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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 423

Table Of Contents: 

	 Re: Long John Nebel
	 Karloff on Suspense
	 I'm guilty
	 Amsterdam
	 JUBILEE
	 Lone Ranger
	 more Boris Karloff
	 Various
	 Lights Out "Cat Wife"
	 Peter Quill information / Hickerson's revised book
	 "Static"
	 Re: Amos & Andy record
	 Re: Boris Karloff
	 Re: SGT. PRESTON, STRAIGHT ARROW and LONE RANGER
	 Jean Shepherd LPs?

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 14:13:15 -0500
From: OTRDSIEGEL@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Long John Nebel
Message-ID: <961101141315_1214711788@[removed]>

  In response to a recent inquiry, I have a few reels (6 hrs. [removed] reel
format) of The LONG JOHN NEBEL program. In most, he and his wife , Candy
Jones, interview some "interesting folks". If you want details feel free to
contact me via e-mail or 914-962-3680.  Dave Siegel

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 12:43:35 -0700
From: Chet Cox <CHCOX@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Karloff on Suspense
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Continuing the Boris-on-OTR question, I have a copy of a Suspense
episode titled "Drury's Bones," dated 1/25/45.  Not a horror story, it was
an excellent mystery - Drury, an amnesiac with no past, becomes a
Scotland Yard inspector (I guess Scotland Yard didn't need background
checks) and discovers that he is Suspect Number One in a 20-year old
murder case.  
I think there were other segments of Suspense with Karloff, but don't
know them.
*jeep!
~~~~Chet
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Quote of the day:  "I remember when I was a fetus.  I used to sneak out
at
night when my mother was sleeping."  --Steven Wright

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 96 15:04:47 EST
From: amosborne@[removed] (Arlene M Osborne)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: I'm guilty
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Yes, I also listened to War of the Worlds on Oct 30.  In the
car on the way home and later that evening we sat down and
watched "The Night That Pancked America" on videotape.

Did anyone catch the program on TCM recently "Orson Welles:
Stories from a life in film".  I taped it but only at down
toward to the end to watch.  Looked pretty good.  (I suppose
someone will tell me that it's been on a zillion times, huh?)

Arlene Osborne
amosborne@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 12:21:17 -0800 (PST)
From: BURT WILSON <futurecon@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Amsterdam
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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The song that Morey Amsterdam was most famous for was "Yuk-a-puck" which he
used as a kind of theme song and running gag.  It was the precursor of the
use of similar-type themes by Red Buttons (Ah-ha) and Red Blanchard (Strange
things are happening). 
Burt Wilson

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 20:25:23 +0000
From: "[removed] Hinkel" <hinkel@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: JUBILEE
Message-ID: <[removed]@LOCALNAME>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I am looking for the book "JUBILEE" based on the AFRS program of the same
name.  It was written by Ulrich Neuert and Rainer Lotz and is a chronology
and summary of the shows broadcast in that series.  Local bookstores are of
no help and I seem to be at a deadend.

If anyone out there has a copy for sale or can steer me to a source that may
have it, I would be very grateful.  Any information would be appreciated.

[removed] Hinkel
hinkel@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 17:21:37 -0800
From: PETER GRECO <pgreco@[removed]>
To: radio digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: Lone Ranger
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Hi,
   On the subject of the Lone Ranger brought up By [removed] just 
received a few Lone Ranger tapes,matter of fact one was the last show 
Earle Grasser did before he was [removed] started listening to them,Brace 
Beemer was the announcer on them,so it was a good chance to compare 
[removed] believe Brace wins hands down as the best [removed] had that deep
voice,that just fitted the [removed] [removed] book about the Lone Ranger
he related the story about Earle Grasser,he was at a party no one there
knew he played the [removed] guests had a contest to see who could do
the opening of the Lone Ranger,[removed] was one who [removed] lost.
I really thought that was [removed]

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 16:25:00 -0600
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: more Boris Karloff
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  And dont forget, Boris in 
  
  
  Inner Sanctum:   Birdsong for a murderer
  Tales Of Mystery & Adventure: Legend Of Sleepy Hollow     
   Tales Of Mystery & Adventure: Rip Van Winkle                 
   Tales Of The Frightened: Arthur Windgate                            

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 96 17:53 PST
From: lois@[removed] (Lois Culver)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Various
Message-Id: <m0vJVGv-0007QgC@[removed]>
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From: "Pat premo" <PPREMO@[removed]>
Here are a couple questions that perhaps someone can answer:

1.  Who played Sgt. Preston on radio, on TV?

Paul Sutton was Sgt. Preston for most of the run,  When it moved to Mutual,
Bruce Beemer took over the title role.

2.  Who played Straight Arrow and Packy on radio?

My late husband Howard Culver played the dual roles of Straight Arrow, who
rode the great palomino Fury, and his white counterpart Steve Adams.  Packy
was our good friend Fred Howard, who was also a writer of Western songs.
Mesquite Molly was Gwen Delano who came to Hollywood from WXXY.  It ran on
Mutual Network TC.

3.  Who else besides Brace Beemer and John Todd played the Lone 
Ranger and Tonto, respectively, on radio?

Lone Ranger:  George Seaton, Jack Deeds, Earle Graser and Brace Beemer.
John Todd was Tonto.

Lois Culver

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 20:20:38 -0600
From: "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <bratcher@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Lights Out "Cat Wife"
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

The following quotes got me to thinking about the first OTR show I ever heard.

>And, he appeared at least one earlier Lights Out episode
>The Cat Wife, for which I have a date of 1938.
>

>>Can anyone give me the names of shows that Boris Karloff appeared on?
>
>My personal favorite, from the Arch Oboler Lights Out Everbody series: Cat
>Wife. Beware of "Linnndaaa!"
>

>> Oh yes Can anyone give me the names of shows that Boris Karloff appeared on?
>> I no about the Whaling Wall on Innersanctum
>
>Boris Karloff was in an episode entitled "Cat Wife" on Lights Out, where he 
>plays a man whose wife begins to turn into a cat.  Although the premise 
>sounds unusual, it's actually quite scary, especially when you try to 
>picture what this woman must look like and you hear her purring in agony.
>

Lets see, How many times have I played Cat Wife from side 12 of my Jack
Benny's Golden Memories Of Radio LP set since they were given to me 15 years
ago? I honestly don't remember. My copy is a complete show (no commercials)
but the record is missing the Lights Out openings & endings. It starts out with

"This is Arch Oboler
Do you love your wife? Your husband? Your friends? Or do you hate?
The terrors you are about to hear are in your own mind.
Listen to [removed]"

Yes thats my most favorite OTR show. Next in line is Suspense, Sorry Wrong
Number.

Normally I don't take part in halloween but I put one of my expensive B&W
801 speakers on the front porch that night and played Cat Wife plus War Of
The Worlds over and over from about 6 PM till 12 midnight. Didn't answer the
door nor gave out candy. Just don't believe in it. (Christian reasons) My
front porch lights were turned off during the entire time. Didn't worry
about losing my speaker as it weighs a lot and is quite big standing 4 feet
tall & about 3 feet wide.

I wonder what effect those 2 shows had that night if any? Nobody has said
anything yet.







Robert M. Bratcher Jr.
E-mail to:
bratcher@[removed]
Record collector, 8mm, super 8, 16 and 35mm Film collector.
I like old radio's too.
Collins, Hallicrafters, National & Hammurland are my Favorites!

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 21:38:24 -0500
From: Platecap@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Peter Quill information / Hickerson's revised book
Message-ID: <961101213823_1612878530@[removed]>

According to Jay Hickerson's New & Revised Ultimate Guide to all circulating
shows, Peter Quill was broadcast from 4/14/40 through 3/41 on Mutual, but was
frequently pre-empted on east coast by Dodger baseball or Giants football
games.

Marvin Miller does indeed play the lead role and Ray Herbeck's orchestra is
featured.

The bad news is NO shows are known to exist at this time, but never give up
hope!  

The afore mentioned book btw, is now in a new and improved third edition.
 Previous editions and subsequent supplements were combined along with much
additional information, an updated index, and complete logs to a few series
in the back (including Let's Pretend, Mysterious Traveler, The Saint, Quiet
Please, Weird Circle, Witches Tale).  It's quite a large publication--8-1/2 X
11, 521 pages.  If you bought the earlier edition, I believe you can get this
one at a reduced price direct from the author:  Jay Hickerson, Box 4321,
Hamden, CT 06514.   E-mail is JayHick@[removed]  Considering how expensive
commercially published books are, it's a great value for the vast amount of
information.  In 1986, Jay's original publication only listed about 2200
series (and sold for about $18).  This new work lists over 6000 shows
(series) with much more comprehensive details.  It's probably the only
reference to indicate EXISTING shows.  The price is in the $50 range for a
first time purchase.  There's also a lengthy list of sources for the shows
with e-mail addresses for many of them, plus names/addresses of other
collectors who have prepared logs, OTR clubs who have newsletters, etc.

Enough [removed] Jay for more info, if you missed him at the
convention.  He doesn't pay me for mentioning this information.  I just
hadn't seen much or any information on this new edition here in the digest.

Bob Burnham;  BRC Productions;  Platecap@[removed]

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 22:44:03 -0500 (EST)
From: lev@[removed] (S or A Levene)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: "Static"
Message-Id: <v01530500ae9fcad87350@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Speaking of listening to OTR through old radios,does anybody remember a
vivid episode of The Twilight  Zone called  "Static".  It's about an
embittered old man, living in a rooming house in the 1960's, who discovers
an old radio up in the attic. When he plugs it in and turns it on out comes
Tommy Dorsey - live - followed by other  ghosts from radio's past, and not
on tape.  This radio gives the old boy a second chance at life, to go back
in time, be young again and rekindle an old love that he'd  ruined the
first time around. It's a nice story, nicely produced.  It was seen on The
Twilight Zone in 1961 and starred Dean Jagger.  I have it on VHS, though
the picture is faded and flat.   Here is Rod Serling's introduction to
"Static":
        "No one ever saw one quite like that, because that's a very special
sort of radio.  In its day, circa 1935, its type was one of the most
elegant consoles on the [removed] Now, with its fabric-covered speakers, its
peculiar yellow dial, its serrated knobs, it looks quaint and a little
strange.  Mr. Ed Lindsay is going to find out how strange very soon - when
he tunes in to the Twilight Zone."
 Sam Levene

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 23:02:24 -0500
From: Udmacon@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
cc: w9fjl@[removed]
Subject: Re: Amos & Andy record
Message-ID: <961101230223_1947615131@[removed]>

According to Brian Rust's "Victor Master Book", Vol. 2, "I'se Regusted" and
"Check And Double Check" were recorded by Amos 'n' Andy (Correll & Gosden) in
Chicago on April 4, 1930. Previously as Correll & Gosden they recorded quite
a few duets for Victor, starting in 1925 with "Blinky Moon Bay" and "The
Kinky Kids' Parade" (I don't know if I want to hear THAT one!

Bill Knowlton, "Bluegrass Ramble", WCNY-FM, Syracuse NY

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 23:10:54 -0500
From: RadioClass@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Boris Karloff
Message-ID: <961101231053_1416343778@[removed]>

Bill Scherer asked about shows in which Boris Karlof appeared.  One of my
favorite shows is Corridor of Doom starring Boris Karloff and broadcast on
Inner Sanctum, broadcast date 10-23-45.  I think he also narrated Tales of
the Frightened.  He was also in the radio version of Arsenic and Old Lace
presented on Screen Guild Players, Nov. 18, 1946.  He made at least two
appearances on Duffy's Tavern.

Anne

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 23:17:25 -0500
From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: SGT. PRESTON, STRAIGHT ARROW and LONE RANGER
Message-ID: <961101231723_135092187@[removed]>

Pat Premo asks who played SGT. PRESTON, STRAIGHT ARROW and THE LONE RANGER.
 Brace Beemer was one of the early PRESTONS (not the first) and was playing
the role again prior to Earle Graser's death and his ascension into the
Ranger role.  Jay Michael and Paul Sutton also portrayed Preston on radio
during the 1940s and 1950s.  Richard Simmons portrayed the good sergeant on
television (and in a VANITY FAIR photo feature last year).  Howard Culver
starred as STRAIGHT ARROW (and also portrayed "Mark Dillon, [removed] Marshall" on
the second GUNSMOKE audition show).  George Stenius (who later changed his
name to George Seaton, co-wrote The Marx Brothers' A DAY AT THE RACES and
wrote and directed MIRACLE ON 34th STREET and AIRPORT) portrayed Fran
Striker's "daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains" for the first
four months of the WXYZ series, followed by Jack Deeds (2 shows), director
James Jewell (1 show), Earle Graser (8 years) and Brace Beemer (13 years of
live broadcasts and two years of re-runs).   Brace Beemer returned to the
title role of SGT. PRESTON (with Fred Foy as announcer) when THE LONE RANGER
went into reruns.  On television, THE LONE RANGER was portrayed by Clayton
Moore (first 78 shows), John Hart (next 52) and Clayton Moore (final 91
shows).  Jay Michael apparently filled in as THE LONE RANGER on a few
occasions and Beemer's understudy, announcer Fred Foy, portrayed THE LONE
RANGER and SGT. PRESTON in one show each (both of which survive).  John Todd
portrayed Tonto from the character's first appearance on the 10th broadcast
through to the end except for a brief time when he was replaced by American
Indian actor Lousi Morengo (SP?)/Indian name Flying Cloud (if memory serves)
and Rollie Parker during vacations.  Radio veterans Michael Rye/Rye Billsbury
and William Conrad later portrayed the masked man on the Saturday morning
animated LONE RANGER series. -- Anthony Tollin 

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Date: Sat, 2 Nov 1996 00:08:15 -0500
From: Martin Jukovsky <martyj@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Jean Shepherd LPs?
Message-Id: <v03007801aea04e4f4b4f@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Did Jean Shepherd ever record any LPs?


Martin Jukovsky
Cambridge, Mass.

martyj@[removed]
Web site:  [removed]



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