Melville Ruick
Barbara Stanwyck
Billy Wilder
Charles Brackett
Felix Vallee
Fred MacMurray
Goldie Originals that include this night
Wartime Weeknights
Home-front thrills, 1942–1945.
24 episodes
Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog
Bright Star
Betty Lou visits George, believing he is the editor of the newspaper, which leads to humorous complications when her husband Beauregard unexpectedly arrives. A local gangster adds to the chaos as George tries to maintain the ruse.
Ep 51 · Thursday, October 8, 1953 · 27:32
Suspense
Walter Beaumont, a seemingly ordinary man, contemplates a life-changing decision after a visit from his cousin Eugene, leading them to hatch a plan to rob a mail train.
Ep 508 · Monday, April 13, 1953 · 30:28
Let George Do It
George Valentine and Brooksie encounter a gray-haired man at a bus station who has been shot and whose body is mysteriously stolen, leading them into a dangerous investigation.
Ep 322 · Monday, November 10, 1952 · 29:42
Fibber McGee and Molly
Ep 19820529 · Saturday, May 29, 1982 · 26:08
An Evening With Groucho
Ep 31 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 1:59
Our Miss Brooks
The story of Stretch Snodgrass' secret love and Miss Brooks' bath. The script was previously used on "Our Miss Brooks" on February 27, 1949 (see cat. #46328) and on February 14, 1
Ep 357 · Sunday, February 24, 1957 · 28:05
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
Lux Radio Theatre
An excellent edge-of-your-chair thriller as a man is trapped on a beach, with the tide slowly coming in. Barbara Stanwyck makes a beautiful blooper at the end and cracks up the wh
Ep 872 · Monday, March 15, 1954 · 48:40
A mild mannered mink rancher is mistaken for a missing, alcoholic millionaire. Family complications and an angry gambler follow in short order.
Ep 527 · Monday, May 13, 1946 · 54:40
A middle-class girl tries to land the town's most eligible bachelor.
Ep 157 · Monday, January 3, 1938 · 59:38
The first show of the season. A comedy about a war hero back from the front, who finds himself engaged to a stranger. Rehearsal.
Ep 490 · Monday, August 27, 1945 · 66:38
A wealthy, spoiled woman finds out that she's dying of a brain tumor. The 1939 film of the same name (starring Bette Davis) was reportedly inspired by this broadcast. "The Lux Ra
Ep 170 · Monday, April 4, 1938 · 59:49
A good story about a young crime buster, his older and wiser pal on a newspaper, and the girl they both love. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."
Ep 891 · Tuesday, October 5, 1954 · 50:29
Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 354
Ball of Fire
Monday, June 1, 1942 · 59:48
Griff Barnett
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Drama Desk
Character, craft, and living-room stage plays.
1942
The year the home front found its voice.
Early Forties
1940–1942: the hinge years.
The Forties
A whole decade on the dial.
Hour-Long Nights
When you want a full-length appointment.
Latest Air Dates
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Ep 718 · Monday, October 30, 1950 · 56:20
A good romance story about a prosecutor who winds up taking a beautiful thief with him on a Christmas visit to his mother. Good radio. The story was used again on The Lux Radio T
Ep 256 · Monday, March 25, 1940 · 59:47