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Table Of Contents: 

	 War of the Worlds Redux
	 Boris Karloff yet again
	 Re: war of the worlds
	 Re: BORIS KARLOFF as CAPTAIN HOOK, SPERDVAC CONVENTION
	 I LOVE ADVENTURE log
	 parley baer
	 "Handbook of Old Time Radio"
	 Thanks for the list, Steven!
	 Re: Adventures by Morse Log in V96 #428 
	 Grand Central Station
	 Early Lone Ranger (?) dies

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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 22:02:08 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: War of the Worlds Redux
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Anthony Tollin mentions that he could not recall which radio series the War
of Worlds film version was heard. That was indeed Lux Radio Theatre
broadcast on February 8, 1955. The story, as Anthony alluded, was based on
the film, which, of course, was set in California instead of New Jersey or
England. And the radio version starred Dana Andrews instead of Gene Barry,
who was in the film. 

One side note is the mention that the Howard Koch estate holds the
copyright. Not sure if it was just writer's jealousy, selective memory, or
what, but George Lefferts, who was one of the principal writers on
Dimension X and X Minus One, and who is also a Golden Globe, and Emmy Award
Winner and film screenwriter - mentioned to me that Koch did not write WOW.
That is, he seemed to imply that his involvement was less than one might
think. 


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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]


                                                 

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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 22:09:25 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Boris Karloff yet again
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I wasn't following the Boris Karloff thread real closely, but here are a
couple of Karloff radio credits:

Creeps By Night - Feb 15, 1944 to June 20, 1944. Six episodes I am aware =
of.
Tales from the Reader=92s Digest - 1950-60's
Here is a list of most of the shows I am aware that Karloff was involved =
with:

1. 1/27/34 Hollywood on Parade ~ interview
2. 8/31/35 Shell Chateau ~ comedy/variety
3. 0/00/38 Lights Out ~ "Cat Wife"=20
4. 10/18/40 Everyman=92s Theater ~ "Cat Wife"
4. 1/24/41 Information Please ~ part of Q/A panel
5. 7/11/41 United Press on the Air ~ interview
6. 2/20/42 Information Please ~ part of Q/A panel
7. 5/03/42 Inner Sanctum ~ "Study for Murder"
8. 6/10/44 Inner Sanctum ~ "Death is a Joker"
9. 1/25/45 Suspense ~ "Drury's Bones"
10. 10/23/45 Inner Sanctum ~ "Corridor of Doom"
11. 10/28/45 The Charlie McCarthy Show ~ comedy
12. 11/06/45 Inner Sanctum ~ "The Wailing Wall"
13. 11/18/45 The Fred Allen Show ~ comedy
14. 12/08/45 Textron Theater ~ "Angel Street" ~ murder
15. 12/24/45 Information Please ~ part of a Q/A panel
16. 00/00/46 Show Stoppers ~ interview
17. 11/08/46 That's Life ~ interview
18. 11/25/46 Screen Guild Theater ~ "Arsenic and Old Lace"
19. 00/00/47 Unconquered ~ interview=20
20. 1/19/47 Lucky Strike Program ~ "I Stand Condemned" ~ comedy
21. 10/29/47 Philco Radio Time ~ comedy
22. 12/10/47 The Jimmy Durante Show ~ comedy/interview
23. 9/12/48 Guest Star ~ "The Babysitter"
24. 10/17/48 NBC University Theater ~ "The History of Mr. Polly" ~ comedy=
=20
25. 10/30/48 Truth or Consequences ~ comedy=20
26. 1/13/50 Bill Stern Sports Newsreel ~ guest
27. 7/21/50       "          "             "         ~ substituting for
vacationing Bill Stern
28. 11/26/50 Boris Karloff's Treasure Chest ~ children's show
29. 12/24/50 Theater Guild on the Air ~ "David Copperfield"
30. 5/04/51 Stars on Parade ~ " The Big Man"
31. 6/22/52 Inner Sanctum ~ "Birdsong for a Murderer"
32. 7/13/52 Inner Sanctum ~ "Death for Sale"
33. 00/00/00 Inner Sanctum ~ "The Tell Tale Heart"
34. 11/26/52 MGM Musical Comedy Theater ~ "Yolanda and the Thief"
35. 4/03/60 Breck Sunday Showcase ~ musical
36. 5/12/61 Boris Karloff ~ similar to Readers Digest shows
37. 10/20/61 Boris Karloff ~ narrations
38. AFRTS Boris talks about the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails
39. AFRTS Boris talks about a cow that sent a boy to college
40. AFRTS Boris tells a story about floating bottles=20
41. AFRTS Boris tells a story about a girl who was born twice
42. Tales from the Reader=92s Digest ~ see separate section later in cata=
log
43. 00/00/00 Karloff reads "The Reluctant Dragon" ~ last few minutes miss=
ing
44. 4/20/43 Lights Out ~ "Kill"
45. 3/23/43 Lights Out ~ "Darrell Hall's Thoughts" ~ possibly the same as
"Kill" above

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Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]


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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 00:10:57 4
From: "edcarr" <edcarr@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: war of the worlds
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

also an 8 part reading on the bbc.
and their 1991 version is supposed
to be a restored version of the mercury
theater.
i have both, never listened to the 91 version.
                               edcarr@[removed]

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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 00:37:44 -0500
From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: BORIS KARLOFF as CAPTAIN HOOK, SPERDVAC CONVENTION
Message-ID: <961106003743_1781229494@[removed]>

T. E. Bray's guess is correct: Boris Karloff sang "Drink Blood" in the
original Leonard Bernstein musical version of PETER PAN, not to be confused
with the later (endlessly revived) musical version that has starred Mary
Martin, Sandy Duncon, etc.  As memory serves, Jean Arthur starred as Peter
Pan opposite Boris.  Karloff earned glowing critical notices as Captain Hook
in the production.  Karloff was very lucky to leave films in 1940 to star in
the original Broadway cast of ARSENIC & OLD LACE, leaving Hollywood at the
time when horror films would diminish in quality.  Karloff's career was
reborn on Broadway and radio (a children's show on WNEW plus frequent
appearances on INNER SANCTUM and other shows) and later on live TV.
 Karloff's success on the legitimate stage lifted his reputation to greater
heights at the same time that lesser productions and poverty row studios
blemished the declining careers of Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr.  Boris
would also star in THE LINDEN TREE and THE LARK on Broadway.
     Heading off to SPERDVAC in a few days.  I'll have a pair of dealer's
tables at the convention.  Stop by and say hello if you're lucky enough to be
attending SPERDVAC's wonderful West Coast OTR convention at the Crowne Plaza
at LAX this weekend. -- Anthony Tollin 

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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 23:29:01 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: I LOVE ADVENTURE log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

                   I   L O V E   A D V E N T U R E
                   -   -------   -----------------

                               1948


First Show: 04-25-48                             Last Show: 07-18-48
Number Shows: 13                            Audition Show: not known


Show Description:

I LOVE ADVENTURE was a summer replacement series from the pen of 
Carlton E. Morse, heard over the ABC Network.   The series was a
revival of the I LOVE A MYSTERY series that first aired on Jan. 16,
1939.  

In this series, we follow the exploits of Jack Packard, Doc Long and
Reggie York. These former comrades in adventure in the A-1 Detective 
Agency are brought out of retirement when each receives an odd 
message from the London-based "Twenty One Old Men of Grammercy Park".

Michael Raffetto played the part of Jack Packard, Barton Yarborough 
played Doc Long and Tom Collins played Reggie York.  


List Comments:

All catalogs agreed on titles and dates.  The audition was listed 
as an I LOVE A MYSTERY show in the Radio Showcase.  


List:

    Date      Num  Title                                 Src Key
    --------  ---  ------------------------------------  -------
                   But Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have  1  4
                      (audition) 
    04-25-48    1  China Coast Incident                  1234
    05-02-48    2  The Great Airmail Robbery             1234
    05-09-48    3  The Devil's Sanctuary                 1234
    05-16-48    4  The Pearl of Great Price              1234
    05-23-48    5  The $100,000,000 Manhunt              1234
    05-30-48    6  Girl's Finishing School Kidnapping    1234
    06-07-48    7  But Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have  1234
    06-13-48    8  The Man With the Third Green Eye      1234
    06-20-48    9  The Girl in the Street                1234
    06-27-48   10  Kwan Moon Dagger                      1234
    07-04-48   11  Assignment With a Displaced Person    1234
    07-11-48   12  Hearse on the Highway                 1234
    07-18-48   13  Ambassador Ricardo Santos Affair       234
                      (last show of the series)


Information Sources:

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

Key Source
--- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 1  Gordon R. Payton, 119 E. Cuthbert Blvd., Bldg. "O", #3, Westmont,
    NJ 08108-1829 
 2  Adventures in Cassettes, 5353 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN
    55442-1978
 3  Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood,
    CO 80150
 4  Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 

To be fair to all, this is not an endorsement of the above vendors
and clubs.  I receive nothing by mentioning them.  They help keep 
OTR alive.  Please support them.


Other Logs or Books:

This log is meant as a check list and source guide and is based on
vendor catalogs.  Additional information can be found in:

* I LOVE ADVENTURE Log, Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, Ct 06514


Last Update: 11-05-96


I retain copyright, but this log may be freely copied provided that 
the text is unchanged.  Please send error corrections or additional 
information to:   Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, Verona, NJ 07044 
or via e-mail to passage@[removed]

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Date: 06 Nov 96 01:12:02 EST
From: "Stephen L. Sala" <[removed]@[removed]>
To: otr <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: parley baer
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Anyone catch Parley on Star Trek Voyager this last week on the radio with
pictures?  I sat next to him at the REPS  OTR convention in Seattle last summer;
it was a pleasure to see and hear him again on the radio with pictures.

Steve Sala
Spokane
K7AWB  

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Date: 06 Nov 96 01:11:23 EST
From: Norman Schickedanz <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: "Handbook of Old Time Radio"
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

I bought the "Handbook of Old Time Radio," by Swartz and Reinehr, from the
publisher for $[removed] prepaid.  The publisher is Scarecrow Press, Inc. at  [removed]
4167 in Metuchen, NJ 08840.  Their phone is (908) 548-8600 and fax (908)
548-5767.  As more of a listener than a collector and being relatively new to
the OTR hobby, I found the discussion sections of the book to be enjoyable and
informative to read and the program descriptions useful.  At over 800 pages, the
book includes an 11-page history of networks and broadcasting, 185 pages of
discussions and lists of the 11 categories of radio programs, 423 pages
describing over 2000 programs in alphabetic order, a 49-page performer/name
index, a 105-page program index, 12 pages on OTR collecting, and an annotated
bibliography.  The book contains no photographs.  While it may not go into great
detail on any one topic and much of the information can be found in other
sources taken together, the handbook collects a lot of information in one place.

Norm Schickedanz

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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 07:30:37 -0500
From: Shadow1940@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Thanks for the list, Steven!
Message-ID: <961106073036_1647033097@[removed]>

I appreciate the list that was forwarded. I thank you.



Shadow 1940

********     Be sure to visit my WWW page at      **********
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 08:02:16 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Re: Adventures by Morse Log in V96 #428 
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996 Frank Passage wrote:

>                      A D V E N T U R E S   B Y   M O R S E 
>                      -------------------   ---   --------- 
>                                    1944 - 1945
>      First Show: 10-26-44                            Last Show: 10-18-45
>      Number Shows: 52                                Audition Show: none     
                      
Point by point: I don't know who came up with dates, as this was a 
syndicated program and could have run on many dates in many different 
markets. I suspect it may have had more than one run over the years as well.

Audition shows: Two different ones, featuring Gayne Whitman having a 
lovely chat with Mr. Program Buyer about how wonderful these shows are 
and running excerpts of Coffin fo the Lady on one and City of the Dead
on the other.  As I recall they are each 15", although one of them may be 
shorter.

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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 10:09:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Henry Howard <hhoward@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Grand Central Station
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Benjamin Shapiro, an independent radio producer (NPR ETC) is
looking for the opening and closing of Grand Central Station.
If anyone can help him, he can be reached at:

 Benjamin Shapiro <bshapiro@[removed]>
 or phone 212-387-7921.;

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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 11:23:26 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
cc: Anthony Tollin <SanctumOTR@[removed]>
Subject: Early Lone Ranger (?) dies
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
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>From the AP Newswire 11/06 10:29 am
Voice from Cast of Original Lone Ranger Dies
	Buffalo, NY - Paul E Harris an actor in the 1920s and '30s whose
voice was heard on the earliest broadcasts of the "Lone Ranger" has died. 
He was 86.
	Harris, a Buffalo native, died Saturday in Waveny Care Center, 
New Caanan, CT.
	An actor in Buffalo on radio and on stage, Harris retired as 
corporate sec'y of the Berlitz Schools of Language and lived for many years
in the NYC area before moving to CT in the '70s.
	Harris, a graduate of the Bennett HS and Canisius College, acted 
in the "Lone Ranger" series in its earliest days, when it was billed as a 
part of WEBR's "Covered Wagon Days".
	"I was always the bad guy unless John Barrett didn't show up - 
then I was the Lone Ranger," he recalled of the late local attorney John 
Barrett.
{Survived by wife and family; to be buried in Valhalla,NY}
copyright 1996 The Associated Press
	Is this a new name to add to the list of Lone Rangers?



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