Post by Richard Kimble on Oct 22, 2017 18:33:35 GMT
(From the now semi-retired big OTR thread)
The golden age of radio coincided with the golden age of Hollywood. Many of Hollywood's biggest stars appeared on dramatic anthology shows like Lux Radio Theater (1934-55), usually in adaptations of well known films. Fans may want to check out performances of their favorite stars, often with unexpected co-stars or in unfamiliar material.
This site
Audio-classics.com
Lists all the LRT episodes and their stars. Here are a few of the more intriguing titles:
02/03/36 #66 Green Grow The Lilacs w/John Boles, June Walker -- this is the play Oklahoma was based on
06/01/36 # 83 The Legionnaire And The Lady w/Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable -- a retitled version of Morocco
08/10/36 # 93 The Jazz Singer w/Al Jolson, Karen Morley
06/28/37 #139 The Front Page w/Walter Winchell, Josephine Hutchinson
12/06/37 #153 These Three w/Barbara Stanwyck, Errol Flynn
04/04/38 #170 Dark Victory w/Barbara Stanwyck, Melvyn Douglas -- a year before the film version
06/06/38 #179 A Doll's House w/Joan Crawford, Basil Rathbone
12/26/38 #199 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs w/Thelma Hubbard, James Eagles
01/09/39 #201 Mayerling w/William Powell, Janet Gaynor
11/20/39 #238 Goodbye, Mr. Chips w/Laurence Olivier, Edna Best
12/25/39 #243 Pinocchio w/John Garfield (!!!), Cliff Edwards
12/09/40 #285 My Favorite Wife w/Laurence Olivier, Rosalind Russell
01/20/41 #291 The Cowboy And The Lady w/Gene Autry, Merle Oberon -- now THAT is a romantic couple
02/03/41 #293 Rebecca w/Ronald Colman, Ida Lupino -- IIRC Colman was the original choice for the role of Maxim de Winter
03/10/41 #298 The Awful Truth w/Bob Hope, Constance Bennett
09/14/42 #361 This Above All w/Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck -- I don't believe they ever worked together on screen
12/28/42 #376 A Star Is Born w/Judy Garland, Walter Pidgeon -- 12 years before Judy's film version
02/08/43 #382 The Maltese Falcon w/Edward G. Robinson, Gail Patrick
04/05/43 #390 The Road To Morocco w/Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
01/24/44 #423 Casablanca w/Hedy Lamar, John Loder, Alan Ladd
09/11/44 #448 Break Of Hearts w/Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth
04/23/45 #480 The Petrified Forest w/Ronald Colman, Susan Hayward
10/27/47 #587 Stairway To Heaven w/Ray Milland, Ann Blyth -- is this an adaptation of A Matter Of Life And Death?
03/27/50 #695 The Man Who Came To Dinner w/Clifton Webb, Lucille Ball
11/06/50 #719 Rebecca w/Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh
12/25/50 #726 The Wizard Of Oz w/Judy Garland, Hans Conried
12/03/51 #767 Strangers On A Train w/Frank Lovejoy, Ray Milland
12/17/51 #769 The Men w/William Holden, Theresa Wright
11/03/52 #801 Viva Zapata w/Charlton Heston (!?), Jean Peters -- a warm up for Touch Of Evil I guess
07/20/53 #838 The Birds w/Herbert Marshall, Betty Lou Gerson -- yes, Daphne Du Maurier's short story, later filmed by Hitchcock
Many LRT episodes are available for free download here:
Archive.org
They can be DLed as mp3 files and listened to like a podcast or audio book.
The golden age of radio coincided with the golden age of Hollywood. Many of Hollywood's biggest stars appeared on dramatic anthology shows like Lux Radio Theater (1934-55), usually in adaptations of well known films. Fans may want to check out performances of their favorite stars, often with unexpected co-stars or in unfamiliar material.
This site
Audio-classics.com
Lists all the LRT episodes and their stars. Here are a few of the more intriguing titles:
02/03/36 #66 Green Grow The Lilacs w/John Boles, June Walker -- this is the play Oklahoma was based on
06/01/36 # 83 The Legionnaire And The Lady w/Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable -- a retitled version of Morocco
08/10/36 # 93 The Jazz Singer w/Al Jolson, Karen Morley
06/28/37 #139 The Front Page w/Walter Winchell, Josephine Hutchinson
12/06/37 #153 These Three w/Barbara Stanwyck, Errol Flynn
04/04/38 #170 Dark Victory w/Barbara Stanwyck, Melvyn Douglas -- a year before the film version
06/06/38 #179 A Doll's House w/Joan Crawford, Basil Rathbone
12/26/38 #199 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs w/Thelma Hubbard, James Eagles
01/09/39 #201 Mayerling w/William Powell, Janet Gaynor
11/20/39 #238 Goodbye, Mr. Chips w/Laurence Olivier, Edna Best
12/25/39 #243 Pinocchio w/John Garfield (!!!), Cliff Edwards
12/09/40 #285 My Favorite Wife w/Laurence Olivier, Rosalind Russell
01/20/41 #291 The Cowboy And The Lady w/Gene Autry, Merle Oberon -- now THAT is a romantic couple
02/03/41 #293 Rebecca w/Ronald Colman, Ida Lupino -- IIRC Colman was the original choice for the role of Maxim de Winter
03/10/41 #298 The Awful Truth w/Bob Hope, Constance Bennett
09/14/42 #361 This Above All w/Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck -- I don't believe they ever worked together on screen
12/28/42 #376 A Star Is Born w/Judy Garland, Walter Pidgeon -- 12 years before Judy's film version
02/08/43 #382 The Maltese Falcon w/Edward G. Robinson, Gail Patrick
04/05/43 #390 The Road To Morocco w/Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
01/24/44 #423 Casablanca w/Hedy Lamar, John Loder, Alan Ladd
09/11/44 #448 Break Of Hearts w/Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth
04/23/45 #480 The Petrified Forest w/Ronald Colman, Susan Hayward
10/27/47 #587 Stairway To Heaven w/Ray Milland, Ann Blyth -- is this an adaptation of A Matter Of Life And Death?
03/27/50 #695 The Man Who Came To Dinner w/Clifton Webb, Lucille Ball
11/06/50 #719 Rebecca w/Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh
12/25/50 #726 The Wizard Of Oz w/Judy Garland, Hans Conried
12/03/51 #767 Strangers On A Train w/Frank Lovejoy, Ray Milland
12/17/51 #769 The Men w/William Holden, Theresa Wright
11/03/52 #801 Viva Zapata w/Charlton Heston (!?), Jean Peters -- a warm up for Touch Of Evil I guess
07/20/53 #838 The Birds w/Herbert Marshall, Betty Lou Gerson -- yes, Daphne Du Maurier's short story, later filmed by Hitchcock
Many LRT episodes are available for free download here:
Archive.org
They can be DLed as mp3 files and listened to like a podcast or audio book.