Lux Radio Theatre presents “Destry Rides Again,” episode 500, originally broadcast November 5, 1945. Adapted from the 1939 Universal Pictures film based on a story by Max Brand, this CBS production stars James Stewart reprising his role as Tom Destry Jr., with Joan Blondell as Frenchy.

In the frontier boomtown of Bottleneck, the town’s unlikely sheriff sends for the son of an honest lawman to serve as his deputy. Arriving without a gun and armed with an unassuming manner, Destry finds himself up against the entrenched forces shaping the town. Gertrude Purcell and Henry Myers wrote the adaptation, produced by William Keighley.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
01:00:29 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “So Proudly We Hail,” originally broadcast November 1, 1943, as episode 412. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille, this CBS presentation adapts Paramount’s 1943 wartime drama.

Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, and Sonny Tufts reprise their film roles in the story of U.S. Army nurses returning from Australia after service in the Philippines. Through their memories, the nurses’ courage, camaraderie, and personal sacrifices unfold against the pressures of the Bataan and Corregidor campaign.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
01:00:16 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “The Life of Emile Zola,” episode 218, originally broadcast May 8, 1939.

Paul Muni reprises his celebrated role as French novelist Émile Zola in this dramatized biography, with Josephine Hutchinson as Alexandrine Zola. Set in late-19th-century France, the story follows Zola’s rise from struggling writer to a powerful public voice confronting injustice amid the Dreyfus Affair. Leslie Howard serves as guest producer and host.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
01:00:35 Closing

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Lux Radio Theater presents “My Gal Sal AFRS,” originally broadcast January 18, 1943, as episode 379. Hosted by Cecil B. DeMille, this CBS adaptation stars Mary Martin and Dick Powell.

Adapted from the 1942 Twentieth Century-Fox musical inspired by the life of songwriter Paul Dresser, the drama follows an ambitious Indiana performer into the traveling medicine shows and theatrical world of the Gay Nineties. As Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliott pursue success, talent, pride, and creative rivalry shape their path through the era’s bustling show-business scene.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
59:36 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Anchors Aweigh,” originally broadcast December 29, 1947, as episode 596. Adapted from the 1945 MGM musical, this CBS presentation stars Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and Gene Kelly reprising their film roles.

Near the end of World War II, sailors Joe Brady and Clarence Doolittle take four days’ leave from San Pedro and head for Hollywood, where romance-minded misadventures bring them together with aspiring singer Susan Abbott and her young nephew. Producer-narrator William Keighley introduces this musical romantic comedy, with music directed by Louis Silvers.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
01:00:05 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Great Expectations,” originally broadcast October 12, 1954, and identified in supplied episode metadata as episode 892. Adapted from Charles Dickens’s classic novel, this NBC presentation was sponsored by Lux (Lever Brothers) and directed by Fred MacKaye.

Orphan Pip’s life in rural England is shaped by a terrifying encounter on the marshes, the mysterious Miss Havisham, and the captivating Estella. When an unknown benefactor opens the way to a new life in London, Pip must navigate ambition, loyalty, and the complicated ties of his past. Rock Hudson stars as Pip, with Barbara Rush as Estella.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
56:23 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Death Takes a Holiday,” originally broadcast March 22, 1937, as episode 125. Produced by Cecil B. DeMille, this CBS presentation adapts Alberto Casella’s play through Walter Ferris’s English-language adaptation and the 1934 Paramount film.

Fredric March reprises his screen role as Death, appearing as the mysterious Prince Sirki during a visit to Duke Lambert’s Italian villa. As he seeks to understand why mortals fear death and cherish life, he encounters Grazia, played by Florence Eldridge, in this romantic fantasy set amid an aristocratic household and its moonlit gardens.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
01:00:21 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Deadline USA AFRS,” episode 825, originally broadcast April 20, 1953. This adaptation of Richard Brooks’s 1952 film Deadline – U.S.A. stars Dan Dailey and Debra Paget.

A big-city newspaper editor battles to keep his paper alive while its staff follows a major organized-crime lead. Set amid the ringing phones, deadlines, and pressure of a busy newsroom, the drama blends investigative reporting with the editor’s personal complications. This AFRS rebroadcast was also heard as Hollywood Radio Theatre program no. 70.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
54:31 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Mister Lucky,” episode 410, originally broadcast October 18, 1943. This CBS adaptation of the 1943 RKO Radio Pictures film stars Cary Grant and Laraine Day, reprising their screen roles.

Gambler Joe Adams is preparing to open his gambling ship when a wartime charity effort offers an unexpected opportunity—and brings him into the orbit of Dorothy Bryant, a prominent young woman involved with the relief organization. Romance, high-society charity work, and waterfront intrigue collide in this comedy adapted from Milton Holmes’s story “Bundles for Freedom.”

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
01:00:59 Closing

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Lux Radio Theatre presents “Murder My Sweet,” originally broadcast June 11, 1945, as episode 487. Guest producer and host Irving Pichel brings Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles mystery to CBS, sponsored by Lux Soap.

Dick Powell reprises his film role as private detective Philip Marlowe, joined by Claire Trevor and Mike Mazurki. Hired by recently released ex-convict Moose Malloy to find a missing singer, Marlowe is drawn into a dangerous case involving stolen jewels, deception, and murder. The drama adapts the 1944 RKO film based on Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely.

Lux Radio Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
01:00:40 Closing

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