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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 188


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Re. ILAM
	 Stairway to the Sun
	 Re: New ILAM
	 Walter Tetley
	 Re: Legends of the lost ILAMs
	 Black Museum/Whitehall 1212
	 I Love A Mystery
	 Walter Tetley
	 THE ZERO HOUR log update
	 Kane & Towers
	 Kane & Towers
	 Re: Did anyone say "Labels"?

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Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:31:00 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Marcus Antonsson <marc-a@[removed]>
To: Old time radio digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Re. ILAM
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Sorry friends that I made this blunder.  I got confused because I found
stairway to the sun from SPERDVAC listed in the humongous database. I
didn't realize that it was only the scripts they had.
Nevertheless I'm grateful for all the response I got both private and in
the digest. And another though has raised in my mind.
Why not use the internet in our search for more ILAM-stuff? Let's go
out in
some
newsgroup and ask about it. Someone, somewhere, may know something about
where the missing recordings are.

Marc

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Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 11:05:08 -0400
From: Platecap@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Stairway to the Sun
Message-ID: <960525110508_309659455@[removed]>

Several years ago, I Love a Mystery - Stairway to the Sun (I THINK) was
re-created at Friends of OTR Convention, and the others are right, the actual
show doesn't exist.
Carleton Morse himself was present for the event.
No disrespect meant to Morse or any of the performers, but it was not one of
his better efforts.  My total honest opinion is the story was pretty campy
and lame.  
But the recreations *are* yet another reason why old time radio fans owe it
to themselves to attend at least *some* of the Friends of OTR [removed]
 you never know when the scheduled performances will be the *last* of those
talent people (plus you get to meet weird collector-dealer types like me!).
 ;-)

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Date: 25 May 96 11:07:40 EDT
From: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Cc: John Collins <collins@[removed]>
Subject: Re: New ILAM
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

John H. Collins responded my posting listing complete (or nearly complete) I
LOVE A MYSTERY storylines that are in circulation.  John, "The Hermit of San
Felipe Atavapo" has been in circulation for a while. I got it about 10 years ago
from Steve Kelez's Radio Showcase.  It's not in very good sound, and is missing
a fair amount of material, but there is about [removed] hours of it out there, and
it's complete enough that you can enjoy the entire adventure.  "Hermit" is the
sequal to "Stairway to the Sun", in which Jack and Doc return to the lost
plateau.  I don't know if Radio Showcase still carries the show, but I can email
you their address if you need it.

And yes, "The Richard's Curse" and "The Million Dollar Curse" is the same
storyline.  I don't recall which is the official title.

Steve Lewis 

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Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 11:14:17 -0400
From: Mr Froggy <Mr_Froggy@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <OTR@[removed]>
Subject: Walter Tetley
Message-ID: <199605251114_MC1-443-F648@[removed]>

     In catching up on past issues I see a mention by Charles Ulrich that Walter Tetley was the voice of Sherman, the boy, on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show.
     It surprised me that I didn't know that since I'm a fan of both both R&B and Walter Tetley. I find him to be especially funny as that wiseguy delivery boy, Julius Abruzzio, on the Phil Harris Alice Faye show.
      Which makes me wonder where is Walter Tetley now. Anybody have any information? Also, besides the Harris/Faye show and Gildersleeve did he appear anywhere else? How about TV? 

Jim Yellen

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 12:55:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: airwavesOTR <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Re: Legends of the lost ILAMs
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

On Sat, 25 May 1996 edcarr wrote:

> 
> 
> i've  been reading about ilam,
> i do not think it's ever been put to rest
> one way or another about the discs,stories ran
> rampent 25yrs ago as to where the discs are
> 
	You see, there was this Texas oil millionaire owns the whole
series and won't part with them for any amount of $$$....
	At least that's what I heard in the ole rumor mill.
The Hermit of San Felipe Atabapo shows were paper tape airchecks recorded
with an open mike.  Lots of static in many chapters, and the sound 
quality ranges from ok to piss-poor.  There are some chapters missing, 
but you can follow the story when you can hear it.  -Max

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:55:13 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Black Museum/Whitehall 1212
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

On Thu, 23 May 1996 10:03:32 -0400 (EDT)
Randy Minnehan wrote:
>
>   Regarding the on going question about THE BLACK [removed] Dunning's
>book says it WAS a BBC production, brought to Mutual for a year long run
>in 1952.  THE BIG BROADCAST and Hickerson's book are useless on the
>subject, and, interestingly, Vincent Terrace's RADIO'S GOLDEN YEARS says
>THE BLACK MUSEUM was originally titled WHITEHALL 1212 which aired in 1951.
>
>   I've listened to both series, and without going back to them again now,
>can anyone confirm this?  I've never heard this before!
>

This has come up before. These two series are DEFINITELY not the same. The
Whitehall 1212 came from the pen of Wyllis Cooper, of Quiet,Please fame.

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          
AOL: JimWidner                            

                                                 

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Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 14:10:04 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: I Love A Mystery
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>Steve Lewis wrote that the ILAM story "The Hermit of San Felipe Atavapo"
>is available.  Does anyone know where? 
>
>He also mentioned "The Million Dollar Curse".  Is this the same as "The 
>Richard Curse"?
>

A good overview of this series is in a book by Jim Harmon, "Radio Mystery
and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Television and Other Media." from
McFarland (the long title should have been the give-away for this
publisher). In that book, Harmon calls the storyline "The Million Dollar
Mystery." The name "The Richard's Curse" probably came about from the family
in the story. I would bet on Harmon's title as he had much access to
Carleton E. Morse before he died and was a friend of his.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          
AOL: JimWidner                            

                                                 

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Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 14:16:09 -0400
From: Mr Froggy <Mr_Froggy@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <OTR@[removed]>
Subject: Walter Tetley
Message-ID: <199605251416_MC1-41B-279F@[removed]>

     In catching up on past issues I see a mention by Charles Ulrich that Walter Tetley was the voice of Sherman, the boy, on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show.
     It surprised me that I didn't know that since I'm a fan of both both R&B and Walter Tetley. I find him to be especially funny as that wiseguy delivery boy, Julius Abruzzio, on the Phil Harris Alice Faye show.
      Which makes me wonder where is Walter Tetley now. Anybody have any information? Also, besides the Harris/Faye show and Gildersleeve did he appear anywhere else? How about TV? 

Jim Yellen

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 16:31:00 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: THE ZERO HOUR log update
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,

I normally don't update a log this quickly, but Jim Widner sent me a list

of single-part shows that looks like it completes the full run.  So, here's
the updated log.
-----------------------



                           T H E   Z E R O   H O U R
                           -----   -------   -------

                                  1973 - 1974


     First Show: 09-10-73                            Last Show: 07-26-74
     Number Shows: 133                           Audition Show: none
known


     Show Description:

     Before his death, Rod Serling was doing the groundwork for a new
     radio series called THE ZERO HOUR, which would feature Ray Bradbury's
     story as the opener.  Serling's death put a halt to the project.

     Norman Corwin took over and the project evolved into a suspense radio
     drama series hosted by Rod Serling (the parts done by Mr. Serling had
     been recorded before his death).  It was produced by StudioHouse, who
     also produced Salvation Army program - Heartbeat Theatre.  The
     producer on both series was Don Hill.

     THE ZERO HOUR was produced in 1973 and featured 5-part stories that
     ran Monday through Friday, until December of 1973.  Each part was 30
     minutes logs (including commercials).  The series was sold to
Mutual,
     where it continued until the last show later in 1974.  The format was
     changed, when the move to Mutual was made, to one-part stories.
     There were 133 shows produced (still to be verified).


     List Comments:

     As this is a modern series, it is not carried by many OTR vendors or
     clubs (especially the single-part series).  Thankfully, there are
     some.  Steve Kelez' Radio Showcase catalog was a good source.  Note
     that all 5-part shows listed are available from him.  His catalog
     also showed dates on all but one 5-parter.

     The show "Someone's Death" had no broadcast dates in his catalog. The
     11-05-73 date is a guess on my part.

     Jim Widner provided a list of the shows that aired on Mutual.  Note
     that I found very few vendors or slubs that carry the Mutual series.

     From Jim's information plus other comments in the Internet OTR
     Digest, I believe this is a full list of the series.  Show numbers
     are mine and are based on this assumption.


     List:
                        >>>>> Five-Part Show List <<<<<

         Date      Num    Title                                 Src Key
         --------  -----  ------------------------------------  ---------
         09-10-73   1- 5  The Desperate Witness                 1  4  7
                            (5 parts: 09-10 thru 09-14)
         09-17-73   6-10  The Wife Of The Red Haired Man        1
                            (5 parts: 09-17 thru 09-21)
         09-24-73  11-15  If The Two Of Them Are Dead           1
                            (5 parts: 09-24 thru 09-28)
         10-02-73  16-20  The Fourth Of Forever                 1
                            (5 parts: 10-02 thru 10-06)
         10-08-73  21-25  But I Wouldn't Want To Die There      1
                            (5 parts: 10-08 thru 10-12)
         10-15-73  26-30  The Dead Man's Tale                   1
                            (5 parts: 10-15 thru 10-19)
         10-22-73  31-35  The Heir Hunters                      1
                            (5 parts: 10-22 thru 10-26)
         10-29-73  36-40  A Die In The Country                  1
                            (5 parts: 10-29 thru 11-02)
         11-05-73  41-45  Someone's Death                       1
                            (5 parts: 11-05 thru 11-10)
         11-12-73  46-50  Face Of The Foe                       1     7
                            (5 parts: 11-12 thru 11-16)
         11-19-73  51-55  The Blessing Way                      1  45
                            (5 parts: 11-19 thru 11-23)
         11-26-73  56-60  The Princess Stakes Murder            1   5
                            (5 parts: 11-26 thru 11-30)
         12-03-73  61-65  Queen In Danger                       1
                            (5 parts: 12-03 thru 12-07)


                         >>>>> Single-Part Show List <<<<<

         Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  ---  ------------------------------------  ---------
         04-29-74   70  Bye-Bye Narco
         04-30-74   71  Terror in the Night
         05-01-74   72  Scream of the Hawk
         05-02-74   73  Price of Admission
         05-03-74   74  The Extortionist                        3
         05-06-74   75  Shortage Story
         05-07-74   76  Escape to Nowhere
         05-08-74   77  Fair's Fair You Know
         05-09-74   78  Housecall
         05-10-74   79  Violation
         05-13-74   80  Arm's Length
         05-14-74   81  Some People Die Only Once
         05-15-74   82  Reward
                        Welcome Home Denny Shackelford         2   6
         05-16-74   83  Villainous Verdict
         05-17-74   84  Strange Odyssey of Sandy Mitchell
         05-20-74   85  White Flame Burning Bright
         05-21-74   86  Mind of the Beholder
         05-22-74   87  Why is Ted Marcosi Driving Aunt
                           Sally Insane?
         05-23-74   88  There is a Man in 211                     5
         05-24-74   89  Death Is a Puppeteer
         05-27-74   90  Doctor Rivington, Presumably
         05-28-74   91  Wanted: A Willing Companion
         05-29-74   92  Pigs Could Put You in the Pen
         05-30-74   93  SkyLab, Are You There?
         05-31-74   94  Favor You Can't Refuse
         06-03-74   95  Death At Half a Length                    5
         06-04-74   96  Floating Down the River
         06-05-74   97  Once a Thief
         06-06-74   98  Other Sins Only Speak, Murder
                           Shrieks Out
         06-07-74   99  Rehabilitation of Citizen Fimple
         06-10-74  100  Bonnie & Clyde Are Alive and Well
                           and Living as Mary & Bill
         06-11-74  101  Sisters of Satan
         06-12-74  102  Mannequin
         06-13-74  103  Double Date to Destiny
         06-14-74  104  Clay Pigeons
         06-17-74  105  Past Is Always Present
         06-18-74  106  Woman in Black                            5
         06-19-74  107  Come Light My Fire
         06-20-74  108  Riders Wanted: Share Expenses
         06-21-74  109  Death on Canvas
         06-24-74  110  House That Clemont Built
         06-25-74  111  Joint Account                             5
         06-26-74  112  Tiger Cages
         06-27-74  113  Violence Takes a Curtain Call             5
         06-28-74  114  Children Are Dying
         07-01-74  115  Bend, Spindle and Mutilate                5
         07-02-74  116  Murder Is a Work of Art                   5
         07-03-74  117  Edwards Tug and Salvage
         07-04-74  118  Larceny on the Lake
         07-05-74  119  Olam
         07-08-74  120  Corpse Takes a Sleigh Ride
         07-09-74  121  Marionettes
         07-10-74  122  Ghose of the Black Plague
         07-11-74  123  Trunkful of Trouble
         07-12-74  124  Grand Prize
         07-15-74       ?????
         07-16-74  125  Death Of A Genius                      2   6
         07-17-74  126  Remember Me                            2   6
         07-18-74  127  Lost In Time                           2   6
         07-19-74  128  Once Upon A Truck                      2   6
         07-22-74  129  Corpse Takes the Stand
         07-23-74  130  Carnival of Menace
         07-24-74  131  Chicago John and the Glitter People    2   6
         07-25-74  132  Smoke Screen
         07-26-74  133  Holdout                                   5


     Information Sources:

     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.

         Key  Source
         ---  -----------------------------------------------------------
          1   Radio Showcase (Steve Kelez), [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA
              95402
          2   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
              Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
          3   University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Learning Media
              Center, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
          4   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908,
              Englewood, CO 80150
          5   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr.,
              Nicolasville, KY 40356.
          6   Erstwhile Radio, [removed] Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
          7   HighBridge Co., 100 Westgate Drive, St. Paul, MN 55114
              (Available from Adventures in Cassette and through book
              stores.)

     I have dealt with some of the above, but to be fair to all, this is
     not an endorsement of them.  I receive nothing by mentioning them.
     These vendors and clubs have helped keep OTR alive.  Please support
     them.


     Feedback (Thanks!):

     Jim Widner provided the list of single-part shows.
     Max Schmid supplied corrections.


     Last Update: 05-25-96


     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: Sat, 25 May 1996 18:57:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: lev@[removed] (S or A Levene)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Kane & Towers
Message-Id: <v01530502adccf0d94186@[[removed]]>

1.  Martin Kane and cigarettes:  I never heard Martin Kane on radio but I
vividly remember the show from early TV. It was, I thought, very good.  It
was live and the commercials were done live.  The actors would at some
point interrupt the plot and wander over to a studio set of a tobacco stand
and chat  amiably with the tobacconist about the sponsors' various brands
of  cigarettes, pipe and  "roll your own" tobacco, etc.  Sano was probably
one of them.  The brands were all obscure to me.  William Gargan was the
actor who played Martin Kane both on radio and initially on TV.  His
replacements  (I think Lloyd Nolan and Lee Tracy) were never as good, as I
recall them.  Mr. Gargan 's career was terminated by throat cancer
resulting in the removal of his voice box.  I met him once during this
period when he appeared on a TV  interview show I was working on,
discussing his ordeal.  He subsequently wrote a book about it.

2.  Harry Alan Towers:  He also produced and directed a syndicated Canadian
radio show called "The Queen's Men - stories and adventures of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police. "  The fact that it's called "Queen's"  Men  means
it was done after 1952.   I learned about the series from Charlie Laughlin
and I note with surprise that it is in general circulation. I guess it
would be called a "kidult" nowadays.  It's rather stiff and lifeless.  One
of the circulating shows does star Lorne Greene, later of Bonanza and other
fame.  There are a few other voices vaguely familiar to a Canadian ear but
none of the actors are identified.  Memorable it ain't.

Sam Levene

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 18:57:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: lev@[removed] (S or A Levene)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Kane & Towers
Message-Id: <v01530503adccf2459706@[[removed]]>

1.  Martin Kane and cigarettes:  I never heard Martin Kane on radio but I
vividly remember the show from early TV. It was, I thought, very good.  It
was live and the commercials were done live.  The actors would at some
point interrupt the plot and wander over to a studio set of a tobacco stand
and chat  amiably with the tobacconist about the sponsors' various brands
of  cigarettes, pipe and  "roll your own" tobacco, etc.  Sano was probably
one of them.  The brands were all obscure to me.  William Gargan was the
actor who played Martin Kane both on radio and initially on TV.  His
replacements  (I think Lloyd Nolan and Lee Tracy) were never as good, as I
recall them.  Mr. Gargan 's career was terminated by throat cancer
resulting in the removal of his voice box.  I met him once during this
period when he appeared on a TV  interview show I was working on,
discussing his ordeal.  He subsequently wrote a book about it.

2.  Harry Alan Towers:  He also produced and directed a syndicated Canadian
radio show called "The Queen's Men - stories and adventures of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police. "  The fact that it's called "Queen's"  Men  means
it was done after 1952.   I learned about the series from Charlie Laughlin
and I note with surprise that it is in general circulation. I guess it
would be called a "kidult" nowadays.  It's rather stiff and lifeless.  One
of the circulating shows does star Lorne Greene, later of Bonanza and other
fame.  There are a few other voices vaguely familiar to a Canadian ear but
none of the actors are identified.  Memorable it ain't.

Sam Levene

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 23:04:59 -0500
From: vintage@[removed] (Andy Blatt)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Did anyone say "Labels"?
Message-Id: <v01540b04adcd83eb9993@[[removed]]>

I have two sources for [removed] is a local company I can just drop into
in a pinch and another is a mail-order company.  Basically I have not dealt
with either in a while because I am just using up what I have, then I will
switch to the HP printer I have added since ordering tons of labels.

1)  Stanley-Taylor Stationers, Inc.
1201 Broadway
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-685-2060   Fax:  212-889-7559

Cost:  $35 per box of 5,000 Avery #4027 file-folder, continuous feed


2)  Chiswick Label Express
33 Union Avenue
Sudbury, MA 01776-2267
Phone:  1-800-225-8708     Fax:  1-800-638-9899

Cost:  $[removed] per 1,000 labels (these are not Avery labels but a reasonable
facsimile, so the cost is [removed] discounts)...

The reason Avery costs so much, I am told is that they took over Dennison
office products (The name of the company is actually Avery-Dennison) and
they closed a bunch of distribution locations in favor of one, so shipping
costs more and is added into the price.


Several people have called and asked me what software I use.  It has been
mentioned here.  There is also MyLabels and a bunch of others.
No trade secrets, no mystery.  In fact a couple people called recently
asking what label program I use (were you one of them?) and I told them
exactly what I use.

Andy Blatt
Vintage Broadcasts

------------------------------

    


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