Radio review – Lux- “Prisoner of Zenda” (1939) ***

In the chat at the end of this play, Cecil b de Mille talks about how when Zenda was on Broadway it prompted lots of men to propose. Maybe they were attracted by the sense of honour and moment. Ronald Colman and Douglas Fairbanks are back, with Colman’s wife Benita Hulme (although I gather she wasn’t during recording of this as they don’t mention it) stepping in for Madeleine Carroll. It’s not as much fun to hear this as it is to see it because you don’t get to see the impersonation and the tension involved. But the romance works well as does the by play between Colman and Fairbanks Jnr and it's still a strong story.