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The Return of Peter Grimm

Lux Radio Theatre · February 13, 1939 · 59 min · 8,620 words

The transcript of “The Return of Peter Grimm”, an episode of Lux Radio Theatre first broadcast February 13, 1939. 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 Theater presents Lionel Barrymore, Marino Sullivan, Edward Arnold, and Peter Holden in the return of Peter Grimm. Lux presents Hollywood. This is the drama of faith and love stronger than death.

The story of a man who came back from beyond to the ones he loved when they needed him most. Bringing it to us are Lionel Barramore, Edward Arnold, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Peter Holden. Noah Silvers conducts our music.

We bring you this program with the good wishes of the makers of Lux flakes, those gentle flakes known the world over as the thrifty care for silks, rayons, woolens and tritikuttoms. With Lux there's no rubbing to weaken threads, no harmful alkali to fade or streak colors.

You'll find your underthings and all other washables. Yes, anything safe in water alone will stay new looking longer when you give them regular Lux care. And remember, a little luxe goes so far it's thrifty.

And now, the producer of the Lux Radio Theatre, who with David Velasco, wrote tonight's play The Return of Peter Grimm. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. When the return of Peter Grimm, in which David Velasco starred David Warfield for many seasons, with the height of its run on Broadway, tonight's Peter Grimm, Mr. Lionel Barramour, was already

a motion picture favorite. appearing with Lillian Gish in a biographic epic called the North Woods Romance. Not once during the many intervening years has the popularity of this distinguished actor Wayne. He made Peter Grimm live on the screen and is here tonight from Metro Golden Mayor Studio where he's starring with Nelson Eddie and let freedom ring.

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