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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2001 : Issue 294
A Part of the [removed]!
ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Favorite Shows [ Ken Kay <kenwyn@[removed]; ]
gershwin CD [ Michael Berger <intercom1@attglobal ]
Preoccupation [ John Henley <jhenley@[removed] ]
Five Favorites [ "W. Gary Wetstein" <wgaryw@pacbell. ]
OTR Magazine [ Christopher Lowell White <cncwhite@ ]
Re: "Louie's Hungry Five" and "Cecil [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
[removed] stations broadcasting OTR [ csherid1@[removed] ]
OTR favorites and non favorites [ "Tony Bell" <t_bell61@[removed]; ]
"Top Five" picks [ Jack A French <otrpiano@[removed]; ]
Beulah, the Buzzer [ "Russ Butler" <oldradio@[removed] ]
Scrapple [ "David L. Easter" <david-easter@hom ]
More on Scrapple [ Jerry Bechtel <[removed]@[removed] ]
OTR sci-fi [ "Doug Leary" <dleary@[removed]; ]
What It Was Like [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
Age/Favorites/Moylan Sisters/Lone Ra [ ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Fun ]
Favorites [ "steven kostelecky" <skostelecky@ho ]
ETs & sleeves too [ Joe Salerno <salernoj@[removed]; ]
Re: scrapple [ Garry Lewis <glewis@[removed] ]
16in sleeves [ "Ed Carr" <edcarr@[removed]; ]
Top Five [ "Phil Watson" <philwats@[removed]; ]
Frontier Gentleman v. Have Gun Will [ "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@mynr ]
A loose end [ neil crowley <og@[removed]; ]
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:54:49 -0400
From: Ken Kay <kenwyn@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Favorite Shows
.How does one pick five favorite shows out of so many shows that one
loves? Truth is, I can't. So, I'll list my "Sweet 16" in alphabetical order.
Cape Cod Mystery Theater
Damon Runyon Theater
Escape
Frontier Gentlemen
Gunsmoke
I Love A Mystery
Jack Benny
Lum & Abner
Night Beat
Paul Temple
Richard Diamond
Sam Spade
Shadow
Six Shooter
Tales Of The Texas Rangers
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
And a few that just [removed] Amos 'n Andy, Sherlock Holmes, Broadway Is
My Beat, Inspector West and Lux Radio Theater.
Ken Kay
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:54:59 -0400
From: Michael Berger <intercom1@[removed];
To: otr <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: gershwin CD
The Gershwin Performs Gershwin CD is on the Music Masters Label,
catalog #5062-2-C and in addition to the two Gershwin broadcasts
and Porgy and Bess rehearsal peformance previously noted also
includes a Rudy Vallee Fleischmann Hour appearance in which
Gershwin played three brief numbers and has a short
interview with Vallee.
Michael Berger
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:56:13 -0400
From: John Henley <jhenley@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Preoccupation
Rich Samuels remarked,
(The nation's apparent preoccupation with laxatives in the '30's and '40's
is worthy of investigation).
I'd think it has something to do with the cultural phenomenon
noted by Harry Von Zell in his Ipana toothpaste commercials on
Fred Allen's 1930s shows; something like,
"Because of the soft, creamy foods we eat today, our gums do not
get enough exercise. Try this: Put a dab of Ipana on your finger,
and rub it into your gums before brushing."
Of course, the other product sponsoring the Allen show was the
saline laxative Sal Hepatica. Methinks Von Zell should have
been touting that one instead when discussing the American
diet of the time.
John Henley
jhenley@[removed]
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:55:40 -0400
From: "W. Gary Wetstein" <wgaryw@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Five Favorites
all comedy:
1) easy aces / mr ace and jane
2) jack benny
3) fred allen
4) burns and allen
5) you bet your life
i don't recall having seen anyone else put easy aces in their top picks yet.
. . hmmmm. . .
--w. gary w.
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:57:34 -0400
From: Christopher Lowell White <cncwhite@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR Magazine
Does anyone know if there is an official OTR magazine? If so how do I get it?
Thanks,
Bryant
[removed] Can I listen to the Yesterday USA superstation using a shortwave radio?
[ADMINISTRIVIA: I'm thinking this publication is about as close to an
"official" OTR magazine as you'll ever [removed] the possible exception of
Jay Hickerson's "Hello Again" publication. --cfs3]
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:32:09 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: "Louie's Hungry Five" and "Cecil and Sally"
Randy Spurlock wrote:
Has anyone heard of a show in the early 30's called "Louie's Hungry
Five". I just bought about a hundred transcription discs of it and
haven't listened to them yet and have no idea what type of show they
are yet. Any ideas?
"Louie's Hungry Five," also known as "Herr Louie and the Weasel," was a
German dialect comedy serial originally produced at WGN Chicago starting
in April 1928 as a replacement for "Sam and Henry." The series was about
a German oompah band led by "Herr Louie," and his troubles with his
sidekick, "The Weasel," and the title characters were played by "Dutch
dialect" performers from Davenport, Iowa -- Henry Moeller and Hal Gilles.
Moeller and Gilles were colleagues of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll
at the Joe Bren Producing Company in Chicago in the early 1920s, and when
Correll and Gosden left WGN in December 1927, Moeller and Gilles were
recruited as their replacements. They had taught blackface during their
time coaching home-talent shows with the Bren Company, and it is probable
that they were the heretofore unknown performers who continued "Sam and
Henry" thru the first three months of 1928 until the return of Correll
and Gosden over WMAQ effectively snuffed out the WGN series. Moeller and
Gilles then came up with "Louie's Hungry Five" to fill the former "Sam
and Henry" timeslot.
The program was live over WGN exclusively into October 1930, when the
station agreed to allow Moeller and Gilles to make recordings for
syndication -- although WGN retained the copyrights on the programs.
Given that their refusal to syndicate "Sam and Henry" caused Correll and
Gosden to jump ship three years earlier, their decision to finally allow
the syndication of "Louie's Hungry Five" is a classic case of Too Little
Too Late. By the fall of 1930, the syndication market was glutted with
imitations of "Amos 'n' Andy's" dialect-serial format, and the WGN show
achieved only moderate success as a transcription feature, airing on
about forty stations.
BTW,in the same group were more than 900 shows of Cecil and Sally
>from the early 30's as well and I plan on converting them as soon as
time allows.
"Cecil and Sally" were Johnny Patrick and Helen Troy, two performers who
first teamed up in San Francisco in 1929, and began syndicating their
program thru McGregor and Ingram in early 1930, grabbing for a piece of
the serial craze sparked by A&A's success. Cecil Shortbridge and Sally
Smith were teenagers, and the stories followed the Trials and
Tribulations of their relationship in the usual teenage-antics manner. In
this respect, the series was an important precursor to the Henry
Aldriches and Archie Andrewses of later years.
The program was probably the most successful of the syndicated serials
following in A&A's wake, and new episodes were being produced as late as
1934, with the series still in distribution as late as 1937. The series
was so popular, in fact, that the Pepsodent Company bought international
distribution rights in 1933, and sponsored the program on stations in
Australia and New Zealand.
This is a *major* find -- congratulations!
Elizabeth
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:32:32 -0400
From: csherid1@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: [removed] stations broadcasting OTR
I am 69 and remember sitting by the radio listening to the shows
that I am enjoying again. My favorites are any of the detectives.
Sam Spade
Richard Diamond
Nero Wolfe
Johnny Dollar(belongs at number one)
and anyothers I can find
For our 12 year old Otr fan:
WRVO [removed] fm broadcasts OTR 7 days a week from 7:30pm to
midnight. They simulcast on the web too. [removed]
It is a great station, give it a try
This is my first posting, but I really enjoy reading all the posts.
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:33:39 -0400
From: "Tony Bell" <t_bell61@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR favorites and non favorites
I have enjoyed reading everyone's favorite shows. Here is my list from 1 to
5:
1. Amos n' Andy - Speaking as an African-American, I have never found this
show offensive in the least on radio or TV, and I have older relatives who
STILL find these guys funny.
2. One Man's Family - The ultimate family drama, well written with memorable
[removed] have often wondered how OMF would play today.
3. Jack Benny - Probably the king of [removed] never get tired of the gags
even if I've heard it a thousand times.
4. Gunsmoke - proof that some of radio's best work came from outside of the
so-called "golden age" years.
5. Dragnet - It's too bad it was seen as kind of campy in the latter TV
years, because it was great on [removed] gave a human face to the men
and women behind the badge.
5a. Tales of the Texas Rangers - a sleeper I found accidentally and has
become a staple of my [removed] can never get enough of Jace Pearson.
As much as I'd like to say that I've loved every OTR show I've heard, of
course, that's not the [removed] is a short list of shows I keep in my
collection for historical reasons, but just never grabbed me:
1. The Bickersons - though I never detected any real nastiness between John
and Blanche, they seemed to have a disturbing relationship, at least to me,
that I didn't enjoy listening to.
2. Life with Luigi - just don't like [removed] never seemed that funny to me.
3. Beulah - I guess this is somewhat of a personal/political [removed]'m
not a fan of the "white male playing a black female" [removed] don't have any
of the shows when Hattie McDaniel, I believe, took over the role.
Two other well known entertainers, Bob Hope and Red Skelton, are not my
favorites either, though I would gladly acknowledge their contributions to
the [removed], just a personal preference.
I'm 43 and have been listening/collecting OTR for about 25 [removed] often
feel out of touch with today's headlines because I listen to OTR shows on my
daily commute rather than the news.
Tony Bell
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:14:38 -0400
From: Jack A French <otrpiano@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: "Top Five" picks
None of my "Top Five" will appear on anyone else's list, but here goes:
1) Ft. Laramie (yes, slightly better than "Gunsmoke")
2) Candy Matson (best detective [removed] & mystery)
3) Information Please (sparkling quiz show, bristling with wit)
4) Voyage of the Scarlet Queen (superior to all adventure programs)
5) Quiet Please (unexcelled in mystery & fantasy)
Jack French
Edditor: RADIO RECALL
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:14:51 -0400
From: "Russ Butler" <oldradio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Beulah, the Buzzer
Hattie McDaniel and Ethel Waters playing the Beulah character reminds me of
[removed]
"Beulah, the Buzzer" signaling an incorrect answer on Ralph Edward's Truth
or Consequences Show. "When you don't tell the [removed] must pay the
consequences! Aren't we devils??"
Russ Butler oldradio@[removed]
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:49:26 -0400
From: "David L. Easter" <david-easter@[removed];
To: "Old-Time Radio Digest (E-mail)" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Scrapple
Henry Howard wrote:
Subject: scrapple
Jim said: I can attest to the fact that scrapple still [removed]
Jim, I can buy it in Atlanta, though it takes some looking for.
Our family loves it, about three or four times a year.
(My mother in law was from Phily.
Following several postings, I could not let this go by. Scrapple has been
available in the Baltimore/Washington/Delaware corridor continuously for at
least 30+ years (I've been married that long.)
I like it (ingredients not withstanding). I ate worse in the service and
while overseas. Giant Foods (Div. of Ahold), a major chain in this area,
stocks it all the time. The brand is "Rapa", distributed by Ralph and Paul
Adams, Inc. of Bridgeville, DE - if anyone cares. It comes in a "regular"
and "hot" version.
David L. Easter
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:14:44 -0400
From: Jerry Bechtel <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: More on Scrapple
Having been born and raised in the Philadelphia area (near Pottstown)
for about 22 years, I used to get scrapple for breakfast several times a
week. Since I didn't know what was in it and didn't really care, I loved
it fried with apple butter on it. Now that I live in the midwest
(Illinois), I miss it so much that whenever I get back "home" one of the
first things I ask for is scrapple for breakfast, then Hippy ring
bologna, a hoagie, and also a cheese steak. The otr connection is that
there were various commericials for "Ta-ra-ra boom-de-a, Philadelphia-
scrapple-today" . These swingin' slogans are still in the minds of most
who heard them 60 years ago!
Jerry Bechtel
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:28:35 -0400
From: "Doug Leary" <dleary@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OTR sci-fi
Sorry I missed the sci-fi discussion going on in the last few issues. I
wanted to address the original comment which seemed to imply that the
bandwidth used to download OTR programs degrades the performance of the
Internet. What absolute rubbish! For one thing, the volume of OTR material
transferred over the Internet is not enough to noticeably degrade the
Internet overall. If there is a bandwidth hog out there it would more likely
be pornography, which dwarfs OTR to insignificance. But regardless, the
Internet is for everybody who pays for a connection, whether they want to
find a pumpkin pie recipe, check the stock market, trade OTR, or for that
matter look at pornography. One might as well complain about OTR fans taking
up too much space walking down the sidewalk.
A second point I want to make is that science fiction stories have generally
been full of technical holes since the genre began, and it's a fairly
useless exercise to castigate one author or one tv/radio series for not
being scientifically accurate. Sure, numerous technical holes can be found
in episodes of Tom Corbett, Dimension-X, Space Patrol, etc. as well as
(sorry) Star Trek. But why get upset? The genre was never meant to be a
science course, any more than Johnny Dollar was meant to teach people about
the insurance business. It's entertainment, it's fun! People like the idea
of a time machine built into a car, or a potion (oops, chemical formula)
that makes you invisible.
I can't argue with a science teacher's specific experiences, but I have read
and heard so many, many remarks by eminent scientists, especially in the
space sciences, that they are where they are doing what they do today
because of science fiction, particularly Buck Rogers and (sorry again) Star
Trek. I think the greatest thing these programs do is cultivate the ability
to believe that seemingly impossible things could somehow be possible. Maybe
not the way Tom Corbett does it, but somehow. These programs deserve a lot
of credit for firing the imaginations of kids clustered around a radio or
tv, trembling with excitement about the fabulous future they will create
when they grow up.
Doug Leary
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:29:23 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: What It Was Like
Spence -- Age 61 -- notes, speaking of favorite OTR shows,
I thought of another way to look at it: What programs would I have
missed the most if they had not been broadcast?
Well, as I've related before, I was so devoted to Captain Midnight that
my father had a headphone jack installed on a portable (as of 1947) radio
so that I wouldn't have to miss it if supper happened to take place at
5:30.
However, I don't consider that a "favorite" show any more than the
renowned Elizabeth McLeod considers Amos 'n' Andy as a "favorite." For
me, at least, Captain Midnight transcended "favorite" to "Special." No
other radio show had that impact on my, and naturally, I almost never
missed it.
So, that aside, I used to listen to The Adventures of Superman, Tom Mix
Ralston Straight Shooters, and whatever bridged the quarter hour between
the serials (Buck Rogers or The Cisco Kid).without moving the dial. We
always heard Jack Benny and the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show; these were
family favorites. Nick Carter, Master Detective, was one we all listened
to, as well as The Adventures of Sam Spade. I would listen to The Lone
Ranger and The Green Hornet. And, of course, The Shadow.
While I liked a lot of other shows, those above were ones I'd go out of
the way to hear back then. And they hold up well to this day, if it
comes to that.
Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:08:16 -0400
From: ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Funk)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Age/Favorites/Moylan Sisters/Lone Ranger
Well, it's about time I jump on the demographic bandwagon. This month
I'll hit the big SIX-OH. That means I was around to here the last 15
years or so of what is referred to as the "golden years" of radio.
Favorites as a kid:
The Lone Ranger
The Great Gildersleeve
Our Miss Brooks
Jack Benny
Gunsmoke
Favorites now:
The Lone Ranger
The Great Gildersleeve
Rocky Jordan
Mayor of the Town
Gunsmoke
It would be neat if someone with an abundance of time would tabulate the
ages as well as the favorite shows. I bet there are a number of shows
that would dominate the tabulations, [removed], Jack Benny, the Lone Ranger,
Gildy.
Someone asked about the Moylan Sisters. My wife used to listen to them
as a kid in the Finger Lakes region of NY.
Someone asked about the program schedule of the Lone Ranger in the
central time zone. I lived in the east and in my childhood years it was
broadcast Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 [removed] I assume it was at
6:30 central. In our home we listened to the Jack Smith Show at 7 and
Beulah at 7:15 and then the Lone Ranger.
Regards to all,
Art Funk
[ADMINISTRIVIA: Actually, I'd rather prefer we did NOT tabulate the results
of this discussion. In the first place, it's an unscientific survey, and in
the second place it's MUCH less important which specific programs get the
most mentions or what numeric age is the mean or average than it is that
everyone on the list mention their own personal favorites for the rest of us
to consider, or their age in relationship to the "golden age." There _is_ no
"best" show or "right" age, only personal favorites and years lived; and the
sharing of those personal favorites and life experiences, no matter how long
or short, is what makes this discussion so interesting. --cfs3]
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:08:43 -0400
From: "steven kostelecky" <skostelecky@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Favorites
I have to admit, my list looks much like the others.
1. Fred Allen-the bridge between vaudeville and the topical. Endlessly
inventive, ceaselessly writing and polishing, lived his show.
2. Jack Benny-wonderful character of self-invention, surrounded by
well-sketched characters and sure-fire gags.
3. I Love A Mystery-looking for adventure and girls, but still bulwarks of
doing "what's right" and never losing their moral compass even when
confronted with the absurd.
4. Mercury Theatre on the Air-another Wellesian, this is the show that wrote
the book on what radio drama aspired to be--in the thirties, anyway.
5. As a catchall, the "social realist" dramas of the thirties, along with
the later "Destination Freedom" and, of course, the Norman Corwin dramas
seeking to define the nature of what it means to be an American. These shows
are radio aspiring to something higher and sometimes reaching it.
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:09:43 -0400
From: Joe Salerno <salernoj@[removed];
To: OTR List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: ETs & sleeves too
"stephen jansen" <stephenjansen@[removed]; asketh:
I was just thinking how cool it would be to have a real ET disc hanging
up here in my room
I've got some extra I would give you one for the cost of postage and a box
if you're serious. Yes they did come bigger, 17" lacquers were used for
mastering 16" transcriptions, but I don't have any of those to loose. A few
companies did make 20" records at the beginning of the last century but they
were not for radio. See my site for a pic of such - the shellac ones can
weight in at about 4 lbs each, regular ETs about a pound each.
[removed]
= ==========================
Harlan Z askes about sleeves. In a pinch I have gone to the office supply
store - Office Depot or Office Max or Staples or whatever they call it now.
I buy envelopes Columbian Jumbo envelopes 25 in a box 17 X 22 brown kraft
C0984. I don't remember how much I pay for them. They are NOT archival
quality, acid free or anything such, they are for keeping large office
documents in but in a pinch they do.
Joe Salerno
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:13:11 -0400
From: Garry Lewis <glewis@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: scrapple
Just last night, I was watching the food channel. They were doing a
program from a farmer's market
somewhere( I wish I'd caught the name and city) and they did a short
piece on scrapple. People seem
to like it until they found out what was in it. They host describe it
as "an acquired taste" food.
yours Spamming the years,
Garry D. Lewis
--
Remember: for every silver lining, there is a cloud!
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 16:09:15 -0400
From: "Ed Carr" <edcarr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: 16in sleeves
hi
i was going to email fred, however since harlan probably needs some
i just bought 25 through another fellow, there is a min amount i believe
you must purchase, about $1 ea, acid free i believe he said, these are
heavy duty.
i have never seen them as they were bought for me and used in a collection
i purchased, but since i am in contact with the fellow i will post the info,
of course you will have to factor in shipping if they even ship, i'll find
out this
week, this being thurs as i write.
i re-read harlan's post, thats an awful lot of sleeves, so if anyone else out
there is interested, i can't promise this will be, but i'll try,
i trade, sell and buy 16in discs, prefer 30min shows, afrs fine, mystery,
comedy,
ed
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:14:32 -0400
From: "Phil Watson" <philwats@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Top Five
As a recent English convert to OTR my top 5 would be
1. Nightbeat (I don't think anyone else has nominated this so far)
2. Richard Diamond
3. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
4. Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone-Bruce, with Mr. Bartell's lovely Petri
commercials)
5. Dragnet
I was shocked at my friend Ben Ohmart's top 5 in #293.
I can understand the Goon Show, 1952-1960, it's within the OTR era, but Just
A Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue date from 1967 and 1972
respectively, and are still broadcast. The News Quiz is even newer !
(They're all BBC radio panel games to those who are unfamilar with them)
Surely not OTR, Ben ?
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:14:28 -0400
From: "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@[removed];
To: "OTR DIGEST" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Frontier Gentleman v. Have Gun Will Travel
I read Mike Ray's Best List with great interest. My only disagreement is the
placement of Have Gun, Will Travel over Frontier Gentleman. I have been
slowly listening my way through Frontier Gentleman (I up to epsiode 33 of 41
total shows). Frontier gentleman really lends itself to a serial quality.
Take for example the three part aventures involving Belle Siddo aka Madam
Verde, the ex-confederate spy turned Lady Gambler and also Kendals two part
encounter with the James Gang. I find Frontier Gentleman a far and Away
Superior program to Have Gun , Will Travel. Although both star John Dehner,
I find HGWT provides much more "guns blazing" action than Frontier
Gentleman, but nevertheless has lower qaulity, less realistic feel too it. I
find Frontier Gentleman carries an almost documentary quality to it. When I
listen to it, I find myself creating visual picture in my mind of a Black
and White stills of the people involved. Whereas, Have Gun Will Travel seems
have superman quality to it. John Dehner himself remarked that Paladin was
in his opinion a one dimensional character. While do enjoy listening to
HGWT, I find Frontier Gentleman light years ahead in quality, realism, and
pure artful drama. What always has puzzled me about Frontier Gentleman, is
why Mr. Kendal stayed largely in the same area of the West. He seems to
circle around the same general area.
Many of Frontier Gentleman episodes are based loosely on Historical
incidents.
"Aces and Eights" Obviously the Shooting of Marshall Hickok in Deadwood
"The Cannibal" This tale is loosly based on Alfred Packer who in Fall
of 1873 who murdered Five men in Mountains of Colorado and was tried
for murder in 1883 but later pardoned in
1901.
"Nasty People" This is based on the True story of the family in Kansas
known as the Bloody Benders
My favorite episode is #2 Charlie Meeker. The beauty of this episode is that
only 4 or 5 Actors (Dehner, Junius Mathews, Harry Bartel, Jeanette Nolan,
and Larry Dobkin) and sound effects managed to create the illusion of an
Entire "living" town. I especially enjoy Harry Bartel's excellent
performance as the local journalist who tragically who accompanies Kendal
for an interview with Sitting [removed] Mr. Bartell returns
throughout the series for parts. One other thing is that Stacy Harris whose
"Good Guy" role THIS IS YOUR FBI led me to be surprised by his talent in
Frontier Gentleman to play unusually despicable, treacherous, hard-nosed
characters week after week. In the first episode S. Harris plays the sullen
deputy in town of South Sunday, to his portrayal of the bitter killer Jack
McCall who shot drinked himself up to shooting Marshall Hickock in the back.
Of Course, in "Aces and Eight" who could ever forget Jeanette Nolan's over
the top performance as "Calamity Jane". Without engaging in stereotypes, I
also think Larry Dobkin turns the absolute most convincing Old Time Radio
portrayal of Native American character I've heard in "Charlie Meeker" in
terms of believable sounding speech and mannerisms. Here in Oklahoma we have
lots of Native Americans around by which to judge.
Mike Kerezman
Macomb, Oklahoma
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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:46:55 -0400
From: neil crowley <og@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: A loose end
Unless I missed it I didn't see an answer to Elizabeth's #8.
8. "XXXXXX -- what a XXX XX XXXXX for five cents!"
So I peeked in the back of the book and found "Mounds - what a bar of
[removed]".
I guess Mounds come two to the bar so Peter can share with Paul. But where
does that leave Mary? I know, the joy of almonds.
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