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Host

J

John Milton Kennedy

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B

Barbara Britton

C

Carlton KaDell

C

Carol Thurston

J

Jacqueline DeWitt

O

Oliver Thorndyke

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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 454

The Story of Dr Wassell

Monday, October 23, 1944 · 60:49

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 454

The Story of Dr Wassell

Monday, October 23, 1944 · 60:49

Reed Hadley

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CBS net

Network

The final commercial (possibly for Spry) and the system cue have been deleted. See cat. #89134 for a rehearsal recording of this program.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins.
  • 1944 — World War II: Japan's center force is temporarily repulsed in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
  • 1944 — World War II: The USS Shark (SS-314) was lost with all 87 hands in the Bashi Straits after torpedoing the Japanese freighter Arisan Maru.
  • 1944 — World War II: The USS Tang (SS-306) sank in the Formosa Strait after being struck by its own torpedo, with 78 of its crew lost.

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