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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

Bea Benaderet

C

Cecil B. DeMille

C

Charles Seel

Edward G. Robinson

G

George Raft

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Wartime Weeknights

Home-front thrills, 1942–1945.

24 episodes

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The Big Show

Fred Allen, Danny Thomas

The glamorous Tallulah Bankhead hosts a star-studded episode of The Big Show, featuring comedy and music from legends like Fred Allen and Danny Thomas. The performers engage in witty banter and showcase their talents, promising an entertaining hour and a half.

Ep 10 · Sunday, January 7, 1951 · 88:17

Suspense

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

Fibber McGee and Molly

500 Shares of the India Company

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

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

The Mel Blanc Show

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

Cavalcade of America

The Philippines Never Surrendered

In The Philippines Never Surrendered, Edward Cooder, a school teacher, faces the imminent Japanese occupation of Mindanao and must rally the local population to resist. The stakes are high as he grapples with the moral implications of war and the call to arms.

Ep 433 · Monday, April 30, 1945 · 29:28

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Lux Radio Theatre

City for Conquest

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 pr

Ep 338 · Monday, February 9, 1942 · 59:51

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

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

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

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

Lux Radio Theatre

A Night to Remember

A comedy/romance set in New York's Greenwich Village...at #50 "Gay" Street!

Ep 392 · Monday, April 19, 1943 · 59:46

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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).

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 343

Manpower

Monday, March 16, 1942 · 58:21

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 343

Manpower

Monday, March 16, 1942 · 58:21

Marlene Dietrich

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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 on his thirtieth anniversary as a motion picture director.

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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 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

The Adventures of Sam Spade

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

Lux Radio Theatre

Destroyer

The story of a fighting "Tin Can" and the men who love her. AFRS program name: "Radio Theatre." See cat. #46701 for a network, sponsored version. Cecil B. DeMille introduces the

Ep 433 · Monday, April 3, 1944 · 58:58

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

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1942 — Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
  • 1942 — Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead.
  • 1942 — The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.

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