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My Man Godfrey

Lux Radio Theatre · May 9, 1938 · 59 min · 9,668 words

The transcript of “My Man Godfrey”, an episode of Lux Radio Theatre first broadcast May 9, 1938. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Lux Radio Theatre plays Lux Radio Theatre free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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From Hollywood, California, the Lux Radio Theatre presents William Powell and Carol Lombard in My Man Godfrey with Gayo Patrick, Misha Hour and David Niven. Lux presents Hollywood. First, a word of thanks to you, our loyal listeners.

It's because of your continued purchases of our products, Lux, toilets, open, Lux, makes that we're able to bring you these programs every Monday night. Twice in recent weeks we have made a special announcement at the end of our performance In response to this announcement has been so enthusiastic that we are making it again tonight.

You will hear it at the end of this program. Listen for it carefully please. Our guests tonight include Miss Madeline Fields, Carol Lombard's close friend and personal business manager, and Mr. Eric Hatch, author of the novel and co-author of the picture script on which our play is based.

Lois Silver's conducts our orchestra. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the Women's National Radio Committee, Committee, which, representing 2 million members of women's clubs the country over, has just voted the Lux Radio Theatre the best dramatic program on the air.

And now, your host and producer. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille! Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. A few years ago, I selected two max-centered bathing beauties for my first talking picture, Dynamite. One of the girls was Madeline Fields, whom I thought had a future in pictures.

The other was Jane Peters, whom I discharged for lack of talent. Today Miss Peters, one of the screen's cleverest actresses, is known as Carol Lombard, and Miss Fields is Carol's personal business manager, which sometimes prompts even my best friends to tell me that I'm not the world's greatest talent scout.

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