Category: Lux Radio Theatre

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Lux Radio Theater: The Maltese Falcon (EP4100s)

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Edward G. Robinson

Today’s Mystery:

Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) tries to solve the murder of his partner and gets drawn into the intrigue over a mysterious black-enameled bird.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1943

Originated in Hollywood.

Starred: Edward G. Robinson as Sam Spade, Gail Patrick as Bridget O’Shaughnessy, Laird Cregar as Casper Gutman, Charlie Lung as Joel Cairo, Bea Benderret as Effie, Eddie Mars as Wilmer, Fred MacKaye, Norman Field, Warren Ashe

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Lux Radio Theater: Laura (EP4004s)

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As he investigates the murder of a young advertising executive (Gene Tierney), a police detective (Dana Andrews) begins to fall in love with the murdered woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 5, 1945

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EP3848s: Lux Radio Theatre: Deadline at Dawn

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A street-smart dancer with regrets tries to clear the name of a naive sailor from her hometown.

Original Air Date: May 20, 1946

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EP3602s: Lux Radio Theater: Blueprint for Murder

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A man’s young niece dies and he begins to suspect that the beautiful stepmother poisoned her and he’s afraid his young nephew might be next.

Original Air Date: March 29, 1954

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EP3200s: Lux Radio Theater: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

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A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

Original Air Date: June 19, 1939

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EP3068s: Lux Radio Theater: Double Indemnity

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An insurance agent plots to murder an insured man and split the money with the widow.

Original Air Date: October 30, 1950

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EP3002s: Lux Radio Theater: The Third Man

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Holly Martin, a pulp writer is called to post-War Vienna by an old friend. He finds his friend dead in an apparent accident. However, Martin finds many inconsistencies and sets out to find the truth.

Original Air Date: April 9, 1951

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AWR0054: Lux Radio Theater: The Wizard of Oz

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After a tornado, Dorothy lands in the strange land of Oz to begin an unforgettable journey.

Original Air Date: December 25, 1950

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AWR0053: Lux Radio Theater: Maltese Falcon

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Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) has to solve the murder of his partner, Miles Archer but finds himself embroiled in a tussle between desperate people over the mysterious maltese falcon.

Original Air Date: February 8, 1943

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AWR0052: Lux Radio Theater: It Happened One Night

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An heiress (Claudette Colbert) is running away from home on a cross-country bus. A reporter (Clark Gable) tries to help her in exchange for a story.

Original Air Date: March 19, 1939

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AWR0051: Lux Radio Theater: Shane

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A gunslinger tries to live a peaceful life on a homestead in a Wyoming but a greedy cattle baron and his men harass the family he’s been hired to work for.

Original Air Date: February 22, 1955

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AWR0050: Lux Radio Theater: All About Eve

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An aging Broadway Star (Bette Davis) fears she’ll be a supplanted by a young actress (Anne Baxter) who first comes to her as a fan but then begins to undermine her personal and business relationships.

Rehearsal Recording: October 1, 1951
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AWR0049: Lux Radio Theater: Casablanca

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A cafe owner (Alan Ladd) meets the woman (Hedy Lamar) who left him on the day the Nazis entered Paris in wartime Casablanca.

Original Air Date: January 24, 1944

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AWR0048: Lux Radio Theater: The Jazz Singer

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A comedian/singer (Al Jolson) returns to New York for the first time since leaving home and runs into conflict with his father, the cantor at the synagogue who doesn’t approve of his career.

Original Air Date: June 2, 1947

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AWR0047: Victory Theater: The Philadelphia Story

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A socialite (Katherine Hepburn) plans her second marriage but has to deal with interference from her first husband (Cary Grant) and the appearance of a clever reporter. (Jimmy Stewart)

Original Air Date: July 20, 1942

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