Subject: [removed] Digest V2001 #312
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 9/23/2001 6:35 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2001 : Issue 312
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  OTR on the Silver Screen              [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
  A. Robins, the Banana Man             [ "[removed]" <[removed] ]
  Miss America                          [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
  Radio Movies                          [ "Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback ]
  Re: OTR movies                        [ StevenL751@[removed] ]
  "Sunday" lyrics                       [ "jstokes" <jstokes@[removed]; ]
  Spirits of Rhythm                     [ "Ken Lanza" <klanza1@[removed]; ]
  Familiar voice on a TV commercial     [ Al Girard <agirard@[removed] ]
  JACK BENNY on TV                      [ "David L. Easter" <david-easter@hom ]
  Cisco kid log                         [ ericandsusie@[removed] ]
  Farewell Compositions                 [ Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed] ]
  Marx of Time                          [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
  Re: "The Marx of Time"                [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
  Magic Blackout Lite-Ups kit           [ nicoll <nicoll@[removed]; ]
  Record Jackets                        [ "schickedanz" <schickedanz@[removed]; ]

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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:35:18 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  OTR on the Silver Screen

In today's mail, I got the Fall 2001 catalog from VCI, a dealer in
videotapes.  A disclaimer: I have no financial or other relationship with
VCI beyond that of being an occasional customer.  That being said, they
are selling the following:

Pure OTR origin

* Captain Midnight (1942) Columbia, 15 chapter serial starring Dave
O'Brien.

* Hi-Yo Silver {The Lone Ranger} (1938) Republic, Feature condensation of
the serial, starring Lee Powell.

Non-TV Other Medium origin, but OTR shows of characters broadcast --

* Terry and the Pirates (1940) Columbia, 15 chapter serial starring
William Tracy

* Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) Republic, feature starring Ralph Byrd
and Boris Karloff

* Dick Tracy Versus Crime, Inc. (1941) Republic, 15 chapter serial
starring Ralpn Byrd.

* Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) Republic, 15 chapter serial starring Ralph
Byrd and Jennifer Jones.

* Dick Tracy Returns (1938) Republic, 15 chapter serial starring Ralph
Byrd and Charles Middleton.

* Dick Tracy (1937) Republic, 15 chapter serial starring Ralph Byrd and
Kay Hughes.

* Cheyenne Wildcat {Red Ryder} (1947) Feature starring Bill Elliot.

* Sheriff of Redwood Valley {Red Ryder} (1946) Feature starring Bill
Elliot.

* Santa Fe Uprising {Red Ryder} (1946) Feature starring Allen Lane.

* Vigilantes of Boomtown {Red Ryder} (1946) Feature starring Allen Lane.

There are other from-TV shows with an OTR relation. (Lone Ranger, Cisco
Kid, etc.)

Those interested might wish to visit the website,
[removed]  for details.  Again, I'm only a customer,
but given the thread, I thought it was worth sharing.  However, be warned
that many serials and features weren't completely faithful to the OTR
shows.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 01:45:09 -0400
From: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  A. Robins, the Banana Man

[I'm posting this for a friend:]

I'm interested in A. Robins, also known as the "Banana Man" and The
Walking Music Box.  An old vaudevillian, he appeared on the Captain
Kangaroo show and had a PBS special about him.  He also appeared on a
number of Red Skelton shows (an old friend) and can be seen on a short
that turns up from time to time on TCM, called SEEING RED (witch of
course is about Red Skelton; Robins is in the last few minutes of this film).
His only other film is the 1947 Betty Grable film MOTHER WORE
[removed] bit is very short, but the film is in color.

My question is, did he do any radio work?  Do any radio appearances
survive?

Thanks!

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:46:40 -0400
From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Miss America

This is not an OTR related item, unless you accept the former connection of
the Miss America Pageant to Arthur   Marx (Groucho's son)  who produced the
event for many years, but maybe our administrator will allow it anyway.

Katie Harman from Gresham, Oregon, where I feel fortunate to have lived for
the last  thirty-two  years, became "Miss America" tonight.   This is the
first time Oregon has claimed the title.  She sang beautifully Giacomo
Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro," which means "Oh, My Beloved Father."

She attended Centennial High School just down the street and was its
valedictorian in 1999. I am proud of her and just wanted my friends  on the
Digest to know.

Dennis Crow

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:47:32 -0400
From: "Philip Railsback" <philiprailsback@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Radio Movies

A radio oriented movie I remember seeing as a kid is "The Unsuspected" with
Claud Rains.  Actually, I had to look up the title.  All I really remember
is that Claude Rains is a disk jockey (that's what I remember, though Maltin
says he's a "radio star") who turns to murder.  If I remember correctly, he
uses a method later used on a Columbo episode.  That is, he uses his radio
show as an alibi for murder.  That is, he couldn't have commited the murder
since he was on the air.  I'd love to see it again.  Since it's a Warner
Bros. picture it must pop up on Turner Classics occasionally, which I dont'
have, anyway.

  - Philip

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:48:08 -0400
From: StevenL751@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: OTR movies

In a message dated 09/22/2001 10:04:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:

[removed]  I thought George Lucas' RADIOLAND MURDERS was witty and creative,
although I'm sure some on the digest would think less of it.

I agree with you on this.  I enjoyed RADIOLAND MURDERS very much when I first
saw it in the theater and it held up just fine when I saw it again on video.
I've never understood why the critics panned it so badly.  It's an
affectionate and fun tribute to the golden age of radio.  Very silly at
times, but definitely in the tradition of the great screen comedies of the
era it's spoofing.  It also features what must be George Burns' final screen
appearance.

Another more recent film of interest to OTR fans would be Woody Allen's RADIO
DAYS, which features a number of familiar OTR names in both on-screen and
voice-only appearances.

Steve Lewis

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:49:24 -0400
From: "jstokes" <jstokes@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  "Sunday" lyrics

Well, here tis  Sunday, and I want to thank Bob Kirk for posting the lyrics
to "Sunday," from the Phil Harris & Alice Faye show.

"Sunday" and the great old Glen Miller song, "People Like You and Me" are
two of my favorites of favorites from yesteryear.   Folks should listen to
the latter.   It was a WW2 song that has application today.   It has become
rather obscure as time goes by.  But I think it is the BEST song that Glen
Miller ever recorded!

If you want an answer to most anything about OTR and related topics, put in
on Charlie's OTR Digest!

Best,

Jim Stokes

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 14:30:48 -0400
From: "Ken Lanza" <klanza1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Spirits of Rhythm

The Spirits of Rhythm recorded a song for Decca records
in 1934 titled: "Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes."

The New Republic of February 3, 1941 states they were
"on the air".   Does anyone have any idea what show
they might have been on??

regards,
Ken Lanza
drwatson@[removed]

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 14:31:42 -0400
From: Al Girard <agirard@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Familiar voice on a TV commercial

As I watched the NASCAR race from Dover, a commercial
with a familiar voice was played several times.  I remember
that voice which I first heard as a kid listening to
The Adventure of Superman, or, as he promounced it,
"The Adventures of Syooperman!"

Good to hear Jackson Beck's voice.  The old master is
still working for a living!


Please visit my Unofficial Fibber McGee and Molly home Page
[removed]

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 14:31:21 -0400
From: "David L. Easter" <david-easter@[removed];
To: "Old-Time Radio Digest (E-mail)" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  JACK BENNY on TV

Mark Kinsler wrote:
I suspect the reason that the Jack Benny TV series is seldom seen is that
it
wasn't so great.  It was swell for the adults who recalled the radio show
and all the relationships built over the years, but it did nothing for the
kids ([removed], me and everyone else I knew) who occasionally had to watch it.
We liked George Burns and Gracie a great deal better.

I disagree (at least for me). I was born in 1944 and grew up in the
Baltimore, MD suburbs. My family got TV in 1948 (or early '49). I grew up
with TV! Sometime in the early to mid '50's I discovered THE LONE RANGER on
radio and thought it was cool to have it on radio as well as TV. It was the
first time I had heard a "show" on radio.

I watched JACK BENNY on TV and loved it!

David L. Easter

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 14:42:00 -0400
From: ericandsusie@[removed]
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Cisco kid log

Hi all,
I'm looking for a good Cisco kid log. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Eric Hardy

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 14:42:22 -0400
From: Harry Bartell <bartell@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Farewell Compositions

My plans do not include a place to put an epitaph, but if they did I
kinda like:

Due to technical difficulties beyond our [removed]

Harry Bartell

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 18:38:32 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Marx of Time

The Marx of Time was a radio show over CBS starring Groucho and Chico. It
premiered March 4, 1934. It was sponsored by American Oil and the Groucho
role was "Ulisses H. Drivel" and Chico was "Penelli." The show's theme was
to satirize the news of the world from a Marxian point-of-view in the best
tradition of the "March of Time."  The show was on CBS at 7:00 PM EST but
was only on for 8 episodes, leaving the air on April 22, 1934.

I am not aware of any copies extant.

Jim Widner
jwidner@[removed]

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 18:39:05 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: "The Marx of Time"

A. Joseph Ross wonders,

I've just found a reference to a radio show called "The Marx of Time," a
1933 radio show starring one or more of the Marx Brothers.  I've never
heard of it before.  Can anyone tell me anything about it?  Are there
shows available anywhere?

This was a show which had a very limited run over CBS in the spring of
1934 -- after the Marxes had been cut loose by Paramount, but before they
signed with MGM --  under the sponsorship of the American Oil Company. It
was a loosely-constructed newsreel parody, with Groucho as commentator
"Ulysses S. Drivel," and Chico as his roving-reporter assistant Pinelli.
No recordings are known, nor to my knowledge have the scripts surfaced
(although they may very well be buried in a dead-storage file box at the
Copyright Office, the same source which yielded the "Flywheel Shyster and
Flywheel" scripts in the late 1980s.)


"Marx of Time" is almost totally forgotten for two reasons -- it only ran
for eight weeks before Amoco decided it was too expensive and abandoned
the project, and it was only heard in a small section of the country
where Amoco-branded products were marketed. Unless you lived on the East
Coast, you never would have had the chance to hear the program.

Elizabeth

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 18:38:03 -0400
From: nicoll <nicoll@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Magic Blackout Lite-Ups kit

A few digests ago Stephen A Kallis mentioned a Magic Blackout Lite-Ups kit.
 I didn't exactly understand its function.  I would appreciate it if he
could expand on the explanation.

Will Nicoll

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 20:20:06 -0400
From: "schickedanz" <schickedanz@[removed];
To: "Old-Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Record Jackets

Hi.

Seems to me paper covers or jackets for old records were mentioned awhile
back.  If someone knows where I can order jackets for ten-inch-diameter 78s,
please mail me off-list.

Thanks.

Norm Schickedanz
Tucson, AZ

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