June Bride had been a 1948 film starring Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery. When it was produced by the Radio Theatre on August 29, 1949, Miss Davis reprised her film role as Linda Gilman, but the Montgomery role of Carey Jackson was filled by Jimmy Stewart. Co-starring with these two were Betty Lynn as “Boo”…
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Lux Radio Theatre – When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home was broadcast on February 26, 1951, during the 16th season of Lux Radio Theatre. The show was well advertised, including these two previews from the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ, and the Mason City Globe-Gazette, Mason City, IA, respectively. Not all newspapers got the title correct, including the New York…
Lux Radio Theatre – The Stratton Story
The film, The Stratton Story starring Stewart and June Allyson, had gone into general circulation in June of 1949. On February 13, 1950, the only radio adaptation of the film was presented on the CBS radio series, Lux Radio Theatre. The script was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett. William Keighley was the show’s…
