Lux Radio Theatre

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Old-time radio drama anthology from 1935–1955: Lux Radio Theatre. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Lux Radio Theatre: 740 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every day, and live around the clock. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 189 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

  1. 4h ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: One Sunday Afternoon (1936)

    On a stifling Sunday afternoon in a small town, dentist Biff Grimes and his old friend Snappy Downer reminisce about their youth and a girl named Virginia they both once courted. Biff learns that Hugo Barnes, the man who took Virginia from him, is in town and is due to come to his office for a tooth extraction. Old resentments resurface as Biff recalls the rivalry of their school days. This Lux Radio Theatre production, from the series of the same name, stars Jack Oakie and Helen Twelvetrees, with Cecil B. DeMille introducing the play. The broadcast was originally aired on August 24, 1936. With Biff Grimes, Snappy Downer, Hugo Barnes, Virginia, Amy, Beth, Andy Mullen. Listen for: Biff's growing resentment toward Hugo Barnes as he recalls the rivalry over Virginia, and the moment Hugo arrives at the office. First aired on August 24, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  2. 1d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Vagabond King (1936)

    Francois Villon, a poet and vagabond in fifteenth-century Paris, falls in love with Lady Catherine, a lady of the court of King Louis XI, after she comes to a tavern to meet him. Villon is drawn into a plot involving the grand marshal Tibault and a rebellious Burgundian agent, and he is imprisoned after a brawl. The king, uneasy about his own rule, makes an odd bargain with him. This episode of Lux Radio Theatre was broadcast on August 17, 1936, and stars John Boles and Evelyn Venable, adapted from the play The Vagabond King. With Francois Villon, Lady Catherine, Tristan, King Louis XI, Tibault Dussault, Renee, Margot, Mrs. Havener. Listen for: Villon's verses to Lady Catherine and the king's bargain with the poet First aired on August 17, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  3. 2d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: Chained (1936)

    Diane Lovering, the devoted secretary of shipping magnate Richard Field, is sent on a rest voyage to South America after their affair is discovered by his wife. Aboard the ship she meets Mike Bradley, an Argentine ranch owner who pursues her with persistent good humor. Their shipboard romance deepens as she keeps his attentions at a distance and hides her true destination. The Lux Radio Theatre presents this adaptation of the film Chained, first broadcast on July 27, 1936, starring Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone. With Diane Lovering, Richard Field, Mike Bradley, Mrs. Field, Mr. Fartos. Listen for: Mike's teasing banter with Diane aboard ship, and the scene at the hotel where Mike's knowledge of her movements is revealed First aired on July 27, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  4. 3d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Barker (1936)

    Nifty Miller, the barker for Colonel Gaudy's traveling carnival, learns that his son Chris has come to join the show for the summer. Nifty wants the boy to finish school and become a lawyer, and he has tension with Carrie, a dancer he has been seeing, who resents the boy's arrival. Lou, the snake charmer, is also bitter toward Nifty after their own break-up, and the carnival crowds and rivalries shape daily life on the midway. Claudette Colbert plays Lou, Walter Houston plays Nifty, and Norman Foster plays Chris in this 1936 Lux Radio Theatre production, broadcast on July 20, 1936, starring the leads named in the program. The account stops partway through the story, as the performance does. With Nifty Miller, Chris Miller, Lou, Carrie, Colonel Gaudy, Hap, Princess Calima. Listen for: Nifty's attempts to keep Chris on the path to law school, and Lou's scheme to turn Chris against his father. First aired on July 20, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  5. 4d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Phantom Lady (1944)

    Scott Henderson, an engineer in New York, spends a sultry August evening with a stranger he meets at a bar after his friend Jack Marlow leaves for Brazil. The woman wears an unusual hat and accompanies him to a theater. When he returns home, he finds his wife Marcella murdered, and the police arrest him. He insists he was with a woman all evening, but no bartender, cab driver or theater employee remembers her. His secretary Carol Richmond, who believes in his innocence, begins searching for the woman. Radio drama starring Brian Aherne, Ella Raines and Alan Curtis, from the Lux Radio Theatre, broadcast March 27, 1944. With Scott Henderson, Jack Marlow, Carol Richmond, Marcella, Inspector Burgess, Miss Montero, Mike Falano, Mack. Listen for: The witnesses' blank memories of the mysterious woman in the funny hat, and Carol's first steps in the search for her. First aired on March 27, 1944. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  6. 5d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera (1943)

    Lux Radio Theatre presents The Phantom of the Opera, a 1943 adaptation starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Basil Rathbone. In 1880 Paris, the Opera house is haunted by strange events. Soprano Christine Dubois begins a secret relationship with the Inspector Dubeau, while the violinist Eric Clodin, dismissed from the orchestra, struggles to have his concerto published. After a dispute at the publisher's office, Clodin is left in a state of growing desperation. The episode's opening act sets up the mood of the Opera, with its gaiety and hidden shadows, and the first troubles that begin to unsettle the company. With Christine Dubois, Eric Clodin, Anatole Garron, Inspector Dubeau, Bianca Roli, Madame Giry, Raoul, Maria. Listen for: The gradual unease of the Opera company as Clodin's grievances grow and the shadows in the building begin to stir. First aired on September 13, 1943. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  7. 6d ago

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Brat (1936)

    Peggy McLaren, a young woman with no home or job, is brought before the night court in Manhattan and charged with vagrancy. Novelist Mac McMillan, struck by her character, takes her into his mother's household to study her for his book. Peggy settles into the comfortable house, while Mac's younger brother Steve, a restless and troubled man, begins to form a bond with her. The episode is part of the Lux Radio Theatre series, originally broadcast on July 13, 1936, and stars Marion Davies as Peggy and Joel McCrea as Steve. The story follows the household's tensions and the growing relationship between Peggy and the McMillan family. With Peggy McLaren, Mac McMillan, Steve McMillan, Judge Henry, Mrs. McMillan, Timson, Rosa Petretti. Listen for: The night court scene in which Peggy is sentenced, and Mac's conversation with his mother about taking Peggy home First aired on July 13, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  8. Oct 28

    Lux Radio Theatre: The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)

    Missouri farmers Spring Davis and his son Benji hunt foxes with their hounds, and the prized hound Bugle Anne has a voice unlike any other. Their neighbor Jake Terry, who dislikes the hunting, plans to fence his land for sheep, and a dispute grows between the families. Benji is in love with Camden Terry, which further strains relations. This is the Lux Radio Theatre production of The Voice of Bugle Anne, broadcast on July 6, 1936, starring Lionel Barrymore with Porter Hall and Ann Shirley. With Spring Davis, Benji Davis, Jake Terry, Camden Terry, Calhoun Royster, Mr. Tanner. Listen for: The distinctive baying voice of the hound Bugle Anne as the hunt begins, and the tense confrontation over Terry's new fence. First aired on July 6, 1936. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: Lux Radio Theatre on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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Old-time radio drama anthology from 1935–1955: Lux Radio Theatre. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Lux Radio Theatre: 740 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every day, and live around the clock. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 189 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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  • Creator
    Stupid Potato
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Lux Radio Theatre