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Host

I

Irving Cummings

Cast›

A

Alastair Duncan

Frances Robinson

G

Gavin Gordon

J

John Stevenson

Ted de Corsia

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Let George Do It

Double Death

George Valentine investigates the disappearance of Mr. Groves' wife, suspecting that Groves himself may be involved in her fate. The case is complicated by Groves' troubled past and the many clues left behind.

Ep 162 · Monday, October 17, 1949 · 29:53

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The Deep Down Matter

A scientist has been shot at in the dark at the bottom of a copper mine in Michigan. Was uranium involved?

Ep 680 · Sunday, March 13, 1960 · 25:01

Suspense

The Man Who Won The War

An Englishman claims to be the man who won World War I, but no one believes him. As he recounts his story to a German stranger, the stakes of truth and belief come to a head.

Ep 771 · Sunday, October 5, 1958 · 25:17

Fort Laramie

Never the Twain

A soldier's act of kindness towards a wounded Sioux woman ignites tensions between the military and her tribe. As her father, Chief Spotted Tail, seeks justice, the soldiers must navigate the delicate balance of peace and conflict.

Ep 15 · Sunday, May 6, 1956 · 29:51

Escape

The Far-Away Island

An embezzler hides in French Polynesia, trying to escape his past and the relentless pursuit of his son. As he prepares to return to a life he once knew, the stakes rise when he realizes danger is still close at hand.

Ep 188 · Sunday, June 21, 1953 · 28:56

Dragnet

22 Rifle for Christmas

A nine-year-old boy goes missing, raising suspicions of foul play. Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the case, uncovering a tragic accident involving a gun.

Ep 183 · Sunday, December 21, 1952 · 26:48

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It Happens Every Spring

Ep 670 · Monday, October 3, 1949 · 58:36

Lux Radio Theatre

Undercurrent

A new bride is haunted by the ghost of her husband's missing brother. The story was produced subsequently on The Lux Radio Theatre on November 30, 1953 (see cat. #10506).

Ep 584 · Monday, October 6, 1947 · 59:31

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Daisy Kenyon

A melodrama of love, marriage, and divorce.

Ep 610 · Monday, April 5, 1948 · 60:08

Lux Radio Theatre

The Egg and I

A comedy about a city couple determined to find happiness on a run-down chicken farm.

Ep 570 · Monday, May 5, 1947 · 60:20

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The Other Love

A physician falls in love with a seriously ill concert pianist.

Ep 576 · Monday, June 16, 1947 · 60:27

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Lady in the Lake

A two-fisted detective yarn. Philip Marlowe tries to track down the murderer of a woman found at the bottom of a lake...and of a man shot to death in the shower.

Ep 602 · Monday, February 9, 1948 · 59:18

Lux Radio Theatre

Ride the Pink Horse

Intrigue and violence in Old Mexico, as an ex-G. I. tries to blackmail the traitor who killed his pal.

Ep 593 · Monday, December 8, 1947 · 59:33

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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_54-03-01_870_Mississippi_Gambler.mp3

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 870

Mississippi Gambler

Monday, March 1, 1954 · 55:12

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 870

Mississippi Gambler

Monday, March 1, 1954 · 55:12

William Johnstone

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The story of an above-average riverboat gambler... Rhett Butler without Scarlet. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

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The Boughten Bride

A stagecoach robbery leaves Mr. Carter without his $50,000 and his fiancée, Jane. As U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon searches for her, tensions rise and loyalties are tested in Dodge City.

Ep 12 · Saturday, July 12, 1952 · 29:33

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Hank Burton Case

Hank Burton, a dying jewel thief, hires Richard Diamond to find the girl who double-crossed him. With a reward on the line, Diamond navigates a web of deceit and desperation.

Ep 127 · Friday, March 21, 1952 · 29:32

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Going My Way

The warm-hearted, shamrock-tinged story of an elderly Irish priest and his younger companion. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

Ep 879 · Monday, May 3, 1954 · 47:39

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Trouble Along the Way

Bankrupt St. Andrews college hires a shady football coach and his young daughter to start a team and raise money for the school. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre." Th

Ep 868 · Monday, February 15, 1954 · 53:37

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1954 — Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
  • 1954 — Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.

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