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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 ...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974–1982) CBS Radio Workshop; The CEO Show with Robert Reiss; Challenge of the Yukon (aka Sergeant Preston of the Yukon) (1938–1955) The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street (1940–1952) Champion Spark Plug Hour; Chandu the Magician; Chaplain Jim; Charlie Chan; The Chase; The Chase and Sanborn Hour (1929 ...
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]
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.
Academy Award Theatre was a 1946 radio anthology series featuring adaptations of film scripts. [119] Kraft Music Hall was a radio musical variety show on NBC radio from 1933 to 1949. [ 120 ] The Bold Venture half-hour radio series ran for 78 episodes during 1951–1952, and was developed by Bogart's Santana Productions, as a starring vehicle ...
The Radio Reader's Digest "The Baron of Arizona" [43] March 8, 1948 Lux Radio Theatre: John Ballantyne "Spellbound" [21] [52] April 11, 1948 The Eternal Light "The Man Who Remembered Lincoln" [53] June 21, 1948 The Screen Guild Theater: Uncle Charlie "Shadow of a Doubt" [30] [54] May 9, 1949 Lux Radio Theatre: Anthony Keane "The Paradine Case ...