Cecil B. DeMille
Arthur Q. Bryan
Edgar Barrier
Ferdinand Munier
Myrna Loy
Torey Carleton
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
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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
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
Nick and Nora Charles solve their second case.
Ep 268 · Monday, June 17, 1940 · 59:34
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
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
A marital farce about a husband who has to prove himself crazy to stay married.
Ep 364 · Monday, October 5, 1942 · 59:39
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
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
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
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
An advertising man's marriage is heading for the rocks on his fifth anniversary.
Ep 337 · Monday, February 2, 1942 · 59:49
Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 324
Hired Wife
Monday, November 3, 1941 · 59:14
William Powell
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Early Forties
1940–1942: the hinge years.
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Hour-Long Nights
When you want a full-length appointment.
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