The Lux Radio Theater "Blood & Sand" (10-20-41) - Boxcars711 Sunday Matinee One

In October of 1934, "Lux Radio Theater" debuted in New York on NBC's Blue radio network. Presenting audio versions of popular Broadway plays, the show failed to garner an audience and soon ran out of material. After switching networks to CBS and moving to Hollywood, Lux found its true market. The show began featuring adaptations of popular films, performed by as many of the original stars as possible. With an endless supply of hit films scripts and an audience of more than 40 million, Lux enjoyed a prosperous run until the curtain fell in 1956.THIS EPISODE:October 20, 1941. CBS net. "Blood and Sand". Sponsored by: Lux. The rise and fall of a great bull fighter, the role made famous by Rudolph Valentino. Kathleen Fitz, Lester Schott, Lou Merrill, Louis Silvers (music director), Elsa Brand, Erik Rolf, Gale Gordon, Howard McNear, Jeff Corey, Bruce Payne (doubles), Cecil B. DeMille, Anne Stone, Tyrone Power, Annabella, Bea Benaderet, Sanford Barnett (director), George Wells (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Vicente Blasco Ibanez (author), Lois Collier (commercial spokesman), Nancy Bickell (commercial spokesman), Jo Swerling (screenwriter), Nick Toms (doubles), Paul Dubov, Walter Tetley, Ben Alexander (commercial spokesman), Julie Bannon (commercial spokesman), Melville Ruick (announcer). 59:45.