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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

C

Cecil B. DeMille

C

Cy Kendall

E

Eric Burtis

Fred MacMurray

H

Harry Humphrey

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Betty Lou visits George, believing he is the editor of the newspaper, which leads to humorous complications when her husband Beauregard unexpectedly arrives. A local gangster adds to the chaos as George tries to maintain the ruse.

Ep 51 · Thursday, October 8, 1953 · 27:32

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Walter Beaumont, a seemingly ordinary man, contemplates a life-changing decision after a visit from his cousin Eugene, leading them to hatch a plan to rob a mail train.

Ep 508 · Monday, April 13, 1953 · 30:28

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Groucho shares a humorous story from his time in London involving a Polish officer and a hooker, highlighting the comedic misunderstandings that arise from their encounter.

Ep 15 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 1:48

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

In Old Chicago

Good brother vs. bad brother in old Chicago...and their last name is O'Leary! See cat. #93183 for a rehearsal recording of this program.

Ep 452 · Monday, October 9, 1944 · 59:33

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Front Page Woman

Cecil B. DeMille is recovering from an operation and speaks from a cot! The story of two reporters trying to outdo each other. The intermission guest is Floyd Gibbons (from New Y

Ep 202 · Monday, January 16, 1939 · 59:39

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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Up Pops the Devil

A romance about a married couple who break up after she gets a job dancing in the chorus so he can stay at home and become a writer. Intermission guest is Hollywood gossip columni

Ep 146 · Monday, October 18, 1937 · 59:58

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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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Cavalcade

An excellent drama of an English couple from 1900 to 1936, from the Boer War to the "present" day. Well done! Noel Coward speaks from his dressing room at the National Theatre in

Ep 113 · Monday, December 28, 1936 · 59:49

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Angels with Dirty Faces

A tough guy returns to his old neighborhood and his old ways...all the way to the chair.

Ep 220 · Monday, May 22, 1939 · 59:07

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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).

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 234

Invitation to Happiness

Monday, October 23, 1939 · 59:56

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 234

Invitation to Happiness

Monday, October 23, 1939 · 59:56

Madeleine Carroll

Network›

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CBS net

Network

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 trio, billed as "Sally, Irene and Mary," sings a Lux commercial to the tune of, "The Band Played On." Don't miss the tuned cash registers that accompany the orchestra! The story is based on the life of boxer King Cole.

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