Episodes of Lux Radio Theater
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of Lux Radio Theater
Lux Radio Theater ran on the NBC Blue Network from 1934 to 1935, CBS from
1935-1954, and NBC from 1954-1955. It transferred to television in the early
1950s where it ran through most of the decade.
It's said that 40 million listeners tuned into the Lux Radio Theater to hear
Cecil B. DeMille (and later, William Keighley) introduce another radio
adaptation of a famous Hollywood film, almost always with the film's original
actors in the starring roles.
The allure of Hollywood, the highly-paid big-name stars and films were what got
the audience to tune in; behind the scenes however it was pure radio with a top
collection of faceless radio players handling the lion's share of the work.
During its first two season, Lux Radio Theater adapted Broadway plays, and later
turned to adapting popular Hollywood films for the radio. It became the most
popular dramatic anthology series on radio. Many leading stage and screen stars,
including Agnes Moorehead, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Joan
Crawford, and Orsen Welles, appeared in Lux Radio Theater productions—often in
roles they originated on stage or screen.
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