Episode 162 - Clifton Webb

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 5 a.m.

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Clifton Webb\'s breakthrough role in\\xa0Laura earned him an Oscar nomination and a place in film history as one of Hollywood\'s most colorful character actors. And though he was best known for playing effete and arrogant snobs, Webb could also play loving fathers and heroes. We\'ll hear him in "The Burning Court" (originally aired on CBS on June 14, 1945). Plus, he recreates his performance as Waldo Lydecker as\\xa0The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre presents\\xa0Laura (originally aired on CBS on August 20, 1945).

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