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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

Barbara Stanwyck

C

Cecil B. DeMille

F

Fay Wray

Otto Kruger

Preston Foster

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Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

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Cavalcade of America

A Ship to Remember

In A Ship to Remember, the crew of the aircraft carrier Hornet embarks on a journey filled with pride and determination during World War II. They face the challenges of war while forging a deep connection with their ship and each other.

Ep 384 · Monday, May 22, 1944 · 29:29

Suspense

The Wages of Sin

Ruby Miller returns to her apartment to find a dead man on her rug, thrusting her into a police investigation that could unravel her life.

Ep 399 · Thursday, October 19, 1950 · 29:40

Fibber McGee and Molly

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Ep 19820529 · Saturday, May 29, 1982 · 26:08

An Evening With Groucho

Thalberg Story - Garbo

Ep 33 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 0:51

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

Lux Radio Theatre

Old Acquaintance

Childhood friends become personal and professional rivals. A portrait in bitchiness, with a happy-bittersweet ending. The story was produced on The Lux Video Theatre on November

Ep 441 · Monday, May 29, 1944 · 59:36

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Same series — shared cast and standout nights

Lux Radio Theatre

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

Lux Radio Theatre

Only Yesterday

An excellent romance about a woman who waits for her soldier to come home and see his son. When he arrives, he doesn't even remember her! A well-done melodrama that tugs at the h

Ep 236 · Monday, November 6, 1939 · 59:54

Lux Radio Theatre

These Three

A drama about a school destroyed by lies and scandal.

Ep 153 · Monday, December 6, 1937 · 59:47

Lux Radio Theatre

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

Lux Radio Theatre

North West Mounted Police

A Texas Ranger comes to young Canada during an uprising...to get his man!

Ep 347 · Monday, April 13, 1942 · 43:13

Lux Radio Theatre

You Can't Take It with You

The fifth-anniversary program of the series. A screwball comedy about the boy from a wealthy banking family romancing a girl from a decidedly unusual household.

Ep 231 · Monday, October 2, 1939 · 59:36

Lux Radio Theatre

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."

Ep 145 · Monday, October 11, 1937 · 58:59

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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).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 210

So Big

Monday, March 13, 1939 · 59:43

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 210

So Big

Monday, March 13, 1939 · 59:43

S

Sarah Delano Roosevelt

Network›

C

CBS net

Network

A widow in a farming community raises her son in a different way. The intermission guest is Sarah Delano Roosevelt (mother of the president), who speaks from New York. Listen for echoes of Dvorak's "New World" symphony in Lou Silvers' music. The story was subsequently produced on The Lux Radio Theatre on September 21, 1954 (see cat. #10531).

Drama Desk

Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

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1939

One year on the air — the world on edge.

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1930s nights — earlier golden age glow.

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Hour-Long Nights

When you want a full-length appointment.

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Latest Air Dates

The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

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Lux Radio Theatre

To Mary with Love

An excellent love story about a marriage on the rocks.

Ep 370 · Monday, November 16, 1942 · 59:48

Lux Radio Theatre

Remember the Night

A good romance story about a prosecutor who winds up taking a beautiful thief with him on a Christmas visit to his mother. Good radio. The story was used again on The Lux Radio T

Ep 256 · Monday, March 25, 1940 · 59:47

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1939 — Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
  • 1939 — Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
  • 1939 — Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
  • 1939 — From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.

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  1. Cavalcade of AmericaMarie DresslerEpisode 156
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