Let me show you a little of our mail sometime, Carole, and you'll understand why we think of this as a national theater.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Moon's Our Home (1941) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:55:33 in the radio play.

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- But seriously, Mr. DeMille, I have enjoyed very much coming back to Lux Radio Theater.

- In the past few months I think you've really taken on a new assignment here.

- All entertainment is at a premium now and anything that lifts us out of the everyday routine for an hour or so is what we need at a time like this.

- America must be strong and we must keep it free by making it stronger still.

- While we're all working toward that end at the limit of our strength, we need the emotional outlet that a theater like this provides.

- Let me show you a little of our mail sometime, Carole, and you'll understand why we think of this as a national theater.

- Well, what's going on in it next week?

- Plenty of action, Jimmy.

- Our play is 'Johnny Apollo'... and our stars are Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, and Burgess Meredith.

- 'Johnny Apollo' is the story of a father and son who lost faith in each other and of a girl named Lucky who brought them together again.

- The Twentieth Century-Fox picture made a hit on the screen and I have a distinct premonition it will do the same for us.

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