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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

C

Cecil B. DeMille

C

Claudette Colbert

D

Don Ameche

F

Fred MacKaye

G

Gale Gordon

J

James Eagles

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Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

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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

Fibber McGee and Molly

Traffic Court Campaign

There's a traffic safety campaign in progress in Wistful Vista, and Fibber is determined to not get a ticket! The last appearance of Gale Gordon on the program.

Ep 737 · Tuesday, June 9, 1953 · 28:50

Lux Radio Theatre

The Shop Around the Corner

The well-done romance about co-workers in a store who fight constantly, but who are lovers by correspondence and don't even know that they work in the same shop.

Ep 313 · Monday, June 23, 1941 · 59:55

Lux Radio Theatre

The Awful Truth

The first show of the season. A love-hate marriage comedy about a cheating husband being divorced from his like-minded wife. The story was used on The Lux Radio Theatre again on

Ep 228 · Monday, September 11, 1939 · 59:44

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Same series — shared cast and standout nights

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

Vivacious Lady

A college professor woos and weds a New York night club singer.

Ep 289 · Monday, January 6, 1941 · 59:31

Lux Radio Theatre

Hands Across the Table

A Depression-era romance about gold diggers, with a happy ending pre-ordained. A manicurist is desperate to land a wealthy man. The story also appeared on The Lux Video Theatre t

Ep 131 · Monday, May 3, 1937 · 59:52

Lux Radio Theatre

It Happened One Night

The famous Depression comedy about the reporter and the heiress on a cross-country bus. The intermission guest is a trans-continental bus driver for Pacific Greyhound. See cat. #

Ep 211 · Monday, March 20, 1939 · 58:59

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

The Magnificent Dope

A contented country bumpkin is victimized by a big city con-man...or is he?

Ep 363 · Monday, September 28, 1942 · 59:49

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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_40-05-20_264_Midnight.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 264

Midnight

Monday, May 20, 1940 · 59:45

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 264

Midnight

Monday, May 20, 1940 · 59:45

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An amusing romance about a down-and-out American in Paris and a Parisian taxi driver, who find themselves considered Hungarian nobility by French Society.

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Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

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Early Forties

1940–1942: the hinge years.

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A whole decade on the dial.

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Hour-Long Nights

When you want a full-length appointment.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1940 — The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
  • 1940 — World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.

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