Private Lives by Noël Coward - Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier - 1940 Radio drama

Private Lives by Noël Coward
Starring Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Heather Angel, Tom Conway
An episode of the radio anthology series "Screen Guild Theater", broadcast 13 October 1940.
The first time that Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier had appeared together on the air in a full-length play.
More recordings of Sir Laurence Olivier - • Laurence Olivier

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Massively truncated, but they did their gallant best. Fun to hear Vivien and Laurence together.

[@erpollock]

Olivier's voice is unmistakeable.

[@lisastallingskeelor3328]

This is a treat. I’ve seen the tv version with Penelope Keith and loved it. Such a great story. The brilliant Noel Coward never disappoints.

[@michaelynedwards1043]

Emphatically

[@Twentythousandlps]

Olivier played the role of Victor in the original production but never played Elliot on the stage.

[@vivienbaker9684]

So great! Wish it was on film!! Vivien & Lawrence were such a romantic couple.

[@janethayes5941]

What a gorgeous couple.

[@ritag4432]

Vivien did this radio drama before Gone With The Wind was released in theaters! What a super star she would become ~

[@FadeAwayIntoDarkness]

I think it aired a year after Gone With the Wind. GWtW came out in 1939 and per the description above this show aired in 1940.

[@carolejander]

"Dont quibble Sybil " love it thanks so much Roman

[@FlaSheridn]

Vivien Leigh and Lord Olivier are excellent, of course, but the abridger failed unnecessarily badly at an impossible task.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

I agree. It Certainly does not do such a delicious play justice.

[@lizaelliott6862]

22:04 best quote

[@lizaelliott6862]

WAITTT was 22:12 a reference to gone with the wind...!? Geeeee!

[@michaelpatrickfox]

No, because this was written long before GWTW :)

[@bingola45]

@@michaelpatrickfox True. Private Lives was written in 1930; Gone With the Wind was published on June 30th 1936.

[@melissanavarrojara7233]

Subtítulos en español también please

[@fcukstrateduk]

"Some women need struck sometimes" lol - it really was a different time, wasn't it?

[@bingola45]

Plenty of people still hold this opinion today.

[@etherealtb6021]

Not really. Even then, it was meant to be an a**hole comment.

[@citizen1163]

​@@bingola45Coward didn't mean it seriously though.