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Boxcars711 Old Time Radio - The Lux Radio Theater  "Sunset Boulevard" (9-17-51) - Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod

The Lux Radio Theater "Sunset Boulevard" (9-17-51) - Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod

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05/12/08 • 53 min

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Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1954); NBC (1954-1955)) adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The program always began with an announcer proclaiming, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936, until January 22, 1945. On one occasion, however, he was replaced by Leslie Howard.THIS EPISODE:September 17, 1951. CBS network. "Sunset Boulevard". Sponsored by: Lux. The famous story about the faded Hollywood star and the young screen writer. Nancy Gates, John Wengraf, Gloria Swanson, William Holden, William Conrad, William Keighley (host), John Milton Kennedy (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), William Johnstone, George Neise, Herb Butterfield, Dan Riss, Irene Martin (intermission guest), Charles Brackett (author, screenwriter), Billy Wilder (author, screenwriter), D. M. Marshman Jr. (screenwriter), Earl Ebi (director), Sanford Barnett (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects). 59:29.

05/12/08 • 53 min

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