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Sep 15, 2026
Doug FoxGUEST
And the very first stadium they had was over on the other side of the Don Valley, Queen and Broadview area.
Doug FoxGUEST
It was called Sunlight Stadium because the Lever Brothers had their nearby soap factory there.
Doug FoxGUEST
And I don't even know if Sunlight is a brand anymore, but I certainly grew up with Sunlight just so and everything else.
Doug FoxGUEST
They eventually moved to Toronto Islands, roughly where Billy Bishop Airport, which we hope stays in its current dimensions, is today.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
Lux presents Hollywood.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
[upbeat music] [audience cheering] Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux toilet soap, bring you the Lux Radio Theater.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
Tonight, we are privileged to bring you Movie Time USA, honoring the motion picture industry on its 50th anniversary by presenting scenes from the newest in fine motion pictures.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
And as our stars, Mari Alden, Anne Blyth, Leslie Caron, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Wendell Corey, Bing Crosby, Dan Dailey, John Derek, Joanne Dru, Gene Kelly, Vera Ralston, Donna Reed, Robert Ryan, Forrest Tucker, John Wayne, and Jane Wyman.
James FlahertyGUEST
And a very hard job.
James FlahertyGUEST
We had Ford, Kodak, Pan Am, Lever Brothers, stuff.
James FlahertyGUEST
And I had 42 creativos, writers, art directors, and sales promotion, or video people.
James FlahertyGUEST
And so it was a real challenging job.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
Hollywood.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Flakes, bring you the Lux Radio Theater, starring Ingrid Bergman and Robert Montgomery in Jane Eyre.
John M. KennedyNARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Keeley.
William KeighleyHOST
Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen.
1 HR 3 MINS LATER
William KeighleyHOST
Good night.
William KeighleyHOST
It was a treat having you here.
William KeighleyHOST
Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again June the 28th when the Lux Radio Theater presents Dan Daly and Gene Crane in You Were Meant for Me.
William KeighleyHOST
This is William Keeley saying goodnight to you from Hollywood.
speaker_5ANNOUNCER
Lux presents Hollywood.
speaker_5ANNOUNCER
[upbeat music] Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux toilet soap, bring you the Lux Radio Theater, starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball in Fancy Pants.
speaker_5ANNOUNCER
Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Kealey.
speaker_5ANNOUNCER
[audience applauding]
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Myron McCormick stars in a Robert Sloan script with Hyman Brown producing and directing.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
This CBS presentation was sponsored by Lipton Tea and Lipton Soup for Lever Brothers.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
We now take you back to the original broadcast.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
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NeilHOST
That's super interesting.
NeilHOST
One of the really interesting things for me personally is that my family for about three or four generations was involved working at Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight in England.
NeilHOST
And Lever Brothers became Unilever, a massive company.
NeilHOST
But for a long time, we've been all involved in palm oil in West Africa and then its expansion elsewhere.
NeilHOST
It's now one of the biggest corporations globally with immense power.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
As the wild rubber industry starts to decline and as the Belgian state eventually seizes control of Congo from the king and makes it a Belgian colony, There's renewed interest in oil palm and in other products.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
The Belgian colonial government signed an agreement with the Lever Brothers Soap Company, one of the forerunners of the modern Unilever multinational firm, to carve out these huge concession areas in what is today the Democratic Republic of Congo for the express purpose of growing oil palm on an industrial scale.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
One of the things about palm oil that makes it not unique but more difficult than other crops is that it has to be processed very quickly if it's going to be used in edible products.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
The fruit very quickly turns rancid.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
this wasn't a major problem because people produced relatively small amounts and consumed it within a few weeks or months.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
But for global trade and for global industry, this shelf life was really important.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
And one of the things that the Lever Brothers Soap Company wanted, and its owner, Sir William Lever, was personally very interested in this, was building advanced steam-powered machinery to very quickly process and sterilize palm fruit and to make very high quality oil.
Jonathan RobinsGUEST
that could be used in soap, in margarine, and really in anything else that fats could potentially find a way into.
John Milton KennedyNARRATOR
Lux presents Hollywood.
John Milton KennedyNARRATOR
Lever Brothers Company brings you the Lux Radio Theater, starring Jack Benny and Gail Patrick in Killer Cates.
John Milton KennedyNARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Keeley.
William KeeleyHOST
Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen.
56 MINS LATER
speaker_6VOICE_ACTOR
night,
William KeeleyHOST
Jack and Jane.
William KeeleyHOST
Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening when the Lux Radio Theater presents Maureen O'Hara, Dick Hames, and Barry Sullivan in Do You Love Me? This is William Keeley saying goodnight to you from Hollywood.
John Milton KennedyNARRATOR
It's pretty good to find more meat in the stores these days, isn't it? Well, that means you'll have more used fat to turn in for cash.
Amos JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thank you.
Amos JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Folks, speaking for everybody in our show here, the cast, our writers, Joe Connolly, Bob Mosier, and Bob Ross, our musical director, Jeff Alexander, his orchestra and chorus, and for Lever Brothers Company, the people who make Rinseau and Sawyer, me and Andy want to wish you a very Merry Christmas to you, your families, and the finest New Year ever.
Amos JonesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Merry Christmas,
Andy BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
everybody.
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