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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
06.01.1936	lux radio theater (083) the legionnaire and the lady	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 1, 1936. "The Legionnaire and The Lady". Sponsored by: Lux. The first...
06.08.1936	lux radio theater (084) the thin man	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 8, 1936. "The Thin Man". Sponsored by: Lux. The story of an urbane an...
06.15.1936	lux radio theater (085) burlesque	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 15, 1936. "Burlesque". Sponsored by: Lux. A well-done story of backst...
06.22.1936	lux radio theater (086) the dark angel	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 22, 1936. "The Dark Angel". Sponsored by: Lux. A melodrama of a love ...
06.29.1936	lux radio theater (087) irene	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. June 29, 1936. "Irene". Sponsored by: Lux. A shop girl from the upholstery...
07.06.1936	lux radio theater (088) the voice of bugle ann	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. July 6, 1936. "The Voice Of Bugle Ann". Sponsored by: Lux. A melodrama abo...
07.13.1936	lux radio theater (089) the brat	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. July 13, 1936. "The Brat". Sponsored by: Lux. A girl of the slums is taken...
07.20.1936	lux radio theater (090) the barker (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. July 20, 1936. "The Barker". Sponsored by: Lux. The story was previously p...
07.27.1936	lux radio theater (091) chained	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. July 27, 1936. "Chained". Sponsored by: Lux. The story is based on the 193...
08.17.1936	lux radio theater (094) the vagabond king	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. August 17, 1936. "The Vagabond King". Sponsored by: Lux. The musical biogr...
08.24.1936	lux radio theater (095) one sunday afternoon	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. August 24, 1936. "One Sunday Afternoon". Sponsored by: Lux. A small town d...
08.31.1936	lux radio theater (096) cheating cheaters	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. August 31, 1936. "Cheating Cheaters". Sponsored by: Lux. During the inter...
09.07.1936	lux radio theater (097) is zat so	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 7, 1936. "Is Zat So?". Sponsored by: Lux. A screwball comedy abo...
09.14.1936	lux radio theater (098) quality street	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 14, 1936. "Quality Street". Sponsored by: Lux. An aging schoolte...
09.28.1936	lux radio theater (100) the plutocrat	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. September 28, 1936. "The Plutocrat". Sponsored by: Lux. The one hundredth...
10.05.1936	lux radio theater (101) elmer the great (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 5, 1936. "Elmer The Great". Sponsored by: Lux. During an intermiss...
10.12.1936	lux radio theater (102) the curtain rises	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 12, 1936. "The Curtain Rises". Sponsored by: Lux. A shy woman deci...
10.26.1936	lux radio theater (104) saturday's children	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. October 26, 1936. "Saturday's Children". Sponsored by: Lux. A drama about ...
11.02.1936	lux radio theater (105) the virginian	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 2, 1936. "The Virginian". Sponsored by: Lux. The classic western ...
11.09.1936	lux radio theater (106) alias jimmy valentine (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 9, 1936. "Alias Jimmy Valentine". Sponsored by: Lux. A good story...
11.16.1936	lux radio theater (107) conversation piece	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 16, 1936. "Conversation Piece". Sponsored by: Lux. A Frenchman tr...
11.23.1936	lux radio theater (108) story of louis pasteur	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 23, 1936. "The Story Of Louis Pasteur". Sponsored by: Lux. The fa...
11.30.1936	lux radio theater (109) polly of the circus	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. November 30, 1936. "Polly Of The Circus". Sponsored by: Lux. Romance under...
12.07.1936	lux radio theater (110) the grand duchess and the waiter	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 7, 1936. "The Grand Duchess and The Waiter". Sponsored by: Lux. A...
12.14.1936	lux radio theater (111) madame sans gene	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 14, 1936. "Madame Sans-Gene". Sponsored by: Lux. Romance and intr...
12.21.1936	lux radio theater (112) the gold diggers	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 21, 1936. "Gold Diggers". Sponsored by: Lux. The story of "Gold D...
12.28.1936	lux radio theater (113) cavalcade	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. December 28, 1936. "Cavalcade". Sponsored by: Lux. An excellent drama of a...
01.04.1937	lux radio theater (114) men in white	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 4, 1937. "Men In White". Sponsored by: Lux. A young doctor lear...
01.11.1937	lux radio theater (115) the gilded lily	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 11, 1937. "The Gilded Lily". Sponsored by: Lux. A young woman drea...
01.18.1937	lux radio theater (116) the criminal code	+ A good kid with no easy breaks gets sentenced to a decade in prison, but still finds love! + It w...
01.25.1937	lux radio theater (117) tonight or never	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. January 25, 1937. "Tonight Or Never". Sponsored by: Lux. A tuneful romance...
02.01.1937	lux radio theater (118) mr deeds goes to town	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 1, 1937. "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town". Sponsored by: Lux. An eccen...
02.08.1937	lux radio theater (119) graustark	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 8, 1937. "Graustark". Sponsored by: Lux. An American reporter rom...
02.15.1937	lux radio theater (120) brewster's millions	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 15, 1937. "Brewster's Millions". Sponsored by: Lux. The funny ...
02.22.1937	lux radio theater (121) captain blood	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. February 22, 1937. "Captain Blood". Sponsored by: Lux. Peter Blood is a...
03.01.1937	lux radio theater (122) cappy ricks	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 1, 1937. "Cappy Ricks". Sponsored by: Lux. A warm-hearted story a...
03.08.1937	lux radio theater (123) madame butterfly	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 8, 1937. "Madame Butterfly". Sponsored by: Lux. Beautiful Cio-cio...
03.15.1937	lux radio theater (124) desire	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 15, 1937. "Desire". Sponsored by: Lux. A beautiful pearl thief takes...
03.22.1937	lux radio theater (125) death takes a holiday	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 22, 1937. "Death Takes A Holiday". Sponsored by: Lux. The fascina...
03.29.1937	lux radio theater (126) dulcy (repeat)	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. March 29, 1937. "Dulcy". Sponsored by: Lux. A screwball comedy about a ...
04.05.1937	lux radio theater (127) a farewell to arms	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 5, 1937. "A Farewell To Arms". Sponsored by: Lux. A well-done dra...
04.19.1937	lux radio theater (129) alibi ike	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 19, 1937. "Alibi Ike". Sponsored by: Lux. A baseball comedy about...
04.26.1937	lux radio theater (130) magnificent obsession	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. April 26, 1937. "Magnificent Obsession". Sponsored by: Lux. A melodrama ab...
05.03.1937	lux radio theater (131) hands across the table	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 3, 1937. "Hands Across The Table". Sponsored by: Lux. A Depression-era...
05.10.1937	lux radio theater (132) mary of scotland	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 10, 1937. "Mary Of Scotland". Sponsored by: Lux. The story of the quee...
05.17.1937	lux radio theater (133) another language	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 17, 1937. "Another Language". Sponsored by: Lux. A turbulent family...
05.24.1937	lux radio theater (134) under two flags	+ The Lux Radio Theatre. May 24, 1937. "Under Two Flags". Sponsored by: Lux. Romance and adventu...
N/A	lux radio theatre sa (xxx) detectives are not always right
N/A	lux radio theatre sa (xxx) the cruel sea
N/A	lux radio theater 38 11 07 (192) next tiime we love

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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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