Melville Ruick
Ann Tobin
Arthur Q. Bryan
Cecil B. DeMille
Edward Marr
Helen Hayes
Otto Kruger
Goldie Originals that include this night
Prewar Nights
Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).
24 episodes
Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog
Fibber McGee and Molly
An owl from the North Pole does some strange things in Wistful Vista.
Ep 1128 · Thursday, March 31, 1955 · 14:24
Lux Radio Theatre
A sophisticated comedy about a dying old man who is introduced to a stranger as his son's fiance. Complications ensue when the old codger decides not to die. Susanna Foster sings
Ep 458 · Monday, November 20, 1944 · 58:01
This is a rehearsal recording. A romance about a great orchestra conductor and his stormy marriage with a beautiful composer. The program closing at this rehearsal was apparently
Ep 448 · Monday, September 11, 1944 · 61:09
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
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
Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.
Ep 268 · Monday, June 17, 1940 · 59:34
A newspaperman uses a dying girl to take New York by storm. Unfortunately, she's not really dying!
Ep 281 · Monday, November 11, 1940 · 59:35
An excellent love story about a marriage on the rocks.
Ep 370 · Monday, November 16, 1942 · 59:48
An odd-ball family bets all it has on "Uncle Gus," a second-hand race horse. Will it be a life of steady work, or fun and adventure? The story was produced subsequently on The Lu
Ep 246 · Monday, January 15, 1940 · 59:41
A working couple have a rough time while saving to have a baby. Verna Felton, as the tough boss, doesn't make things any easier.
Ep 308 · Monday, May 19, 1941 · 59:53
Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 271
To the Ladies
Monday, July 8, 1940 · 59:53
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Network
Behind every successful man is a successful wife, doing the thinking for him! The last show of the season.
Drama Desk
Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.
Early Forties
1940–1942: the hinge years.
The Forties
A whole decade on the dial.
Hour-Long Nights
When you want a full-length appointment.
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