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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

C

Cecil B. DeMille

C

C. Henry Gordon

F

Florence Baker

G

Grand Duchess Marie

Miriam Hopkins

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Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

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Cavalcade of America

Chautauqua Fable

A young boy named Dewey Craver dreams of attending the Chautauqua, a cultural event in Belleville, with his family. His father is hesitant due to the cost and their farm responsibilities, but ultimately agrees to go.

Ep 572 · Monday, June 14, 1948 · 26:45

Suspense

The Barking Death

A rabid dog escapes and is adopted by a young boy, leading to a frantic search to prevent a potential outbreak. The stakes rise as the town grapples with the looming threat of rabies.

Ep 541 · Monday, March 1, 1954 · 30:14

Fibber McGee and Molly

Old Time Radio Show Interviews Jim Jordan

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

An Evening With Groucho

Strange Relatives - Uncle Julius

Groucho shares humorous anecdotes about his Uncle Julius and the peculiar family dynamics surrounding him. The stories highlight the eccentricities of family relationships and the unexpected legacies they leave behind.

Ep 7 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 1:45

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

More from Lux Radio Theatre

Same series — shared cast and standout nights

Lux Radio Theatre

After the Thin Man

Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.

Ep 268 · Monday, June 17, 1940 · 59:34

Lux Radio Theatre

Mayerling

The story of the doomed romance of Prince Rudolph of Austria and his love, a mere commoner. Well done melodrama! The intermission guest is Don Eugene Plummer, the oldest man in H

Ep 201 · Monday, January 9, 1939 · 59:25

Lux Radio Theatre

The Ex-Mrs Bradford

Who killed Eddie Sands? Who killed Mike North? A physician/detective sees a gelatin-like substance as a clue! The intermission guest is a real physician/criminologist. The read

Ep 224 · Monday, June 19, 1939 · 59:50

Lux Radio Theatre

Manhattan Melodrama

A gangster classic about two boyhood friends who take different paths, one to the Governor's office, the other to the electric chair. The first show of the season.

Ep 272 · Monday, September 9, 1940 · 58:48

Lux Radio Theatre

The Old Maid

A melodrama of mother love and sacrifice through the years. A girls' trio sings a Lux commercial to the tune of "In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room." Elegant! Playwright Zoe

Ep 235 · Monday, October 30, 1939 · 59:33

Lux Radio Theatre

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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Credits

  • 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).

Lux_Radio_Theatre_39-05-15_219_Tovarich.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 219

Tovarich

Monday, May 15, 1939 · 59:35

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 219

Tovarich

Monday, May 15, 1939 · 59:35

William Powell

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A comedy about two starving Russian emigres who become servants in the home of a wealthy Parisian, and much more. The intermission guest is Grand Duchess Marie, a cousin of the Czar who escaped from Russia in 1918 (who speaks from New York).

Drama Desk

Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

24 episodes

1939

One year on the air — the world on edge.

24 episodes

Thirties Echo

1930s nights — earlier golden age glow.

24 episodes

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

Love Crazy

A marital farce about a husband who has to prove himself crazy to stay married.

Ep 364 · Monday, October 5, 1942 · 59:39

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1939 — Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
  • 1939 — The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

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