I like to start off the new year with these adaptations by "The Lux Radio Theater." We're going to get a little spooky this year. "Rebecca" was first a great psychological thriller novel by Daphne de Maurier in 1938, then a great film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940, and eventually this great, though a little shorter, radio adaptation for "Lux." Though the Hitchcock film is visually stunning – it won two Oscars, one for Best Picture and another for Best Cinematography – this adaptation has the benefit of two of the best actors in Hollywood – actually in England, with Sir Laurence Olivier reprising his role as Maxim de Winter from the film and his real-life wife, Vivian Leigh, as the otherwise un-named new Mrs. de Winter.
Episode
The Lux Radio Theater
November 6, 1950
"Rebecca"
2:11
24 Dec 2025
Presenting the Transcription Feature - Fibber McGee & Molly and The Jack Benny Program
It's Episode 201 of "Presenting the Transcription Feature" and time for some more Christmas Old Time Radio. First off, on "Fibber McGee and Molly," the McGees are working at a local department store a few weeks before Christmas. They run the returns department where "the customer is always right." Then on "The Jack Benny Program," Jack is hosting a big Christmas Eve bash at his place, Thanksgiving left-overs and all.
Episodes
Fibber McGee and Molly
December 5, 1939
"McGees Are Adjusters at Bonton Dept Store"
2:00
The Jack Benny Program
December 24, 1939
"Christmas Open House at Jack's House"
33:08
24 Dec 2024
Presenting the Transcription Feature 200: JACK BENNY and THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE
It’s Episode 200 of “Presenting the Transcription Feature” and Christmas in the land of Old Time Radio. On “The Jack Benny Program,” Jack and company are visiting New York in December. This allows him to try shopping in a Manhattan department store, which provides a little variety. Then, on “The Great Gildersleeve,” will the members of the Jolly Boys Club turn a charitable project into an exercise in egos, or will the true spirit of Christmas win out?
Episodes
The Jack Benny Program
December 11, 1938
“Christmas Shopping in New York”
3:04
The Great Gildersleeve
December 23, 1953
“Selling Trees for Needy Children’s Party”
31:13
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