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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2006 : Issue 62
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Re: The Shadow - [removed] Goodrich [ "Michael Ogden" <michaelo67@hotmail ]
Basil Rathbone [ James H Arva <wilditralian@[removed] ]
Re: Writer Pseudonyms [ Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@earthlin ]
Lou Costello Centennial [ Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@earthlin ]
Paul Taylor Quartet [ Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed] ]
Mama Bloom's Brood [ JayHick@[removed] ]
Re: Jack Benny [ Cnorth6311@[removed] ]
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:29:36 -0500
From: "Michael Ogden" <michaelo67@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: The Shadow - [removed] Goodrich
Andrew queried the following:
In what time span did [removed] Goodrich sponsor The Shadow? According to
JerryH's log it was from 6-5-38 to 9-11-38, but I have an episode titled
"The House of Horror" sponsored by Goodrich >from 38-02-13 which does not
fit that.
Production of the Goodrich SHADOW shows started in late March-early April of
1938, right on the heels of the season's end of the Blue Coal series. The
episode titled "The House of Horror" which you have is not the Orson Welles
episode from February 13, 1938 but the Bill Johnstone version (same title,
different script) which was originally broadcast on the Blue Coal series on
November 17, 1940.
There are many many MP3 dealers who inaccurately list the 1940 "House of
Horror" as the 1938 one. I recently purchased an MP3 SHADOW disc (shoulda
known better!) from a British dealer which supposedly had four
previously-uncirculating Orson Welles episodes. Not one of the four were
what they were claimed to be. "Murder by the Dead" was not the Welles show
but rather the late-80s FOTR convention re-creation. "The Voice of Death"
was listed as a Welles but was the Johnstone show from December 8, 1940.
"House of Horror" was as indicated above. And--cruelest of all
deceptions!--the episode listed as "The Old People"--which is the actual
title of a genuinely missing Goodrich Welles--was really the
commonly-available "Blind Beggar Dies."
Another MP3 dealer is offering a SHADOW disc that supposedly has "The Red
Macaw," the second Welles Blue Coal show. I doubt very much whether that is
the [removed], Macaw. Anybody know for sure?
Mike Ogden
(who years ago learned the mysterious secret of spotting fake Shadow
[removed] did he?)
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:15:56 -0500
From: James H Arva <wilditralian@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Basil Rathbone
02-27-06
MJ asks if Basil Rathbone was the star in any series other than The New
adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Tales of Fatima. Yes. I forget the
exact name, but Tales of Scotland Yard would be close to the mark. I
believe it was between The New Adventures and Fatima.
Regards,
Jim Arva
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:43:44 -0500
From: Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Writer Pseudonyms
on 2/27/06 12:31 AM, Mike Thomas asks:
1. Did otr scriptwriters ever use pseudonyms at all?
Yes, often because they were under contract to other series/sponsors
and were moonlighting on the side. E. Jack Neuman wrote pseudonymous
scripts for YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR while working in television.
The final two dramas that aired on the final night of network radio
(September 30, 1962) were both written by Jack Johnstone, who wrote
the YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR script under his own name and SUSPENSE
under his "Jonathan Bundy" pseudonym. Also, series directors often
purchased scripts from themselves under pseudonyms. On THE SHADOW,
Alfred Bester submitted scripts under the pseudonym "John Lennox"
during the 1950s (though he had worked under his own name in earlier
years). Other Shadowy pseudonyms included "Jonathan Lewis (in reality
attorney Elisha Goldfarb), "Catherine B. Stemler" (director Bob Steel,
writing under his wife's maiden name), "J. G. Leighton" (director John
Cole) and "Colin Christian" (Chris Steinbrunner and Charles Collins).
--ANTHONY TOLLIN
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:48:04 -0500
From: Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Lou Costello Centennial
The town of Paterson, New Jersey will be celebrating its favorite son
Lou Costello's 100th birthday next weekend. Here's a long article about
the event from the STAR-LEDGER. --Anthony Tollin
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:07:51 -0500
From: Dennis W Crow <DCrow3@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Paul Taylor Quartet
In researching the Paul Taylor Quartet, who sung the songs on "The
Cinnamon Bear," I have not found much information.
What I did find was a group called "The Paul Taylor Choristers," who were
performing at the time "The Cinnamon Bear" was originally recorded. And,
there were exactly four of them. Members of this group later included
Thurl Ravenscroft, who provided the voice of "Tony the Tiger," as well as
other cartoon characters.
The Paul Taylor Choristers evolved into the Sportsmen Quartet heard on "The
Jack Benny Show." That fact I have documented.
My question: Are the Paul Taylor Choristers and the Paul Taylor Quartet
one and the same? If so, we can identify the individual singers on CB
after 68 years because the Choristers' names are all available.
But it sounds too easy.
Dennis Crow
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:51:23 -0500
From: JayHick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mama Bloom's Brood
Can anyone help Alvin.
There is one show about which I have no [removed]"Mama Bloom's Brood."
Sellers and traders on the internet date the show as [removed] may or may
not
be correct. No doubt it was a syndication series that probably lasted only
one or two years. About 78 episodes seem to be available. If you have any
information that you would care to pass along, I would be most grateful.
Many [removed]
Best regards,
Alvin Brizzard <dialbriz@[removed];
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:07:02 -0500
From: Cnorth6311@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Jack Benny
The book I have been getting my material from is, Jack Benny: The Radio and
Television Work, from The Museum of Television and Radio, published in 1991. A
very interesting book. There is an ad in it for Jello Freezing Mix, or
Freezing Syrups. Make your own ice cream without a churn. And guess what? It
also
came in six delicious flavors. Strawberry, Tutti-Frutti, Maple Walnut,
Chocolate, Vanilla, and Orange Pineapple.
Does anyone remember these, or if there were any ads on the program for them?
Charlie
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