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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
09.23.1940	lux radio theater (274) the westerner	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 23, 1940. "The Westerner". Sponsored by: Lux (Scarlett O'Hara ca...
09.30.1940	lux radio theater (275) his girl friday	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 30, 1940. "His Girl Friday". Sponsored by: Lux (Scarlet O'Hara b...
10.07.1940	lux radio theater (276) wings of the navy	+The Lux Radio Theatre. October 7, 1940. "Wings Of The Navy". Sponsored by: Lux (Scarlet O'Hara bro...
10.14.1940	lux radio theater (277) the littlest rebel	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 14, 1940. "The Littlest Rebel". Sponsored by: Lux. Shirley's first...
10.21.1940	lux radio theater (278) lillian russell	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 21, 1940. "Lillian Russell". Sponsored by: Lux. A well-done, music...
10.28.1940	lux radio theater (279) strike up the band	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 28, 1940. "Strike Up The Band". Sponsored by: Lux. The quintessent...
11.04.1940	lux radio theater (280) wuthering heights (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 4, 1940. "Wuthering Heights". Sponsored by: Lux. An excellent pro...
11.11.1940	lux radio theater (281) nothing sacred	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 11, 1940. "Nothing Sacred". Sponsored by: Lux. A newspaperman use...
11.18.1940	lux radio theater (282) the rage of manhattan	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 18, 1940. "The Rage Of Manhattan". Sponsored by: Lux. A romantic ...
11.25.1940	lux radio theater (283) jezebel	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 25, 1940. "Jezebel". Sponsored by: Lux. Love, hatred, and disease...
12.02.1940	lux radio theater (284) knute rockne	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 2, 1940. "Knute Rockne, All American". Sponsored by: Lux. Win one...
12.09.1940	lux radio theater (285) my favorite wife	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 9, 1940. "My Favorite Wife". Sponsored by: Lux. A comedy about a ...
12.16.1940	lux radio theater (286) fifth avenue girl	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 16, 1940. "Fifth Avenue Girl". Sponsored by: Lux. A comedy/romanc...
12.23.1940	lux radio theater (287) young tom edison	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 23, 1940. "Young Tom Edison". Sponsored by: Lux. Hollywood's vers...
12.30.1940	lux radio theater (288) a little bit of heaven	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 30, 1940. "A Little Bit Of Heaven". Sponsored by: Lux.
01.06.1941	lux radio theater (289) vivacious lady	+The Lux Radio Theatre. January 6, 1941. "Vivacious Lady". Sponsored by: Lux. A college professor w...
01.13.1941	lux radio theater (290) libel	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 13, 1941. "Libel!". Sponsored by: Lux. A British courtroom drama i...
01.20.1941	lux radio theater (291) cowboy and the lady	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 20, 1941. "The Cowboy and The Lady". Sponsored by: Lux.
01.27.1941	lux radio theater (292) captain january	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 27, 1941. "Captain January". Sponsored by: Lux ("Gone With The Win...
02.03.1941	lux radio theater (293) rebecca	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 3, 1941. "Rebecca". Sponsored by: Lux. The script was subsequentl...
02.10.1941	lux radio theater (294) the moon's our home	+. The Lux Radio Theatre. February 10, 1941. "The Moon's Our Home". Sponsored by: Lux ("Gone With T...
02.17.1941	lux radio theater (295) johnny apollo	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 17, 1941. "Johnny Apollo". Sponsored by: Lux. A man's father is s...
02.24.1941	lux radio theater (296) the whole town's talking	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 24, 1941. "The Whole Town's Talking". Sponsored by: Lux.
03.03.1941	lux radio theater (297) my bill	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 3, 1941. "My Bill". Sponsored by: Lux. A strange drama about a scatt...
03.10.1941	lux radio theater (298) the awful truth (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 10, 1941. "The Awful Truth". Sponsored by: Lux. A love-hate marriage...

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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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