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	    otr-Digest   Volume 95 : Issue 438


Articles in this issue of otr-Digest:

	 Chandu log (LONG)
	 Lone Ranger & Green Hornet
	 Same Time, Same Station
	 Benny TV show
	 Re:"Essential" OTR

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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 09:51:33 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: wdp@[removed]
Subject: Chandu log (over 10K limit)
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>



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                     C H A N D U   T H E   M A G I C I A N
                     -----------   -----   ---------------
 
                                1932 - 1949
 
 
     First Show: ??-??-32                              Last Show: 04-28-49
     Number Shows: Run 1, ???                      Audition Show: none
                   Run 2, 152
                   Run 3, 13
 
 
     Show Description:
 
     CHANDU THE MAGICIAN first aired from 1932 to 1936 as a daily 15-minute 
     serial.  The series starred Gayne Whitman.  Approximately eighty 
     episodes exist from this run.  Most of the episodes that survived are 
     from the end of the '32-'36 series.  Unfortuantely, these shows are
     not duplicated by either of the two CHANDU series that followed later.
 
     The scripts from the first run were reproduced in the 1948 to 1949 
     version, starring Tom Collins in the title role.  The complete run of 
     152 episodes is available from this series.  The series is broken into
     three stories.  The first is "The Search For Robert Regent" and has
     68 15-minute episodes (or chapters).  The second is "Mission To 
     Montabania", with 48 15-minute episodes.  The third, and last, is "The 
     Return Of Roxor", consisting of 38 15-minute shows.
 
     The last 15-minute show was on January, 28, 1949.  On Feburary 3, 1949,
     the show switched to a once-a-week, 30-minute format.  It lasted for 
     13 shows, of which 12 are available.   This run was a condensed version 
     of "The Search For Robert Regent".  
 
 
     List Comments:
 
     Since the full run of the earlier run is not available, This list is
     restricted to the 1948 / 1949 shows. 
 
     A number of catalogs show episode numbers that follow the full run.
     For example, one catalog offers episodes 1 through 152 of the 1948-
     1949 run.  Since I could break that run into 3 parts, I've numbered
     episodes based on episodes in each part.
 
     Many of the catalogs list episode numbers only as the episodes were
     untitled.  Titles used were the first ones found.  For example, titles 
     for episode 21 through 68 of the 1948 "The Search For Robert Regent" 
     came from the Radio Memories catalog.  No attempt to list alternate
     titles has been made.
 
 
     List:
 
 
         ******************  1948-1949 15-Minute Run  ******************
 
         Date      Num  Episode Title                          Src Key
         --------  ---  -------------------------------------  ---------
                        SHOW - "The Search For Robert Regent"  
         06-28-48    1  Frank Chandler Returns                 12345
         06-29-48    2  Robert Regent's Secret                 12345
         06-30-48    3  The Psychic Summons                    12345
         07-01-48    4  Off To Eqypt                           12345
         07-02-48    5  The Rug Shop                           12345
         07-05-48    6  Hypnotic Persuasion                    12345
         07-06-48    7  Dorothy Is Rescued                     12345
         07-07-48    8  Cab Ride To Cairo                      12345
         07-08-48    9  Message In The Blue Flame              12345
         07-09-48   10  Journey Up The Nile                    12345
         07-12-48   11  The Pyramid And The Hotel              12345
         07-13-48   12  Rendezous In The Garden                12345
         07-15-48   13  Meeting With Pricess Nadji             12345
         07-16-48   14  Betty Is Kidnapped                     12345
         07-19-48   15  Ahmed, The Fortune Teller              12345
         07-20-48   16  Nadji And Roxor                        12345
         07-21-48   17  The Hand Of Horus                      12345
         07-22-48   18  The Spell Of The Ancient Statue        12345
         07-23-48   19  The Statue's Secret                    12345
         07-26-48   20  Exorcism                               12345
         07-27-48   21  Betty And Bob Disappear                12345
         07-28-48   22  Secret Door                            12345
         07-29-48   23  Roxor Threatens Death                  12345
         07-30-48   24  Bob Rescued                            12345
         08-02-48   25  Abdullah Disappears                    12345
         08-03-48   26  Emerald Casket                         12345
         08-04-48   27  Disappearing Ink                       12345
         08-05-48   28  Looking For Casket                     12345
         08-06-48   29  Sick Camel                             12345
         08-09-48   30  Trouble With Guides                    12345
         08-10-48   31  Low Water Supply                       12345
         08-11-48   32  Abdullah's Affections                  12345
         08-12-48   33  Gordon Douglas                         12345
         08-13-48   34  Douglas' Diner                         12345
         08-16-48   35  Douglas Is An Imposter                 12345
         08-17-48   36  Finding A Letter                       12345
         08-18-48   37  Nile Curse                             12345
         08-19-48   38  Chandu's Disguise                      12345
         08-20-48   39  Maunscript Found                       12345
         08-23-48   40  Douglas Tells Roxor                    12345
         08-24-48   41  Letter Arrives                         12345
         08-25-48   42  Roxor's Plan                           12345
         08-26-48   43  Fraud's Identity                       12345
         08-27-48   44  Abdullah Stabbed                       12345
         08-30-48   45  Inquest Planned                        12345
         08-31-48   46  Douglas Disappears                     12345
         09-01-48   47  Lost In The Catacombs                  12345
         09-02-48   48  Chandu's Rescue                        12345
         09-03-48   49  Roxor Is Alive                         12345
         09-06-48   50  Chandu Escapes                         12345
         09-07-48   51  Reaching The Ruins                     12345
         09-08-48   52  Judy Allen                             12345
         09-09-48   53  Torture Chamber                        12345
         09-10-48   54  Story Teller                           12345
         09-13-48   55  Cairo Restaurant                       12345
         09-14-48   56  Robert's Ring                          12345
         09-15-48   57  Arenia The Spider                      12345
         09-16-48   58  Curse On Betty                         12345
         09-17-48   59  Ben Ali's Home                         12345
         09-20-48   60  Opening The Letter                     12345
         09-21-48   61  Sonya Shoots Nagi                      12345
         09-22-48   62  Betty And Bob Run                      12345
         09-23-48   63  Arenia Is Shot                         12345
         09-24-48   64  Message For Nagi                       12345
         09-27-48   65  Mirror Of Life                         12345
         09-28-48   66  Roxor Is Killed                        12345
         09-29-48   67  Exploring The Garden                   12345
         09-30-48   68  Family Is Reunited - Conclusion        12345
         --------  ---  -------------------------------------  --------- 
 
                        SHOW - "Mission To Montabania"   
         10-01-48    1  Visions Of Disaster                    123 5
         10-04-48    2  Danger At Home                         123 5
         10-05-48    3  Psychic Communication                  123 5
         10-06-48    4  California Intrigue                    123 5
         10-07-48    5  Rendevous In Paris                     123 5
         10-08-48    6  Spector Of The Sword                   123 5
         10-11-48    7  The Map In The Wall                    123 5
         10-12-48    8  A Gypsy Warning                        123 5
         10-13-48    9  At The Ball                            123 5
         10-14-48   10  Prince Dimitri - Friend Or Foe?        123 5
         10-15-48   11  Incantation Of Evil                    123 5
         10-18-48   12  The Intruder                           123 5
         10-19-48   13  Meeting With Dimitri                   123 5
         10-20-48   14  Ancient History                        123 5
         10-21-48   15  Message From Nadji                     123 5
         10-22-48   16  The Figurine Of Black Magic            123 5
         10-25-48   17  Meeting With Von Metzoss               123 5
         10-26-48   18  Treachery On The Trail                 123 5
         10-27-48   19  Off To Paris                           123 5
         10-28-48   20  Dorothy In Peril                       123 5
         10-29-48   21  In The Caverns Of The Castle           123 5
         11-01-48   22  The Yogi's Warning                     123 5
         11-02-48   23  Gypsy Trickery                         123 5
         11-03-48   24  The Key                                123 5
         11-04-48   25  The Portrait's Secret                  123 5
         11-05-48   26  The Man In The Shadows                 123 5
         11-08-48   27  The Howling Dog                        123 5
         11-09-48   28  The Spy                                123 5
         11-10-48   29  Mourning For A King                    123 5
         11-11-48   30  New Treachery                          123 5
         11-12-48   31  Around The Gypsy Campfire              123 5
         11-13-48   32  Gypsy Warning                          123 5
         11-16-48   33  Up The Mountain Of The Scimitar        123 5
         11-17-48   34  The Secret Of The Cave                 123 5
         11-18-48   35  Black Magic Strikes                    123 5
         11-19-48   36  The Letter Is RRS                      123 5
         11-22-48   37  Confrontations                         123 5
         11-23-48   38  Duel Of The Sorcerers                  123 5
         11-24-48   39  The Malevolent Dwarf                   123 5
         11-25-48   40  Hypnotic Interrogation                 123 5
         11-26-48   41  Surprise Visit                         123 5
         11-29-48   42  Plotter's Of Death                     123 5
         11-30-48   43  Demitri's Offer                        123 5
         12-01-48   44  The Letter From Paris                  123 5
         12-02-48   45  Return Of The Assassin                 123 5
         12-03-48   46  The Brothers Of Jeopardy               123 5
         12-06-48   47  Return Of Roxor                        123 5
         12-07-48   48  Return Of The King                     123 5
         --------  ---  -------------------------------------  --------- 
 
                        SHOW - "The Return Of Roxor"
         12-08-48    1  Nadgi's Secret                         123 5
         12-09-48    2  The Missing Scientist                  123 5
         12-10-48    3  Cafe Of Intrigue                       123 5
         12-13-48    4  Psychic Vision                         123 5
         12-14-48    5  Strangers On A Train                   123 5
         12-15-48    6  Mission To Cairo                       123 5
         12-16-48    7  Desert Visitors                        123 5
         12-17-48    8  The Story Teller                       123 5
         12-20-48    9  Sinsiter Schemes                       123 5
         12-21-48   10  The House Of Fear                      123 5
         12-22-48   11  The Return Of The Spider               123 5
         12-23-48   12  Psychic Vision                         123 5
         12-24-48   13  Occult Powers                          123 5
         12-27-48   14  The Power Of Chandu                    123 5
         12-28-48   15  The Yogi Speaks                        123 5
         12-29-48   16  The Time Of Terror                     123 5
         12-30-48   17  Mystery In Siam                        123 5
         12-31-48   18  The Mark Of The Cobra God              123 5
         01-03-49   19  Powerless                              123 5
         01-04-49   20  Condemned To Death                     123 5
         01-05-49   21  Midnight Trial                         123 5
         01-06-49   22  Bob's And Betty's Desperate Plans      123 5
         01-07-49   23  Native Treachery                       123 5
         01-10-49   24  Dr. Shaw's Secret                      123 5
         01-11-49   25  The Dark Clouds Of Fear                123 5
         01-12-49   26  Jungle Exorcism                        123 5
         01-13-49   27  Night Of The Tiger                     123 5
         01-14-49   28  Visitor From Bangkok                   123 5
         01-17-49   29  Tiger Hunt                             123 5
         01-18-49   30  The Captive Prince                     123 5
         01-19-49   31  Rendevous In Calcutta                  123 5
         01-20-49   32  Toast To Death                         123 5
         01-21-49   33  Deadly Spies                           123 5
         01-24-49   34  In The Grip Of Dark Forces             123 5
         01-25-49   35  The Voice Of Chandu                    123 5
         01-26-49   36  Struggle In The Dark                   123 5
         01-27-49   37  The Mark Of The Cobra God              123 5
         01-28-49   38  Banished To Oblivion                   123 5
                        (last episode of 15-minute series)
         
 
         *********************  1949 30-Minute Run  ********************
 
         Date      Num  Episode Title                          Src Key
         --------  ---  -------------------------------------  ---------
                        SHOW - "The Search For Robert Regent"  
         02-03-49    1  Black Steps                            12345
         02-10-49    2  Village Of The Thieves                 12345
         02-17-49    3  Man With The Photographic Memory       12345
         02-24-49    4  Brotherhood Of The Blood Oath          12345
         03-03-49    5  Spell Of Dimitri                       12345
         03-10-49    6  Framed For Smuggling                   12345
         03-17-49    7  Temple Of Karnack                      12345
         03-24-49    8  Temple Under The Sea                   12345
         03-31-49    9  House Of Fear                          12345
         04-07-49   10  ????? 
         04-14-49   11  Voice Of Darkness                      12345
         04-21-49   12  Ominous Deadly Sahara                  12345
         04-28-49   13  Fog Of The Forgotten Valley            12345
 
 
     Information Sources:
 
     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.
 
         Key  Source
         ---  ------------------------------------------------------------
          1   Steve Kelez, Radio Showcase, [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 
              95402
          2   Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512.
              (Shows run 2 as episodes 1 thru 152)
          3   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, 
              Englewood, CO 80150   (Shows run 2 as episodes 1 thru 152)
          4   Society for the Preservation of Entertainment Radio, Variety 
              And Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
              (Partial catalog used)
          5   Radio Memories, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock, AR 72116
 
     Although I have had favorable dealings with some of the above, this
     is not an endorsement of them. I receive nothing by mentioning them.
 
 
     Last Update: 12-06-95
 
 
     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional
     information. Please send them to: Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road
     Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@[removed]
 

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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 04:59:20 -0700
From: skng@[removed] (Steven K. Ng)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Lone Ranger & Green Hornet
Message-Id: <v01520d00acedd4b5fd59@[[removed]]>

As I understand it, the Green Hornet is related to the Lone [removed]
Britt Reid is the LR's grand nephew by way of Dan Reid?

What is the exact relationship and how is established on the air or in
publications?

As there are lots of knowledgeable people out there (this is a great
resource), I expect a lot of responses, so if someone has already answered
it adequately, you do not need to repeat the same details.  I welcome any
missing details, comments or anecdotes.

Please, no speculation or comments about the upcoming GH movie in this thread.

Steven Ng

Steven Ng, N6IQA | "If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it
skng@[removed]     | makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in been
                 | in vain for nothing." - Leena LaMonte, Singin' in the Rain.
PGP fingerprint  = 2F 8F 78 11 F3 F0 F1 8E  9F AE EB 59 25 04 37 36

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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 09:20:07 -0500
From: Matthew561@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Same Time, Same Station
Message-ID: <951208092006_48169311@[removed]>

Just got the new book "Same Time, Same Station" from Facts On File.  The book
is a veritable cornucopia of information.  However, it also has many errors
in it.  I have not sat down and made an exhaustive review of the book, but it
has such things as the cast of "Gunsmoke" mislabeled in the picture caption
(right names, wrong postitions), stating that Fibber & McGee and Molly were
sponsored by [removed] Reynold's Tobacco Co. as opposed to Reynold's Aluminium,
 Pat Novak's city mis-IDed as well as Raymond Burr's character in the series.
 The use of different type faces within the same proper names is also
disconcerting, at least to me. 

I have found enough errors in the book during my cursory review to make me
nervous as to using this book as any kind of authority.  However, on the
other hand, it does have a LOT of information in it and is worth the $45 to
me.

Matthew Mark Drew

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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 08:58:10 -0600
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Benny TV show
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>
>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 11:22:11 -0600
>From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@[removed]>
>To: [removed]@[removed]
>Subject: Re: Jack Benny Tribute
>..... how come no one is rebroadcasting the
>Benny shows? "I Love Lucy" in all its variations has been rebroadcast
>ad nauseum for years, yet the Benny show, also produced for years and
>years, is nowhere to be seen. I'd have thunk that a network such as
>Nickelodeon would have picked it up, at least for a short while, as part
>of its "Nick at Nite" rotation of old, restored shows. Given the wide
>availability of his radio programs, I'm puzzled as to why his television
>work seems to be buried.
>
>Andrew C. Green            (312) 266-4431

I don't think it's quite correct to call the Benny show "buried."  It's
taking a rest.  For much of the 1980s, since well before Nickelodeon
started up Nick At Nite, the Jack Benny Show was a charter staple of Pat
Robertson's CBN (now The Family Channel).  It shared an hour slot with
Groucho's You Bet Your Life, and they were both on a couple of times a day.
 They could be seen both in the morning and in prime time.  After CBN/FAM
started slicking-up their presentation, Groucho and Benny could still be
found in late night hours, until just a few years ago.  I watched many
episodes of both shows.  I distinctly remember seeing, for the first time,
the mid-50s series about Jack & Mary's European vacation, and going
pop-eyed when Sean Connery turned up as a Scottish dockhand.
Nick At Nite ought to be a good venue for the JB Show, but I doubt if it
will show up there.  Except for Van Dyke and ILL, nothing on there is older
than 1964.
John Henley
jhenley@[removed]
ph  (512) 495-4112
fax (512) 495-4296

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Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 10:33:48 -0600
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re:"Essential" OTR
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

It is indeed interesting to read folks' ideas of what an "essential" OTR
collection would look like.  The first hurdle, as experienced by any
committee, seems to be the definition of terms -- just what did Alan mean by
"essential" (grin).  Appears as if interpretations range from "what would be
a good starting collection" to "if I were stranded on a desert island, what
tapes would I want to have with me".

Well, now is your chance to be an OTR critic, and define your own
definitions!  If you have a chance, visit the new "Essential OTR" section at
my WWW page, and either vote on current candidates, or add your own.
Eventually, I'll collate the data, so you will know how your preferences
relate to those of the other respondees.

Oh ... another good thing ... neither the discussions nor the vote will
impact anything -really- serious, so enjoy yourselves, and keep discussing
your candidates here, in the Digest.  The 800 or so "lurkers" can consider
this an educational opportunity, as we all learn a little more about
opinions of "good" and "bad" OTR.

Lou
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