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Host

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Melville Ruick

Cast›

Alice Faye

Bea Benaderet

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Cecil B. DeMille

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Charles Hutchinson

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Charles Seel

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Wartime Weeknights

Home-front thrills, 1942–1945.

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The Beast Must Die

A grieving father meticulously plans to kill the hit-and-run driver who killed his son, documenting his thoughts in a diary. As he prepares for vengeance, the stakes rise with the law closing in on him.

Ep 100 · Thursday, July 13, 1944 · 30:08

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Fibber gives his worthless shares of the India Company to a museum.

Ep 1111 · Tuesday, March 8, 1955 · 14:26

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Efficiency Expert

An efficiency expert disrupts Mel Blanc's Fix-It Shop, creating chaos as he attempts to streamline operations. Meanwhile, a burlesque dancer's unique zipper becomes a pressing issue amidst the turmoil.

Ep 2 · Tuesday, September 10, 1946 · 25:25

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Bald Head Case

Richard Diamond investigates the murder of John Wiley, a blackmailer found dead in a hair salon. Diamond must uncover who wanted Wiley dead and why.

Ep 65 · Wednesday, September 20, 1950 · 29:32

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Search for Michelle Marsh

Johnny goes to Boston for the search...and finds murder!

Ep 18 · Sunday, September 25, 1949 · 30:01

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Apple Of Eve Caper

Eve Adams has been killed, the prime suspect is "Dreama Love." A good violent whodunit.

Ep 156 · Sunday, June 19, 1949 · 28:24

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The Maltese Falcon

The classic search for the black bird, with a cast entirely different from the film!

Ep 382 · Monday, February 8, 1943 · 59:26

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Alexander's Ragtime Band

Irving Berlin's famous show business romance. The story was used again on The Lux Radio Theatre program of April 7, 1947 (see cat. #38762).

Ep 266 · Monday, June 3, 1940 · 59:48

Lux Radio Theatre

Blossoms in the Dust

The story of "The Texas Children's Home and Aid Society" and the tragic life of the woman who founded it.

Ep 339 · Monday, February 16, 1942 · 59:56

Lux Radio Theatre

Manpower

An adventure/romance about the men who work on high-voltage electric transmission lines. George Stevens, Mark Sandrich, and E. H. Griffith present Cecil B. DeMille with an award o

Ep 343 · Monday, March 16, 1942 · 58:21

Lux Radio Theatre

Test Pilot

The program opens with Cecil B. DeMille and Rita Hayworth giving a message to the armed forces.

Ep 353 · Monday, May 25, 1942 · 59:30

Lux Radio Theatre

North West Mounted Police

A Texas Ranger comes to young Canada during an uprising...to get his man!

Ep 347 · Monday, April 13, 1942 · 43:13

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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_42-02-09_338_City_for_Conquest.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 338

City for Conquest

Monday, February 9, 1942 · 59:51

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 338

City for Conquest

Monday, February 9, 1942 · 59:51

Robert Preston

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Network

A big city romance as boy and girl tackle New York City. She's a dancer, he's a boxer. The program begins with an unusual "V For Victory" opening. The New York World Telegram presents an award to the program as "The Best Dramatic Program On The Air," for the eighth consecutive year!

Drama Desk

Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.

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The year the home front found its voice.

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1940–1942: the hinge years.

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The Bewildered Bird Watcher [aka-The Penthouse Roof]

Elliott Wormsley, an urban bird watcher, witnesses a potential murder from his binoculars and seeks the help of George Valentine to investigate the crime he believes he saw. The stakes rise as George delves into the mystery surrounding the River House penthouse.

Ep 84 · Monday, April 19, 1948 · 28:57

Lights Out

Sub-Basement (Going Down)

A good story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." The story is also known as, "Going Down." See cat.

Ep 19430824 · Tuesday, August 24, 1943 · 27:27

Lux Radio Theatre

Kathleen

A rehearsal recording. A teenager is saddened by her father's lack of attention and dismayed by her proposed new step-mother. During the post-story interview, Cecil B. DeMille as

Ep 420 · Monday, December 27, 1943 · 59:50

Lux Radio Theatre

Hello, Frisco, Hello

A musical of the old Barbary coast. AFRS program name: "Showtime." See cat. #41052 for a rehearsal recording of this broadcast.

Ep 414 · Monday, November 15, 1943 · 57:06

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1942 — Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
  • 1942 — World War II: Japan invades Singapore.
  • 1942 — World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.

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