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Drama · 1934–1955

Lux Radio Theatre

657 episodes

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About this show

Lux Radio Theatre is a drama radio series (1934–1955). Hosted by Lionel Barrymore.

Cast & guest stars›

Voices you hear across this show

Arthur Q. Bryan

45 episodes

Frances Robinson

33 episodes

Lou Merrill

30 episodes

Joseph Kearns

25 episodes

William Conrad

23 episodes

Bea Benaderet

21 episodes

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Cecil B. DeMille

201 episodes

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Edward Marr

54 episodes

C

Claudette Colbert

15 episodes

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Ross Forrester

12 episodes

Hosts & announcers›

Who brought the night on the air

Lionel Barrymore

3 episodes

Edward Arnold

2 episodes

Otto Kruger

2 episodes

Herbert Marshall

1 episode

Thomas Mitchell

1 episode

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Bulova Watch

1 episode

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Chlorodent Tooth Paste

1 episode

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1 episode

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Swan Soap

1 episode

Networks›

Where this series was heard

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CBS net

591 episodes

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NBC net

14 episodes

Episodes

On Goldie — 43 episodes · page 1 of 3

1937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955All years

  1. Ep 200

    Jan 2, 1939 · Perfect Specimen

    A multi-millionaire bred to be "a perfect specimen," takes off to be his own man and avoid his dominating grandmother. Dr. Floyd L. Ruch, an associate professor of psychology is interviewed. Joan Blondell has trouble reading her script during the post-story interview.

    60:57

  2. Ep 201

    Jan 9, 1939 · Mayerling

    The story of the doomed romance of Prince Rudolph of Austria and his love, a mere commoner. Well done melodrama! The intermission guest is Don Eugene Plummer, the oldest man in Hollywood (86 years old). He remembers what the area was like before the film industry began.

    59:25

  3. Ep 202

    Jan 16, 1939 · Front Page Woman

    Cecil B. DeMille is recovering from an operation and speaks from a cot! The story of two reporters trying to outdo each other. The intermission guest is Floyd Gibbons (from New York) who tells about the real newspaper game! A good example of his rapid-fire style as he tells about…

    59:39

  4. Ep 203

    Jan 23, 1939 · Cardinal Richelieu

    The intrigues of the French court, and of the wiley Cardinal. See cat. #40240 for a rehearsal recording of this broadcast. The intermission guest is Edward Lambert, who supervised the costumes for the film version of "Cardinal Richelieu" and also did the costumes for "The Birth O…

    59:48

  5. Ep 204

    Jan 30, 1939 · The Arkansas Traveler

    A hobo comes to a small town to help a struggling newspaper. bob briefly plays his bazooka.

    59:40

  6. Ep 205

    Feb 6, 1939 · The Count of Monte Cristo

    The story of the prisoner in the dungeon and his eventual revenge. See cat. #40239 for a rehearsal recording of this broadcast. Alton Cook, the New York World Telegram radio critic, is the intermission guest. He presents an award to the show from a poll of radio editors as, "Best…

    59:31

  7. Ep 207

    Feb 20, 1939 · Stage Door

    Rehearsal. Backstage story of Broadway as several actresses try for a career in the theatre. See cat. #50861 for the broadcast recording of this rehearsal.

    59:43

  8. Ep 208

    Feb 27, 1939 · Ceiling Zero

    A good drama about the early days of commercial aviation, the poor weather and good women the pilots faced. This program is the radio debut of Jeanne Cagney. The intermission guest is Major Carl Cover, vice president of Douglas Aviation, who is interviewed while flying over Holly…

    59:42

  9. Ep 209

    Mar 6, 1939 · One-Way Passage

    The delightfully doomed ocean cruise romance about a convicted killer being returned to the United States to be hanged. He falls in love with a woman with a fatal heart disease. The intermission guest is Carl Allen, Commander of the S.S. President Coolidge. Kay Francis appears in…

    59:33

  10. Ep 210

    Mar 13, 1939 · So Big

    A widow in a farming community raises her son in a different way. The intermission guest is Sarah Delano Roosevelt (mother of the president), who speaks from New York. Listen for echoes of Dvorak's "New World" symphony in Lou Silvers' music. The story was subsequently produced on…

    59:43

  11. Ep 211

    Mar 20, 1939 · It Happened One Night

    The famous Depression comedy about the reporter and the heiress on a cross-country bus. The intermission guest is a trans-continental bus driver for Pacific Greyhound. See cat. #37450 for a rehearsal recording of this broadcast.

    58:59

  12. Ep 212

    Mar 27, 1939 · A Man's Castle

    An excellent Depression-era drama about a couple living in the dumps. The intermission interview is with Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of, "Boy's Town." Spencer Tracy had recently won an Academy Award for his role in, "Boy's Town." The story was subsequently produced on the…

    59:29

  13. Ep 213

    Apr 3, 1939 · Silver Dollar

    The true story of Horace Tabor, who became fabulously wealthy from his silver mines in Colorado. The intermission guest is the former United States Minister to Denmark, who also is the daughter of William Jennings Bryan (the orator remembered for his "Cross Of Gold" speech). An e…

    59:59

  14. Ep 214

    Apr 10, 1939 · Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    A good story about Her Majesty's Lancers in Northwest India, battling rebellious tribesmen. A story about the traditions of the regiment and its sense of honor! See cat. #30811 for a rehearsal recording of this broadcast. The intermission guest is General Hugh Johnson, former Adm…

    59:34

  15. Ep 215

    Apr 17, 1939 · Bullets or Ballots

    63:29
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How many Lux Radio Theatre episodes are on Goldie?
Goldie has 657 playable Lux Radio Theatre episodes available to stream, with show art and metadata (and transcripts where available). That count is surviving recordings in the catalog, not every historical broadcast.
When did Lux Radio Theatre originally air?
Lux Radio Theatre originally aired 1934–1955. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
Does Goldie include transcripts for Lux Radio Theatre?
Where timed text exists, Goldie shows a searchable transcript alongside the player so you can find dialogue, plot points, and sponsor mentions.