Subject: [removed] Digest V2004 #319
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Date: 10/4/2004 1:12 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2004 : Issue 319
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Riley's haunted house                 [ "Kirby, Tom" <Kirby@[removed]; ]
      Lux Radio Theatre                     [ Trinapreston3@[removed] ]
      Source For I Love A Mystery Shows     [ tomkle@[removed] ]
      Reveille With Beverly                 [ "Norman G. Cox" <NormanCox@compuser ]
      Jack Benny and Laurel & Hardy on TCM  [ Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@earthlin ]
      10-5 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      FOTR Script Writing Contest           [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:23:01 -0400
    From: "Kirby, Tom" <Kirby@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Riley's haunted house

    Philip wrote:

>     I think it would have have been around
>     1945-46 as the show also dealt with the end of the war.

    I have a "Life of Riley" haunted house episode on CD, and I
    think the war was still going on. If it's the one I'm thinking
    about, Riley was talking to the widow of a soldier, telling her
    that rather than hide from the world, that there were many things
    that she could be doing to help the war effort.

    I liked that episode, and it was interesting to here how the war
    effort messages blended in with the program. Another interesting
    program with a war effort message was an episode of Fibber McGee
    and Molly, where fibber bought a steak on the black market that
    would "really make your [removed] water!".

    In any case, I love the haunted house stories, but I like them
    more if they involve something supernatural, rather than just
    being an old house that the crook(s) have decided to hide in.

    Happy listening,

    -- Tom Kirby

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:23:13 -0400
    From: Trinapreston3@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lux Radio Theatre
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    As Lux Radio Theatre approaches it's 70th Birthday on October 14th. I was
    wondering a few things about the show.  Can anyone tell me what Hollywood
    stars
    appeared the most one the show? And What movie adaptation on Lux Radio Theatre
    had the highest ratings while Lux Radio Theatre was still on the air?

    Trina,

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:23:32 -0400
    From: tomkle@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Source For I Love A Mystery Shows
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    Can anyone recommend a good OTR vendor as a source for I Love A Mystery shows
    on CD's and cassettes? They must be willing to ship overseas to Europe.
    Someone I have traded with in the past is looking for copies of the shows and
    unfortunately all my tapes are packed up from a recent move and it will be
    months before I unpack most of them. Please reply off list to
    tomkle@[removed]   thanks.

    Tom Kleinschmidt

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:59:19 -0400
    From: "Norman G. Cox" <NormanCox@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Reveille With Beverly

    Jean Ruth Hay, who used to wake up millions of US troops each morning
    during World War II with her radio show "Reveile With Beverly" has died at
    87 in the small northern California town of Fortuna.  Her dawn show,
    broadcast between 1941 and 1944 reached an estimated 11 million people when
    she would play the current hit records of the day.  A welcome alternative
    to the regular bugler's 5:30 blast.  The broadcast was beamed into
    cockpits, foxholes, and military outposts from Alaska to New Zealand. The
    San Francisco Chronicle ran a small article in its Sunday edition headlined
    Jean Ruth Hay - Morning DJ During WW II.

    This will fill in the blank I have had on who was the west coast, US
    version of Tokyo Rose.  The name of the east coast version of Axis Sally is
    buried  somewhere around here in my notes.  Hoping to turn out an article
    on Axis Sally one of these times,

    - 30 -

    Norman Cox

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:27:28 -0400
    From: Anthony Tollin <sanctumotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Jack Benny and Laurel & Hardy on TCM

    My friend Mark Evanier writes at [removed]:

    <<Tuesday morning, Turner Classic Movies is running The Hollywood Revue of
    1929, one of the first talkies ever made and a movie with an amazing cast.
    How amazing is it? It's this amazing: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jack Benny,
    Marion Davies, John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Buster Keaton,
    Cliff Edwards, Conrad Nagel, Marie Dressler, Gus Edwards, Polly Moran,
    Bessie Love and a number of others. Among other highlights in this plotless
    spectacular, Laurel and Hardy do a short but funny magic act, Buster Keaton
    dances a ballet, Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards leads most of the cast as he
    introduces the song, "Singin' in the Rain"...and Jack Benny makes his screen
    [removed];>

    THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE OF 1929 airs at 11:15 am EST, 10:15 CST, 9:15 Mountain
    and 8:15 am PST.  Mark also points out that the script called for Benny to
    deliberately mispronounce the word "conjure" so that Conrad Nagel coulld
    correct him, but the comedy follow-up was deleted.

    Mark Evanier also includes a very inteesting photo of Jack Benny standing
    next to Stan and Ollie on his weblog.  BTW, I strongly recommend Mark's
    [removed] blog; it contains an interesting blend of of material on
    the voice-over industry (Mark is a leading writer producer of animated TV
    series), politics, entertainment and comics news and commentary.  And it
    prevents one from missing rare showings such as this one (and today's TCM
    tribute to Buster Keaton). --Anthony Tollin

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:27:37 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  10-5 births/deaths

    October 5th births

    10-05-1903 - Jimmy Ritz - Newark, NJ - d. 11-17-1985
    comedian: (The Ritz Brothers) "Hollywood Hotel"
    10-05-1904 - John Hoyt - Bronxville, NY - d. 9-15-1991
    actor: "Escape"; "Suspense"
    10-05-1905 - Harriet MacGibbon - Chicago, IL - d. 2-8-1987
    actress: Lucy Kent "Home, Sweet Home"
    10-05-1908 - Josh Logan - Texarkana, TX - d. 7-12-1988
    film/stage director: "Biography In Sound"
    10-05-1918 - Allen Ludden - Mineral Point, WI - d. 6-9-1981
    host: "Mind Your Manners"; "College Bowl"
    10-05-1929 - Skip Homeier - Chicago, IL
    actor: "Let's Pretend"; Dickie Blake "Portia Faces Life"; "Reg'lar Fellers"

    October 5th deaths

    02-08-1911 - Judith Allen - NYC - d. 10-5-1996
    actress: Margo Lane "The Shadow"
    05-24-1878 - Harry Emerson Fosdick - Buffalo, NY - d. 10-5-1969
    preacher: "National Vespers"
    06-25-1899 - Arthur Tracy - Kaminetz-Podolski, Russia - d. 10-5-1997
    singer: (The Street Singer) "Street Singer"; "Music That Satisfies"
    07-13-1895 - Sidney Blackmer - Salisbury, NC - d. 10-5-1973
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-14-1899 - Hal B. Wallis - Chicago, IL - d. 10-5-1986
    film producer: "Tex and Jinx Show"; "Academy Award Program"; "Lux Radio
    Theatre"
    11-05-1897 - Jan Garber - Norristown, PA - d. 10-5-1977
    bandleader: "Jan Garber Supper Club"
    11-28-1925 - Gloria Grahame - Los Angeles, CA - d. 10-5-1981
    actress: "Hollywood Star Playhouse"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:28:04 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  FOTR Script Writing Contest

    Frequent contributor this list Mike Leannah has won his Second first place
    award for the Friends of Olde Tyme Radio scrip writing contest.

    It was announced that Mike Leannah has won the Friends of Old Tyme Radio's
    script writing contest for 2004. This is the second time that he has won, and
    he is the first to be a two time winner. The script was an episode from "The
    Lone
    Ranger" and it was titled "Mama Pays a Visit."

    Mike is secretary of the Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts and has been a member
    of the club for several years. He has previously served as vice president. We
    are
    very proud of Mike.

    CONGRATULATIONS MIKE, it couldn't have happened to a more talented writer.

    Ron Sayles
    President
    Milwaukee Area Radio Enthusiasts (MARE)

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