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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2010 : Issue 60
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Sergeant Preston                      [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
      Re: Mel and Spike                     [ Jordan Young <jordanyoung50@sbcglob ]
      Easter programs                       [ Steve Darnall <fvpress@[removed] ]
      Myrt and Marge movie poster           [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      Easter show                           [ mschmid@[removed] ]
      Newest issue of RADIO RECALL          [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:23:50 -0400
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Sergeant Preston

>     Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:10:54 -0400
>     From: Robert Paine <ka3zci@[removed];

>     The scarlet tunics seemed to blaze in the orange light of the
>     setting sun, and even the horses held their head high, as if they,
>     too, felt the glory of victory.

    According to Jim Harmon's =The Great Radio Heros=, this was not a
    radio show but a phonograph record offered as a premium by Quaker
    Puffed Wheat.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     92 State Street, Suite 700                   Fax [removed]
    Boston, MA 02109-2004           	         [removed]

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:25:04 -0400
    From: Jordan Young <jordanyoung50@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Mel and Spike

>     According to the inhabitants of the 78-L, Mel is credited as co-writer
>     of the song ["Ugga Ugga Boo Ugga Boo Boo Ugga"].  Eddie Maxwell and
>     Irving Miller are credited as co-authors with Mel in the ASCAP Directory,
>     but the record label credits "Miller-Cherkose-Blanc-Benoff".  Perhaps
>     some of these are the names of writers of The Mel Blanc Show.  The vocal
>     credit on the record is to Ding [removed]

    Mel Blanc had nothing to do with the song, according to Eddie
    Maxwell. "Cherkose" was Maxwell's real surname; "Benoff" is Mac
    Benoff, who was indeed a writer for the Blanc show.

    "Ding Bell" was the stage name of Eugene Walla, a singer-sax player
    briefly with Spike.

    Jordan R. Young
    "Spike Jones Off the Record"

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:25:10 -0400
    From: Steve Darnall <fvpress@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Easter programs

    In answer to Bob Cockrum's request, I can think of at least one solid
    Easter-related program: "The Son of Man" from the CBS Radio Workshop
    (4-21-57), in which the story of The Passion (taken from the four Gospels) is
    read by Herbert Marshall, Vincent Price, Victor Jory and Robert Young. As it
    happens, I'll be playing it on this Saturday's broadcast of "Those Were the
    Days" as part of our "East is Easter, West is Western" show (available online
    at [removed]).

    Steve D.

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:25:17 -0400
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Myrt and Marge movie poster

    I just spent a good bit of money to have a pristine print of MYRT AND MARGE,
    a 1934 Universal movie based on the radio program of the same name. (and I
    mean it's remastered from a 35mm master so it looks like it was filmed
    yesterday!) In trying to design a DVD case for my bookshelf, I cannot find an
    image of a poster for the movie. Does anyone have a movie poster image for
    the film?

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:25:24 -0400
    From: mschmid@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Easter show

    Bob Cockrum asked about great Easter shows. There's an amazing episode
    of QUIET PLEASE that combines Easter and Passover in one story. It's
    called "Shadow of the Wings", in which a little girl who is dying is
    visited by the Angel of Death.
    It's a beautiful and moving story, one of writer Wyllis Cooper's best.
    Original broadcast date is April 19, 1949 on ABC.

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:25:30 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Newest issue of RADIO RECALL

    The April 2010 issue of RADIO RECALL just went out to our electronic
    subscribers and the hard-copy version will be mailed to our other
    subscribers around April 11th.

    This issue leads off with a scholarly piece, "OTR In Japan" by Dr.
    Yamashita Moriyuki which discusses the history of Japanese radio
    programming through WW II. Another article by Brian Rogers explains
    how the term 'news roundup" first entered broadcasting in March 1938,
    compliments of CBS.

    Designated as our "Book Review Issue," it includes reviews of six new
    books and one old classic. Arizona reviewer Jim Snyder discusses
    Robert Mott's newest book, "The Audio Theatre Guide," a history of
    sound effects. The new three-volume set of "The 'Who Is Johnny
    Dollar?' Matter" is reviewed by the well-known OTR collector and
    researcher, Joe Webb. Two other Bear Manor Media recent releases,
    both on Fibber McGee & Molly (one by Mickey Smith and the other by
    Clair Schulz) are discussed by the reviewer team of David Siegel and
    the editor. And to round out the book reviews, we reach back for one
    in 1937, "The Bobbsey Twins in a Radio Play."

    This issue also contains a brief history of Dan Reid, in his post-
    Lone Ranger days, that provides at least one surprise. The obituary
    page contains tributes to two great OTR authors who recently died:
    Jim Harmon and Ron Lackmann.

    For subscriber information, or to view past articles, point your
    browser at:

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    Jack French
    Editor

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