You are bidding on a collection of episodes from the old time radio show The Lux Radio Theatre. This anthology program was one of the mainstays of the golden age of radio, and was one of the longest running programs of its kind. There are 484 episodes on 2 MP3 DVD discs.
Produced and frequently hosted by film legend Cecil B. DeMille, Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 per appearance to do the show. It was when sponsor Lever Brothers (who made Lux soap and detergent) moved the show from New York to Hollywood in 1936 that it eased back on adapting stage shows and moved toward film adaptation. Many of the greatest names in film appeared in the series, most in the roles they made famous on the screen, including Abbott & Costello, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Dan Duryea, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Vivien Leigh, Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, Gene Tierney, John Wayne, Jane Wyman, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young, to name just a few of the film legends who appeared on the show. And with such big names on the air, it’s no wonder that at the height of its popularity, Lux Radio Theater attracted audiences of over 40 million.
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It used to be you could only listen MP3 files on your computer's CD or DVD drive. But newer CD/DVD players may be capable of playing MP3 files in their native format. So you are not limited to only your computer. But you should check with the manufacturer of your player for this capability. It is also possible to transfer these programs to an iPod using iTunes. That is how I listen to them, and the results are quite good.
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