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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 446

Table Of Contents: 

	 D-Day Broadcast
	 Death Shall Not Release Thee -Reply
	 Jack Webb's politics
	 Phillip Marlowe Reviews
	 Request from Norman Corwin
	 Amos & Andy
	 Great Gildersleeve
	 Re WWII social responsibility
	 Sam Spade
	 JONATHAN THOMAS & HIS XMAS ON THE MOON
	 2 cents on Jack Webb
	 Arch Obler Books

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 18:59:44 -0500
From: Ann A Davenport <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: D-Day Broadcast
Message-ID: <199611181900_MC1-C16-85D8@[removed]>

Someone asked which dealer had the complete CBS D-Day broadcast .  Without
trying to sound like a commercial, RADIO MEMORIES (that's me!) has it.  You
can download the catalog from Lou Genco's web site
([removed]) or I will be happy to send you a hard copy
through the mail.  I also have the NBC feed on 12/07/41 but this one is in
terrible sound.  That is the reason I didn't include it in the catalog.  My
apologies for the commercial.  Ted Davenport (Radio Memories)

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 17:39:47 -0700
From: Chet Cox <CHCOX@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Death Shall Not Release Thee -Reply
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Mr BigKids hisself, Dick Lupoff sez:  <<I'm not dead set against this
practice, but the more I think about it the more uneasy I get.>>

He wuz speakin' of the morphing of visual images into new film, ala
*Forrest Gump* - or (looks better) *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*'s
semi-quel to "the Trouble With Tribbles" starring the original Star Trek
crew AND the Deep Space Nine folks.  Dick, we gotta give ya credit for
the "dead set" [removed]

Wanna see a story which took this idea to the limit?  Check out Tony
Isabella's run (with Bob Brown on the art) on *Daredevil* back in the
(ahem) 1970s.  Plot revolved around The Villian (one Jester by name)
who used such computer technology NOT for the intended purpose of
making new Humphrey Bogart movies, but to "morph" the living.  This
enabled The Villian to destroy people's reputation -- after all, if you see it
on TV, it must be true--right?

Which has very little to do with OTR except to note how much easier it is
to "morph" a voice than an entire [removed]
*jeep!
~~~~Chet
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Quote of the day:  "It is not a difficult thing to live in a log hut if you have
never had anything better, but it is a difficult thing to drop to a log house
when you have been living in a castle."  --J. Golden Kimball

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 19:50:30 -0500
From: Bigkids@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jack Webb's politics
Message-ID: <961118195029_1385063995@[removed]>

Well, it looks as if I put my foot in it again, with my comment about Jack
Webb's politics. I wasn't looking to start a fight -- in fact, I was trying
to *praise* Webb for his work as an actor (and, as several others have
pointed out, as a writer, producer and director). And I was trying to
distance this "creative" aspect of his work from his politics.

Well, looks as if I wound up doing the exact opposite of what I was trying to
do.

If you want to see what I was referring to as "fascistic" (with a small "f",
please note) look at some of this "Dragnet" TV shows in which he plays an
absolutely uptight, cast-iron-rigid, "enforcer." The Law is the Law, the
universe is divided into Right-thinking good guys and vicious degenerate
criminals (or poor lost souls, as in "Blue Boy," possibly the most famous of
all "Dragnet" TV episodes).

There's never any questioning of himself, his own morality, or the rightness
of the law. Nor is any questioning ever permitted of the authority of the
police. You can see it, somehow, even in the ricky-ticky, inhuman,
wind-up-doll walk that Webb had.

We all know how tight Webb was with the LAPD, and we all know the disgrace
that various members of the LAPD, from Chief down to Patrol Officer, have
brought upon their uniforms and their offices in recent years.

Webb must be whirling in his grave.

Huh. Maybe I shouldn't even post this message. It's just more politics. But I
do want to emphasize once again my admiration for Webb and the creative
talent that he had. That's what I was talking about to start with.

I have the terrible feeling that, just as the versatile and talented Lucille
Ball sold her real creative soul for the wealth she got playing a series of
interchangeable airheads starting with Lucy Ricardo . . .

Just so, Jack Webb gave up a big piece of his humanity and his scope and
breadth when he became Joe Friday.

Hmm, I think there's a neat little fantasy story there. Think I'll write it.
 Nobody rip me off, hey?

And I think I've got myself into hot water again, with the I Love Lucy Fan
Club.

Sorry about that.

Someday I'll learn to keep my fat yap buttoned.

Dick Lupoff

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Date: 18 Nov 96 19:53:08 EST
From: "Norman G. Cox" <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Phillip Marlowe Reviews
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Phillip Marlowe, Adventures of.  Review #3 of 15
Starring Gerald Mohr.  From the cassette lending library of North American Radio
Archives (NARA)

NARA Cassette 7230 Side A.  The Unfair Lady

A millionaire's secretary tries to get Phillip to take his boss's case but he
doesn't want to leave Hollywood's cement and macadam and tromp around the desert
of Mexico.  A couple of $[removed] checks change his mind and he is off to find out
who is stealing diamonds from his client's mine.  The supporting cast includes
Parley Baer and Hans Conreid.  Throughout his career this show's
producer/director, Norman Macdonnell, had the smarts to use only the best radio
actors and he would keep them busy working for him on his other projects like
Pursuit and, later on, Gunsmoke.

NARA Cassette 7230 Side B.  The Pigeon's Blood

A fashion magazine illustrator has Phillip tracking down a stolen collection of
rubys. He immediately becomes quit smitten with his new French client.  He will
run into an old geezer who is always out of matches, a parolee, a blond and a
double cross. He doesn't ever really solve this case.  He just seems to be
around while the bad guys bumble and fumble and make all kinds of mistakes,
ending up with the cops hauling them all off to jail.  Gloria Blondell, Joan's
sister, is part of the excellent cast.

That's 30 for tonight
NGC
Norman Cox 

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 20:32:09 -0500
From: Richard Fish <fish@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed], radiodrama@[removed]
Subject: Request from Norman Corwin
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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I was speaking with Mr. Corwin the other evening, and he asked me to help locate a recording (if one exists) of one of his programs.

The title is "The Midwest," and it was part of the "Transatlantic Call" series that he did.  

It was my thought that you folks would be the first resource, and Mr. Corwin was delighted at the suggestion.  So, how about it?  If anyone has, or knows of some info that could put me on the trail of this program, "let us hear a peep from you," as Benchley said to the Molecule.

I'd be happy to help facilitate a copy or transfer or remastering or whatever!

Richard Fish

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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 00:00:01 +0500
From: cbholm@[removed] (c holm)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Amos & Andy
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Because of all of the discussion on Amos & Andy, I checked out the following
book from the Tech library:

The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy
  A Social History of an American Phenomenon
Melvin Patrick Ely
The Free Press, a Division of Macmillan, Inc.
c 1991

It is an excellent book covering both the Radio and TV series.  Ely covers
the minstrel show history through the latest attempts to rerelease the TV
series.  Any one interested in not just the show, but the social issues
surrounding it should definitely try it.

As always the standard disclaimers [removed] I have no connection with the
authors or publishers etc etc [removed]

 
Christopher Holm
Va Tech - Industrial and Systems Engineering
cbholm@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 23:28:46 -0500
From: ChezKoa@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Great Gildersleeve
Message-ID: <961118232845_1950193225@[removed]>

Hey everybody, Doug here. Long time lurker and thought I would add something
to the conversation.  I just received the lastest copy of  the Wireless Audio
Catalog and there, on the back page, was cassette sets of the Great
Gildersleeve, four volumes, 10 hours per volume.  I am glad to see this show
being made available to the portion of the general public which is not
already hooked on OTR.  What made it stand out was the illustration on the
front, it is of Gildy and the caption is "Well, now, I wouldn't say that."
 Hopefully, the folks who put the sets together listened for sound quality,
it is apparent that they missed the tag lines.  Happy listening

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 23:47:42 -0500
From: Neubacher@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re WWII social responsibility
Message-ID: <961118234741_738619680@[removed]>

Lum and Abner had programs about recruiting for the merchant marine, and for
the waves.  About how inflation worked and how to keep it down.  They had
programs about writing letters to service men also.

Fibber McGee and Molly had one about rubber rationing done in conjuction with
Gale Gorden as Mayor being drafted into the navy and  how the rubber he
Fibber couldn't get would probably be used in a life raft.  Gale entered the
navy after the show.

The Great Gildersleeve had a program after the war about the difficulty of
returning vets getting suitable housing.

Bob Hope was often doing his program at military bases as did many of the
other programs.  I have a Kay Kaiser "College of Musical Knowledge" recorded
at either a aarmy or navy base.

Burns and Allen had a program where George and Gracie  were going to
entertain the  troops, and George needed an injection Gracie of course thinks
that George is going to be shot.

Bill Neubacher
NEUBACHER@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 23:59:04 -0500
From: Neubacher@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Sam Spade
Message-ID: <961118235903_1916642367@[removed]>

     Bogart made at least two Maltest Falcons.  Screen Directors Playhouse,
and Screen Guild Players.  They are together on a single tape but I don't
have the information at hand right now.
     Howard Duff of course played Sam Spade for several years  in a regular
series , sponsored by Wildroot Creme Oil hair tonic.

Bill Neubacher
NEUBACHER@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 01:32:48 -0500 (EST)
From: "John R. Pellatt" <bs206@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: JONATHAN THOMAS & HIS XMAS ON THE MOON
Message-ID: <[removed]@sheppard>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Has anyone out there ever heard of this juvenile radio serial from the 
1930s or 1940s?

It's called JONATHAN THOMAS AND HIS XMAS ON THE MOON. Fifteen minute 
episodes over 26 weeks with a notably cliched xylophone opening theme.

Any details (on behalf of another collector) appreciated.

[removed] anyone in Canada know what became of the OTR collection of 
Bruce Ruggles of North Bay, Ontario? Mr Ruggles died a few years back, 
leaving an impressive collection of radio material and the question of 
where it all went.

John Pellatt, Toronto

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 22:34:04 -0700
From: joseph@[removed] (joseph)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: 2 cents on Jack Webb
Message-Id: <v01530500aeb6f3540c14@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Jack Webb was one of the few auteurs of television (to borrow a phrase from
film). What you saw on the tube or heard from the box was his vision. John
Henley you are not alone in admiring ol Jack. He was one of a kind.

One of the interesting things about ol' Jack was he got in trouble for
disturbing radio row with portrayed street crime. I have an episode where
ol' Joe uncovers a heroine ring in high school. Where even young girl teens
were shooting up. In the fifties, that must of wowed them.

I also feel he advanced radio in the use of sound effects. His documentary
use of sound effects were excellent. He was one of the first to use an
overwhelming barrage of sounds. I also have an episode where there is a two
to three minute fight scene portrayed with mostly sound effects.

While I do believe the radio was better than the tv show. The tv shows,
including the color series, had their good points. One must remember that
Dragnet was strictly from the point of view of the policeman. That is
strictly. In a long speech in the 1954 movie you got the felling ol' Joe
would put a cop on every corner and in every living room. He said if you're
doing anything wrong why would you care (a paraphrase).

One last thing ol' Jack did have a sense of humor. He liked Freberg's
Dragnet records. He even lent him his orcherstra. Which is more than could
be said for Mr Wunnerful, Lawerence Welk he was said to have despised
"Wunnerful-Wunnerful."

Joseph M.

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Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:37:56 -0600 (CST)
From: caldwell@[removed] (Wayne Caldwell)
To: otr@[removed] (otr mailing list)
Subject: Arch Obler Books
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Dave 
I would be interested in 1 or 2 of the Arch Obler books. Please email me.

Thanks
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