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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2008 : Issue 184
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <jerryhaendiges@cha ]
      Re: Himan [removed] (Americans All)    [ Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed] ]
      Re: The Honeymooners & OTR            [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Pabstette                             [ <radioaz@[removed]; ]
      Hall of Fantasy                       [ Chargous@[removed] ]
      7-28 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Possible 1920s OTR Project?           [ <georgewagner@[removed]; ]
      Australian Fat Man                    [ "Ian Grieve" <austotr@[removed] ]
      Himan Brown and Radio Hall of Fame    [ "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:02:42 -0400
    From: Jerry Haendiges <jerryhaendiges@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

    Hi Friends,

    Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
    may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
    Radio Theatre," Big John Matthews and Steve "Archive" Urbaniak's "The
    Glowing Dial" and my own "Same Time, Same Station."  Streamed in
    high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at [removed]
    Check out our High-Quality mp3 catalog at:
    [removed]
    =======================================

    SAME TIME, SAME STATION

    Jo Stafford Memorial Tribute

    THE KINGSMEN
    "The Johnson's Wax Program"
    Episode 4    6-28-49    Guest Star: Jo Stafford
    NBC Johnson's Wax
    Summer Replacement For "Fibber McGee & Molly"

    Listen to Jo's very first number one hit; "Temptation" ("Tim-Tayshun")

    FAMILY THEATER
    Episode 510    2-13-57    "The Treasury of Homes"
    10th Anniversary Show
    Stars: Loretta Young, Jo Stafford, John Charles Thomas, Marina Kochefs,
    James Alexander
    Mutual Sustaining
    Announcer: Tony La Frano
    Created By: Father Patrick Peyton

    LUX RADIO THEATER
    Episode 781    03-05-52    "Young Man With A Horn"
    Stars: Kirk Douglas and Jo Stafford
    ==================================

    HERITAGE RADIO THEATER

    CRIME DOES NOT PAY
    (WMGM/Synd) 10/10/49 "The Kid With A Gun" stars: Donald Buka

    GRAND MARQUEE
    (NBC) 7/9/46 Jim Ameche stars in " Half A Dog Is Better Than None"

    THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT
    (CBS) Undated/50's Helen is found in murdered man's apartment by Daisy.
    ====================================

    THE GLOWING DIAL

    Lady Esther Screen Guild Players - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
    originally aired October 19, 1942 on CBS
    Starring: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Jeanne Cagney, [removed]
    Sakall, Richard Whorf, Charles Irwin, Truman Bradley announcing.
    Sponsor: Lady Esther Cosmetics

    Mr. President - "George Washington"
    originally aired July 31, 1949 on ABC
    Starring: Edward Arnold, Betty Lou Gerson.
    Sustained

    Fibber McGee and Molly - "Scrap Drive"
    originally aired April 7, 1942 on NBC
    Starring: Jim and Marion Jordan, Gale Gordon, Bill Thompson, The King's
    Men, Billy Mills and his Orchestra, Harlow Wilcox announcing.
    Sponsor: Johnson's Wax

    Gulf Screen Guild Theatre - "Between Americans"
    originally aired December 7, 1941 on CBS
    Starring: Orson Welles, Roger Pryor hosting, Bud Easton announcing.
    Sponsor: Gulf Oil

    The Cavalcade of America - "An American Is Born"
    originally aired January 19, 1942 on NBC Red
    Starring: Bette Davis, Raymond Edward Johnson, Clayton "Bud" Collyer
    announcing.
    Written & Directed by Arch Oboler from a story by Peter Packer.
    Sponsor: DuPont Chemical Co.
    ==================================

    If you have any questions or request, please feel free to contact me.

          Jerry Haendiges

          Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
          The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
          Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
    the Net

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    Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:03:00 -0400
    From: Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Himan [removed] (Americans All)

    Ted Kneebone mentions (Digest 179) Hi Brown's two NPR series in the 1980s.

    It should be noted that the 26-part, half-hour "Americans All" were also
    (first?) broadcast on the Voice of America on VOA's "Studio One" series.
    Although I no longer have the tapes, unfortunately, here is a list of the
    titles and stars.

    # 1 Margaret Fuller -- Marian Seldes (10/7/84)
    # 2 H. L. Mencken -- Russell Horton (10/14/84)
    # 3 Emma Lazarus -- Mia Dillon (10/28/84)
    # 4 Harry Houdini -- Mason Adams (11/4/84)
    # 5 Prudence Crandall -- Kim Hunter (11/11/84)
    # 6 Louis D. Brandeis -- Fred Gwynne (11/18/84)
    # 7 Lafayette -- Lloyd Battista (11/25/84)
    # 8 Albert Einstein -- Bernard Grant (12/2/84)
    # 9 Robert E. Lee -- John Beale (12/9/84)
    #10 Mark Twain -- Russell Horton (12/16/84)
    #11 William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) (12/23/84)
    #12 Harry Truman -- Earl Hammond (12/30/84)
    #13 Luther Burbank -- John Beale (1/6/85)
    #14 Edgar Allan Poe -- Paul Hecht (1/13/85)
    #15 Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Kim Hunter (1/20/85)
    #16 John Marshall -- Russell Horton (1/27/85)
    #17 Abby Smith and the Cows (2/3/85)
    #18 Charles Steinmetz -- Guy Sorell (2/10/85)
    #19 Alexander Hamilton -- Gordon Gould (2/17/85)
    #20 Clara Barton -- Marian Seldes (2/24/85)
    #21 Fiorello LaGuardia -- Earl Hammond (3/3/85)
    #22 Nathaniel Green -- Kevin McCarthy (3/10/85)
    #23 George Washington Carver -- Arnold Moss (3/17/85)
    #24 John L. Sullivan -- Fred Gwynne (3/24/85)
    #25 Ulysses S. Grant -- Kevin McCarthy (3/30/85)
    #26 George Washington -- Russel Horton (4/7/85)

    The dates listed are for the original VOA broadcast; it sounds like the NPR
    series ran a bit later.

    -Art-

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    Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:03:30 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: The Honeymooners & OTR

       Joe Webb wrote --

       > I've been catching up on my old TV viewing. I always have hopes of
    catching some OTR actor on screen.

       Ah, and here I thought I was the only one!  :)
       For the last few weeks I've been watching the original Perry Mason
    shows on [removed]  From time to time an OTR actor will pop up, often
    in a supporting role.  Not having seen what a lot of what they look like
    I listen to the voice (in fact, I listen to the show more than actually
    stare at the monitor) and often surprised when the credits roll and
    think "_That_ was so-and-so?"
       I have some photo's of otr actors I've collected over time on a CD.
    A couple of weeks ago I got a screen capture program and back up where a
    otr actor was featured and grab that photo.
       I can't recall the number of times the voice and face don't match up,
    in that the person doesn't look like I imagine they do.  :)
       Joe

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:23:09 -0400
    From: <radioaz@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Pabstette

    The reason this product had this rather unusual name is that it was
    originally developed by the Pabst Brewing Company as an accompaniment to
    their beer.  Pabst Beer, Pabstette Cheese spread and some crackers.

    Later it was purchased by Kraft who for some reason (maybe contractual) kept
    the name.

    Ted

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:23:15 -0400
    From: Chargous@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Hall of Fantasy

    Of the 1953 series, there are two distinct openings.  One the organ one
    is  original.  Was the more familiar "And [removed]" followed by the footsteps
    and kettle drum done later?  Also, were some of the episodes remade in the
    70s?  The cast seems older in "the Hangman's Rope".

    Travis

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:23:22 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  7-28 births/deaths

    July 28th births

    07-28-1874 - Alice Duer Miller - NYC - d. 8-22-1942
    author: "Author, Author"
    07-28-1892 - Joe E. Brown - Holgate, OH - d. 7-6-1973
    comedian, quizmaster: "Ceiling Unlimited"; "Joe E. Brown Show"; "Stop
    or Go"
    07-28-1901 - Felix Mills - Fort Collins, CO
    musical director: "Aldrich Family"; "Burns and Allen"; "Tarzan"
    07-28-1901 - Hal Totten - Newark, NJ - d. 4-5-1985
    sportscaster: first play-by-play announcer for Chicago Cubs; "Elgin
    Campus Review"
    07-28-1901 - Rudy Vallee - Island Pond, VT - d. 7-3-1986
    singer, bandleader, emcee: (The Vagabond Lover) "Fleischmann Hour";
    Rudy Vallee Show"
    07-28-1903 - Duane Thompson - Red Oaks, IA - d. 8-15-1970
    actor: Telephone Operator "Hollywood Hotel"
    07-28-1910 - Bill Goodwin - San Francisco, CA - d. 5-9-1958
    announcer, actor: "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"; Johnny
    Fletcher "Johnny Fletcher"
    07-28-1910 - Frank Loesser - NYC - d. 7-28-1969
    composer: "Cavalcade for Victory"; "Abe Burrows Show"; "Heartbeat of
    Broadway"
    07-28-1911 - Ann Doran - Amarillo, TX - d. 9-19-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-28-1912 - George Cisar - Illinois - d. 6-13-1979
    actor: Tim "Tena and Tim"
    07-28-1912 - Herbert Finn - Boston, MA - d. 5-28-2002
    comedy writer: "Duffy'sTavern"; "Amos 'n' Andy"
    07-28-1914 - Carman Dragon - Antioch, CA - d. 3-28-1987
    conductor: "Maxwell House Coffee Time"; "Baby Snooks Show"; "Railroad
    Hour"
    07-28-1915 - Frankie Yankovic - d. 10-14-1998
    polka king: "Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks"; "Guest Star Time"
    07-28-1916 - Laird Cregar - Philadelphia, PA - d. 12-9-1944
    actor: "Hello, Americans"; "Radio Hall of Fame"; "Suspense"
    07-28-1920 - Art Hannes - Newport, KY - d. 3-30-1992
    announcer: "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"; "Gangbusters"; "Suspense"
    07-28-1925 - Paul Rogers - Chicago, IL - d. 3-3-2007
    host: "Great Music from Chicago"; "Music Unlimited"; "Nightside"
    07-28-1931 - Darryl Hickman - Hollywood, CA
    actor: "Family Theatre"
    07-28-1937 - Peter Duchin - NYC
    pianist: "Stars for Defense"
    07-28-1940 - Phil Proctor - Goshen, IN
    actor: "Empire of the Air"

    July 28th deaths

    01-04-1920 - Rosalie Crutchley - London, England - d. 7-28-1997
    actor: "Advice to a Queen"; "Looking After Ourselves"
    02-08-1905 - Truman Bradley - Sheldon, MO - d. 7-28-1974
    announcer: "Easy Aces"; "Red Skelton & Co."; "Drene Show"
    02-09-1914 - Ralph Hermann - Milwaukee, WI - d. 7-28-1994
    bandleader: "Herb Oscar Anderson Show"
    02-27-1891 - Rubey Cowan - Brooklyn, NY - d. 7-28-1957
    head of radio talent for NBC
    03-13-1903 - Charles D. Livingstone - d. 7-28-1986
    producer, director: "Lone Ranger"; "Green Hornet"; "Challenge of the
    Yukon"
    03-17-1927 - Patrick Allen - Nyasaland - d. 7-28-2006
    narrator: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    04-09-1911 - Jim Bannon - Kansas City, MO - d. 7-28-1984
    announcer, narrator: "Joe Penner Show"; "Eddie Bracken Show"
    04-17-1911 - George Seaton - South Bend, IN - d. 7-28-1979
    actor, film director: Lone Ranger "The Lone Ranger"; "Screen
    Director's Playhouse"
    04-24-1922 - Aaron Bell - Muskogee, OK - d. 7-28-2003
    singer: "Steve Lawrence Show"
    05-26-1915 - Sam Edwards - Macon, GA - d. 7-28-2004
    actor: Tracy Baker "One Man's Family"; Dexter Franklin "Meet Corliss
    Archer"
    06-16-1899 - Helen Traubel - St. Louis, MO - d. 7-28-1972
    singer: "Metropolitan Opera"; "Telephone Hour"; "Jimmy Durante Show"
    07-01-1902 - William Wyler - Muhlhausen, Germany - d. 7-28-1981
    film director: "Screen Director's Playhouse"; "Hollywood Fights Back"
    07-23-1912 - Jackson Beck - NYC - d. 7-28-2004
    actor: Philo Vance "Philo Vance"; Gregory Hood "Casebook of Gregory
    Hood"
    07-28-1910 - Frank Loesser - NYC - d. 7-28-1969
    composer: "Cavalcade for Victory"; "Abe Burrows Show"; "Heartbeat of
    Broadway"
    08-01-1915 - Stanley J. Wolf - d. 7-28-1996
    writer,producer: "Topper"; "One Foot in Heaven"
    08-22-1897 - Nick Lucas - Newark, NJ - d. 7-28-1892
    singer: (The Singing Troubador) "Al Pearce and His Gang"
    11-04-1904 - Sam Hayes - Cooksville, IL - d. 7-28-1958
    news commentator: "Newstime with Sam Hayes"; "Sperry Breakfast News"
    11-25-1886 - Rex Maupin - St. Joseph, MO - d. 7-28-1966
    orchestra leader: "Breakfast Club"; "National Farm and Home Hour"
    xx-xx-1910 - Jud Conlon - Cuba City, WI - d. 7-28-1966
    Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires: "Bing Crosby Show"; "Stan Freberg Show"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Tommy McLaughlin - d. 7-28-1936
    baritone: "Threads of Happiness"; "Vick's Open House"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:24:34 -0400
    From: <georgewagner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Possible 1920s OTR Project?

    Might there be any interest in creating a discography, as complete as
    possible, of commercial recordings by American radio stars of the 1920s?

         I've been thinking along these lines for at least a decade but the idea
    was kick-started again just three or four days ago when I picked up, from the
    Net, two 1927 Columbia sides by "The Golden Girl of WBAP." (Plus a 1926
    newspaper photograph of the singer.)

        Surely a lot more 1920s OTR survives than we realize. It just happens to
    exist as commercial 78s rather than as actual broadcasts.

         Sincerely,

         George Wagner
         georgewagner@[removed]

    [ADMINISTRIVIA: Since 1920's era 78s aren't really on-topic for this list,
    please contact the poster directly.  --cfs3]

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:24:59 -0400
    From: "Ian Grieve" <austotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Australian Fat Man

    In Issue #183 Frank McGurn asks about the Australian version of The Fat Man.

    My understanding is that the scripts were the [removed] scripts, possibly
    slightly altered.  All the scripts survive in the National Film and Sound
    Archives and just last week they updated their listings on this series as a
    result of assisting me researching the series at the request of the Old Time
    Radio Researchers group.

    Kevin Brennan played Brad Runyon amd I have a list of the other cast
    members.

    The Transcription Discs for this series do not appear to exist in Australia.
    Copies were sold back to the [removed] where it was broadcast several times and
    circulating episodes come from those discs.

    Ian Grieve
    Moderator
    Australian Old Time Radio Group

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    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:25:17 -0400
    From: "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Himan Brown and Radio Hall of Fame

    RyanO seems awfully tough on Himan Brown. Although Mr. Brown
    wanted the CBSRMT on the air every night of the week to build a
    listening habit among his audience, I think that might have been
    one of its greatest weaknesses - along with some stories that
    were real clunkers. But - like listening to a series run of an
    OTR show night after night of what were weekly programs - you
    begin to notice the sameness - of plots, jokes, music bridges,
    etc.

    I can recall Brown, on more than one occasion in interviews,
    though, having an attitude of "don't look back." He would tell of
    individuals or groups writing for permission to re-enact one of
    his Inner Sanctum or Grand Central Station shows. I don't know if
    his answers were yes or no, but he did encourage them to do
    something original, quit worshipping the past.

    And I take offense at Sean's belittling the selection of James
    Dobson to the Radio Hall of Fame. Better Dobson than some
    foul-mouthed shock jock. Even if you don't like Dobson, for
    whatever reason, and though his election seems tied closer to the
    daily program of "Focus on the Family," you can't disparage the
    organization for the quality of its work when it comes to
    "Adventures in Odyssey" and "Radio Theatre" - my only criticism
    is that they think they are doing a movie and the sound effects
    in stereo and the music often are much more than they need be.

    Bob Cockrum

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