Radio review – Lux – “A Man to Remember” (1939) ***

There’s some irony with die hard conservative Cecil B de Mille introducing a very socialist medial drama (written by Dalton Trumbo). Some person called Bob Burns plays the small town doctor whose life is devoted to helping the less fortunate and blackmailing the rich townsfolk into providing for a hospital. The villains – town merchants who try to get out of paying bills and don’t really care about the health of people – remain effective and give this piece real teeth.
Anita Louise plays the doctor’s adopted daughter who marries the doctor’s son – which is a little incestuous. Burns must have been a folksy radio star because he drones on at the end about his cows and kinfolk in a practised way.