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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

A

Alec Harford

Arthur Q. Bryan

C

Cecil B. DeMille

E

Edna Best

H

Halliwell Hobbes

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Wartime Weeknights

Home-front thrills, 1942–1945.

24 episodes

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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

In Which We Serve

A portrait of the British people, told through flashbacks of the men on a sinking destroyer. As great on radio as it was on the screen!

Ep 401 · Monday, June 21, 1943 · 58:50

Lux Radio Theatre

Libel

A British courtroom drama in which a Lord has to prove his own identity! The story was repeated on The Lux Radio Theatre on March 15, 1943 (see cat. #48903).

Ep 290 · Monday, January 13, 1941 · 59:55

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Lux Radio Theatre

The Lady Is Willing

An actress marries a baby doctor so she can adopt a baby.

Ep 385 · Monday, March 1, 1943 · 58:11

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

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

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

Lux Radio Theatre

True Confessions

A lawyer's wife just cannot tell the truth, even when she has to deny committing murder! This is the first broadcast of The Lux Radio Theatre to originate from Hollywood's Vine St

Ep 263 · Monday, May 13, 1940 · 59:54

Lux Radio Theatre

To the Ladies

Behind every successful man is a successful wife, doing the thinking for him! The last show of the season.

Ep 271 · Monday, July 8, 1940 · 59:53

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  • 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).

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 334

A Tale of Two Cities

Monday, January 12, 1942 · 59:01

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 334

A Tale of Two Cities

Monday, January 12, 1942 · 59:01

Ronald Colman

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CBS net

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The classic narrative of the French Revolution. The story was produced on The Lux Radio Theatre again on March 18, 1946 (see cat. #44898).

Drama Desk

Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

24 episodes

1942

The year the home front found its voice.

24 episodes

Early Forties

1940–1942: the hinge years.

24 episodes

The Forties

A whole decade on the dial.

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Hour-Long Nights

When you want a full-length appointment.

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Latest Air Dates

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1942 — World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.

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