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From coast to coast now, the house lights go down and the curtain goes up...

7 seconds sound clip from the Algiers (1941, Lux Radio Theatre) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:02:37 in the original recording.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, boy! Is that going to be a swell show!

- I hope they'll forgive my eavesdropping and accept my gratitude, because they put the whole idea of this theater in a few words.

- It is Lux Flakes that makes a production like this, with stars like these, possible...

- And your support of both our theater and product keeps things humming on this side of the footlights.

- You took our word for it that Lux Flakes was worth a fair trial, and we have your word for it that it came through with flying colors.

- From coast to coast now, the house lights go down and the curtain goes up...

- Algiers... where the blazing desert meets the blue Mediterranean, and modern Europe jostles ancient Africa.

- A stone's throw from the modern city, the native quarter, known as the Casbah, stands like a fortress above the sea.

- Here mingle the people of many tribes and races, drifters and outcasts from all parts of the world, and criminals seeking refuge from the law.

- Supreme on these heights rules one man - Pepe le Moko - long wanted by the police.

- Far below the Casbah at police headquarters, the new commissioner demands his capture.

[...]

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Algiers Sound Clip

Algiers PosterAudio quotes from the old-time radio play "Algiers", based on by Henri La Barthe's novel, first aired on July 7, 1941 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Charles Boyer (Pepe le Moko), Hedy Lamarr (Gaby), Alan Napier (Inspector Slimane), Bea Benaderet (Ines)

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