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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
01.31.1938	lux radio theater (161) green light	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 31, 1938. "The Green Light". Sponsored by: Lux. Errol Flynn plays ...
02.07.1938	lux radio theater (162) anna christie	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 7, 1938. "Anna Christie". Sponsored by: Lux. A hard-drinking sail...
02.14.1938	lux radio theater (163) brief moment	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 14, 1938. "Brief Moment". Sponsored by: Lux. A comedy-romance abo...
02.21.1938	lux radio theater (164) romance	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 21, 1938. "Romance". Sponsored by: Lux. A bishop recalls his yout...
02.28.1938	lux radio theater (165) forsaking all others	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 28, 1938. "Forsaking All Others". Sponsored by: Lux. Dyl leaves M...
03.07.1938	lux radio theater (166) poppy	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 7, 1938. "Poppy". Sponsored by: Lux. A story about a circus charlata...
03.14.1938	lux radio theater (167) the boss (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 14, 1938. "The Boss". Sponsored by: Lux. The script was previously u...
03.21.1938	lux radio theater (168) the man who played god	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 21, 1938. "The Man Who Played God". Sponsored by: Lux. George Arliss...
03.28.1938	lux radio theater (169) naughty marietta	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 28, 1938. "Naughty Marietta". Sponsored by: Lux. The script was used...
04.04.1938	lux radio theater (170) dark victory	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 4, 1938. "Dark Victory". Sponsored by: Lux. A wealthy, spoiled woman...
04.11.1938	lux radio theater (171) mary burns, fugitive	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 11, 1938. "Mary Burns, Fugitive". Sponsored by: Lux (teaspoons premi...
04.18.1938	lux radio theater (172) mad about music	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 18, 1938. "Mad About Music". Sponsored by: Lux. The daughter of a mo...
04.25.1938	lux radio theater (173) dangerous	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 25, 1938. "Dangerous". Sponsored by: Lux (silver spoons premium). + ...
05.02.1938	lux radio theater (174) the prisoner of shark island	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 2, 1938. "Prisoner Of Shark Island". Sponsored by: Lux. A drama based ...
05.09.1938	lux radio theater (175) my man godfrey	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 9, 1938. "My Man Godfrey". Sponsored by: Lux. The classic screwball co...
05.16.1938	lux radio theater (176) the girl from tenth avenue	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 16, 1938. "The Girl From Tenth Avenue". Sponsored by: Lux. A lawyer ge...
05.23.1938	lux radio theater (177) the letter (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 23, 1938. "The Letter". Sponsored by: Lux. A woman shoots a man to dea...
05.30.1938	lux radio theater (178) i met my love again	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 30, 1938. "I Met My Love Again". Sponsored by: Lux. A woman ends her e...
06.06.1938	lux radio theater (179) a doll's house	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 6, 1938. "A Doll's House". Sponsored by: Lux. A submissive wife final...
06.13.1938	lux radio theater (180) theodora goes wild	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 13, 1938. "Theodora Goes Wild". Sponsored by: Lux. An innocent young ...
09.26.1938	lux radio theater (186) seven keys to baldpate	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 26, 1938. "Seven Keys To Baldpate". Sponsored by: Lux. A comedy ...
10.31.1938	lux radio theater (191) that certain woman	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 31, 1938. "That Certain Woman". Sponsored by: Lux. A woman, having...
11.14.1938	lux radio theater (193) the buccaneer	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 14, 1938. "The Buccaneer". Sponsored by: Lux (silverware premium)...
11.21.1938	lux radio theater (194) confession	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 21, 1938. "Confession". Sponsored by: Lux.
12.12.1938	lux radio theater (197) the scarlet pimpernel	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 12, 1938. "The Scarlet Pimpernel". Sponsored by: Lux. The story o...

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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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