Lux Radio Theater – Goodbye Mr Chips. 391100 (RV40, retro594)
In this visit to the Retro Radio vault, the old retrobots give old contact information and our old web site address. Features: Lawrence Olivier, and Edna Best Mr Chips is…
Lux Radio Theater – Cardinal Richelieu. 390123.
Features George Arliss, and Caesar Romero. France in the early years of the 17th century, and the reign of Louie 13th is the setting for the drama. Facing civil war, the king refuses a petition to listen to Cardinal Richelieu, a political figure that the king sees as his rival. Can war be prevented? Will the Cardinal's plan diffuse political tensions?
Lux Radio Theater – Mayerling (Janet Gynor, William Powell). 390109
The reign of Franz Joseph, in the year 1801. Loyal subjects pass before the king's court in Vienna. For the good of the crown, and the happiness of the king,…
Lux Radio Theater – Perfect Specimen (joan Blondell, Erol Flynn). 390102
The old matron, Fiona, rules her mansion with an iron hand. There's no time for dancing, and the house runs on schedule, with chores handled by the household servants. There's no pleasing her, but Gerald's life is about to change when Mona Carter enters the scene.
Lux Radio Theater – Kathleen. 431227.
As she tries to bloom into adulthood, shirley deals with feelings of being treated like a child. Especially when she butts heads with Mrs Farrow, played by Verna Felton. Shirley is much the typical teen, even by some of today's standards, sneaking out of the house, demanding privacy, sassing those in authority positions, testing the limits of her liberties, and desiring to push those limits farther. Doesn't anybody understand her?
Lux Radio Theater – This Gun For Hire. (Joan Blondelle, Alan Ladd). 430125
Tough guy, Raven, played by Alan Ladd, pays off a blackmail debt once and for all with a few blasts from his pistol. He was just doing a job for an unknown, rich client, but has he just been set up as a payroll thief? Ellen, played by Joan Blondelle, has taken a job with a senator who is cracking down on risks to national security. Her undercover work means she can't even let her cop boyfriend know what she'll be up to.
Lux Radio Theater – Dixie (Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour). 431220
Dan Emmet is a local crooner, and town fire marshal. He loses his job when his girlfriend's house burns down, and it's his fault. He sets out to make it big, and return with enough cash to convince his future father in law to let him marry his daughter. On the riverboat, he falls in with a con man who takes him for all the money he had to his name. The two pair up to entertain in blackface in a theater. They become a big enough hit to play for a run, but is there a new girl in Dan's future?
Lux Radio Theater – Five Graves To Cairo (Francho Tone, Ann Baxter). 431213
Across the burning sands, a figure in a tattered uniform emerges. A British officer demands to be put in contact with his superiors, and report the German tanks are on the run. The immediate danger is in hiding from Germans who are outside the door. Posing as a waiter who was recently killed, the officer, actually an American Corporal, assumes the identity to hide out. Complaints from the Italian general about Field Marshal Rommel is heard, but will it be something that can be used to benefit our man when the time is right? Concern is shown that coded messages could be getting sent through laundry hanging on the lines.
Lux Radio Theater – My Gal Sal. (Mary Martin, Dick Powell). 430118
A cheerful musical about life on the banks of the Wabash River. Mary Martin and Dick Powell recreate their roles as Sally and Paul. Wearing a suit of tar and…
Lux Radio Theater – Mrs Miniver. 431206
A story set at the out set of World War 2 as Britain is being drawn into the war. Greer Garson is Mrs Miniver, wife of an architect, and firmly placed in high society. Her lifestyle of her kids, shopping, matters at church, and tending to the gardening is about to be disrupted. The social events, and extravagances of high society are about to meet the demands of wartime blackouts and rationing.