The Prisoner of Zenda (LXRT)

In the small country of Zenda, a man, perhaps not a very nice man and a bit of a tippler, is about to be crowned king. His evil brother is plotting to steal the throne and might succeed, unless ... unless a recently discovered look-alike cousin of the king to be might be of some use.

A bit of over-the-top melodrama and romance suitable to the 30's might make this one just a bit hard to settle into for modern listeners. But after the first 5-10 minutes I was hooked. And the ending was a bit of a surprise to me. If you like this show, you might try a reformulated version of it in the 1993 movie Dave, starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.

Lux Radio Theater #222
The Prisoner of Zenda
5 June 1939
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Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Benita Hume, Aubrey Smith, Edward Hope (author), John L Balderston (screenwriter), Wells Root (screenwriter), Edward Rose (stage adaptor), Ivar Enhorning (intermission guest), Mary Lansing, Betty Jean Hainey (commercial spokesman), Ian MacLaren, Peter Wills, Ralph Forbes, Ross Forrester, Bob Burleson, James Eagles, Bob Payton, Charles Emerson, Ethel Sykes, Galan Galt, Jane Morgan

Poster from the 1937 film