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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

Arthur Q. Bryan

B

Blanche Sweet

C

Cecil B. DeMille

F

Florence Eldridge

F

Fredric March

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Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

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The last show of the series. McGee tries to get Molly to be more efficient. The program was replaced the following week with "A Visit With Josie" which expanded from a 15 minute

Ep 1382 · Friday, March 23, 1956 · 13:40

Lux Radio Theatre

It Started with Eve

A sophisticated comedy about a dying old man who is introduced to a stranger as his son's fiance. Complications ensue when the old codger decides not to die. Susanna Foster sings

Ep 458 · Monday, November 20, 1944 · 58:01

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Lucky Partners

A boy and a girl go partners on a winning sweepstakes ticket. Romance is sure to follow. The boy turns out to be a famous painter. An interview with the president of the National

Ep 450 · Monday, September 25, 1944 · 59:29

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Dust Be My Destiny

A Depression romance about a young couple who stay one jump ahead of the law, running from a wrongful murder rap.

Ep 303 · Monday, April 14, 1941 · 58:15

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The Lady Is Willing

An actress marries a baby doctor so she can adopt a baby.

Ep 385 · Monday, March 1, 1943 · 58:11

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To the Ladies

Behind every successful man is a successful wife, doing the thinking for him! The last show of the season.

Ep 271 · Monday, July 8, 1940 · 59:53

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Vivacious Lady

A college professor woos and weds a New York night club singer.

Ep 289 · Monday, January 6, 1941 · 59:31

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The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

A comedy-romance about an impoverished Duchess and a bumbling waiter. Vince Barnett is interviewed (a character actor who bills himself as "Public Pest #1")

Ep 110 · Monday, December 7, 1936 · 61:23

Lux Radio Theatre

The Magnificent Dope

A contented country bumpkin is victimized by a big city con-man...or is he?

Ep 363 · Monday, September 28, 1942 · 59:49

Lux Radio Theatre

True Confessions

A lawyer's wife just cannot tell the truth, even when she has to deny committing murder! This is the first broadcast of The Lux Radio Theatre to originate from Hollywood's Vine St

Ep 263 · Monday, May 13, 1940 · 59:54

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Lux_Radio_Theater_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

Lux_Radio_Theatre_37-03-22_125_Death_Takes_a_Holiday.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 125

Death Takes a Holiday

Monday, March 22, 1937 · 59:32

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 125

Death Takes a Holiday

Monday, March 22, 1937 · 59:32

Gene Lockhart

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The fascinating story of a visit by the Grim Reaper. Intermission interviews are with Walter Ferris, the author of the screenplay and Blanche Sweet, who remembers the early days of the film industry.

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Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

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Hour-Long Nights

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The Major and the Minor

A comedy about a woman disguised as a twelve-year-old girl to save train fare. She winds up in love with the head of a military school.

Ep 398 · Monday, May 31, 1943 · 59:38

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