Lux Radio Theatre was an American radio show that ran on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35), the CBS Radio network ( Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Every week they broadcast an hour-long adaptation of a popular film or Broadway play, often starring members of the original cast. [1]
NOTE: First broadcast dates are currently listed in year-month-day (YYYY-MM-DD) format.
First broadcast | Title | Starring | Notes |
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1934-10-14 | 7th Heaven | Miriam Hopkins, John Boles | First New York broadcast. |
1934-10-21 | What Every Woman Knows | Helen Hayes | |
1934-10-28 | The Barker | Walter Huston | Filmed in 1933 as Hoop-La |
1934-11-04 | Smilin' Through | Jane Cowl | |
1934-11-11 | The Nervous Wreck | June Walker | |
1934-11-18 | Rebound | Ruth Chatterton | |
1934-11-25 | Mrs Dane's Defence | Ethel Barrymore | |
1934-12-02 | Let Us Be Gay | Tallulah Bankhead | |
1934-12-09 | Berkeley Square | Leslie Howard | |
1934-12-16 | Turn to the Right | James Cagney | |
1934-12-23 | The Goose Hangs High | Walter Connolly | Filmed in 1932 as This Reckless Age |
1934-12-30 | Daddy Long Legs | John Boles |
Crosby: "Well, I'll tell you, back in the knee-britches day, when I was a wee little tyke, a mere broth of a lad as we say in Spokane, I used to totter around the streets with a gun on each hip, my favorite after school pastime was a game known as " Cops and Robbers", I didn't care which side I was on, when a cop or robber came into view, I would haul out my trusty six-shooters, made of wood, and loudly exclaim bing! bing!, as my luckless victim fell clutching his side, I would shout bing! bing!, and I would let him have it again, and then as his friends came to his rescue, shooting as they came, I would shout bing! bing! bing! bing! bing! bing! bing! bing!"
Blondell: "I'm surprised the didn't call you "Killer" Crosby! Now tell me another story, Grandpa!
Crosby: "No, so help me, its the truth, ask Mister De Mille."
De Mille: "I'll vouch for it, Bing.