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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2004 : Issue 269
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Blondie on DVD [ Froggievilleus <froggievilleus@yaho ]
One out of seven [ "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed] ]
Peter Lorre [ "jazmaan@[removed]" <dmf273@ya ]
RE: Titles of radio shows [ Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed]; ]
Grand Ole Opry & National Barn Dance [ "Ronnie Wise" <rwise@[removed]; ]
Re: The Word [ Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed]; ]
Re: Stay Level [ Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed]; ]
Orin Tovrov [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
HUNTER HANCOCK OBIT [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK [ "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed] ]
RE: OTR road trips [ "Doug Leary" <doug@[removed]; ]
The Lottery: any program? [ "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@run ]
Otr greats that are still with us [ Mike Thomas <calvetrecept@[removed] ]
Radio show titles [ Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; ]
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:57:48 -0400
From: Froggievilleus <froggievilleus@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Blondie on DVD
Hi All,
Just found this the other day and had to pass the info
along.
I was at the local Wal-Mart here in California when I
passed by their $[removed] bin. Whislt passing innocently
by, something caught my eye. Suddenly my hand swooped
in and grabbed a 2 DVD set of the first 10 Blondie
movies (although they are listed as 'episodes' on the
package for some reason). I have not had a chance to
watch any of them yet to check the quality, mainly
since we just moved and are still getting resituated
in the new place. But, for $[removed], it is a good deal.
So, if you are interested in that, as well as other
shows that appear there on occassion (I have seen sets
for Andy Griffith, The Lone Ranger, and Ozzie And
Harriet - the last one I did get and it is good, some
of the eps even have the original commercials), by all
means check it out. I admit that most of the stuff in
the bin in junk, but there are treasures hidden
within. :)
Elizabeth S.
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:46:46 -0400
From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: One out of seven
"One out of seven": I responded directly to Michael Hyde about this show,
but in case anyone else is interested, I have 4 of the 7 shows Hickerson
says were broadcast by ABC in 1946. All of them star Jack Webb, and he acts
all the parts!
A very interesting approach to a dramatized news-opinion radio program.
I have these for trade; each runs :15. If anyone else has the rest, I would
like to get them. Here are the shows I have:
Brotherhood week, 2/27/46
Coming 3rd world war, 3/13/46
Race hatred, 3/22/46
Senator Bilbo, 2/14/46
Ted Kneebone/1528 S. Grant [removed], SD 57401/605-226-3344
Campaign: [removed]
OTR: [removed]
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:00:29 -0400
From: "jazmaan@[removed]" <dmf273@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Peter Lorre
Last night we listened to "The Horla" episode of "Mystery in the Air" starring Peter Lorre. The
ending was great! Very effective when Lorre goes mad and breaks the "third wall" with the
audience: "Yes I know I'm Peter Lorre, yes I know this is only a radio show! But I still have to
destroy myself!"
I was only familiar with Lorre as a character actor, this was the first time I'd heard him take
such a star turn in a leading role. His voice is so demented! What a great performance! Any
other good Lorre shows out there you can recommend?
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:01:30 -0400
From: Art Chimes <[removed]@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: RE: Titles of radio shows
Some years ago I was researching the Cavalcade of America. Scripts, ETs
and some production records of the show are at the Hagley Library in
Wilmington, which has custody of much of Dupont's (the sponsor's)
corporate history.
In addition to issues that have been noted earlier in this thread, it
can also be true that over the course of a given series - especially a
long-running one like Cavalcade, which ran 18 years - the concept of an
episode title can change.
If I recall correctly, many early Cavalcade episodes did not have a
title on the mimeo scripts (which were in bound volumes at Hagley), and
no proper title was announced in the show. Later in the series the
script would be properly titled and usually, but not always, clearly
announced in the show. There may have also been occasional discrepancies
between the title on the script and the title as announced on the show.
Sometimes titles that we use as hobbyists come from the typed or
handwritten information on the disk label, and that may not always be
consistent with the script title or an announcement in the show itself.
One thing that annoys me no end is the use of quotation marks around
what seems to me clearly to be an episode description, not a program
title. (As an example, "The Big Sleep" is a title; "Josie borrows her
father's car with hilarious results" appears to be a description.) I
concede, however, that without proper research it is not possible to
conclude that what appears to be a description may be the actual title.
And finally, if I may bore you on one other item, there is the question
of the episode number. An episode number is a convenience for the
collector, but I wonder how often it corresponds to any actual number
used in the production of the show. My guess is that for internal use,
numbers might have been assigned in long-running shows, or perhaps for
soaps, which had a continuing story line. But that a production or
episode number was not a standard feature for a radio series. In my
occasion looks at the extremely valuable NBC card catalogue, on
microfiche at the Library of Congress, I do not recall any episode
numbers assigned to the shows I looked at.
In one TV series I have researched - the 1960s NBC satirical revue,
"That Was the Week That Was" - production numbers were assigned but in
one or more cases a number was assigned to a show that never made it to
air because of a last-minute pre-emption. (TW3 was bounced from its
usual slot on a number of occasions, including several 30-minute
Republican political broadcasts in the 1964 presidential campaign and in
one case for a special on ex-president Herbert Hoover, who had just
died.) It would not surprise me if such discrepancies occasionally
happened in the radio era, too.
~Art
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:01:48 -0400
From: "Ronnie Wise" <rwise@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Grand Ole Opry & National Barn Dance
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I've gotten interested in country music radio broadcasts lately. Does anyone
out there have any Grand Ole Opry (new or old) and National Barn Dance radio
broadcasts available for sale or trade on Mp3? If so, please let me know.
Also, I'm interested in any other country music radio broadcasts that
collectors might have.
I checked eBay but did not see any Grand Ole Opry or National Barn Dance shows
on Mp3. The only thing I have at the moment are the Hank Williams Health &
Happiness shows. Thanks for your help!
Ron Wise
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:03:45 -0400
From: Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: The Word
I just noticed that someone wanted to know the name of a show about a
couple that goes to the top of the Empire State Building and notices that
the rest of the world disappears. The radio shows stars William Shatner. It
was one of the programs that I featured on my Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Fred
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:04:26 -0400
From: Fred Berney <fsberney@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Stay Level
it also eliminated the problem of listening to the radio and having it
suddenly get loud, then
your mother comes in and yells at you "Turn that down!" So you do, and a
moment later,
you can't hear it. So you turn it up, and then it gets loud and your
mother comes in and
yells at you again, etc.
Life doesn't really change. Now my wife tells me to turn down the sound.
Radio may have had some problems with level, but it was nothing compared to
what happens in television today. Or better yet a movie on DVD. With
television, the programs are at one level and the commercials are at
another. And as for movies, to hear the actors you set one level and then
the explosions begin at another.
Here is a question. Why is it that it always seems that women are the ones
that like sound down just below hearing level and we men need to have it at
levels that are just below pain. For years I've tired to explain that when
you listen to a symphony orchestra, that the level needs to be higher than
elevator music.
One year my kids bought me a set of wireless head sets so that I could
listen to my stereo without bothering my wife. The only problem is that
after a few hours you start to get cauliflower ears. I used that term in
respect of Red Skelton.
Fred
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:05:45 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Orin Tovrov
Orin Tovrov was not born on 4-30-1980, he was born on 4-30-1911. Thanks Jim
for picking that up.
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:38:12 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: HUNTER HANCOCK OBIT
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Gwynne here:
Ahhhhhhhhh, man Hunter Hancock's obit was sent to me by some friends in
Los Angeles and was a reminder that I had inadvertently and unknown to me
replaced TWO legendary white guys on black radio!
Jumpin' George Oxford at KDIA in San Francisco/Oakland in 1966 under the
name Mike Sheppard because they already had the jingle made and Hunter Hancock
at KGFJ, Los Angeles under the name Lee Vaunce in 1969.
Had I but known I would have froze up I'm sure.
Lost all my sound checks from KGFJ but have this snippet below. Might
hand you a smile.
Mike Sheppard (Gwynne) on KDIA Oakland, 1967
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:09:58 -0400
From: "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK
Hi friends,
Here is this week's line-up for the week of 8-15-04 on my Olde Tyme
Radio
[removed] Featuring Tom Heathwood's "Heritage Radio Theatre," Big John
Matthews and Steve Urbaniak's "The Glowing Dial" and my own "Same Time, Same
Station" broadcasts, being broadcast on demand 24/7 in high quality
streaming RealAudio at [removed]
Past archived broadcasts are also available there.
We look forward to having you join us!
Jerry
Here's this week's lineup:
SAME TIME, SAME STATION with Jerry Haendiges
"Rochester"
A Tribute to Eddie Anderson
THE JELL-O PROGRAM
Episode 26 3-28-37 "The Train Porter"
Stars Eddie Anderson as the "Train Porter"
First occurrence of Eddie Anderson on the Jack Benny Show
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF ROCHESTER VAN JONES
5-12-50 Episodes 1 and 2 of a proposed new series
Stars Eddie Anderson in a "Jack Benny Show" spin-off
THE AMOS AND ANDY SHOW
Episode 45 11-10-44 "Employment agency"
Rochester and Jack Benny part company and each uses Andy and Kingfish's new
employment agency.
THE EDDIE CANTOR SHOW
"It's Time To Smile"
Episode 174 1-3-45 Guest: Rochester
Wednesdays 9:00 - 9:30pm
ANNOUNCER: Harry Von Zell
MUSIC: Leonard Sues' Orchestra
WITH: Nora Martin, Bert Gordon, Emily Kipp
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATRE with Tom Heathwood
THE GREEN HORNET
NBC/Blue 8-16-41 "Parole Racket"
GUNSMOKE
CBS 6-4-55 "Jealousy"
Stars: William Conrad
HEALTH & HAPPINESS TIME
Shndicated-WSM-Nashville October, 1949
Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys in one of the best syndicated
country-music shows from the 40's
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THE GLOWING DIAL with Big John Matthews and Steve Urbaniak
All the shows we're featuring were successfully adapted as television shows.
My Favorite Husband
"Liz Feels She's Getting Old"
originally aired May 20, 1949 on CBS
with Lucille Ball, Richard Denning, Ruth Parrot, Bob LeMond announcing.
Sponsor: Jell-O
Our Miss Brooks
"Miss Brooks Takes A Vacation"
originally aired September 4, 1955 on CBS
with Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Robert Rockwell, Dick Crenna, Gloria McMillan,
Leonard Smith, Jane Morgan, Bob Sweeny.
Sponsor: Anacin, Visodol Mints.
My Little Margie
"Going Camping"
originally aired June 12, 1955 on CBS
with Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Verna Felton, Gil Stratton Jr., Will
Wright, Roy Rowan announcing.
Sponsor: Phillip Morris
Father Knows Best
"Vacation Arrives"
originally aired July 6, 1950 on NBC
with Robert Young, Jean Vander Pyl, Rhoda Williams, Ted Donaldson, Norma
Jean Nilsson, Bill Foreman announcing.
Sponsor: Maxwell House
The Halls Of Ivy
"Fighting Med Student"
originally aired May 24, 1950 on NBC
with Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Coleman, Sheldon Leonard, Ken Christy, Stacey
Harris, Ken Carpenter announcing.
Sponsor: Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Please feel free to contact me with any questions or requests for upcoming
shows.
Jerry Haendiges CET <Jerry@[removed]; 562-696-4387
[removed] The Vintage Radio Place
Largest source of OTR Logs, Articles and programs on the Net
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:24:21 -0400
From: "Doug Leary" <doug@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: RE: OTR road trips
For me, comedy makes the time go by fastest while driving. I've tried
listening to sci-fi and mystery shows, but I think something that doesn't
require much concentration is better, and probably safer. Laughter relieves
tension and gets a little oxygen flowing!
During a recent spate of out of town trips I listened to the entire 6 or
7-volume series of Spike Jones' war memoirs ("Hitler: My Part in His
Downfall," "Rommel: My Part in His Victory,") etc. Not OTR but hilarious and
highly recommended, if soldierly vulgarity doesn't offend you.
Doug Leary
Seattle
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 01:32:46 -0400
From: "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: The Lottery: any program?
Hello, I've never heard of such a program, but did any OTR program do a
dramatization of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery? If so, please let me know
what series, and if a copy exists. If you have an mp3 of it, please let me
know that as well.
Thanks a lot.
Matthew
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 02:42:57 -0400
From: Mike Thomas <calvetrecept@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Otr greats that are still with us
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David Kogan, is still with us. He wrote scripts for The Mysterious Traveler,
Murder By Experts, The Sealed Book, Strange Dr. Weird, Dark Destiny, and
contributed to shows like The Shadow, Nick Carter, Adventures of the Thin Man
and others. He also directed and produced as well.
Mike And Ernestine Thomas
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:04:54 -0400
From: Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Radio show titles
On the subject of radio episode titles, I found it
interesting to note that back when Adventures in
Cassettes was still around, it and Radio Spirits gave
different titles to episodes of "Nightbeat." From what
I recall of the Adventures in Cassettes catalog (which
I don't have in front of me), their titles were more
descriptive in nature; so I would guess Radio Spirits
had the actual list of script titles and Adventures
made do with a few word synopsis of the episode.
For myself, I maintain a database of radioshows I own,
and for those that don't give a specific title, I
write a brief description. If and when I learn the
actual title and hear the episode to confirm it, I can
change it accordingly.
Of course, that applies when there actually is a
title. For example, I recently received a tape of "The
Aldrich Family", one of which involves Henry and Homer
preparing for the debate team, according to the
description on the case (haven't listened to it yet).
So, that's the descriptive title I put in my database.
If it turns out the actual title is something like
"debate debacle", I'll change it to that; but if it
was known only as "episode 387", I'll leave it as is.
"Episode 387" doesn't really tell you much about what
the episode is about.
On a related note, I wonder how many OTR records and
tapes (and now, CDs) have incorrect dates on them. The
very first OTR tape I bought was "The Green Hornet"
episode "The Boathouse Mystery" in 1978. It was a
Radio Reruns tape, and I bought it because it said on
the case "best of series 1938" and my Dad was born in
1938. I figured it would be cool to own a radio show
from the year he was born.
It was years later that I learned the episode isn't
from 1938, but from 1945. I wonder if I would've
bought that episode-- again, my first exposure to
OTR-- if it hadn't been misdated.
Rick
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