Magnificent Obsession

Luck presents Hollywood. The Luck's Radio Theater brings you magnificent obsession, starring Claudette Colbert and Donna Meccie. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. Demille. Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen.

If you were asked to name the most popular story writer in America, you'd be tempted to name the authors of such books as Gone with the Wind, Anthony Advers, or For Whom the Bell Tolls.

But you'd be wrong. The writer today, who is read by more people in more homes than anybody else, is the former minister Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas, who turned to fiction as a means of reaching a greater audience than his congregation.

He knew, however, that he had to do more than simply reach his audience. He had to inspire them and magnify their vision. He had to give his stories warmth and drama and conviction. He had to give his characters the very breath of life itself.

How well he succeeded you will see in tonight's Lux Radio Theatre play, magnificent obsession, adapted from the universal screen head of the same name. More than a love story, although it tells of a very great love, it's a story that contains a glowing message for this storm swept world.

And our stars are two longtime favorites on this stage, loaded Colbert and Dominichi. Together, they represent a total of 31 appearances in the Lux Radio Theater. And letters are still poring me and asking us to present them.

Those letters don't just come from our audience here in America, but from our audience overseas too. Because, as you know, these plays go by short waves to our troops. And it's interesting that they take time to write us not only about our plays, about Lux's toilet soap as well.