Classic Radio 04-10-26 - Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Greater Love, and So True, Mr Barnum

Classic Radio 04-10-26 - Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Greater Love, and So True, Mr Barnum

Published: April 10, 2026

Duration: 2:31:58

Drama and Westerns on a Friday

First,  a look at this day in History.

Then, The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast April 10, 1939, 87 years ago, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer starring Errol Flynn, Brian Aherne, and Jackie Cooper..  The adaptation of the 1935 movie that starred Gary Cooper, about Her Majesty's Lancers in Northwest India, battling rebellious tribesmen. A story about the traditions of the regiment and its sense of honor!

Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad,  originally broadcast April 10, 1954, 72 years ago, Greater Love. Two gunmen are wounded while holding up the...