It’s a Wonderful Life was first broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre on March 10, 1947. It starred Jimmy Stewart ad George Bailey, Donna Reed as Mary Hatch and Victor Moore as Clarence. Through the years, it has been issued in many different formats. This single cassette was issued in 1984 by the AVC Corporation/The Mind’s…
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Victory Theatre – The Philadelphia Story
In 1942, The Office of War Information’s Office of Facts and Figures went to the broadcast networks to pitch the idea of their supplying blocks of airtime for getting war messages out the their listeners. The CBS answer to this plea was Victory Theatre. It aired just eight episodes, each one an extra performance of…
Broadway Playhouse
We did not have a listing for the Broadway Playhouse in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but it is not really a completely new radio program. This Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) program simply re-broadcast Lux Radio Theater programs with all the commercials and references to Lux removed. This short article from the October 1,…
Madame X – Lux Radio Theatre
Lux Radio Theatre had already been a top CBS radio program for two years when Jimmy Stewart made the first of his thirteen appearances on June 14, 1937. What follows is an update of that first appearance in the play, Madame X. Jimmy’s co-stars were Ann Harding and Conrad Tearle. During this time period, Cecil…
Lux Radio Theater – It’s a Wonderful Life
When It’s a Wonderful Life was first released in 1947, it was not considered a Christmas film. In fact, it went into general circulation two weeks after Christmas on January 7th. Likewise, its radio broadcasts were not limited to the Christmas season. The first radio broadcast of the story came on Lux Radio Theater, just…
Lux Radio Theater – Destry Rides Again
Jimmy Stewart had starred as Tom Destry in the 1939 film, along with Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy. Miss Dietrich’s role was taken by Joan Blondell in the Lux production. Others appearing in the radio play include Frances Robinson as Janice Tindall, Leo Cleary as “Wash” Dinsdale, Ken Christy as Mayor Slade, Noreen Gammill as Lily…
Christmas Greetings from Jimmy Stewart and McDonald’s
If you’re looking for very distinctive Stewart radio related items, this one is definitely for you. It is a CD (XDIW-CD) given away for the grand opening of a new McDonald’s in Moraine, Ohio, in 2001. Here are scans of (1) the front of the insert sheet, (2) the back of the insert sheet, and…
