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Cecil B. DeMille

Cast, Host, Writer, Producer

Cecil B. DeMille

Born August 12, 1881. (Wikidata)

336 episodes in 4 shows · 1936–1945

Cecil B. DeMille, the filmmaker regarded as one of the founders of American cinema, also made his mark on radio. From 1936 to 1945 he hosted and directed Lux Radio Theatre, the weekly CBS program that brought current feature films to the air, producing nearly every broadcast himself. While he was host, the show drew around 40 million listeners each week.

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1936 25

The Legionnaire and the Lady June 1, 1936
Burlesque June 15, 1936
Irene June 29, 1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann July 6, 1936
The Brat July 13, 1936
The Barker July 20, 1936 · host
Chained July 27, 1936 · host
The Vagabond King (1936) August 17, 1936 · host
One Sunday Afternoon August 24, 1936
Cheating Cheaters August 31, 1936 · host
Is Zat So? September 7, 1936
Quality Street September 14, 1936 · host
The Plutocrat September 28, 1936
Elmer the Great October 5, 1936 · host
The Curtain Rises October 12, 1936 · host
Saturday's Children October 26, 1936
The Virginian November 2, 1936
Alias Jimmy Valentine November 9, 1936
Conversation Piece November 16, 1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur November 23, 1936
Polly of the Circus November 30, 1936
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter December 7, 1936
Madame Sans-Gene December 14, 1936
Gold Diggers December 21, 1936
Cavalcade December 28, 1936

1937 40

Men in White January 4, 1937
The Gilded Lily January 11, 1937 · host
Criminal Code January 18, 1937
Tonight or Never January 25, 1937
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town February 1, 1937 · host
Graustark February 8, 1937 · host
Brewster's Millions February 15, 1937
Cappy Ricks March 1, 1937
Madame Butterfly March 8, 1937
Desire March 15, 1937
Death Takes a Holiday March 22, 1937
Dulcy (1937) March 29, 1937
A Farewell to Arms April 5, 1937
Alibi Ike April 19, 1937
Magnificent Obsession (1937) April 26, 1937
Hands Across the Table May 3, 1937
Mary of Scotland May 10, 1937
Another Language May 17, 1937
Under Two Flags May 24, 1937
The Plainsman May 31, 1937
British Agent June 7, 1937
Madame X June 14, 1937
Monsieur Beaucaire (1937) June 21, 1937
The Front Page June 28, 1937
Beau Brummel July 5, 1937 · host
A Star Is Born (1937) September 13, 1937
The Outsider September 20, 1937
Dodsworth October 4, 1937
Stella Dallas October 11, 1937
Up Pops the Devil October 18, 1937
Arrowsmith October 25, 1937
A Free Soul November 1, 1937
She Loves Me Not November 8, 1937
Come and Get It November 15, 1937
The Petrified Forest (1937) November 22, 1937
Peg O' My Heart November 29, 1937 · host
These Three December 6, 1937
The Thirty-Nine Steps December 13, 1937
The Song of Songs December 20, 1937 · host
Beloved Enemy December 27, 1937

1938 28

Alice Adams January 3, 1938 · host
Enter Madam January 10, 1938
Disraeli January 17, 1938 · heard from New York City
Clarence January 24, 1938 · host
The Green Light January 31, 1938 · host
Anna Christie February 7, 1938 · host
Brief Moment February 14, 1938 · host
Romance February 21, 1938 · host
Forsaking All Others February 28, 1938 · host
Poppy March 7, 1938
The Boss March 14, 1938 · host
The Man Who Played God March 21, 1938 · host
Naughty Marietta March 28, 1938 · host
Dangerous April 25, 1938 · host, producer
Prisoner of Shark Island May 2, 1938 · host
My Man Godfrey (1938) May 9, 1938 · host
The Girl from Tenth Avenue May 16, 1938 · host
The Letter May 23, 1938 · host
I Met My Love Again May 30, 1938 · host
A Doll's House June 6, 1938 · host
Theodora Goes Wild June 13, 1938 · host
Seven Keys to Baldpate September 26, 1938 · host, performer
That Certain Woman October 31, 1938 · host
The Buccaneer November 14, 1938
Confession November 21, 1938 · host
The Scarlet Pimpernel December 12, 1938
Kid Galahad December 19, 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs December 26, 1938

1939 39

The Perfect Specimen January 2, 1939
Mayerling January 9, 1939
Front Page Woman January 16, 1939
Cardinal Richelieu January 23, 1939
The Arkansas Traveler January 30, 1939 · host
The Count of Monte Cristo February 6, 1939
The Return of Peter Grimm February 13, 1939 · host, author
Stage Door February 20, 1939
Ceiling Zero February 27, 1939
One Way Passage March 6, 1939
So Big (1939) March 13, 1939
It Happened One Night March 20, 1939
A Man's Castle (1939) March 27, 1939
Silver Dollar April 3, 1939
Lives of a Bengal Lancer April 10, 1939
Broadway Bill April 24, 1939
Tovarich May 15, 1939
Angels with Dirty Faces May 22, 1939
Only Angels Have Wings May 29, 1939
White Banners June 12, 1939
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford June 19, 1939
Mrs. Moonlight June 26, 1939
Bordertown July 3, 1939
Ruggles of Red Gap July 10, 1939
The Awful Truth (1939) September 11, 1939
Wuthering Heights (1939) September 18, 1939 · host
She Married Her Boss September 25, 1939
You Can't Take It with You October 2, 1939
The Sisters October 9, 1939
If I Were King October 16, 1939
Invitation to Happiness October 23, 1939
The Old Maid October 30, 1939
Only Yesterday (1939) November 6, 1939
The Champ (1939) November 13, 1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips November 20, 1939
Pygmalion November 27, 1939 · host
A Man to Remember (1939) December 4, 1939
In Name Only December 11, 1939
Pinocchio December 25, 1939

1940 42

Dark Victory (1940) January 8, 1940
Sing You Sinners January 15, 1940
Bachelor Mother January 22, 1940
The Young in Heart February 5, 1940 · host
The Sidewalks of London February 12, 1940
Made for Each Other (1940) February 19, 1940
Swing High, Swing Low February 26, 1940
Trade Winds March 4, 1940 · host
The Rains Came March 18, 1940
Remember the Night (1940) March 25, 1940
Love Affair (1940) April 1, 1940
Mama Loves Papa April 8, 1940
The Under-Pup April 15, 1940 · host
Abe Lincoln in Illinois April 22, 1940 · host
Smilin' Through (1940) April 29, 1940
Our Town May 6, 1940
True Confession May 13, 1940
Midnight May 20, 1940
Vigil in the Night May 27, 1940 · host
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1940) June 3, 1940
Till We Meet Again June 10, 1940
After the Thin Man June 17, 1940
Showboat (1940) June 24, 1940
Alias the Deacon July 1, 1940
To the Ladies July 8, 1940
Manhattan Melodrama September 9, 1940
Love Is News September 16, 1940 · host
The Westerner September 23, 1940
His Girl Friday September 30, 1940
Wings of the Navy October 7, 1940
The Littlest Rebel October 14, 1940
Lillian Russell October 21, 1940
Strike Up the Band October 28, 1940
Wuthering Heights (1940) November 4, 1940
Nothing Sacred November 11, 1940
The Rage of Manhattan November 18, 1940
Jezebel November 25, 1940
Knute Rockne, All American December 2, 1940
My Favorite Wife December 9, 1940
Fifth Avenue Girl December 16, 1940
Young Tom Edison December 23, 1940
A Little Bit of Heaven December 30, 1940 · host

1941 41

Vivacious Lady January 6, 1941
Libel! (1941) January 13, 1941
The Cowboy and the Lady January 20, 1941 · host
Captain January (1941) January 27, 1941
Rebecca (1941) February 3, 1941 · host
The Moon's Our Home February 10, 1941
Johnny Apollo February 17, 1941
The Whole Town's Talking February 24, 1941 · host
My Bill March 3, 1941
The Awful Truth (1941) March 10, 1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop March 17, 1941
Flight Command March 24, 1941
The Stand-In April 7, 1941 · host
Dust Be My Destiny April 14, 1941
Wife, Husband, and Friend April 28, 1941
Kitty Foyle May 5, 1941
Craig's Wife May 12, 1941
Model Wife May 19, 1941
Virginia City May 26, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Smith June 9, 1941
The Lady from Cheyenne June 16, 1941
The Shop Around the Corner June 23, 1941
I Love You Again (1941) June 30, 1941
Algiers (1941) July 7, 1941
Tom, Dick and Harry September 8, 1941
Lost Horizon September 15, 1941
Lydia September 22, 1941
Third Finger, Left Hand September 29, 1941
Unfinished Business October 6, 1941
Buck Privates October 13, 1941
Blood and Sand October 20, 1941
Her First Beau October 27, 1941 · host
Hired Wife November 3, 1941 · host
Hold Back the Dawn November 10, 1941 · host, performer
Merton of the Movies November 17, 1941
Maisie Was a Lady November 24, 1941
A Man's Castle (1941) December 1, 1941
The Doctor Takes a Wife December 8, 1941
All This and Heaven Too December 15, 1941
Remember the Night (1941) December 22, 1941
The Bride Came C.O.D. December 29, 1941 · host

1942 40

Smilin' Through (1942) January 5, 1942
A Tale of Two Cities (1942) January 12, 1942
The Devil and Miss Jones (1942) January 19, 1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan January 26, 1942
Skylark February 2, 1942
City for Conquest February 9, 1942
Blossoms in the Dust February 16, 1942
Appointment for Love (1942) February 23, 1942
The Great Lie March 2, 1942
The Lady Eve March 9, 1942
Manpower March 16, 1942
Strawberry Blonde March 23, 1942
I Wanted Wings March 30, 1942
The Fighting 69th April 6, 1942
One Foot in Heaven (1942) April 20, 1942
Penny Serenade (1942) April 27, 1942
Suspicion (1942) May 4, 1942
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney May 11, 1942
A Man to Remember (1942) May 18, 1942
Test Pilot May 25, 1942 · host
Ball of Fire June 1, 1942 · host
You Belong to Me June 15, 1942 · host
Bedtime Story (1942) June 22, 1942 · host
The Champ (1942) June 29, 1942
Love Affair (1942) July 6, 1942
H.M. Pulham, Esquire July 13, 1942
The Philadelphia Story (1942) July 20, 1942
This Above All September 14, 1942
How Green Was My Valley September 21, 1942
The Magnificent Dope September 28, 1942
Love Crazy October 5, 1942
Morning Glory October 12, 1942
My Favorite Blonde October 19, 1942
Wake Island October 26, 1942
A Woman's Face November 2, 1942
To Mary, with Love November 16, 1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley December 7, 1942
Algiers (1942) December 14, 1942
The Pied Piper (1942) December 21, 1942
A Star Is Born December 28, 1942 · host

1943 40

The Bugle Sounds January 4, 1943
She Knew All the Answers January 11, 1943
My Gal Sal January 18, 1943
This Gun for Hire January 25, 1943
The Maltese Falcon February 8, 1943 · host
Are Husbands Necessary? February 15, 1943
This Is the Army February 22, 1943 · host
The Lady Is Willing March 1, 1943
Reap the Wild Wind March 8, 1943 · host
Libel! (1943) March 15, 1943
Each Dawn I Die March 22, 1943
Crossroads March 29, 1943 · host
The Road to Morocco April 5, 1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon April 12, 1943
A Night to Remember April 19, 1943
The Lady Has Plans April 26, 1943
The Navy Comes Through (May 1943) May 3, 1943
Now Voyager (1943) May 10, 1943
The Talk of the Town May 17, 1943
Hitler's Children May 24, 1943
The Major and the Minor May 31, 1943
My Friend Flicka June 7, 1943
The Philadelphia Story (1943) June 14, 1943
In Which We Serve June 21, 1943
The Great Man's Lady June 28, 1943
My Sister Eileen July 5, 1943
Air Force July 12, 1943
The Phantom of the Opera September 13, 1943
Flight for Freedom September 20, 1943
Ladies in Retirement September 27, 1943
Heaven Can Wait October 11, 1943
Mr. Lucky October 18, 1943
Slightly Dangerous October 25, 1943
So Proudly We Hail November 1, 1943
Salute to the Marines November 8, 1943
The Navy Comes Through (November 1943) November 29, 1943
Mrs. Miniver December 6, 1943 · host
Five Graves to Cairo December 13, 1943
Dixie December 20, 1943
Kathleen December 27, 1943

1944 34

The Constant Nymph January 10, 1944
Casablanca January 24, 1944 · host
Random Harvest (1944) January 31, 1944
His Butler's Sister February 7, 1944
The Fallen Sparrow February 14, 1944
Wake Up and Live February 21, 1944
In Old Oklahoma March 13, 1944
The Hard Way March 20, 1944
Destroyer April 3, 1944
Happy Land April 10, 1944
Coney Island (1944) April 17, 1944
This Land Is Mine April 24, 1944
Appointment for Love (1944) May 1, 1944
Penny Serenade (1944) May 8, 1944
Old Acquaintance May 29, 1944
Jane Eyre (1944) June 5, 1944 · host
Lost Angel June 19, 1944
It Happened Tomorrow July 3, 1944 · host
Maytime September 4, 1944 · host
Break of Hearts September 11, 1944 · host
Suspicion (1944) September 18, 1944
Lucky Partners September 25, 1944
Home in Indiana October 2, 1944
In Old Chicago October 9, 1944
Seventh Heaven (1944) October 16, 1944 · host
The Story of Dr. Wassell October 23, 1944 · host
Standing Room Only October 30, 1944
The Pied Piper (1944) November 6, 1944
Magnificent Obsession (1944) November 13, 1944
Dark Waters November 27, 1944
The Unguarded Hour December 4, 1944
Casanova Brown December 11, 1944
Berkeley Square December 18, 1944 · host
The Vagabond King (1944) December 25, 1944

1945 4

Bride by Mistake January 1, 1945
I Never Left Home January 8, 1945
The Master Race January 15, 1945
Tender Comrade January 22, 1945

Amos 'n' Andy1 · Cast

About Amos 'n' Andy

And the Winner Is May 19, 1944

Kraft Music Hall1 · Cast

About Kraft Music Hall

Cecil B. DeMille June 8, 1944

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show1 · Cast

About The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Guest: Cecil B. DeMille February 22, 1944

Credits from RadioGOLDINdex and the Internet Archive copies.