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	 Screen Directors' Playhouse log update
	 Re: GE Superadio -- II or III ?

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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:13:54 -0500 (EST)
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Screen Directors' Playhouse log update
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            S C R E E N   D I R E C T O R S '   P L A Y H O U S E
            -----------   -------------------   -----------------
 
                                 1949 - 1951
 
     First Show: 01-09-49                             Last Show: ??-??-??
     Number Shows: ??                             Audition Show: not known
 
 
     Show Description:
 
     This series of movies-turned-radio-drama originated as SCREEN 
     DIRECTORS' ASSIGNMENT.  It premiered on Sunday, January 9, 1949 over 
     NBC stations.  The first show was "Stagecoach" and featured the same 
     star as the movie version, John Wayne.
 
     An unusual feature of this series was the show's introduction by the
     movie's director at the opening.  After each show, the director and
     actors would close with a short discussion about the film.  This 
     format tightly linked the radio version to the film version.
 
     The series appeared on Sundays until the summer of 1949, when it 
     switched to Fridays.  It played Fridays through the end of September,
     1949, switched briefly to Mondays in October, than went back to 
     Fridays until the start of summer, 1950.
 
     The shows, up until this time, were 30 minutes long, except for "A
     "A Foreign Affair", on March 6, 1949, which ran 60 minutes.  SCREEN 
     DIRECTORS' PLAYHOUSE took a summer vaation, and returned, featuring 60 
     minute shows, on November 9, 1950.  The 60 minute format remained until 
     the series' end in May of 1951.
 
     Although short lived, the superior radio scripting and superstar 
     billing made for some of the best radio drama of its day.
 
 
     List Comments:
 
     This list is ordered by date.  A rehearsal version of "The Exile"
     is included and is available from at least two sources.  Inforamtion
     source key ("Src Key" column) follows the show list.
 
 
     List:
 
     Date      #  Title                     Star               Len Src Key
     --------- -- ------------------------- ------------------ --- --------
      SUNDAY
     01-09-49   1 "Stagecoach"              John Wayne          30 1 3  67
     01-16-49   2 "Let's Live A Little"     Robert Cummings     30 1 3  67
                                            Betty Lou Gerson
     01-19-49   3 "The Exile" (rehearsal)   D. Fairbanks Jr.    30 1    6
     01-23-49   3 "The Exile"               D. Fairbanks Jr.    30 1 3  67
                                            Janet Waldo                 6
 
     SUNDAY
     01-30-49   4 "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"        Robert Montgomery   30 1 3   78
                                            Mary Jane Croft
     02-06-49   5 "Hired Wife"              Rosalind Russell    30 1 3  6 8
                                            Carleton Young
     02-13-49   6 "Magnificent Obsession"   I. Dunne            30 1    6 8
                                            Willard Waterman
     02-20-49   7 "The Prisoner of Zenda"   R. Colman           30 1    6 8
     02-27-49   8 "Night Has a 1000 Eyes"   [removed] Robinson       30 1    6 
     03-06-49   9 "A Foreign Affair"        Marlene Dietrich    60 1 3  6 8
                                            John Lund
                                            Rosilland Russell
                                            Herb Vigrin
     03-13-49  10 "You Were Meant for Me"   Bette Davis         30 1    6 8
     03-20-49  11 "Perfect Marriage"        Loretta Young       30 1    6 8
                                            Bob Bailey
     03-27-49  12 "Suddenly It's Spring"    Fred MacMurray      30 1    6 8
     04-03-49  13 "The Ghost Breakers"      Bob Hope            30 1 3  6
                                            Shirley Mitchell
     04-10-49  14 "Music for Millions"      J. Allyson          30 1 3  6
                                            Ann Whitfield
     04-17-49  15 "Best Years of Our Lives" Dana Andrews        30 1    67
     04-24-49  16 "The Sky's the Limit"     Fred Astaire        30 1    67
     05-01-49  17 "Trouble With Women"      Ray Milland         30 1    678
     05-08-49  18 "It's a Wonderful Life"   James Stewart       30 1    6 8
     05-15-49  19 "Hold Back the Dawn"      Chas. Boyer         30 1 3  67
                                            Venessa Brown
     05-22-49  20 "Her Husband's Affair"    Lucille Ball        30 1 3  67
                                            Elliott Lewis
     05-29-49  21 "Trade Winds"             Fredrich March      30 1 3  678
                                            Lurene Tuttle
     06-05-49  22 "The Killers"             Burt Lancaster      30 1 3 5678
                                            Shelly Winters
     
      FRIDAY
     07-01-49     "Mr. Blandings Builds     Cary Grant          30   3  678
                     His Dream House"
     07-08-49     "The Big Clock"           Ray Milland         30  23  678
     07-15-49     "Yellow Sky"              Gregory Peck        30   3 5678
     07-22-49     "Casbah"                  Tony Martin         30   3 5678
     07-29-49     "Saigon"                  Alan Ladd           30   3 5678
     08-05-49     "Fort Apache"             John Wayne          30   3 5678
                                            Ward Bond
     08-12-49     "Jezebel"                 Bette Davis         30   3  678
     08-19-49     "Love Crazy"              William Powell      30   3  678
     08-26-49     "Appointment For Love"    Charles Boyer       30   3  678
     09-09-49     "The Human Comedy         Mickey Rooney       30     5
     09-30-49     "Pride of the Yankees"                        30      6
 
      MONDAY
     10-03-49     "The Senator Was          William Powell      30   3  678
                     Indiscreet"
     10-10-49     "Criss Cross"             Burt Lancaster      30   3 5678
     10-17-49     "Pitfall"                 Dick Powell         30   3  678
     10-24-49     "Love Letters"            Joseph Cotten       30   3  678
                                            Barbara Eiler
     10-31-49     "Remember The Night"      Barbara Stanwyck    30   3  678
                                            Gerald Mohr
 
      FRIDAY
     11-11-49     "Body And Soul"           John Garfield       30   3  67
                                            William Conrad
     11-18-49     "The Uninvited"           John Dehner         30   34567
                                            Ray Milland
     11-25-49     "The Spiral Staircase"    Dorothy McGuire     30   3  678
                                            John Dehner
     12-02-49     "All My Sons"                                 30      678
     12-09-49     "Call Northside 777"      James Stewart       30   3 5678
     12-16-49     "The Affairs of Susan"                        30      678
     12-23-49     "Miracle on 34th St."                         30      678
     12-30-49     "One Way Passage"         William Powell      30   3  67
     01-06-50     "Magic Town"              James Stewart       30   3  67
     01-13-50     "Tomorrow is Forever"                         60      678
     01-20-50     "Mr. Lucky"               Cary Grant          30   3 567
     01-27-50     "It Had To Be You"        Gerald Mohr         30   3  67
                                            Joan Fontaine
     02-03-50     "The Sea Wolf"            Edward G. Robinson  30   3  678
     02-10-50     "This Thing Called Love"  Rosalind Russell    30   3  678
                                            Steve Dunn
     02-17-50     "It's In The Bag"         Fred Allen          30   3  67
     02-24-50     ?????
     03-03-50     "The Paleface"            Bob Hope            30   3  67
                                            Jane Russell
     03-17-50     "Champion"                Kirk Douglas        30   3  6 8
     03-24-50     "Chicago Deadline"        Alan Ladd           30   34 678
     03-31-50     "The Dark Mirror"         Olivia DeHavilland  30   3  67
     
     04-07-50     "The Fighting O'Flynn"                        30      6
     04-14-50     "It Happens Every                             30      6 8
                     Spring"
     04-21-50     "A Kiss In The Dark"      Jane Wyman          30      6 8
     04-28-50     "Rope of Sand"                                30      67
     05-05-50     "When My Baby Smiles                          30      6
                     At Me"
     05-12-50     "Butch Minds The Baby"                        30      678
     05-19-50     "Miss Grant Takes                             30      678
                     Richmond"
     05-26-50     ?????
     06-02-50     "She Wouldn't Say Yes"                        30      678
     06-09-50     "Mr. Blandings Dream                          30      6 8
                     House"
 
     THURSDAY
     11-09-50     "Shadow Of A Doubt"       Cary Grant          60   3  67
                                            Betsy Drake
                                            Hy Averback
                                            Lois Corbett
     11-16-50     "Life Boat"               Tallulah Bankhead   60   3  678
                                            Jeff Chandler
                                            Wilms Herbert
                                            Sheldon Leonard
     11-23-50     "Cluny Brown"                                 60      67
     11-30-50     "Mrs. Mike"                                   60      678
     12-07-50     "My Favorite Wife"        Cary Grant          60   3  678
                                            Irene Dunne
     12-14-50     "The Lady Gambles"        Barbara Stanwyck    60   3  6
                                            Stephen McNally
                                            William Conrad
                                            John Dehner
     12-21-50     "Miricle On 34Th Street"  Edmund Gwen         60   3  67
     12-28-50     "Alias Nick Beal"         Ray Milland         60   3  6 8
                                            Jan Sterling
                                            Raymond Burr
                                            Herb Butterfield
     01-04-51     "Prince Of Foxes"         D. Fairbanks Jr.    60   3  6 8
                                            Joyce Mckenzie
                                            William Conrad
                                            Raymond Burr
     01-11-51     "Ivy                                          60      6
     01-18-51     "The Big Lift                                 60      6
     01-25-51     "Spellbound"              Joseph Cotten       60   3  6
                                            M. Macambridge
                                            Howard McNear
                                            Herb Butterfield
     02-01-51     "Take a Letter Darling"                       60      6
     02-08-51     "Lucky Jordan"                                60      6
     02-15-51     "Dark Victory"                                60      6
     02-22-51     "No Minor Vices"                              60      67
     03-01-51     "A Foreign Affair"                            60      6
     03-08-51     "Bachelor Mother"                             60      67
     03-15-51     "Thelma Jordan"                               60      67
     03-22-51     "The Great Lover"                             60      6 8
     03-29-51     "Next Time We Love"                           60      67
     04-05-51     "The Damned Don't Cry"    Joan Crawford       60   3  67
                                            Frank Lovejoy
                                            Paul Frees
                                            Sidney Miller
     04-12-51     "Hired Wife"                                  60      67
     04-19-51     "Humoresque"                                  60      67
     04-26-51     "Jackpot"                                     60      6
     05-03-51     "Captain From Castile"    D. Fairbanks, Jr.   60   3  67
                                            Paula Morgan
                                            Ted Decorsia
                                            Nestor Paiva
 
 
     Information Sources:
 
     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.
 
     Key  Source
     ---  ----------------------------------------------------------------
      1   Bob Burnham, BRC Productions, PO Box 2645, Livonia, MI 
          48151-0645
      2   Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512.
      3   Steve Kelez, Radio Showcase, [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
      4   University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Learning Media 
           Center, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
      5   Ken Mills, Nostalgia Recordings, 907 Maple Ave., Ridgefield, NJ 
          07657.
      6   Society for the Preservation of Entertainment Radio, Variety And 
          Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
      7   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, 
          Englewood, CO 80150
      8   Erstwhile Radio, [removed] Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
      9   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr., 
          Nicolasville, KY 40356.
 
     Although I have had favorable dealings with some of the above, to be 
     fair to all, this is not an endorsement of them.  I receive nothing 
     by mentioning them.
 
    
     Last Update: 11-07-95
 
 
     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: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:30:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Francis Fisher <fisherf@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Cc: jon-s-miller@[removed]
Subject: Re: GE Superadio -- II or III ?
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Jon Stephen Miller wrote:

> I want desperately to pick up the best long-range AM radio I can buy (for
> under $100) so that I can at least pick up KDKA Pittsburgh here in Iowa
> City, IA.  Is the II the way to go?  Will the III do the job?  What's the
> story here?  Muchos gracias. 

The Superadios I, II and III do not perform magic. Each is simply a good
product for the money. If you can't get KDKA on an ordinary car radio then
don't expect this product to perform either. This reciever is not a
$30,000 Watkins Johnson and its antenna is equal to a $500,000 multi-tower
array with two miles of buried copper. 

The reasonable thing to do would be to investigate with your car radio. 
If that works in your driveway then buy a Superadio III new (or cut a deal
with someone for a used model I or II). Then, in your home, turn off the
local interfering stuff (possibly) including the tv, dimmered lights and,
perhaps, a flourescent. With any luck you'll hear KDKA (if you can still
hear it on the car radio). I think this is all you can reasonably expect. 
--Francis

_______________________________________
Francis Fisher <fisherf@[removed]>
Director of Engineering
WV Public Radio

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