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The Navy Comes Through

Lux Radio Theatre · November 29, 1943 · 56 min · 8,961 words

The transcript of “The Navy Comes Through”, an episode of Lux Radio Theatre first broadcast November 29, 1943. 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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Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theater brings you Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warwick and Chester Morris in The Navy Comes Through. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. The lifeline of the United Nations is a string of podding ships to carry the weapons of war across the brilliant blue of the Pacific

through the murky fog of the North Atlantic. The ships of the Merchant Marine, a torpedo strikes and a gallant vessel may go down. But the submarine that murdered her may die too because the Merchant Marine has bangs of its own.

And tonight's play, The Navy Comes Through, is the story of the deadly stingers on those merchant ships, The Navy Gun Cruise, who strike back at the wolf packs of the seas. Our KO made the picture, And tonight we have Pat O'Brien in his original role, co-starring with the lovely Ruth Warrett and Justin Morris.

A lot of activity goes on behind the scene here in the Lux Radio Theater before one of these productions is ready for the microphone. First, we must secure the right star, the kind we have tonight.

And then comes hour after hour of rehearsal. But the power behind all that activity is you. You make all these plays possible by buying Lux's place. and you can't lose because our product has proved its worth.

And as a bonus, your whole family has reserved seats in the Lux Radio Theater. We always hope for a favorable verdict on our plays. We know we'll get one on Lux Wake. Now here's the curtain for the first act that the Navy comes through, starring Pat O'Brien as Mike Mallory, Ruth Warwick as Myra Mallory,

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