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Lux Radio Theater started as a Sunday afternoon anthology featuring radio versions of Broadway plays. Lux Radio Theater soon struck gold with the addition of Cecil B. DeMille as host when the show began re-creating popular Hollywood films.

Listen to stars such as Fred MacMurray, Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, and Claudette Colbert perform in front of a weekly studio audience of 1,000 fans on one of Old Time Radio’s most expensive and longest running programs, Lux Radio Theater.

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.10.1949	lux radio theater (640) the velvet touch	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 10, 1949. "The Velvet Touch".
01.31.1949	lux radio theater (643) street with no name	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 31, 1949. "The Street With No Name". Sponsored by: Lux ("Tour The ...
02.14.1949	lux radio theater (645) sitting pretty	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 14, 1949. "Sitting Pretty". Sponsored by: Lux (travel contest pre...
02.28.1949	lux radio theater (647) apartment for peggy	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 28, 1949. "Apartment For Peggy". Sponsored by: Lux (silver-plated...
03.07.1949	lux radio theater (648) red river	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 7, 1949. "Red River". Sponsored by: Lux. A tough man makes the first...
03.14.1949	lux radio theater (649) what a woman	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 14, 1949. "What A Woman!". Sponsored by: Lux. A romantic triangle ab...
04.18.1949	lux radio theater (654) the treasure of the sierra madre	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 18, 1949. "The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre". Sponsored by: Lux. A s...
04.25.1949	lux radio theater (655) when my baby smiles for me	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 25, 1949. "When My Baby Smiles At Me". Sponsored by: Lux. A music...
05.09.1949	lux radio theater (657) the paradine case	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 9, 1949. "The Paradine Case". Sponsored by: Lux
05.16.1949	lux radio theater (658) april showers	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 16, 1949. "April Showers". Sponsored by: Lux. A story of the "good old...
05.23.1949	lux radio theater (659) to the ends of the earth	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 23, 1949. "To The Ends Of The Earth". Sponsored by: Lux (aluminum self...
06.06.1949	lux radio theater (661) mildred pierce	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 6, 1949. "Mildred Pierce". Sponsored by: Lux. The script was subseque...
06.13.1949	lux radio theater (662) the bachelor and the bobby soxer	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 13, 1949. "The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer". Sponsored by: Lux (Est...
08.29.1949	lux radio theater (665) june bride	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. August 29, 1949. "June Bride". The first show of the season. A comedy abo...
09.05.1949	lux radio theater (666) saigon
09.19.1949	lux radio theater (668) green dolphin street	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 19, 1949. "Green Dolphin Street". Sponsored by: Lux (flower bulb...
09.26.1949	lux radio theater (669) emperor waltz	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 26, 1949. "The Emperor Waltz". Sponsored by: Lux
10.03.1949	lux radio theater (670) it happens every spring	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 3, 1949. "It Happens Every Spring". Sponsored by: Lux.
10.10.1949	lux radio theater (671) mister blandings builds his dream house	+ Lux Radio Theater presents the comedy romance Mr Blandings Builds His Dream Home with Cary Grant p...
10.17.1949	lux radio theater (672) mother was a freshman	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 17, 1949. "Mother Is A Freshman". Sponsored by: Lux. A comedy abou...
10.24.1949	lux radio theater (673) scudda hoo, scudda hay	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 24, 1949. KNX "Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay". Sponsored by: Lux. A rur...
10.31.1949	lux radio theater (674) portrait of jenny	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 31, 1949. "Portrait Of Jenny". Sponsored by: Lux. A well-written l...
11.07.1949	lux radio theater (675) high wall	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 7, 1949. "The High Wall". Sponsored by: Lux (all but one commerci...
11.14.1949	lux radio theater (676) mother wore tights (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 14, 1949. "Mother Wore Tights". Sponsored by: Lux, Spry. A deligh...
11.28.1949	lux radio theater (678) key largo	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 28, 1949. "Key Largo". Sponsored by: Lux, Spry. An excellent vehi...

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One of my favorite leading ladies - Claudette Colbert

Mark

One of my 10 alltime favorite films.

Wayne

I love the ones of my favorite movies, like All About Eve, it's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, etc.

Carole

I've been on a Lux Radio Theatre kick lately

Olivia

I also love anything with Cary Grant and Bing Crosby.

Olivia

Love the ones that feature different actors in roles that you think can only be played by the original film stars. Ida Lupino in Now, Voyager--for instance.

Leslie

I'm also fascinated with the adaptation of the screenplays to fit in the allotted time frame. So it's fun to see what cuts are made.

Leslie

Cary Grant. In anything on radio. He's so spontaneous and fun!

Leslie

It's a never-ending list. Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Bob Bailey, Howard McNear, William Conrad, Jim and Marian Jordan, Harold Perry, Willard Waterman, Frank Nelson, and so many more.

Ron

Their voices (plus the talents of the sound effects men) created a whole new world! Maybe that is why OTR is almost in every city and everywhere on the Internet 70 years later.

Peter

As an offshoot to this topic, it amazes me that where there were thousands of Old time Radio parts to play, except for the obvious stars of the shows, the same few actors seemed to be in every show episode. Harry Bartell, Virginia Gregg, John Dehner, Larry Dobkin, William Conrad, Wally Maher, Howard McNear and a number of others..You could count on one of these actors being in most any show episode. A testament to their talent and professionalism.

Tim

Some actors said they had a face for radio.

John

Everett Sloan. John McIntire. Tom Tully. John Stevenson. Teddy Bergman (Alan Reed), Santos Ortega, Frank Readick, Larry Thor, Sam Edwards, Herb Vigran...like Frank Lovejoy, all on radio long before TV and the movies.

Jerry

His name isn't widely remembered but his voice is unforgettable: a Lux Theater show today reminded me how delighted I was to find Arthur Q. Bryan all over the OTR.

John

Wow! Utterly classic

Frank

Lux Theater is a national treasure. And I think most of the episodes are in the public domain.

Michael

Lux Theater is a national treasure. And I think most of the episodes are in the public domain.

Michael

"Brandon de Wilde" one of my favorite actors

Brett

"Brandon de Wilde" Wonderful actor!

Michele

"Frances Farmer" I love old Hollywood and this is the first time I have seen her picture. She suffered a lot and I feel sorry for her

Delilah

What a gorgeous, beautiful girl.

Daniel

Barbara Stanwyck's One of my favorite actresses

Karen

Love, Love, Love this entire collection. They don't make them like this anymore for sure. Thank-you.

Jill

Beware The Quiet Man

John

One of my favorite Lux Radio Theater stories is when DeMille exclaimed, "Who the hell is John Milton Kennedy?" - not realising that John was the announcer.

Lee

Love all the radio classic programs.

Paula

Lux Radio Theater also did a couple of versions of the classic film "Miracle on 34th Street" with some of the original cast members Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne and Natalie Wood. They also did "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Jimmy Stewart also did two other versions of "It's a Wonderful Life" on radio. Those are fun to listen to this time of year.

John

Lux Radio Theater is a great show.

Andy

The Lux program is fun for me, because I collect and enjoy golden age movies.

Randy

Lux Radio Theater is my favorite

Jim

Lux Radio was an amazing big-budget show. There are some great broadcasts here!

Bruce

The Lux Radio Theatre presented Hollywood stars playing their original roles in current movies, complete with orchestra, and a live studio audience. Sometimes the original stars couldn't appear, but when they did, they were paid $5,000, which by today's standards is not much, but then that was a very large chunk of cash. The series was hosted by Hollywood mogul Cecil B Demille from 1934 to 1945, then William Keighley (1945-1952), Irving Cumming (1952-1955), and during the 1953 summer season, Ken Carpenter and Don Wilson were the guest hosts. It was broadcast by NBC from 1934 to 1955, always sponsored by Lever Bros for Lux Soap.

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