MOVIES ARE BETTER THAN EVER ON RADIO

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, September 17, 2005 

SCREEN DIRECTORS’ PLAYHOUSE (6-9-50) “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” starring Cary Grant and Betsy Blair in a radio version of the 1948 film comedy. “A tale of architects and apoplexy as a couple from the city attempt to build a house in the country.” Jimmy Wallington announces. RCA Victor, (30 min)

SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (4-10-44) “A Farewell to Arms” starring Gary Cooper, Joan Fontaine and Pedro DeCordoba in a radio ver­sion of the 1932 movie. Ernest Hemingway’s story of an ill-fated World War I romance between an American soldier and a British nurse. Truman Bradley announces. Lady Esther products, CBS. (29 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (2-20-39) “Stage Door” starring Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Rosalind Russell and Eve Arden in the radio version of the 1937 film about the tri­umphs and disappointments of aspiring young actresses who reside in a theatrical boarding house. Cast includes Florence Lake, Lurene Tuttle, Gloria Gordon. Host is Cecil B. DeMille. Announcer is Melville Ruick. Lux Soap, CBS. (18 min & 13 min & 30 min)

ACADEMY AWARD (12-18-46) “Lost Angel” starring Margaret O’Brien in a radio version of her 1943 film. A precocious child learns life’s simple pleasures from a newspaper reporter. Jeff Chandler co-stars in this last show of the series. House of Squibb, CBS. (28 min)