Subject: [removed] Digest V2013 #2
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Date: 1/4/2013 10:18 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2013 : Issue 2
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Check and Double Check - A Little My  [ rand@[removed] ]
      Larry Stevens                         [ Chuck Schaden <otrguru@[removed]; ]
      Re: thanks to Ron Sayles              [ klmartelle@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:05:18 -0500
    From: rand@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Check and Double Check - A Little Mystery

    I found the following post over at Nitrateville, a web forum on old
    movies.  Quoting:

    "Some time ago my friend Rich Correll decided to sponsor the restoration
    of CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK, which starred his father, Charles Correll, he
    of the team Amos and Andy. The LoC had the 35mm nitrate material, but when
    UCLA called up the nitrate negative the LoC actually had two on hand and
    sent both. As it turned out, the second print was a "second take": same
    script, same lines, same sets ... but totally different "takes." The lines
    are spoken differently, the music (Ellington's) is different in terms of
    solo work, the shots sometime substitute closeup for long shot. It is
    obvious that they shot a scene and then repeated it before moving on,
    sometimes changing camera position, sometimes not. The question is, why?
    Not a foreign language print since it is essentially an identical film.
    Perhaps a protection negative since RKO anticipated such popularity that
    they would be running lots of negatives and might need an additional
    negative? This is indeed an anomaly and a delicious mystery Any thoughts
    would be appreciated.

    If at all possible, if you have some input, I would appreciate a response
    to the email address below.

    Mark Cantor
    markcantor@[removed]"

    I'm wondering if Elizabeth Macleod or another AnA expert might chime in on
    this.

    At the forum, some posters pointed out they had seen alternate versions of
    movies like that from the same period where a foreign agreement required a
    master negative.  I can't imagine that would be the case with this film.
    Did RKO sell it to the UK or other countries where AnA weren't heard?

    Another noted that it was produced during the same period as "Danger
    Lights", a film that was shot in multiple versions at RKO for standard
    35mm and an experimental 65mm widescreen format.  They wondered if "Check
    and Double Check" might have been filmed (but perhaps not released) the
    same way.

    I'm wondering if the film was shot twice and two negatives produced so
    that RKO could do a "saturation" release, sending copies out to many
    theaters at once, similar to the way movies are distributed now, rather
    than the usual pattern where movies hit the big cities first and then went
    to smaller towns on down the line.

    It would be curious to find out if one of the versions was never
    circulated.  It would be nice to see a restored version released on home
    video.

    rand

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    Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:05:27 -0500
    From: Chuck Schaden <otrguru@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Larry Stevens
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    Larry Stevens, who replaced Dennis Day on the Jack Benny program during WW II,
    has been mentioned recently in two or three postings of the OTR Digest.

    I interviewed him on October 22, 1998 at the Friends of Old Time Radio
    convention in Newark for my "Those Were The Days" radio program. He spoke of
    his career before, during and after the Benny shows.  Along with the
    interview, you can tune in to his first appearance with the Benny cast on
    November 5, 1944 as he began substituting for Dennis Day who left the show to
    join the Navy.

    We spoke for 22 minutes and you may hear that conversation anytime at
    [removed]  When you get there, go to "Interviews" and click on
    "Larry Stevens."

    This interview is among more than 200 we had with the stars of the Golden Age
    of Radio.  All are available 24/7, along with many articles and features about
    radio's glory days.

    Chuck Schaden

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    Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:06:22 -0500
    From: klmartelle@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: thanks to Ron Sayles

    Just wanted to add my "thanks" and gratitude" to Ron for his excellent
    list.
    All the best
    Joe Martelle
    Mesa, Colorado

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