A major dramatic anthology adapting popular motion pictures and stage works for radio, usually with prominent Hollywood actors and often with stars recreating their film roles.

Weekly dramatic anthology sponsored around the Lux brand. The historical series began in New York in 1934 and moved to Hollywood in June 1936, where motion-picture adaptations and major film stars became its defining form.

The run breaks into several distinct periods: New York NBC Blue era (October 14, 1934 to June 30, 1935) on Blue Network, New York CBS era (July 1, 1935 to May 25, 1936) on CBS Radio Network, Hollywood CBS / Cecil B. DeMille (June 1, 1936 to January 22, 1945) on CBS Radio Network, and Cecil B. DeMille Hollywood era (June 1, 1936 to January 22, 1945) on CBS Radio Network.

Names that turn up again and again in the surviving run include Charlie Forsyth (sound-effects artist and performer), Louis Silvers (music director and music), Sanford Barnett (radio adaptor, director, and performer), Cecil B. DeMille (performer, host, and author), George Wells (radio adaptor and performer), Edward Marr (performer), and Melville Ruick (announcer and performer).

Across its run, the surviving broadcasts are tied to CBS Radio Network, Armed Forces Radio Service, Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, and KNX.

The stories often return to Romance and love relationships, Marriage, War and military conflict, Murder, Medical emergencies, and Journalism.

The show also sits in a wider radio history that includes Network entertainment shifts toward Hollywood, Cecil B. DeMille AFRA dispute, Lux during the radio-to-television transition, and Lux branded entertainment and integrated advertising.

If you are following the same actors and creative circles, related programs worth opening next include Screen Directors Playhouse, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Escape, The Whistler, and NBC University Theater.