Laura

Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theater brings you Laura, starring Dana Andrews, Jean Tierney, Vincent Price and Otto Kruger. Ladies and gentlemen, your guest producer, Mr. Lionel Barrymore. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Now, if there is one form of entertainment we Americans are singularly partial to, it's the mystery or detective story. Popularly known as the Oodunit. One out of every four new works of fiction published in this country is a mystery or detective story.

Some 300 new books of this sort appear each year. Needless to say, you couldn't read all of them if you tried. But tonight we're bringing you one of the most intriguing mysteries of recent years.

The current 20th century Fox hit Laura. Our stars are Jean Tierney, who is just completing a bell for a dano at 20th Century Fox, Dana Andrews and Vincent Price, all three in their original screen roles, also the ever versatile Otto Kugner.

Now I think one of the reasons Mystery Story is so popular, especially in troubled times like these, is that they satisfy our sense of order. They take a troublesome and seemingly hopeless situation and they put everything to rights, by the use of human intelligence and sensible methods.

Of course, you could say the same about lots of things. Lux flakes, for instance. They take those troublesome problems of how to wash fine fabric safely so they'll wear longer and look better, and they give a quick and very satisfactory solution, especially in these difficult times.

Well, it's important to take care of what we have. It's little wonder, Lux flakes are so popular. Well, now it's curtain time. And here's Act 1 of Laura, starring Dana Andrews as Mark McPherson. Jean Tierney as Laura, Vincent Price as Shelby Carpenter, and Otto Kruger as Paul Leidegger.