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Host

C

Cecil B. DeMille

Cast›

Arthur Q. Bryan

E

Edgar Barrier

F

Ferdinand Munier

Myrna Loy

T

Torey Carleton

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Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

24 episodes

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Eight O'Clock Killer(Repeat of 50-11-22)

A madman threatens to kill at 8 o'clock, and Richard Diamond races against time to prevent the murder. The stakes rise as a victim is found dead at the exact hour.

Ep 143 · Sunday, June 7, 1953 · 29:26

Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber The Efficentlly Expert

The last show of the series. McGee tries to get Molly to be more efficient. The program was replaced the following week with "A Visit With Josie" which expanded from a 15 minute

Ep 1382 · Friday, March 23, 1956 · 13:40

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

Maytime

The first show of the season. The story is based on the 1937 musical about an opera singer in love, but not with her older husband. This is the second appearance of Nelson Eddy a

Ep 447 · Monday, September 4, 1944 · 59:32

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Same series — shared cast and standout nights

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

Lux Radio Theatre

The Thin Man

The story of an urbane and witty New York detective who solves a missing-persons murder. Introduced by the director of the original film: W. S. Van Dyke (DeMille was attending a P

Ep 84 · Monday, June 8, 1936 · 59:26

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

I Love You Again

A comedy case of amnesia. Is the hero a con-man or a wealthy manufacturer of pots...or both? The story was produced again on The Lux Radio Theatre on March 29, 1948 (see cat. #68

Ep 314 · Monday, June 30, 1941 · 59:40

Lux Radio Theatre

Appointment for Love

A romance/comedy about a playwright and a doctor. There's an excellent singing Lux commercial forty-five minutes into the program. Charles Boyer is congratulated on becoming an A

Ep 340 · Monday, February 23, 1942 · 59:48

Lux Radio Theatre

Skylark

An advertising man's marriage is heading for the rocks on his fifth anniversary.

Ep 337 · Monday, February 2, 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_41-11-03_324_Hired_Wife.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 324

Hired Wife

Monday, November 3, 1941 · 59:14

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 324

Hired Wife

Monday, November 3, 1941 · 59:14

William Powell

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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

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1941 — American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.

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  2. I Love a MysteryMonster In The Mansion Pt 9 of 16Episode 1941110309
  3. Lux Radio TheatreHired WifeCurrently listeningEpisode 324
  4. The Adventures of SupermanThe Silver Arrow - Pt 03Episode 271
  5. The Lone RangerDark of the MoonEpisode 1370