Who’s Who on the Dial
Melville Ruick
Cast, Announcer
250 episodes in 8 shows · 1936–1965
Melville Ruick won an audition to become the announcer of CBS's Lux Radio Theater and stayed with the program for six years. Earlier he spent about five years as master of ceremonies for Fanchon and Marco shows, led a dance band in Los Angeles, and announced locally for CBS. During World War II he produced and directed for an Army radio unit, and in 1951 he played Dr. Barton Crane on City Hospital.
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Lux Radio Theatre 233 · Cast, Announcer About Lux Radio Theatre
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The Legionnaire and the Lady June 1, 1936 · announcer The Thin Man June 8, 1936 · announcer Burlesque June 15, 1936 · announcer Irene June 29, 1936 · announcer The Voice of Bugle Ann July 6, 1936 · announcer The Brat July 13, 1936 · announcer The Barker July 20, 1936 · announcer Chained July 27, 1936 · announcer The Vagabond King (1936) August 17, 1936 · announcer One Sunday Afternoon August 24, 1936 · announcer Cheating Cheaters August 31, 1936 · announcer Quality Street September 14, 1936 · announcer The Plutocrat September 28, 1936 · announcer Elmer the Great October 5, 1936 · announcer Saturday's Children October 26, 1936 · announcer Alias Jimmy Valentine November 9, 1936 · announcer Conversation Piece November 16, 1936 · announcer Polly of the Circus November 30, 1936 · announcer The Grand Duchess and the Waiter December 7, 1936 · announcer Madame Sans-Gene December 14, 1936 · announcer Cavalcade December 28, 1936 · announcer
1937 39
Men in White January 4, 1937 · announcer The Gilded Lily January 11, 1937 · announcer Criminal Code January 18, 1937 · announcer Tonight or Never January 25, 1937 · announcer Graustark February 8, 1937 · announcer Brewster's Millions February 15, 1937 · announcer Cappy Ricks March 1, 1937 · announcer Madame Butterfly March 8, 1937 · announcer Desire March 15, 1937 · announcer Death Takes a Holiday March 22, 1937 · announcer Dulcy (1937) March 29, 1937 · announcer A Farewell to Arms April 5, 1937 · announcer Alibi Ike April 19, 1937 · announcer Magnificent Obsession (1937) April 26, 1937 · announcer Hands Across the Table May 3, 1937 · announcer Mary of Scotland May 10, 1937 · announcer Another Language May 17, 1937 · announcer Under Two Flags May 24, 1937 · announcer The Plainsman May 31, 1937 · announcer British Agent June 7, 1937 · announcer Madame X June 14, 1937 · announcer Monsieur Beaucaire (1937) June 21, 1937 · announcer The Front Page June 28, 1937 · announcer Beau Brummel July 5, 1937 · announcer A Star Is Born (1937) September 13, 1937 · announcer The Outsider September 20, 1937 · announcer Dodsworth October 4, 1937 · announcer Stella Dallas October 11, 1937 · announcer Up Pops the Devil October 18, 1937 · announcer Arrowsmith October 25, 1937 · announcer A Free Soul November 1, 1937 · announcer She Loves Me Not November 8, 1937 · announcer Come and Get It November 15, 1937 · announcer The Petrified Forest (1937) November 22, 1937 · announcer Peg O' My Heart November 29, 1937 · announcer These Three December 6, 1937 · announcer The Thirty-Nine Steps December 13, 1937 · announcer The Song of Songs December 20, 1937 · announcer Beloved Enemy December 27, 1937 · announcer
1938 29
Alice Adams January 3, 1938 · announcer Enter Madam January 10, 1938 · announcer Disraeli January 17, 1938 · announcer Clarence January 24, 1938 · announcer The Green Light January 31, 1938 Brief Moment February 14, 1938 · announcer Romance February 21, 1938 · announcer Forsaking All Others February 28, 1938 · announcer Poppy March 7, 1938 · announcer The Boss March 14, 1938 · announcer The Man Who Played God March 21, 1938 · announcer Naughty Marietta March 28, 1938 · announcer Dark Victory (1938) April 4, 1938 · announcer Mad About Music April 18, 1938 · announcer Dangerous April 25, 1938 · announcer Prisoner of Shark Island May 2, 1938 · announcer My Man Godfrey (1938) May 9, 1938 · announcer The Girl from Tenth Avenue May 16, 1938 · announcer The Letter May 23, 1938 · announcer I Met My Love Again May 30, 1938 · announcer A Doll's House June 6, 1938 · announcer Theodora Goes Wild June 13, 1938 · announcer Seven Keys to Baldpate September 26, 1938 · announcer That Certain Woman October 31, 1938 · announcer The Buccaneer November 14, 1938 · announcer Confession November 21, 1938 · announcer The Scarlet Pimpernel December 12, 1938 · announcer Kid Galahad December 19, 1938 · announcer Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs December 26, 1938 · announcer
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The Perfect Specimen January 2, 1939 · announcer Front Page Woman January 16, 1939 · announcer Cardinal Richelieu January 23, 1939 · announcer The Arkansas Traveler January 30, 1939 · announcer The Count of Monte Cristo February 6, 1939 · announcer The Return of Peter Grimm February 13, 1939 · announcer Stage Door February 20, 1939 · announcer Ceiling Zero February 27, 1939 · announcer One Way Passage March 6, 1939 · announcer So Big (1939) March 13, 1939 · announcer It Happened One Night March 20, 1939 · announcer A Man's Castle (1939) March 27, 1939 · announcer Lives of a Bengal Lancer April 10, 1939 · announcer Broadway Bill April 24, 1939 · announcer The Life of Emile Zola May 8, 1939 · announcer Tovarich May 15, 1939 · announcer Angels with Dirty Faces May 22, 1939 · announcer Only Angels Have Wings May 29, 1939 · announcer White Banners June 12, 1939 · announcer The Ex-Mrs. Bradford June 19, 1939 · announcer Mrs. Moonlight June 26, 1939 · announcer Bordertown July 3, 1939 · announcer Ruggles of Red Gap July 10, 1939 · announcer The Awful Truth (1939) September 11, 1939 · announcer She Married Her Boss September 25, 1939 · announcer You Can't Take It with You October 2, 1939 · announcer The Sisters October 9, 1939 · announcer If I Were King October 16, 1939 · announcer Invitation to Happiness October 23, 1939 · announcer The Old Maid October 30, 1939 · announcer Only Yesterday (1939) November 6, 1939 · announcer The Champ (1939) November 13, 1939 · announcer Goodbye, Mr. Chips November 20, 1939 · announcer Pygmalion November 27, 1939 · announcer A Man to Remember (1939) December 4, 1939 · announcer In Name Only December 11, 1939 · announcer Pinocchio December 25, 1939 · announcer
1940 40
Sing You Sinners January 15, 1940 · announcer Bachelor Mother January 22, 1940 · announcer The Young in Heart February 5, 1940 · announcer The Sidewalks of London February 12, 1940 · announcer Made for Each Other (1940) February 19, 1940 · announcer Swing High, Swing Low February 26, 1940 · announcer Trade Winds March 4, 1940 · announcer The Rains Came March 18, 1940 · announcer, performer Remember the Night (1940) March 25, 1940 · announcer Love Affair (1940) April 1, 1940 · announcer Mama Loves Papa April 8, 1940 · announcer The Under-Pup April 15, 1940 · announcer Abe Lincoln in Illinois April 22, 1940 · announcer Smilin' Through (1940) April 29, 1940 · announcer Our Town May 6, 1940 · announcer True Confession May 13, 1940 · announcer Midnight May 20, 1940 · announcer Vigil in the Night May 27, 1940 · announcer Till We Meet Again June 10, 1940 · announcer After the Thin Man June 17, 1940 · announcer Showboat (1940) June 24, 1940 · announcer Alias the Deacon July 1, 1940 · announcer To the Ladies July 8, 1940 · announcer Manhattan Melodrama September 9, 1940 · announcer Love Is News September 16, 1940 · announcer The Westerner September 23, 1940 · announcer His Girl Friday September 30, 1940 · announcer Wings of the Navy October 7, 1940 · announcer The Littlest Rebel October 14, 1940 · announcer Lillian Russell October 21, 1940 · announcer Strike Up the Band October 28, 1940 · announcer Wuthering Heights (1940) November 4, 1940 · announcer Nothing Sacred November 11, 1940 · announcer The Rage of Manhattan November 18, 1940 · announcer Jezebel November 25, 1940 · announcer Knute Rockne, All American December 2, 1940 · announcer My Favorite Wife December 9, 1940 · announcer Fifth Avenue Girl December 16, 1940 · announcer Young Tom Edison December 23, 1940 · announcer A Little Bit of Heaven December 30, 1940 · announcer
1941 39
Vivacious Lady January 6, 1941 · announcer Libel! (1941) January 13, 1941 · announcer The Cowboy and the Lady January 20, 1941 · announcer Captain January (1941) January 27, 1941 · announcer Rebecca (1941) February 3, 1941 · announcer The Moon's Our Home February 10, 1941 · announcer Johnny Apollo February 17, 1941 · announcer The Whole Town's Talking February 24, 1941 · announcer My Bill March 3, 1941 · announcer The Awful Truth (1941) March 10, 1941 · announcer Cheers for Miss Bishop March 17, 1941 · announcer Flight Command March 24, 1941 · announcer The Stand-In April 7, 1941 · announcer Dust Be My Destiny April 14, 1941 · announcer Wife, Husband, and Friend April 28, 1941 · announcer Kitty Foyle May 5, 1941 · announcer Craig's Wife May 12, 1941 · announcer Model Wife May 19, 1941 · announcer Virginia City May 26, 1941 · announcer Mr. and Mrs. Smith June 9, 1941 · announcer The Lady from Cheyenne June 16, 1941 · announcer The Shop Around the Corner June 23, 1941 · announcer I Love You Again (1941) June 30, 1941 · announcer Algiers (1941) July 7, 1941 · announcer Tom, Dick and Harry September 8, 1941 · announcer Lost Horizon September 15, 1941 · announcer Lydia September 22, 1941 · announcer Third Finger, Left Hand September 29, 1941 · announcer Unfinished Business October 6, 1941 · announcer Blood and Sand October 20, 1941 · announcer Her First Beau October 27, 1941 · announcer Hired Wife November 3, 1941 · announcer Hold Back the Dawn November 10, 1941 · announcer Merton of the Movies November 17, 1941 · announcer Maisie Was a Lady November 24, 1941 · announcer A Man's Castle (1941) December 1, 1941 · announcer The Doctor Takes a Wife December 8, 1941 · announcer All This and Heaven Too December 15, 1941 · announcer The Bride Came C.O.D. December 29, 1941 · announcer
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Smilin' Through (1942) January 5, 1942 · announcer A Tale of Two Cities (1942) January 12, 1942 · announcer The Devil and Miss Jones (1942) January 19, 1942 · announcer Here Comes Mr. Jordan January 26, 1942 · announcer Skylark February 2, 1942 · announcer City for Conquest February 9, 1942 · announcer Blossoms in the Dust February 16, 1942 · announcer Appointment for Love (1942) February 23, 1942 · announcer The Great Lie March 2, 1942 · announcer The Lady Eve March 9, 1942 · announcer Manpower March 16, 1942 · announcer Strawberry Blonde March 23, 1942 · announcer I Wanted Wings March 30, 1942 · announcer The Fighting 69th April 6, 1942 · announcer One Foot in Heaven (1942) April 20, 1942 · announcer Penny Serenade (1942) April 27, 1942 · announcer Suspicion (1942) May 4, 1942 · announcer The Last of Mrs. Cheyney May 11, 1942 · announcer A Man to Remember (1942) May 18, 1942 · announcer Test Pilot May 25, 1942 · announcer Ball of Fire June 1, 1942 · announcer You Belong to Me June 15, 1942 · announcer Bedtime Story (1942) June 22, 1942 · announcer The Champ (1942) June 29, 1942 · announcer Love Affair (1942) July 6, 1942 · announcer H.M. Pulham, Esquire July 13, 1942 · announcer My Favorite Blonde October 19, 1942 · announcer
1946 1
Cavalcade of America 4 · Cast About Cavalcade of America
Suspense 3 · Cast About Suspense
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 3 · Cast, Announcer About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Quiet, Please 2 · Cast About Quiet, Please
The Big Story 2 · Cast About The Big Story
The Jack Benny Program 2 · Cast, Announcer About The Jack Benny Program
Theatre Five 1 · Cast About Theatre Five
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