Orphan Girl

Mon Jun 4 1979 48m

Drama

48m

Mcguffey's Hong Kong Connection

Fri Jun 1 1979 48m

Drama

40m

The Great March

Thu May 31 1979 40m

Drama

51m

The Strange Affliction

Tue May 29 1979 51m

Drama

56m

Neither Snow Nor Rain

Mon May 28 1979 56m

Drama

51m

The Lone Voyager

Fri May 25 1979 51m

Drama

49m

Muncy's Mob

Thu May 24 1979 49m

Drama

49m

A Test Of Love

Wed May 23 1979 49m

Drama

49m

Here's Morgan Once More

Tue May 22 1979 49m

Drama

50m

The Legend

Mon May 21 1979 50m

Drama

54m

Country Of Fear

Fri May 18 1979 54m

Drama

40m

Mister Chan

Thu May 17 1979 40m

Drama

51m

The Nightmare

Wed May 16 1979 51m

Drama

40m

A Very Nice Couple

Tue May 15 1979 40m

Drama

50m

Bull Story

Mon May 14 1979 50m

Drama

51m

Milwaukee Deep

Fri May 11 1979 51m

Drama

49m

Overnight Guest

Thu May 10 1979 49m

Drama

51m

The Assassin

Wed May 9 1979 51m

Drama

40m

Here's Morgan Again

Tue May 8 1979 40m

Drama

49m

The Lovers

Mon May 7 1979 49m

Drama

49m

Anne Bonny's Gold

Fri May 4 1979 49m

Drama

48m

The Other Grandmother

Thu May 3 1979 48m

Drama

47m

Miniatures

Wed May 2 1979 47m

Drama

39m

Guess Who's Coming To California

Tue May 1 1979 39m

Drama

50m

Henry 'Box' Brown

Mon Apr 30 1979 50m

Drama

47m

The Odyssey Of The Vigilant

Fri Apr 27 1979 47m

Drama

47m

Baby, Baby

Thu Apr 26 1979 47m

Drama

38m

The Sabbatical

Wed Apr 25 1979 38m

Drama

38m

Here's Morgan

Tue Apr 24 1979 38m

Drama

39m

Abilene

Mon Apr 23 1979 39m

Drama

56m

Bruja

Fri Apr 20 1979 56m

Drama

50m

The Season Of Glad Songs

Thu Apr 19 1979 50m

Drama

49m

The Old Boy

Wed Apr 18 1979 49m

Drama

51m

Hizzoner Hamlet

Tue Apr 17 1979 51m

Drama

51m

The Duke Of Nevers

Mon Apr 16 1979 51m

Drama

50m

The Curse Of Princess Chiestry

Fri Apr 13 1979 50m

Drama

40m

My Hero

Thu Apr 12 1979 40m

Drama

51m

The Ham That Cried Wolf

Wed Apr 11 1979 51m

Drama

39m

Fontaine Harris, Le Baron De Paree

Tue Apr 10 1979 39m

Drama

50m

Out In Colorado

Mon Apr 9 1979 50m

Drama

50m

A Short History Of Bac Ha

Fri Apr 6 1979 50m

Drama

39m

A Matter Of Priorities

Thu Apr 5 1979 39m

Drama

39m

Improvisation

Wed Apr 4 1979 39m

Drama

40m

As You Wish

Tue Apr 3 1979 40m

Drama

40m

Conspiracy At The Golden Gate

Mon Apr 2 1979 40m

Drama

52m

The Flight Of The Starbird

Fri Mar 30 1979 52m

Drama

51m

First Star Tonight

Thu Mar 29 1979 51m

Drama

39m

Cajun Death

Wed Mar 28 1979 39m

Drama

48m

The Terrible Dream Of Mister Glitch

Tue Mar 27 1979 48m

Drama

53m

Ace In The Hole

Mon Mar 26 1979 53m

Drama

46m

Ace In The Hole

Sat Mar 24 1979 46m

Drama

50m

The Mercenaries

Fri Mar 23 1979 50m

Drama

59m

An Honest Man

Thu Mar 22 1979 59m

Drama

48m

Mushrooms, Darling

Wed Mar 21 1979 48m

Drama

50m

Getting Drafted

Tue Mar 20 1979 50m

Drama

56m

The Female Of The Species

Mon Mar 19 1979 56m

Drama

The Wrath Of ZEUS

Fri Mar 16 1979 1h

Drama

50m

Sometime Every Summertime

Thu Mar 15 1979 50m

Drama

54m

Going Home

Wed Mar 14 1979 54m

Drama

49m

Where Guardian Angels Fear To Tread

Tue Mar 13 1979 49m

Drama

56m

Powder River Policy

Mon Mar 12 1979 56m

Drama

51m

The Tough Guy

Fri Mar 9 1979 51m

Drama

52m

No Greater Dream

Thu Mar 8 1979 52m

Drama

47m

Carmilla

Wed Mar 7 1979 47m

Drama

51m

Oh, Brothers

Tue Mar 6 1979 51m

Drama

51m

The Lady And The Outlaw

Mon Mar 5 1979 51m

Drama

1h 1m

The McGuffey Connection (With News)

Fri Mar 2 1979 1h 1m

Drama

56m

The Long Night

Thu Mar 1 1979 56m

Drama

47m

Wanda

Wed Feb 28 1979 47m

Drama

54m

Care And Feeding Of A Sex Symbol

Tue Feb 27 1979 54m

Drama

50m

The Afro Westerner

Mon Feb 26 1979 50m

Drama

46m

Then There Were None

Fri Feb 23 1979 46m

Drama

51m

I Want Him Dead

Thu Feb 22 1979 51m

Drama

45m

The Ouija Spells Murder

Wed Feb 21 1979 45m

Drama

47m

The Troublemaker

Tue Feb 20 1979 47m

Drama

50m

Final Fall

Mon Feb 19 1979 50m

Drama

42m

Climb

Sat Feb 17 1979 42m

Drama

48m

Climb

Fri Feb 16 1979 48m

Drama

51m

This Home Is Dissolved

Thu Feb 15 1979 51m

Drama

58m

The Thirteenth Governess

Wed Feb 14 1979 58m

Drama

48m

Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot

Tue Feb 13 1979 48m

Drama

48m

Leavin' Cheyenne

Mon Feb 12 1979 48m

Drama

51m

The Choosing

Fri Feb 9 1979 51m

Drama

37m

Hildy

Thu Feb 8 1979 37m

Drama

36m

Hostages

Wed Feb 7 1979 36m

Drama

43m

And Baby Makes Four

Tue Feb 6 1979 43m

Drama

42m

Retribution

Mon Feb 5 1979 42m

Drama

50m

Henry Box Brown

50m

Drama

48m

Leavin Cheyenne

48m

Drama

51m

Oh Brothers

51m

Drama

48m

Should Auld Acquantance Be Forgot

48m

Drama

47m

The McGuffey Connection

47m

Drama

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