Lux Radio Theater - Single Episodes
Lux Radio Theatre was indisputably the biggest, most important, and most expensive drama anthology program on radio. It ran from October 14, 1934, until June 7, 1955, and then continued on television as Lux Video Theatre until 1957. In all, some 926 episodes were broadcast, providing a record of the most important entertainment events in American theatre and, later, film.
The show featured adaptations of successful Broadway plays and was first broadcast on the NBC Blue Network on Sundays at 2:30 PM. It moved to CBS on July 29, 1935, where it would stay until June 29, 1954. The audience for this production was estimated as high as 40 million, and it featured many important films of the period adapted to fit the 60-minute time slot.
Lux Radio Theatre was always broadcast live, with a studio audience and a full orchestra accompanying the performance. Regular players included Jim and Marian Jordan, and hosts included Cecil B. DeMille, William Keighley, and Irving Cummings. The plays were assembled and rehearsed for a week, in sharp contrast to many other shows.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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Disney on Radio!
CarlosWest
The Alice in Wonderland episode broadcast on December 24, 1951 is a special Christmas presentation. Heard are the cast members from the Walt Disney film production. As a Disney bonus, one of the commercials features Snow White herself. And at the end of the show the cast members re-unite with a few words. Can this audio version rival the animated one? You bet it can!
Dumb Idea
Federal Archivist
This was a dumb idea - posting a 32 GB file. This should have been broken up into smaller file sizes. Ridiculous
Excellent fun!
magnoliasouth
Granted, these are condensed versions of famous films, but who cares? They're great for commutes. @Federal Archivist: You actually can download them one at a time, if you prefer. It sounds a bit tedious but you can download a few each time, listen to those and come back and download a few more, and so on. You'll eventually get through them all. I'd hate for you to miss out on some great shows.
Lux Radio Theatre
ionatalia
Thank! Lux Radio Theater - perfect for learning English!
Lux Radio Theater
lonie
Just Love This Radio Program ! Thank You ! After Downloading I Found Out I Must Have Gotten Every Episode ! A Year Has Gone By And I Don't Think I Have Heard Everyone Yet ! A Must Have Download For Any Real Fan Of Old Time Radio ! And Even The Years It Must Have Taken To Compile This Many Episodes ! I Just Can't Thank You Enough !
Wow
Vivia
Thank you so much for these!