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Albert Van Antwerp

H

Harry Humphrey

J

Jean Hersholt

J

Jo Ann Ransom

J

Joe Franz

M

Myra Marsh

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London Stories - Churchill & 2nd World War

Groucho Marx shares humorous anecdotes about Winston Churchill during World War II, highlighting the lighter side of a serious historical figure.

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Invitation to Happiness

An uneducated prize fighter and a society woman fall in love and marry, both knowing that there are few similarities in their worlds. A well-done boxing/romance story. A girl's t

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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).

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 217

Lady for a Day

Monday, May 1, 1939 · 59:26

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 217

Lady for a Day

Monday, May 1, 1939 · 59:26

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Network

A comedy-drama about Apple Annie, a Depression-era street person. Her daughter is arriving from Spain, thinking her mother is a society matron. Leslie Howard substitutes for Cecil B. DeMille (who speaks from New York, promoting the opening of "Union Pacific"). DeMille interviews Florence Farley, a real "lady for a day."

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