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Lux Radio Theatre was an American radio show that ran on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35), the CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Every week they broadcast an hour-long adaptation of a popular film or Broadway play, often starring members of the original cast. [1]
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943–1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55).
The creation of Ford Theater provided "a prestige hour dramatic show" for NBC after it tried to obtain Lux Radio Theatre from CBS or Theatre Guild on the Air from ABC. [3] Plans for the program called for broadcasts of "adaptations of great plays, classic motion pictures, best-selling novels, prize-winning short stories, and an occasional ...
Lux Radio Theatre: Mr. Lucky [42] 1944 Suspense: The Black Curtain: 1945 Lux Radio Theatre: Bedtime Story: 1946 Suspense: The Black Path of Fear: 1948 The Last Chance: 1949 Lux Radio Theatre: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer: Every Girl Should Be Married: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House: 1950 Every Girl Should Be Married: A Woman of ...
This summer series had a significantly smaller budget than its parent show, with each episode budgeted at $4250 [1] (by contrast, when Lux Radio Theatre aired its first show from Hollywood in 1936 that show's budget was a reported $17,000). [2] Because of the budget constraints, only a single major star headed-up each episode of the summer series.
A one-hour radio adaptation of the film was broadcast January 9, 1950 on Lux Radio Theatre. Stanwyck and Lancaster recreated their screen roles. [9] The original May 18, 1943 broadcast of the radio program Suspense featured Agnes Moorehead in the role. It was repeated no fewer than seven times. [5]
Since 1999, R-ACT’s annual holiday radio show has been a cherished tradition in the Beaver County arts community. This one-weekend-only event transports audiences back to the Golden Age of radio ...
The Lux Video Theatre was a spin-off from the successful Lux Radio Theater series broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–1935) and CBS (1935–1955). Lux Video Theatre began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. [ 1 ]