Released as part of a 10-CD set, this one features the July 20, 1942, premiere of Victory Theatre, the summer replacement for the Lux Radio Theatre. Presented was The Philadelphia Story, starring Grant, Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and Ruth Hussey. Click below to go to the original post to listen to the show and read more…
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The Philadelphia Story – Soundtrack
No soundtrack album has been officially released for this 1940 film, but selections can be heard on releases. The first release was on the 1974 album, Sunset Boulevard – The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman. There also was a 4-page booklet inserted into each album jacket. This booklet included a photo from The Philadelphia…
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…
