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Cast & host · 1936–1962

Melville Ruick

177 episodes · 4 shows

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Doninger Doninger Matter

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I? Johnny uses an atlas to find the missing beneficiary.

Ep 805 · Sunday, September 2, 1962 · 23:48

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Skimpy Matter

Once a crook, always a crook? An ex-con's brother doesn't think so.

Ep 799 · Sunday, July 22, 1962 · 24:35

Suspense

Heads You Lose

A private detective is hired to find Joshua Franklin, a financier who vanished years ago. As he investigates, he uncovers a shocking connection that challenges everything he knows about life and death.

Ep 916 · Sunday, March 11, 1962 · 23:29

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Top Secret Matter

A good story about a series of explosions at a top secret rocket fuel research laboratory.

Ep 779 · Sunday, March 4, 1962 · 24:48

Suspense

The Imposters

A butler and maid plot to murder their wealthy employers and assume their identities, aiming for a life of luxury. As their plan unfolds, they face unexpected complications that threaten their scheme.

Ep 900 · Sunday, November 12, 1961 · 23:48

Quiet, Please

One for the Book

An Air Force major hits Mach 12 in an experimental rocket plane in 1957, and finds himself as a Sergeant in the past...1937! An excellent story of time travel

Ep 75 · Sunday, November 21, 1948 · 29:31

Lux Radio Theatre

Do You Love Me

The prim headmistress of a music school comes out of her cocoon in New York to romance a band leader and crooner. The body of the show only.

Ep 551 · Monday, December 23, 1946 · 53:17

Lux Radio Theatre

My Favorite Blonde

Bob and Virginia dodge Nazi spies to protect "The Scorpion."

Ep 366 · Monday, October 19, 1942 · 59:06

Shows featuring this actor

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Lux Radio Theatre

171 episodes

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

3 episodes

Suspense

2 episodes

Quiet, Please

1 episode

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  • Sep21962

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

    The Doninger Doninger Matter

    Sep 2 · Ep 805

  • Jul221962

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

    The Skimpy Matter

    Jul 22 · Ep 799

  • Mar111962

    Suspense

    Heads You Lose

    Mar 11 · Ep 916

  • Mar41962

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

    The Top Secret Matter

    Mar 4 · Ep 779

  • Nov121961

Episodes featuring this actor

177 episodes on Goldie · page 10 of 12

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  1. Ep 148

    Nov 1, 1937 · A Free Soul

    The daughter of a drunken lawyer marries a gangster but continues to remain "a free soul." MGM fashion designer "Adrian" is interviewed. The intermission guest is William A. Brady, a producer from New York City, with a delightful look back at the good old days.

    59:53

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  • Ep 147

    Oct 25, 1937 · Arrowsmith

    The story of a doctor who gives up his profitable laboratory to contribute to the well-being of mankind. One of the soldiers on whom Dr. Walter Reed experimented to find the cause of Yellow Fever, is interviewed.

    59:43
  • Ep 146

    Oct 18, 1937 · Up Pops the Devil

    A romance about a married couple who break up after she gets a job dancing in the chorus so he can stay at home and become a writer. Intermission guest is Hollywood gossip columnist Jimmy Starr with the latest "screen scoops." Howard Greer, the owner of a Hollywood designing comp…

    59:58
  • Ep 145

    Oct 11, 1937 · Stella Dallas

    The third anniversary show of the series. A tearful story of mother love and sacrifice, "soon to be made into a radio serial."

    58:59
  • Ep 142

    Sep 20, 1937 · The Outsider

    A non-doctor claims he can make cripples walk again through the use of a painful "rack." The daughter of a famous doctor submits herself to his treatment. Milton H. Berry, famous non-doctor therapist who works with cripples, is interviewed.

    59:48
  • Ep 141

    Sep 13, 1937 · A Star Is Born

    The first show of the season. The Hollywood classic about the star on her way to fame, passing her husband on the way down. Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, tells anecdotes about the stars. The story was produced on The Lux Radio Theatre again on December 28, 19…

    59:42
  • Ep 139

    Jun 28, 1937 · The Front Page

    The well-known comedy about the newspaper game and the escaped killer hiding in the roll-top desk. Amelia Earhart's appearance is announced as being postponed. The final half minute has been deleted from the closing, the story is unaffected. The female lead was scheduled to be Jo…

    59:53
  • Ep 138

    Jun 21, 1937 · Monsieur Beaucaire

    A romance about a French barber who is in reality the Duke d'Orleans. Amelia Earhardt is announced as a future guest. The same story, but done as a comedy with Bob Hope, was heard on Lux on April 14, 1947 (see cat. #16968 and #16969).

    59:57
  • Ep 137

    Jun 14, 1937 · Madame X

    A good story about a woman accused of murder who refuses to reveal her name, or why she killed a man. Tennis champion Helen Wills Moody is interviewed during the intermission.

    59:53
  • Ep 136

    Jun 7, 1937 · British Agent

    Romance and adventure with an English diplomat in Moscow during the Russian revolution. DeMille makes a mistake during the final interviews and gets the name wrong during a film promotion. He also announces the death of Jean Harlow "a few hours ago."

    59:53
  • Ep 135

    May 31, 1937 · The Plainsman

    An excellent yarn about Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and their adventures in the old West. Columnist Sidney Skolsky relates funny Hollywood gossip. Mary Osborne (Baby Marie) is interviewed about her job as a stand-in for Ginger Rogers. At the last minute, Fredric March replace…

    59:39
  • Ep 134

    May 24, 1937 · Under Two Flags

    Romance and adventure fighting the Arabs with the French Foreign Legion.

    59:53
  • Ep 133

    May 17, 1937 · Another Language

    A turbulent family drama about an overbearing mother and a son trying to find himself. Sarah Delano Roosevelt (mother of the president) is interviewed after the story.

    59:43
  • Ep 132

    May 10, 1937 · Mary of Scotland

    The story of the queen who was betrayed into giving up her love and who then lost her throne, freedom, and life.

    59:50
  • Ep 131

    May 3, 1937 · Hands Across the Table

    A Depression-era romance about gold diggers, with a happy ending pre-ordained. A manicurist is desperate to land a wealthy man. The story also appeared on The Lux Video Theatre television show on January 5, 1956.

    59:52
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