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The Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre

30 episodes · 1944–1945 · Blue Network, Armed Forces Radio Service · Comedy

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Harold Lloyd hosted this half hour for Old Gold cigarettes on the Blue Network in 1944-45, with Carl Hoff's orchestra: Hollywood stars in radio versions of comedy films and plays. Also known as The Old Gold Comedy Theatre.

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Episodes

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1944

• The Palm Beach Story October 29, 1944 · Blue Network · 29 min
  A husband and wife, still very much in love, decide to divorce. Claudette Colbert and Robert Young; the first show.
• True to Life November 12, 1944 · Blue Network · 30 min
  Two radio writers earn a fortune turning out soap operas. Dick Powell and Victor Moore.
• Vivacious Lady November 19, 1944 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A radio version of Vivacious Lady with Linda Darnell and Lee Bowman.
• Clarence November 26, 1944 · Blue Network · 30 min
  Booth Tarkington's Clarence, with Joseph Cotten.
• Take a Letter, Darling December 3, 1944 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A sharp businesswoman hires a handsome artist who can't stand business. Susan Hayward and John Hodiak.
• Lucky Partners December 17, 1944 · Blue Network · 29 min
  A radio version of Lucky Partners with Herbert Marshall and Jane Wyman.
• Bachelor Mother December 24, 1944 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A radio version of Bachelor Mother with Louis Hayward and Brenda Marshall.
• Room Service December 31, 1944 · Armed Forces Radio Service · 24 min
  A producer tries to put on a play while dodging eviction from his hotel. Jack Oakie and Stu Erwin.

1945

• The Lady Eve January 7, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A radio version of The Lady Eve with Ralph Bellamy and Guy Kibbee. From New York.
• Nothing but the Truth January 14, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A man bets he can tell nothing but the truth for twenty-four hours. Alan Young and Anne Baxter.
• The Show-Off January 21, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A braggart and loudmouth somehow comes out on top. Fred Allen stars.
• Appointment for Love January 28, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A doctor learns his new wife wants an apartment of her own. Paul Henreid and Virginia Bruce.
• My Favorite Wife February 4, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A lawyer has his missing wife declared dead and remarries, and four hours later she comes home. Joel McCrea and Gail Patrick.
• A Girl, a Guy and a Gob February 11, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A businessman falls for his temporary secretary, who loves his best friend. George Murphy and Lucille Ball.
• The Milky Way February 18, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A meek milkman somehow becomes a boxing champion, from Harold Lloyd's own film. Robert Walker, James Gleason and Eve Arden.
• You Can't Ration Love February 25, 1945 · Blue Network · 29 min
  A college girl decides to ration dates in wartime. Dick Haymes and Betty Jane Rhodes.
• Standing Room Only March 4, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A small-town shingle maker and his clever secretary take on wartime Washington. Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard.
• The Magnificent Dope March 11, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A radio version of The Magnificent Dope with William Gargan, Janet Blair and Tom Drake.
• A Lady Takes a Chance March 18, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A bus breaks down in Arizona, and Molly lands in the lap of a cowboy who'd rather marry his horse. Randolph Scott and Gene Tierney.
• Brewster's Millions March 25, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A man must spend a million dollars in thirty days, which is harder than it sounds. Dennis O'Keefe.
• The Major and the Minor April 1, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A broke young woman tries to get home to Iowa on a half-fare ticket. Joan Fontaine and Sonny Tufts.
• A Slight Case of Murder April 8, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  When Prohibition ends, a bootlegger finds his beer isn't good enough anymore. Edward G. Robinson.
• The Nervous Wreck April 22, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A hypochondriac goes to a dude ranch for his health and finds romance is the cure. Jack Haley.
• Scatterbrain April 29, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A star is discovered in the Ozark mountains. Judy Canova. The copy is cut off before the end.
• Hired Wife May 6, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A marriage for business turns into romance. Joan Bennett and Robert Paige.
• She Loves Me Not May 13, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A Princeton student hides a nightclub singer in his room. Maria Montez, Tom Drake and Freddie Bartholomew.
• Boy Meets Girl May 20, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  Two writers plan a movie around an expectant waitress. Ann Sothern, Chester Morris and Lee Tracy.
• June Moon May 27, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A beginning songwriter meets an old pro, from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman. Jack Carson.
• Having a Wonderful Crime June 3, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A lawyer and two honeymooners go on the run from a murder charge. Pat O'Brien.
• Tom, Dick and Harry June 10, 1945 · Blue Network · 30 min
  A telephone operator must choose among a rich man, an odd one and a regular guy. June Allyson; the last show.