goldie

Free old time radio — transcripts, sponsor breaks intact, open catalog for listeners and builders.

Listen

  • Shows
  • Calendar
  • Search
  • Halloween
  • Genres
  • Moods
  • Themes
  • People
  • Sponsors
  • Upcoming series

Builders

  • Developers
  • Goldie for AI (MCP)
  • api.goldie.fm
  • mcp.goldie.fm
  • llms.txt

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Goldie Pro

Audio from Internet Archive · Logs from the Old Time Radio Researchers. Goldie does not own the recordings.

Privacy · Terms · Contact · Developers · Catalog API api.goldie.fm · MCP mcp.goldie.fm · AI / MCP docs

goldie
ShowsCalendarAIPro
  1. Home
  2. /Shows
  3. /Lux Radio Theatre
  4. /Strike up the Band
← All Lux Radio Theatre episodes

Host

W

William C. DeMille

Cast›

C

Cecil B. DeMille

F

Fred Finklehoff

Judy Garland

L

Lucille Garland

Mickey Rooney

N

Featured in playlists›

Goldie Originals that include this night

Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

You might also like

Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog

Our Miss Brooks

Conklin The Bachelor

Miss Brooks has invited Mr. and Mrs. Conklin and Mr. Boynton over to dinner. Mrs. Conklin wants a fur coat and enlists Miss Brooks into her plan. The plan backfires and Mr. Conkl

Ep 227 · Sunday, December 13, 1953 · 14:44

Cavalcade of America

South of Cape Horn

In South of Cape Horn, a young captain named Nat Palmer sets out on a perilous expedition to the Seal Rich Islands, facing superstitions and the challenges of the sea. With a small crew and a fragile sloop, the stakes are high as they navigate treacherous waters.

Ep 634 · Tuesday, December 13, 1949 · 30:33

Let George Do It

Human Nature

George Valentine investigates the suspicious circumstances surrounding the murder of a pawn shop owner, as a cleaning woman believes he is innocent and needs help.

Ep 314 · Monday, September 15, 1952 · 29:49

Suspense

Alibi Me

A desperate hoodlum, Georgie, finds himself in a precarious situation after murdering his rival and needs a solid alibi before the authorities catch on.

Ep 410 · Thursday, January 4, 1951 · 29:43

Lights Out

Little Old Lady (Mrs Kingsley's Report)

Aunt Harriet, living alone in a dark wood, has some very strange feline companions! A good story! The story is also known as, "Mrs. Kingsley's Report."

Ep 19430525 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 22:51

Fibber McGee and Molly

Old Time Radio Show Interviews Jim Jordan

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

More from Lux Radio Theatre

Same series — shared cast and standout nights

Lux Radio Theatre

Young Tom Edison

Hollywood's version of Edison's youth in Port Huron, Ohio.

Ep 287 · Monday, December 23, 1940 · 59:32

Lux Radio Theatre

Stablemates

A good horse-race story about a young boy and an old washed-up vet, who adopt each other and a horse as well.

Ep 301 · Monday, March 31, 1941 · 119:18

Lux Radio Theatre

A Farewell to Arms

A well-done dramatization of the story of love and death in Italy during the first war.

Ep 127 · Monday, April 5, 1937 · 60:55

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

Lux Radio Theatre

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

A comedy-romance about an impoverished Duchess and a bumbling waiter. Vince Barnett is interviewed (a character actor who bills himself as "Public Pest #1")

Ep 110 · Monday, December 7, 1936 · 61:23

Lux Radio Theatre

Desire

A beautiful pearl thief takes advantage of a British auto engineer on holiday....and then falls in love with him.

Ep 124 · Monday, March 15, 1937 · 59:59

← PreviousLillian RussellNext →Nothing Sacred

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_40-10-28_279_Strike_up_the_Band.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 279

Strike up the Band

Monday, October 28, 1940 · 59:06

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 279

Strike up the Band

Monday, October 28, 1940 · 59:06

Noreen Gammill

Network›

C

CBS net

Network

The quintessential "Hey kids, let's start a band in high school and achieve fame and fortune" story. Cecil B. DeMille introduces the show from New York; his brother, William C. DeMille is the host in California. John Scott Trotter is cast as Paul Whiteman.

Drama Desk

Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

24 episodes

Early Forties

1940–1942: the hinge years.

24 episodes

The Forties

A whole decade on the dial.

24 episodes

Hour-Long Nights

When you want a full-length appointment.

24 episodes

Latest Air Dates

The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

24 episodes

An Evening With Groucho

Poem from the Play 'animal Crackers'

Groucho shares a humorous poem he wrote for Animal Crackers, reflecting on audience reactions and the absurdities of life.

Ep 20 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 2:26

Lux Radio Theatre

Merton of the Movies

A small-town lad decides to conquer Hollywood...but not as a comic! Mickey and Judy sing a post-story duet, "How About You?" for the first time on the air.

Ep 326 · Monday, November 17, 1941 · 59:53

Lux Radio Theatre

The Pied Piper

A gent who is not overly fond of children finds himself shepherding six of them through Nazi-occupied France. The story was produced on The Lux Radio Theatre again on November 6,

Ep 375 · Monday, December 21, 1942 · 59:50

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1940 — World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.

On the air that night›

  1. Lux Radio TheatreStrike up the BandCurrently listeningEpisode 279
  2. The Adventures of SupermanThe Yellow Mask and the 5 Million Dollar Jewel Robbery - Pt 10Episode 112
  3. The Lone RangerThe Silver Mine That Was StolenEpisode 1211