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Host

I

Irving Cummings

Cast›

Eddie Firestone

E

Edward Marr

Joseph Cotten

Robert Griffin

S

Stanley Farrar

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The Thing in the Window

An actor becomes obsessed with a figure he believes is a dead body in an apartment window across the street. As he investigates, the stakes rise as he grapples with his own sanity and the truth behind what he sees.

Ep 224 · Thursday, December 19, 1946 · 30:06

Fibber McGee and Molly

Wistful Vista's Snowy Owl

An owl from the North Pole does some strange things in Wistful Vista.

Ep 1128 · Thursday, March 31, 1955 · 14:24

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

The Man Who Was Thursday

Announced as the ninth and last show of the series. A most confusing and wonderful show and story. Exciting, dramatic, puzzling, a second hearing is wanted immediately. This ser

Ep 9 · Monday, September 5, 1938 · 57:25

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Black Doll Matter [AFRTS]

A shooting gallery prize leads to the murder of a woman and an embarrassing situation for a test pilot.

Ep 172 · Tuesday, July 21, 1953 · 27:36

Dragnet

The Big Scrapbook

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate a jewelry robbery in San Diego where three armed men escape with $135,000 in valuables. The stakes rise as they track the suspects heading towards Los Angeles.

Ep 201 · Sunday, April 26, 1953 · 29:21

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Mr. Walker's Problem

Mr. Walker, a nervous plumber, hires Richard Diamond to investigate his suspicions about a chemist named Joseph Carter, but shortly after, Walker is murdered, leaving Diamond to unravel the mystery.

Ep 128 · Friday, March 28, 1952 · 29:31

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Slightly Dangerous

A girl soda jerk in a small town decides to find adventure in New York City, and turns herself into an heiress and a celebrity.

Ep 411 · Monday, October 25, 1943 · 59:37

Lux Radio Theatre

Notorious

A G-Man recruits the daughter of a traitor to get the goods on a band of Nazis hiding in Rio, and then falls in love with her.

Ep 600 · Monday, January 26, 1948 · 59:28

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Grounds for Marriage

A bedroom comedy about a doctor who is about to be married when his opera-star ex-wife suddenly re-enters his life. AFRS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

Ep 802 · Monday, November 10, 1952 · 56:53

Lux Radio Theatre

Lydia

An old woman has a reunion with the four lovers of her youth.

Ep 318 · Monday, September 22, 1941 · 59:41

Lux Radio Theatre

Taxi

A young Irish girl arrives in America to find her missing husband and falls under the protective wing of a tough New York cabdriver. AFRS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

Ep 851 · Monday, October 19, 1953 · 54:50

Lux Radio Theatre

The Girl in White

The troubles of an early woman doctor. AFRS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

Ep 829 · Monday, May 18, 1953 · 55:24

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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 846

The Steel Trap

Monday, September 14, 1953 · 57:15

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 846

The Steel Trap

Monday, September 14, 1953 · 57:15

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Teresa Wright

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CBS net

Network

One of the earliest of the "big caper" stories, and a fine one too. There's one million dollars in cash and a trip to Brazil at stake. AFRS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre." The story was produced again on The Lux Video Theatre on March 22, 1956.

Fifties Fade

When TV took the living room (1950 and after).

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Hour-Long Nights

When you want a full-length appointment.

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The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

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Let George Do It

The Noose Hangs High

George Valentine investigates the mysterious recluses, the Binks brothers, who have not left their home since a tragic incident involving a suicide and missing emeralds. The stakes rise as he uncovers a web of secrets surrounding their past.

Ep 240 · Monday, April 16, 1951 · 30:57

An Evening With Groucho

Oh, How That Woman Could Cook

Groucho Marx humorously reflects on a woman's remarkable cooking skills despite her unappealing appearance and lack of musical talent. His comedic storytelling highlights the contrast between her looks and her culinary prowess.

Ep 13 · Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 2:26

Lux Radio Theatre

The Naked Jungle

The exciting story of a jungle planter determined not to be defeated by omnivorous ants. The story was heard on other programs as "Leinengen vs. The Ants." AFRTS program name: "H

Ep 884 · Monday, June 7, 1954 · 51:13

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Portrait of Jenny

A well-written love story about a struggling artist, and the young girl from the past that becomes his inspiration and love.

Ep 674 · Monday, October 31, 1949 · 59:34

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1953 — Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • 1953 — American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
  • 1953 — U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.

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