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The Lux Radio Theatre - Wake Up and Live 1944 Producer-Cecil B. Demille Frank Sinatra, Bob Crosby, Jimmy Gleason, John McIntyre, Marilyn Maxwell, James Dunn, Charles Seel, Bea Benaderet, Cathy Lewis, Alice Mock, Leo Cleary, Anthony Q. Bryan, Eddy Marr, Norman Field, Truda Marson, Tyler McVey, Verna Thelton& Martha Wentworth. A girlfriend tricks a shy singer into going on the air. Then becomes known as, "The Phantom Troubadour".
Lux Radio Theatre - The Navy Comes Through Announcer-John M. Kennedy Host-Cecil B. Demille Stars-Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, Ruth Hussey, Fred MacKaye, Leo Cleary, Warren Ashe, Noel Madison, Lynn Martin, Edwin Mills & George Sorel An adventure in the Atlantic aboard a merchant ship, fighting Nazi submarines! Ruth Hussey is a last-minute substitute for Ruth Warrick, who couldn't appear because her house burned down the previous day.
Howdy! It's time to join WPMT for a celebration of the 1959 Broadway musical "Destry Rides Again," featuring a rare recording of the 1945 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the story starring James Stewart and Joan Blondell with Leo Cleary. Shine up that saddle and settle in for this week's premiere, "Destry Rides Again," now available on all major listening platforms.
Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, May 17, 2021 - OTR Dramas Lux Radio Theatre: "High Wall" A man (Van Heflin) suffering from a brain injury appears to have strangled his wife. When he is committed to a mental hospital, the doctor assigned his case (Janet Leigh) is skeptical about his claim of innocence and his reluctance to undergo treatment. As she works with him, however, she begins to doubt his guilt and puts her career on the line to try to save him. Featuring: Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, Donald Randolph, Raymond Largay, Gerald Mohr, Herb Ellis, Leo Cleary, Joan Banks, Bill Johnstone, Jay Novello, Shepherd Menken, Cliff Clark, Gwen Delano, Bob Griffin, Lou Krugman, Alan Reed Jr, Eddie Marr Original Air Date: November 7, 1949 on CBS To listen to more great old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com
The Lux Radio Theatre. September 25, 1944. "Lucky Partners". Sponsored by: Lux, Spry. A boy and a girl go partners on a winning sweepstakes ticket. Romance is sure to follow. The boy turns out to be a famous painter. An interview with the president of the National Safety Council (in New York) is not recorded on this line feed recording, only DeMille's voice is heard. The program is given an award by the council. Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Q. Bryan, Don Ameche, Lucille Ball, Carlton KaDell, Charles Seel, Edward Marr (doubles), Harry Tyler, John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Leo Cleary, Louis Silvers (music director), Noreen Gammill, Leone LeDoux (commercial spokesman), Allen Scott (screenwriter), Sacha Guitry (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), John Van Druten (screenwriter), Verna Felton, Janet Russell (commercial spokesman), Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Duane Thompson (commercial spokesman), Norman Field, Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). oldtimeradiodvd.com
The Lux Radio Theatre. October 9, 1944. . "In Old Chicago". Sponsored by: Lux, Spry. Good brother vs. bad brother in old Chicago...and their last name is O'Leary! See cat. #93183 for a rehearsal recording of this program. John Hodiak, Cecil B. DeMille, Cy Kendall, Janet Scott, John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), Ruby Dandridge, Tom Holland, Griff Barnett (doubles), Edward Marr (doubles), Charles Seel (doubles), Norman Field, Truda Marson (doubles), Leo Cleary (doubles), Ed Begley (doubles), Tommy Cook, Dickie Meyers (doubles), Bob Martell (doubles), Herb Lytton (doubles), Homer Hall (chorus), Sidney Pepple (chorus), Jan Williams (chorus), Stewart Bair (chorus), Enrico Ricardi (chorus, choral director), Julie Bannon (commercial spokesman: doubles), Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Ann Tobin (commercial spokesman), Thomas Hanlon (commercial spokesman: doubles), Lamar Trotti (screenwriter), Sonya Levien (screenwriter), Niven Bush (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Dorothy Lamour, Robert Young. oldtimeradiodvd.com
The Halls Of Ivy. 6/22/49. Will Dr. Hall be re-appointed the head of Ivy College? Compare the performances of Gale Gordon and Edna Best with those of Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. Herbert Rawlinson, Gloria Gordon, Herb Butterfield, Willard Waterman, Lee Miller, Norman Field, Leo Cleary, Don Quinn (creator), Nat Wolff (director), Henry Russell (music), Gale Gordon, Edna Best, Don Stanley (announcer).oldtimeradiodvd.com
The Lux Radio Theatre. May 15, 1944. CBS net. "Action In The North Atlantic". Sponsored by: Lux. A rehearsal recording. A good war story about a Victory ship fighting off Nazi subs and planes while trying to bring its cargo through to Murmansk. Julie Bishop, Cecil B. DeMille, Bill Martel, Bob Young, Charles Seel (doubles), Cliff Clark, Ed Emerson, Edward Marr, Griff Barnett, Herb Lytton, John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Leo Cleary, Louis Silvers (music director), Norman Field, Ralph Lewis, Regina Wallace, Stanley Farrar, Tyler McVey, John McIntire, Janet Russell (commercial spokesman), Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), John Howard Lawson (screenwriter), W. R. Burnett (additional dialogue), A. I. Bezzarides (additional dialogue), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), George Raft, Raymond Massey, Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). oldtimeradiodvd.com
Family Theatre. December 23, 1953."Ruth". A well written Nativity story, told from the viewpoint of little Ruth, the deaf child of the innkeeper. Lawrence Dobkin, John T. Kelly (director, transcriber), Leo Cleary (mispronounced by Tony La Frano as "Leo Curley" during the credits), Gigi Perreaux, Mae Clarke, Tony La Frano (announcer), Charlotte Lawrence, David Young, Robert Hugh O'Sullivan (writer), Dennis Day (host), Tom Tully.oldtimeradiodvd.com
06-04-1939 Cast: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson, Kenny Baker, Harry Baldwin, Leo Cleary, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, Blanche Stewart, and Don Wilson audiblepodcast.com/rnn 1 Free Audiobook oldtimeradionetwork.com oldtimeradiodvd.com Great Deals on DVDs
Lux Radio Theater -- It's a Wonderful Life The word 'classic' never fit a story quite so well as it does "It's a Wonderful Life." This 1947 production for Lux Radio Theater is true to the film version with many of the stars reprising their famous roles for radio. Back are James Stewart as George Bailey, Donna Reed as Mary Hatch but without the unforgettable Lionel Barrymore as Potter. Nevertheless, you'll love the full hour broadcast. Aired in March, not December as one would suppose, this story (as if you need a preview) is about George Bailey who is in trouble... so much trouble he can't see his way back to happiness and wants to rid the world of himself and his mistakes. God sends Clarence to demonstrate just how blessed a life he has and how he has graced those around him. Cast include Victor Moore as Clarence, Bill Johnstone as Mr. Bailey, John McIntire as Joseph, Leo Cleary as Uncle Billy, Edwin Maxwell at Potter and Janet Scott as Mother. For more Vintage Radio shows, please visit us at VintageRadioShows.com.
Family Theatre. January 12, 1949. Mutual net. "Gentlemen, Be Seated". Sustaining. The story of "Sugarfoot Calhoun," an American minstrel legend who decides to go into television. A heart attack just before the first show forces his reluctant son to follow an old tradition. The program has been severely edited, but the story is intact. Rosalind Russell (hostess), Eddie Cantor, Jack Price (writer), Merrill Ross (announcer), Max Terr (music), Mark Carney (writer), Ann Tobin, George Neise, Leo Cleary, GeGe Pearson.
Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. The show began as one of the first radio comedy serials, written and voiced by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll and originating from station WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. After the series was first broadcast in 1928, it grew in popularity and became a huge influence on the radio serials that followed. Amos 'n' Andy creators Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. TODAY'S SHOW: Sapphire's Sister Floresca - December 17, 1943. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. (Replacing Great Gildersleeve AFRS #25). When The Kingfish and Andy secretly go into the laundry business, Sapphire decides to leave him. See cat. #57314 for a network version of this broadcast, but with the commercials deleted. Robert Benchley (guest), Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Ernestine Wade, Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 29:49. Porch Wreckers - December 30, 1951. CBS network. Sponsored by: Rexall. Sapphire has told the Kingfish, "get a job...or else!" The Kingfish and Andy are hired to demolish a porch, and proceed to do so...on the wrong house! Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Joe Connelly (writer), Bob Mosher (writer), Ernestine Wade, Johnny Lee, Amanda Randolph, Fred Clark, Leo Cleary, Reese Williams, Jeff Alexander (music), Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Griff Barnett (commercial spokesman). 29:39.
Family Theatre. October 14, 1948. Mutual net. "Farewell To Birdie McKeesler". Sustaining. The recceptionist at a law firm is very inefficient and must be discharged...not an easy task! George Murphy (host), June Haver, Jane Spee (?), Charles Maxwell, Leo Cleary, Jo Graham, Herb Butterfield, Alan Reed. © The Family Rosary, Inc, d/b/a Family Theater Productions All Rights Reserved. This show is posted with the expressed written consent of the owner and exclusively granted to Boxcars711 Old Time Radio. To learn more about Family Theater Productions or to view a list of local radio stations that air our programs or to purchase episodes, follow this link: http://www.familytheater.org/radio-classic.html
Short Track Racing: Inside the Issues Part Two Mike Cope, racing star and owner of Bronson Motor Speedway, talks about his track being for sale or lease, and gives his views on the state of racing. Mike Peters, owner of Ocala Speedway, amplifies on recent discussions about purse money, promotion and other issues important to racers, fans and other owners. Rusty Marcus, General Manager of Orlando Speedworld for the last several years, details the difficulties of race track operations. PLUS: Two racers join IFR for bried interviews. One very young racer winning races at New Hendry County (Christian Augsburger) and one retired legend of the world of Modified racing (Leo Cleary). Carol Wicks updates fans on the Modified Reunion coming to New Smyrna Feb. 13, 2009. Real Racin' USA is the only way to get "Inside Florida Racing".
MERRY CHRISTMASIn October of 1934, "Lux Radio Theater" debuted in New York on NBC's Blue radio network. Presenting audio versions of popular Broadway plays, the show failed to garner an audience and soon ran out of material. After switching networks to CBS and moving to Hollywood, Lux found its true market. The show began featuring adaptations of popular films, performed by as many of the original stars as possible. With an endless supply of hit films scripts and an audience of more than 40 million, Lux enjoyed a prosperous run until the curtain fell in 1956.THIS EPISODE:March 10, 1947. CBS network. "It's A Wonderful Life". Sponsored by: Lux Soap, Spry. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born. Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Victor Moore, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Louis Silvers (music director), William Johnstone, John McIntire, Leo Cleary, Edwin Maxwell, Janet Scott, Noreen Gammill, Cliff Clark, Norma Jean Nilsson, Edward Marr, Norman Field, Franklyn Parker, Ann Carter, Charles Seel, Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Susan Blanchard (intermission guest), Frances Goodrich (screenwriter), Albert Hackett (screenwriter), Jo Swerling (screenwriter), Frank Capra (screenwriter), Philip Van Doren (author), Fred MacKaye (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 1 hour.
Baseball Historian presents The Adventures Of Babe Ruth. Babe teaches a bully a lesson when he finds out that he's been forcing young kids to steal for him. Babe Ruth is impersonated. Gardner Malloy, Jackson Beck (announcer).andFamily Theatre. June 10, 1953."Another Catcher In The Family". Sustaining. An aging Major League catcher is asked to train his own replacement...and then the young player marries the older catcher's daughter! Frank Fay (host), Pat O'Brien, Betty Lynn, Ken Christy, Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Tony La Frano (announcer), Eddie Firestone, Jack Mitchell (writer), Joseph Mansfield (director), Leo Cleary, Bill Baukum.
The Baseball Historian presents The Dizzy Dean Show. September 18, 1948 Diz sings his version of, "The Wasbash Cannonball", gives advice to pitchers, his all-time all-star team. The last show of the season. Dizzy Dean The Lux Radio Theatre. October 4, 1943 "The Pride Of The Yankees"Story about the baseball career of Lou Gehrig. Gary Cooper, Virginia Bruce, Edgar Buchanan, Cecil B. DeMille, Boyd Davis, Charles Seel (doubles), Edward Marr (doubles), Edna Johnson, Elsa Janssen, Eugene Forsythe (doubles), Griff Barnett, Joe Pennario, Ken Christy (doubles), Leo Cleary (doubles), Norman Field (doubles), Robert Harris (doubles), Stanley Farrar (doubles, commercial spokesman), Verna Felton (doubles), Hugh Kloss (doubles), Bobby Larson, Florence Shirley (doubles), Fred MacKaye (doubles, commercial spokesman), Charlotte Treadway, Dick Ryan (doubles), Bob Haynes (commercial spokesman), Ann Tobin (commercial spokesman), Doris Singleton (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"), Jo Swerling (screenwriter), Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenwriter), Paul Gallico (author), Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects)