Gossip Friday: Good Lux from Carole
From September 1936:
The latest gag present from Lombard to Gable was delivered to a somewhat bewildered Mr. G. at the close of a radio broadcast in which he was appearing in a dramatic skit with Marlene Dietrich. Just as the show ended an attendant brought in a huge floral horseshoe–the kind gangsters used to send their deceased colleagues. The card from Carole read “Good Lux.”
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Vincent
I’m guessing this was related to the initial West Coast performance of “Lux Radio Theater” on June 1, 1936, following its relocation from New York. Gable and Dietrich co-starred in “The Legionnaire And The Lady,” a retitled radio adaptation of “Morocco,” with Gable in the role his friend and rival Gary Cooper played in the film. Clark and Marlene never made a movie together (alas), and I can’t think of any other joint radio performances of theirs.