The NBC Theater was also known as Screen Directors’ Assignment and Screen Directors’ Playhouse. It was different from other dramatic series in that the director of the film, from which the story was adapted, was also a guest on the program. In this case, Frank Capra introduced the show and was part of the interview,…
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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 – You Gotta Stay Happy
Joan Fontaine, as Dee Dee Dillwood, and Jimmy Stewart, as Marvin Payne, had starred in the 1948 film, You Gotta Stay Happy. The story was adapted for radio by Sanford H. Barnett and presented on the Lux Radio Theatre on January 17, 1949, with the same two stars. The show was produced and hosted by…
