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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

C

Cecil B. DeMille

F

Fredric March

J

Jean Arthur

Joan Fontaine

M

Mary Osbourne

P

Paul Harvey

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A fire inspector suspects his wife is the city's elusive pyromaniac. As he investigates, he grapples with his growing paranoia and the implications of his suspicions.

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Groucho shares a humorous poem he wrote for Animal Crackers, reflecting on audience reactions and the absurdities of life.

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Our Miss Brooks

Stretch Has A Problem (repeat of #30)

The story of Stretch Snodgrass' secret love and Miss Brooks' bath. The script was previously used on "Our Miss Brooks" on February 27, 1949 (see cat. #46328) and on February 14, 1

Ep 357 · Sunday, February 24, 1957 · 28:05

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Suspicion

A woman suspects her ne'er-do-well husband has branched out into murder. See cat. #60657 for the same script and Joan Fontaine in the lead done as a half-hour version on "The Lady

Ep 350 · Monday, May 4, 1942 · 59:25

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One Foot in Heaven

The trials of an impoverished parson and his wife, told with warm human emotion. The program is shortened for "a message from our government." The story was produced again on The

Ep 348 · Monday, April 20, 1942 · 45:55

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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 o

Ep 125 · Monday, March 22, 1937 · 59:32

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Bachelor Mother

A well-done comedy about a shop girl who finds herself in possession of a baby, no matter how hard she denies her motherhood! Joel McCrae was supposed to be featured on this broad

Ep 247 · Monday, January 22, 1940 · 59:39

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A Farewell to Arms

A well-done dramatization of the story of love and death in Italy during the first war.

Ep 127 · Monday, April 5, 1937 · 60:55

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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.

Ep 133 · Monday, May 17, 1937 · 59:43

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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

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Desire

A beautiful pearl thief takes advantage of a British auto engineer on holiday....and then falls in love with him.

Ep 124 · Monday, March 15, 1937 · 59:59

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 135

The Plainsman

Monday, May 31, 1937 · 59:39

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 135

The Plainsman

Monday, May 31, 1937 · 59:39

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Network

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 replaced Gary Cooper who was the star in the film and who had the flu. Jean Arthur, with the same disease, went on the air with a high fever.

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