Drama X Theater

This week is Let's Live A Little, a romantic comedy adapted for Screen Director's Playhouse. Starring Robert Cummings, Virginia Gregg, and John Dehner. This episode aired January 16, 1949.

This radio production is from the film of the same name. The film was only a moderate success, and the first and last film produced by United California Productions. Let's Live A Little was later renamed to Hell Breaks Loose.

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Welcome folks, let's enjoy the series Radio City Playhouse and their production of Ground Floor Window. Written by Ernest Kinoy; starring Joe DeSantis, Bernard Grant, Marilyn Erskine, Anna Karen, and Arthur Q. Bryan. This episode aired July 10, 1948.

Radio City Playhouse was a live half-hour series that aired on NBC Radio from July 1948 to January 1950. The series presented original radio dramas, not movie adaptations as most theater programs from that time.

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Hello, World. Let's listen to Beloved Enemy from Matinee Theater. Starring: Gertrude Warner & Victor Jory. Adapted from the 1936 film of the same name. This episode aired October 29, 1944.

Story: During the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan and English aristocrat Helen Drummond meet and fall in love. However, Riordan is pursued by British army officer Captain Preston.

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This week is Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler in Burlesque from Lux Radio Theatre. This episode aired June 15, 1936.

Story: An alcoholic burlesque performer, Skid Brown, cannot handle success. His girlfriend, Bonny, struggles with him leaving and being alone. Jolson sings three songs: "Toot, Toot, Tootsie," "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" and "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody."

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Enjoy Venom from Hollywood Star Playhouse, this episode aired June 19, 1950. Starring Cornel Wilde.

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This week is a two-part episode titled A Comedy of Danger | The Finger of God, from Columbia Workshop. This episode aired July 18, 1936.

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This week is the first episode of The Screen Guild Theater, unlike following episodes which were mainly movie and theater adaptations -- this first episode was more of a Variety Review. This episode includes singing by Judy Garland (at 16 years old), jokes by Jack Benny and short drama skits.

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From the series Ford Theater, enjoy this adaptation of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). This episode aired October 5, 1947.

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This week is a production of the hit film, Stagecoach, adapted on Screen Directors Playhouse. Directed by John Ford and featuring Claire Trevor and John Wayne from his breakout film role. This episode aired January 9, 1949.

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This week is from the series Radio City Playhouse, with their premiere drama Long Distance. This episode aired July 7, 1948.

Starring actress, Jan Miner, who plays the wife of a convicted murderer who tries to stay his execution by telephone. Many years later Jan Miner became famous to a new generation as "Madge" the Palmolive dish-washing detergent soap lady.

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