Lux Radio Theatre

Francois Villon, a poet and vagabond in fifteenth-century Paris, falls in love with Lady Catherine, a lady of the court of King Louis XI, after she comes to a tavern to meet him. Villon is drawn into a plot involving the grand marshal Tibault and a rebellious Burgundian agent, and he is imprisoned after a brawl. The king, uneasy about his own rule, makes an odd bargain with him. This episode of Lux Radio Theatre was broadcast on August 17, 1936, and stars John Boles and Evelyn Venable, adapted from the play The Vagabond King.

With Francois Villon, Lady Catherine, Tristan, King Louis XI, Tibault Dussault, Renee, Margot, Mrs. Havener.

Listen for: Villon's verses to Lady Catherine and the king's bargain with the poet

First aired on August 17, 1936.

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Diane Lovering, the devoted secretary of shipping magnate Richard Field, is sent on a rest voyage to South America after their affair is discovered by his wife. Aboard the ship she meets Mike Bradley, an Argentine ranch owner who pursues her with persistent good humor. Their shipboard romance deepens as she keeps his attentions at a distance and hides her true destination. The Lux Radio Theatre presents this adaptation of the film Chained, first broadcast on July 27, 1936, starring Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone.

With Diane Lovering, Richard Field, Mike Bradley, Mrs. Field, Mr. Fartos.

Listen for: Mike's teasing banter with Diane aboard ship, and the scene at the hotel where Mike's knowledge of her movements is revealed

First aired on July 27, 1936.

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Nifty Miller, the barker for Colonel Gaudy's traveling carnival, learns that his son Chris has come to join the show for the summer. Nifty wants the boy to finish school and become a lawyer, and he has tension with Carrie, a dancer he has been seeing, who resents the boy's arrival. Lou, the snake charmer, is also bitter toward Nifty after their own break-up, and the carnival crowds and rivalries shape daily life on the midway. Claudette Colbert plays Lou, Walter Houston plays Nifty, and Norman Foster plays Chris in this 1936 Lux Radio Theatre production, broadcast on July 20, 1936, starring the leads named in the program. The account stops partway through the story, as the performance does.

With Nifty Miller, Chris Miller, Lou, Carrie, Colonel Gaudy, Hap, Princess Calima.

Listen for: Nifty's attempts to keep Chris on the path to law school, and Lou's scheme to turn Chris against his father.

First aired on July 20, 1936.

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Scott Henderson, an engineer in New York, spends a sultry August evening with a stranger he meets at a bar after his friend Jack Marlow leaves for Brazil. The woman wears an unusual hat and accompanies him to a theater. When he returns home, he finds his wife Marcella murdered, and the police arrest him. He insists he was with a woman all evening, but no bartender, cab driver or theater employee remembers her. His secretary Carol Richmond, who believes in his innocence, begins searching for the woman. Radio drama starring Brian Aherne, Ella Raines and Alan Curtis, from the Lux Radio Theatre, broadcast March 27, 1944.

With Scott Henderson, Jack Marlow, Carol Richmond, Marcella, Inspector Burgess, Miss Montero, Mike Falano, Mack.

Listen for: The witnesses' blank memories of the mysterious woman in the funny hat, and Carol's first steps in the search for her.

First aired on March 27, 1944.

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Lux Radio Theatre presents The Phantom of the Opera, a 1943 adaptation starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Basil Rathbone. In 1880 Paris, the Opera house is haunted by strange events. Soprano Christine Dubois begins a secret relationship with the Inspector Dubeau, while the violinist Eric Clodin, dismissed from the orchestra, struggles to have his concerto published. After a dispute at the publisher's office, Clodin is left in a state of growing desperation. The episode's opening act sets up the mood of the Opera, with its gaiety and hidden shadows, and the first troubles that begin to unsettle the company.

With Christine Dubois, Eric Clodin, Anatole Garron, Inspector Dubeau, Bianca Roli, Madame Giry, Raoul, Maria.

Listen for: The gradual unease of the Opera company as Clodin's grievances grow and the shadows in the building begin to stir.

First aired on September 13, 1943.

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Peggy McLaren, a young woman with no home or job, is brought before the night court in Manhattan and charged with vagrancy. Novelist Mac McMillan, struck by her character, takes her into his mother's household to study her for his book. Peggy settles into the comfortable house, while Mac's younger brother Steve, a restless and troubled man, begins to form a bond with her. The episode is part of the Lux Radio Theatre series, originally broadcast on July 13, 1936, and stars Marion Davies as Peggy and Joel McCrea as Steve. The story follows the household's tensions and the growing relationship between Peggy and the McMillan family.

With Peggy McLaren, Mac McMillan, Steve McMillan, Judge Henry, Mrs. McMillan, Timson, Rosa Petretti.

Listen for: The night court scene in which Peggy is sentenced, and Mac's conversation with his mother about taking Peggy home

First aired on July 13, 1936.

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Missouri farmers Spring Davis and his son Benji hunt foxes with their hounds, and the prized hound Bugle Anne has a voice unlike any other. Their neighbor Jake Terry, who dislikes the hunting, plans to fence his land for sheep, and a dispute grows between the families. Benji is in love with Camden Terry, which further strains relations. This is the Lux Radio Theatre production of The Voice of Bugle Anne, broadcast on July 6, 1936, starring Lionel Barrymore with Porter Hall and Ann Shirley.

With Spring Davis, Benji Davis, Jake Terry, Camden Terry, Calhoun Royster, Mr. Tanner.

Listen for: The distinctive baying voice of the hound Bugle Anne as the hunt begins, and the tense confrontation over Terry's new fence.

First aired on July 6, 1936.

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Irene O'Dare, a red-haired shop girl at a New York department store, is reprimanded by her manager, Mr. Sweeney, for reading a fashion magazine on the job. Later, Irene is sent to the home of wealthy customer Mrs. Marshall, where she meets Donald Marshall, who has been scolding her for her forward manner. Donald, who is charmed by her, proposes that she pose as a famous Irish singer and model gowns for a dressmaker, Madame Lucy, to help her escape her hard life. The episode is part of the Lux Radio Theatre series, broadcast on June 29, 1936, and stars Jeanette McDonald as Irene and Regis Toomey as Donald.

With Irene O'Dare, Mr. Sweeney, Jane, Miss Hector, Mrs. Marshall, Donald Marshall, Eleanor, Larry Bradley.

Listen for: Irene's transformation from shop girl to pretend singer, and Donald's growing interest in her.

First aired on June 29, 1936.

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In the summer of 1915, Kitty Vane waits in an English country village for two childhood friends, Alan Trent and Gerald Shannon, who are home on leave from the First World War. Kitty loves Alan, but she is unsure of his feelings, while Gerald, who has long been fond of her, hopes to win her. Their brief reunion brings joy and urgency, as the young lovers try to make the most of the few days they have together. This is a Lux Radio Theatre presentation from Hollywood, first broadcast on June 22, 1936, starring Merle Oberon and Herbert Marshall.

With Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, Gerald Shannon, Granny, Aunt Sheila, Father Charles.

Listen for: Kitty's uncertainty about Alan's love, and the sudden hope and urgency when the friends return home on leave.

First aired on June 22, 1936.

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Skid Brown and Bonnie Smith are a burlesque team in a small Midwestern town, and their stage life is strained by Skid's restlessness and his flirtation with a rival performer, Marco. Skid is offered a chance on Broadway, and Bonnie's loyalty and ambitions are tested as the two drift apart. This is the Lux Radio Theatre's 1936 broadcast of Burlesque, a dramatization starring Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler, and it aired on June 15, 1936. The episode follows the pair through a backstage quarrel, a surprise telegram and Skid's departure for New York.

With Skid Brown, Bonnie Smith, Lefty, Marco, Maisie, Barney, Max Levy, Harvey Howell.

Listen for: Skid's telegram from Manhattan and Bonnie's quarrel with him over his future.

First aired on June 15, 1936.

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