Podcasts about Lux Radio Theatre

A month-long series of classic holiday films and their casts kicks off with Miracle on 34th Street - the story of a department store Santa who says he's the real deal. We'll hear three of its stars in radio thrillers from Suspense, plus a radio recreation of the film. Maureen O'Hara is a debutante turned detective in "The White Rose Murders" (originally aired on CBS on July 6, 1943). Edmund Gwenn stars in a darkly comedic murder mystery from Dorothy L. Sayers in "The Fountain Plays" (originally aired on CBS on August 10, 1943). And John Payne is a small town sheriff with a big murder to solve in Dashiell Hammett's "Two Sharp Knives" (originally aired on CBS on June 7, 1945). Then, Ms. O'Hara and Messrs Payne and Gwenn are joined by their screen co-star Natalie Wood as they recreate their roles for The Lux Radio Theatre (originally aired on CBS on December 22, 1947).

After you hear Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck recreate their famous roles on The Lux Radio Theatre, enjoy this bit of "what if" alternate Hollywood casting of the film. Burt Lancaster, Joan Bennett, and Myron McCormick play Walter Neff, Phyllis Dietrichson, and Barton Keyes in an adaptation of Double Indemnity from The Ford Theater (originally aired on CBS on October 15, 1948).

"Noirvember" draws to a close with the cast of Double Indemnity - Billy Wilder's genre-defining adaptation of James M. Cain's novel. It's a twisted tale of greed, lust, and revenge with Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson, and we'll hear each of them in an old time radio thriller courtesy of Suspense. Robinson invents a spouse to get ahead at work with unexpected results in "My Wife Geraldine" (originally aired on CBS on March 1, 1945). Ms. Stanwyck is a tough dame whose connection to a murder puts her own life in danger in "The Wages of Sin" (originally aired on CBS on October 19, 1950). And MacMurray is a jazz player in a Prohibition-era tale of the mob and murder - "The Windy City Six" (originally aired on CBS on February 8, 1951). Then, Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck recreate their film roles in a production of The Lux Radio Theatre (originally aired on CBS on October 30, 1950).  

Today as we're nearing Thanksgiving, we're taking a trip into radio fantasy, a 1945 broadcast of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. We've presented several versions of this, The Lux Radio Theatre being closest to the original animated film. This one's got an interesting backstory: it was mislabeled as a 1943 Mercury Theatre production, but it's actually from This Is My Best, a CBS series hosted by Orson Welles. The episode stars Jane Powell as Snow White, with Welles doing the narration. Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Lux Radio Theatre || The Scarlet Pimpernel | December 12, 1938Plot: A daring Englishman with a secret identity who bedevils the French during the Revolution.Starring: Olivia De Havilland; Leslie Howard: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Return to Manderley this week on The Shiver Show, as we present the 1950 Lux Radio Theatre production of Rebecca—the only time Hollywood's golden couple Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier performed on radio together. Recorded before a live audience this broadcast brings Daphne du Maurier's 1938 gothic masterpiece to life.Olivier is prickly and brooding as Maxim. Leigh's unnamed narrator is meek, sweet, and utterly alone in this haunting tale. Strong supporting turns from Betty Blythe as a chilling Mrs Danvers and John Dodson as Jack Favell keep the drama simmering. We talk about the real-life drama of Vivien Leigh's health struggles, and the cracks forming in her marriage to Olivier. Their love—complicated as it was—still glows through this performance. We also explore the little known controversy surrounding the similarities between Rebecca and the earlier Brazilian novel, The Successor, by Carolina Nabuco.Thank you for listening! If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments! Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowpodcastFollow The Shiver Show https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

In honor of Dick Powell's November 14th birthday, we're saluting the singing star with some of his old time radio performances. First, he plays private investigator Richard Rogue in "Little Old Lady" from Rogue's Gallery (originally aired on Mutual on November 29, 1945). Then, he's radio's crooning crimefighter Richard Diamond, Private Detective in a pair of episodes: "The Tom Waxman Bombing" (originally aired on NBC on June 26, 1949) and "Death and the Letter" (originally aired on NBC on November 8, 1950).  Finally, he recreates one of his big screen roles, alongside co-star Lee J. Cobb, as The Lux Radio Theatre presents "Johnny O'Clock" (originally aired on CBS on May 12, 1947).

Couch And Coffee Table present an episode of the radio series Lux Radio Theatre and their adaptation of the 1944 film Murder My Sweet starring Dick Powell reprising his role from the film. This episode aired on June 11, 1945.

Lux Radio Theatre || The Buccaneer | November 14, 1938Plot: In the closing stages of the War of 1812, Dolly Madison (Spring Byington) evacuates the White House as the British Army arrives and burns Washington. Jean Lafitte (Fredric March) asks a young woman of good family, Annette de Remy (Margot Grahame), to marry him, but she asks him to give up his piracy first. He and his pirates set up a trading post in Louisiana in the swamp to sell luxury goods to New Orleans society that they have seized from foreign ships but have to suspend their sales when the governor, Ferdinand Claiborne, who has put a bounty on his head, appears with troops.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Many actors have brought Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe to life. Humphrey Bogart, Elliot Gould, Danny Glover, and Liam Neeson are just a few of the men to portray the legendary private eye on the big and small screens, but today we'll hear four actors who played Marlowe on radio. First, Van Heflin is Marlowe in a radio adaptation of Chandler's "Red Wind" (originally aired on NBC on June 17, 1947). Next, Robert Montgomery reprises the role of Marlowe as The Lux Radio Theatre adapts "Lady in the Lake" (originally aired on CBS on February 9, 1948). Dick Powell steps back into the gumshoe's shoes in a Hollywood Star Time presentation of "Murder, My Sweet" (originally aired on CBS on June 8, 1946). Finally, Gerald Mohr proves "crime is a sucker's road" in "The Uneasy Head" (originally aired on CBS on June 6, 1950).

The story of the prisoner in the dungeon and his eventual revenge.Original Air Date: February 5, 1939

Happy Halloween! We're celebrating with a spooky collection of some of the big screen's most famous monsters in old time radio thrillers. Orson Welles is the count who never drinks...wine in "Dracula," presented by the Mercury Theatre On the Air (originally aired on CBS on July 11, 1938), and Suspense presents its own version of the horror classic "Frankenstein" (originally aired on CBS on June 6, 1955). Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" walk the streets in a syndicated story from The Weird Circle, and a group of climbers hunt for the legendary beast of the Himalayas in "The Abominable Snowman" from Escape (originally aired on CBS on September 13, 1953). A mysterious island is home to a creature that's howling mad in "W is for Werewolf" from Dark Fantasy (originally aired on NBC on February 13, 1942). Finally, Basil Rathbone dons the mask of "The Phantom of the Opera" on The Lux Radio Theatre (originally aired on CBS on September 13, 1943).

Lux Radio Theatre || Seven Keys to Baldplate (Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone) | September 26, 1938Plot: A comedy about Jack Benny trying to write a movie script overnight for Cecil B. DeMille...in a haunted house! Adapted from the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Also as special guest is the world-renowned violinist Efrem Zimbalist.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

To usher in Year Four, Madison has one of her wishes come true – to be a Disney Princess! Taken from the 1938 episode of “The Lux Radio Theatre,” we recreate for you the very first Disney animated feature film. It's everything you remember: An evil stepmother/queen with self-esteem issues, seven smelly dwarfs, a brutally honest mirror, an entitled prince, a poisoned piece of fruit and Madison with snow white skin and a lot of attitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To usher in Year Four, Madison has one of her wishes come true – to be a Disney Princess! Taken from the 1938 episode of “The Lux Radio Theatre,” we recreate for you the very first Disney animated feature film. It's everything you remember: An evil stepmother/queen with self-esteem issues, seven smelly dwarfs, a brutally honest mirror, an entitled prince, a poisoned piece of fruit and Madison with snow white skin and a lot of attitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we step into the shadows of Halloween, it's time for one last glimpse of sunshine, as I whirl you through the back catalogue of Joan Blondell! I've got two Joanie movies to tell you about, including a romantic crime thriller set in the fast-moving world of telephone... engineering...? And then we're off to Paris, as Joan puts into action a series of schemes designed to teach a haughty royal a lesson about how to treat girls. Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of the Lux Radio Theatre, and a rare comedic outing for a very famous pirate... Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Classic Movie Library, and a weekly Film Club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard the story of the Macy's Santa Claus claiming to be the real Saint Nick? Well, this time, Madison finds herself in the middle of it all when she takes a seasonal job in the famous department store. To make it worse, she's picking up some extra dollars babysitting a coworker's daughter, Susan, who doesn't believe in Santa! The story has all the troupes of a good holiday movie: a mental ward, a legal battle, and the selfish cruelty of middle management. Can Madison save Christmas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard the story of the Macy's Santa Claus claiming to be the real Saint Nick? Well, this time, Madison finds herself in the middle of it all when she takes a seasonal job in the famous department store. To make it worse, she's picking up some extra dollars babysitting a coworker's daughter, Susan, who doesn't believe in Santa! The story has all the troupes of a good holiday movie: a mental ward, a legal battle, and the selfish cruelty of middle management. Can Madison save Christmas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lux Radio Theatre || My Man Godfrey (William Powell, Carole Lombard) | May 9, 1938Plot: During the Great Depression, Godfrey Smith lives with other homeless men at a New York City dump in a Hooverville by the East River. One night, spoiled socialite Cornelia Bullock offers him $5 to be her "forgotten man" for a scavenger hunt. Godfrey refuses and makes her retreat and fall on a pile of ashes, much to the glee of her younger sister Irene. Godfrey finds Irene kind and offers to go with her to help her beat Cornelia and satisfy his curiosity regarding their scavenger hunt.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Vintage Classic Radio presents this week's Sunday Night Playhouse, welcoming you back to the golden glow of classic Hollywood on the airwaves. This week, we feature a lush adaptation from Lux Radio Theatre's "Green Dolphin Street", originally broadcasted September 19th, 1949. Set against the backdrop of 19th century New Zealand, this sweeping romantic drama follows two sisters whose lives are upended by a fateful love letter and a destiny neither could have foreseen. It's a tale of ambition, passion, and the unpredictable turns of the heart -- all brought vividly to life through cinematic storytelling. Tune in and let Sunday night sweep you away on Vintage Classic Radio.

The Plutocrat

Lux Radio Theatre || Mad About Music (Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall) | 1938-04-18: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Comedy on a FridayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Lux Radio Theatre,  originally broadcast September 26, 1938, 86 years ago, Seven Keys to Baldplate starring Jack Benny and Mary Livingston.  A comedy about Jack Benny trying to write a movie script overnight for Cecil B. DeMille...in a haunted house!Followed by The Lum and Abner Preview, originally broadcast September 26, 1948, 77 years ago.  A party promoting the upcoming half-hour Lum and Abner show. Then, You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, originally broadcast September 26, 1956, 69 years ago, The Secret Word is Chair. Finally. Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 26, 1954, 71 years ago, Feed Em and Weep.  Fibber and Molly go next door to feed a neighbor's dog. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Mother Wore Tights

Artful Living presents a Lux Radio Theatre presentation of Noel Coward's "Brief Encounter". This 1940's British film is a classic. The Lux Radio Theatre presentation features the wonderful Greer Garson and Van Heflin. We hope you can join us.

So Big

Lux Radio Theatre | Mary Burns Fugitive (Miriam Hopkins, Mary Astor) | 1938-04-11: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Lux Radio Theatre || Dark Victory (Barbara Stanwyck, Melvyn Douglas) || April 4, 1938: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Attaboy Clarence returns with a double-bill of juvenile energy! Shirley Temple heads up a forerunner of The Parent Trap in 1940's Kathleen, her first role away from curls and lollipops, trying her darnedest to match Herbert Marshall with Laraine Day, while scheming to keep Gail Patrick at bay... And in Mad About Music, Deanna Durbin's doing the exact opposite - trying to match Herbert Marshall with Gail Patrick, while dealing with school bullies, mistaken identities, and that elusive High C note! Radio entertainment this time comes from the Lux Radio Theatre! Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Classic Movie Library, and a weekly Film Club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KCAL PRESENTS The Wizard of Oz Your favorite small-town Old-Time Radio Theatre is back, with a very special presentation: a remake of the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the beloved M-G-M film, The Wizard of Oz! This full-cast dramatization includes many of the songs made famous in the film, plus all of the familiar characters. A top-notch cast of voice actors will keep you spellbound for the next hour (or so). Enjoy! The original adaptation for radio was broadcast as an episode of the Lux Radio Theatre on December 25, 1950. Performed live at the KCAL Hometown Theatre on July 20, 2025. This KCAL adaptation featured: Faith Combs....................as Dorothy Gale Doug Fain.........................as Professor Marvel, the Gatekeeper and the Wizard of Oz Denise Cline.....................as Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West Susan Clements...............as Glenda, the good witch of the North Norman Cline...................as Hunk and the Scarecrow Adam Higginbotham.......as Hickory and the Tin Man David Damron..................as Zeke and the Cowardly Lion Connie McDonald............as Aunt Emily (Auntie Em) Steve Watts......................as Uncle Henry, Toto and Bossie Galisa Watts.....................as The Mayor of Munchkinland and Sound Effects Engineer

Lux Radio Theatre || Clarence (Bob Burns, Gail Patrick) || Poppy (W. C. Fields, John Payne) || January 24, 1938; March 7, 193801:14 ... Clarence -- Based on the comedy by Booth Tarkington (1921) Clarence was also a 1937 paramount Pictures success.1:00:55 ... Poppy -- A circus charlatan and his beautiful daughter. + Adapted for radio from the 1936 Paramount picture Poppystars W.C. Fields as carnival medicine salesman Professor Eustace McGargle the same role he played in the film. Anne Shirley stars in the leading role of Poppy, daughter of the professor who turns out to be heir to the Putnam fortune.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Lux Radio Theatre | Enter Madam | January 10, 1938Plot: Story of a stormy romance and marriage of an opera star and her adoring husband. The Covent Garden Opera House in London. It is the 3rd act of Martha. Liza Della Robia, the beautiful and world famous soprano leads the chorus to a thrilling climax. In a box, just off the stage, is young Gerald Fitzgerald. He leans forward, his hands clenched, his eyes intent on the beautiful singer. His companion, a well dressed young woman, argues with him over his attentions towards the opera singer.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Lux Radio Theatre || The Virginian || Madame Sans Gene || Broadcast: November 2, 1936; December 14, 193601:18 ... The Virginian -- The classic western about a strong, silent type, who's fast on the draw when he has to be. Guest Sidney Skolsky does a funny "cowboy column." Starring: Gary Cooper1:01:22 ... Madame Sans Gene -- Starring Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Lux Radio Theatre || One Sunday Afternoon | August 24, 1936Plot: A small town dentist has the opportunity to kill his old rival as he sits in his dental chair. Jack Oakie sings "I Can't Play The Banjo With Susannah On My Knee." Jack Oakie's mother is interviewed, as is actress Agnes Ayres (Rudolph Valentino's leading lady).Starring: Agnes Ayres: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Excerpt of the 15 Jun 1936 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of Burlesque, featuring Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler. This segment features Al Jolson singing three songs from the program, some comedy scripted between Jolson and Keeler, and even some of Ruby's tap dancing. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Snake Pit

Maxwell House Coffee Time. September 26, 1946. NBC net. Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee, Birdseye Foods. George and Gracie go on a quiz show to win new appliances. They're going to appear on, "It Pays To Be A Schnook," but wind up on Kay Kyser's show instead. Kay Kyser sounds like he is being impersonated. The Maxwell House production commercial is based on, "Ramona.". George Burns, Gracie Allen, Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Frank Nelson, Bill Goodwin, Kay Kyser (?), Mel Blanc, Paul Henning (writer), Keith Fowler (writer).Frontier Gentleman. February 02, 1958. CBS net. "South Sunday". Sustaining. The first show of the series. Kendall takes on the entire Shelton gang in a small town in the Montana Territory. Parts of the public service announcements have been deleted. The story titles given for this series are subject to correction, in fact, the series may not have story titles at all. John Dehner, Jack Kruschen, Harry Bartell, Barney Phillips, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs (announcer), Antony Ellis (creator, writer, producer, director), Jerry Goldsmith (composer, conductor).The Lux Radio Theatre. October 11, 1937. CBS net. "Stella Dallas". Sponsored by: Lux. The third anniversary show of the series. A tearful story of mother love and sacrifice, "soon to be made into a radio serial.". Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil, Bruce Satterlee, Cecil B. DeMille, Dickie Jones, Elia Braca (doubles), Frank Nelson (doubles, commercial spokesman, program opening announcer), Grace Kern (doubles), Hudson Faussett (doubles), Jack Egger, James Eagles (doubles), Joan Taylor (doubles, commercial spokesman), Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Margaret Brayton (triples), Margaret McKay (doubles), Mary Lansing (doubles), Melville Ruick (announcer), Ross Forrester (doubles), Sada Cowan (doubles), Teresa Harris (doubles), Wallis Roberts (doubles), Sarah Y. Mason (screenwriter), Victor Heerman (screenwriter), Harry Wagstaff (adaptor), Gertrude Purcell (adaptor), Joe Bigelow (additional dialogue), Frances Marion (screenwriter), Olive Higgins Prouty (author), T. Keith Glennon (intermission guest: operations manager for Paramount), Frank Woodruff (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). Crime Classics. December 3, 1952. CBS net. "The Crime Of Bathsheba Spooner". Sustaining. An audition recording. The script was used for the first show of the series on June 15, 1953. The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United states. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Mary Jane Croft, William Johnstone, Tudor Owen, Georgia Ellis, Herb Butterfield, Ben Wright, Sam Edwards.Lights Out. March 09, 1943. Program #21. CBS net origination, syndicated rebroadcast. "The Ball". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. A ghastly story of the headless, walking dead. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." The story is also known as, "Paris Macabre." See cat. #77942 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast. Arch Oboler (writer, host), Bea Benaderet, Jane Morgan.TOTAL TIME: 2:59:13.184SOURCES: Wikipedia and The RadioGoldindex.com

Excerpt of the 02 Jun 1947 Lux Radio Theatre, which featured a radio version of the movie "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson, Ludwig Donath, Tamara Shayne, and Gail Patrick. This edited clip features a smattering of dialog from the program, along with Al Jolson singing "Toot, Toot, Tootsie," "Keep Smiling At Trouble," and "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World. The complete broadcast circulates with other Jolson radio shows on the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Lux Radio Theatre, a hugely popular hour-long radio show, brought dramas to life with live audiences for over twenty years. It aired on various networks from 1934 to 1955 and started with Broadway plays before switching to movies. It was so successful it even got a TV version, Lux Video Theatre. Sponsored by Lux Soap, the show kicked off in 1934 with Seventh Heaven and had recurring characters like producer Douglass Garrick. A big moment came in 1936 when Cecil B. DeMille became the host, attracting big movie stars. They paid actors well, usually getting the original stars from the films they adapted. While focused on movies, they also had famous radio personalities. They even adapted a radio show, The Life of Riley, and did a show with an all-soldier cast during World War II. There's a funny story about a made-up blooper involving Sonny Tufts that people thought was real. DeMille left over a disagreement about union rules. After him, several people hosted until William Keighley took over for a while. The show had tons of famous stage and screen stars, making it a real golden age of radio.

Lux Radio Theatre, a hugely popular hour-long radio show, brought dramas to life with live audiences for over twenty years. It aired on various networks from 1934 to 1955 and started with Broadway plays before switching to movies. It was so successful it even got a TV version, Lux Video Theatre. Sponsored by Lux Soap, the show kicked off in 1934 with Seventh Heaven and had recurring characters like producer Douglass Garrick. A big moment came in 1936 when Cecil B. DeMille became the host, attracting big movie stars. They paid actors well, usually getting the original stars from the films they adapted. While focused on movies, they also had famous radio personalities. They even adapted a radio show, The Life of Riley, and did a show with an all-soldier cast during World War II. There's a funny story about a made-up blooper involving Sonny Tufts that people thought was real. DeMille left over a disagreement about union rules. After him, several people hosted until William Keighley took over for a while. The show had tons of famous stage and screen stars, making it a real golden age of radio.

Lux Radio Theatre, a hugely popular hour-long radio show, brought dramas to life with live audiences for over twenty years. It aired on various networks from 1934 to 1955 and started with Broadway plays before switching to movies. It was so successful it even got a TV version, Lux Video Theatre. Sponsored by Lux Soap, the show kicked off in 1934 with Seventh Heaven and had recurring characters like producer Douglass Garrick. A big moment came in 1936 when Cecil B. DeMille became the host, attracting big movie stars. They paid actors well, usually getting the original stars from the films they adapted. While focused on movies, they also had famous radio personalities. They even adapted a radio show, The Life of Riley, and did a show with an all-soldier cast during World War II. There's a funny story about a made-up blooper involving Sonny Tufts that people thought was real. DeMille left over a disagreement about union rules. After him, several people hosted until William Keighley took over for a while. The show had tons of famous stage and screen stars, making it a real golden age of radio.

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This episode was originally released on 6/1/2018. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes beginning with this episode on the birth of radio. ___________ Question? What do starlets Marlene Dietrich, Kay Thompson, Margaret Sullivan, and Loretta Young have in common? How about writers and directors Norman Corwin, Helen Deutsch, and Bill Spier. How about Danny Kaye, Mel Allen, Gerald Mohr, Elliot Lewis, Byron Kane, Lurene Tuttle, Paula Winslowe, Joseph Kearns, and Arthur Q. Bryan? Answer: They guest-starred, grew, or launched their careers on CBS's Forecast! Forecast was a summer replacement series for the Lux Radio Theatre which ran for two seasons in 1940 and 1941. It ushered in an era of show pilots for public viewing and helped give rise to countless actors, writers, and directors, as well as two huge shows: Suspense & Duffy's Tavern. On Breaking Walls Episode 80, we present an in-depth look at Forecast featuring interviews, insights, and episode moments. Highlights: • Why would Forecast have come to the airwaves in the first place? • Hear CBS head William S. Paley's insights on programming • How Alfred Hitchcock helped launch the famed mystery show, Suspense • Bill Spier: Music critic, turned producer and director of mystery • How Elliott Lewis got his start on Forecast • Mel Allen & Duffy's Tavern: Where the Elite Meet To Eat • Norman Corwin's Two pieces for Forecast that helped catapult his career • How radio actor Byron Kane got his first role on Forecast • Jim Backus & the Class of 1941 * Hopalong Cassidy • The Country Lawyer: One of the most experimental radio broadcasts of its time • An all african-american jubilee to close Forecast The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. Featured in today's episode were interviews with: • Bill Spier and Mel Allen for Dick Bertel & Ed Corcoran's WTIC Golden Age of Radio program, who's episodes can be found at GoldenAge-Wtic.org • Elliott Lewis and Byron Kane, for the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy, which can be found at SPERDVAC.com • and Jim Backus and Norman Corwin with Chuck Schaden, who's interviews can be streamed for free at SpeakingofRadio.com. Norman Corwin was also interviewed by Michael James Kacey for his DVD The Poet Laureate of Radio: An Interview with Norman Corwin, which you can pick up on Amazon. Selected Music featured in today's Episode was: • My Blue Heaven by Glenn Miller • Begin the Beguine & Stardust by Artie Shaw • Alcolba Azul, by Elliot Goldenthal The Battle Cry for Freedom by Jaqueline Schwab for the Civil War, by Ken Burns Falling played by Michael Silvermann • Catch a Falling Star, by Perry Como

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It's spring time, and we're celebrating in the company of some great ladies - Ginger Rogers in a reverse-Cinderella tale set in the opulent world of Park Avenue, and Claire Dodd turning the tables on a gang of conmen trying their best to influence her love life! There's also a sad note in the air as we say a fond farewell to another grand old lady. Radio entertainment comes this time from the Lux Radio Theatre! Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret as well as the Classic Movie Library, and a weekly Film Club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices