Nick charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. A sequel to the film the thin man, the film presents powell and loy as dashiell hammetts characters nick and nora charles. It began in 1934 by featuring dramas from broadway, but there was not enough material to support the show. Each week, listeners tuned in to pabst blue ribbon presents the new adventures of the thin man with nick and nora charles, the happiest married couple in radio.
The best of lux radio theater the thin man 1936 cbs. The story of an urbane and witty new york detective who solves a missingpersons murder. Cbs 19351955, adapted first broadway stage works, and then especially films to hourlong live radio presentations. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Simply scripts old time radio from the golden age of radio. Claudia morgan as nora and les damon as nick star in tonights adventure of the thin man called the adventure of. This radio dramatization of the classic movie, featuring the original stars, aired on june 17, 1940.
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The thin man william powell golden age radio by dennis morrison. The lux radio theater s adaptation of the thin man with william powell and myrna loy. Alfred hitchcock if youre not too clear on the concept of who is or isnt a private eye, check out what the. Televisionalphabetical the new thrilling detective web site. Lux radio theater 465 online using any of the 3 radio players below. The thin man was dramatized as a radio play on an hourlong broadcast of lux radio theatre on june 8, 1936. And if you havent any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some. Every week they broadcast an hourlong adaptation of a popular film or broadway play, often starring members of the original cast note. Here is the classic lux radio theater performance of the 1936 movie hit after the thin man, recreated in 1940, as a 60 minute radio adaptation with the original film stars. Despite its long run on radio 19411950 few recordings of the series exist, and many of them are in subpar sound. After the thin man combines crime, kisses and cocktails in the second thin man adventure. With a remake of the thin man in the news, we thought the time was ripe to share this little gem from our archives.
Lux radio theater, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series nbc blue network 19341935. The thin man 1934, played on lux june 8, 1936, and june 17, 1940 featured film stars william powell and myrna loy in both lux versions. Just one story because its an hour long on this weeks relic radio show. Youre listening to lux radio theater s production of the thin man starring william powell and myrna loy, with the music under the direction of lewis silvers. Seeing a murder on television can help work off ones antagonisms. Radio shows featuring private eyes includes podcasts actually, that heading is a bit of a misnomer. Manhattan melodrama is a 1934 american precode crime film, produced by mgm, directed by w. It happened one night audiobook by lux radio theatre. But theyre all audio dramas of some sort, centered on a private eye or two. Lux radio theater soon struck gold with the addition of cecil b. It quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. Demille and later, william keighley introduce another radio adaptation of a famous hollywood film, almost always with the films original actors in the starring roles. Lux radio theatre, sometimes spelled lux radio theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the nbc blue network 193435 owned by the national broadcasting company, later predecessor of american broadcasting company abc in 19431945. Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell, myrna loy june 8, 1936.
We have here tonight the man who wrote the great picture lawyer man for bill powell here. Well hear the lux radio theater adaptation of the thin man. Lux radio theater 084 the thin man lux drama old time. Initially, the series adapted broadway plays during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. Radio adaptations of myrna loys films on lux radio theater, silver theaterand screen guild theater include manhattan melodrama, the thin man, i love you again, hired wife, after the thin man, and several more. First broadcast dates are currently listed in yearmonthday yyyymmdd format. Demille as host when the show began recreating popular hollywood films listen to stars such as fred macmurray, loretta young, cary grant, clark gable, and claudette colbert perform in front of a weekly studio audience of 1,000. Lux radio theatre single episodes nineteenth season. Listen to lux radio theater 465 400617 268 after the thin man online using any of the 3 radio players below.
Lux radio theater the thin man, starring william powell. Lux radio theater started as a sunday afternoon anthology featuring radio versions of broadway plays. See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under radio scripts. The adventures of the thin man radio shows were based on the thin man movie series, which were in turn based on the novel by dashiell hammett.
William powell, myrna loy, lux radio theatre the thin man 1977. Listen to and download the lux radio theater radio program. The lux radio theatre was a 1930s40s radio anthology that presented onehour adaptations of popular films, often with the. She returned to films in 1945 for the thin man goes home.
Lux radio theater 268 after the thin man lux drama. It was also known as lux presents hollywood, and later, when it moved to television, as lux video theatre. The story of an urbane and witty new york detective who solves a missing. Lux radio theatre 30 mp3 downloads available lux radio theatre, sometimes spelled lux radio theater, a longrun classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the nbc blue network 193435. The thin man june 8, 1936 myrna loy william powell ultimate radio. The shows listed below are a combination of oldtime radio, newtime radio, straighttoaudio dramitizations and web broadcasts. This lux radio presentation of their radio version of after the thin man, stars myrna loy and william powell as nick and nora charles, introduced by cecil b. Its said that 40 million listeners tuned into the lux radio theater to hear cecil b. The lux radio theatre was one of radio s most popular series, attracting hollywoods top stars and boasting a lavish budget. Im your host justeen ward and we are treating you to a series we call the best of lux radio theater. Van dyke, and starring clark gable, william powell, and myrna loy.
Click on one of the above for a different otrr lux radio theatre single episodes. The thin man nick charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders. Cbs radio network columbia broadcasting system 193554, and nbc radio 195455. Nick charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders. Extras include the theatrical trailer, the 1936 lux radio theatre broadcast, and the 1958 secondseason premiere of the nbc television series. Listen to 276 episodes of lux radio theater for free. William powell, myrna loy, minna gombell, porter hall, william henry, and thomas jackson reprised their film roles, and w. Lux was well know for high quality production and writing featuring the original stars in radio versions of popular. Lux radio theater radio show the thin man, starring william powell and myrna loy june 8, 1936 previous episode lux radio theater program index lux radio theater 19351939 index.
I love you again 1940 official trailer william powell, myrna loy. The thin man is a 1934 american precode comedymystery b movie directed by w. The film is based on a story by arthur caesar, who won the academy award for best original story. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Strangers on a train audiobook by lux radio theatre. The lux radio theaters version of the thin man movie, stars the original leading cast of william powel and myrna loy. Nick charles powell, a retired detective, and his wife nora loy are attempting to settle down when hes pulled back into service by a friends disappearance and possible involvement in a murder.
Lux radio theater, a longrun classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the nbc blue network 193435. Van dyke and starring william powell, myrna loy, and james stewart. Nora persuades nick to help find a missing relative, who winds up dead, and his wife, noras cousin, accused of his murder, so nick must find the real killer. The thin man based on the novel by dashiell hammett. Lux radio theatre was an american radio show that ran on cbs radio from 1934 to 1955. The movie also provided one of the earliest roles for mickey rooney, who played gables character as a child. A comedy about a womanizing bachelor who is ordered to date the teenage daughter of a beautiful judge. Van dyke demille was attending a paramount convention is chicago. After the thin man is a 1936 american comedy film directed by w.
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