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There's a commodity that's dedicated to charm and beauty as evidenced by its tremendous popularity among the screen's most attractive women.

10 seconds sound clip from the A Star is Born classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:32:55 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Yes, Norman. Let's hope it's not too late.

- It's been our custom between the acts of our plays to bring you little glimpses of Hollywood, to give you a view of film activities from backstage.

- We continue that custom with a word from John LeRoy Johnston, western manager of Fawcett Publications and managing editor of Screen Book and Hollywood magazines.

- The last time we met, he interviewed me. Tonight, with the tables turned, I'll drop my first question by asking Mr. Johnston what he'd like to be interviewed about.

- Well, that's easy. After all, the product that makes this program possible is Lux Toilet Soap.

- There's a commodity that's dedicated to charm and beauty as evidenced by its tremendous popularity among the screen's most attractive women.

- From what I've found out myself visiting the stars, and from what our writers tell me...

- Lux Toilet Soap has no more enthusiastic boosters than the biggest names in Hollywood.

- I still would like to know the subject of our interview.

- Well, I'd like to express a few of my views on beauty, or rather on the most beautiful women of motion pictures in twenty years.

- They say a fool walks in where angels fear to tread, so here I am, a perfect casting job.

[...]

A Star is Born Sound Clip

Janet Gaynor on the microphone recording for A Star is BornAudio quotes from the old-time radio play "A Star is Born" (1937), based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, first aired on September 13, 1937 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Janet Gaynor (Esther Blodgett), Robert Montgomery (Norman Maine), Lionel Stander (Libby)

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