]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T15_05_56-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T15_05_56-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:05:56 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,boxcars711,camardella,counterspy,david,drama,espionage,family,government,harding,intrigue,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,states,suspense,thriller,united 1833 clean 1 The Case Of The Murdering Messenger (Aired August 25, 1949) The show was at the top of the list among programs that had developed the technique of sound effects to a fine art. Each program was written with the sound in mind, not so much sound for sound's sake, but to advance the plot, add color or create atmosphere. Two sound effects men spent a reported ten hours in rehearsal for each broadcast, in addition to the time spent by the actors. East coast actors House Jameson, Don MacLaughlin, Phil Sterling and Lawson Zerbe [MBS] (Zerbe appeared as both David Harding and Harry Peters) were the only four actors to ever assume the role of David Harding--Jameson for the first two episodes only, replaced by Don MacLaughlin for the remainder of its twelve year run. Both Connecticut residents, House Jameson premiered in the role while Lord was still auditioning talent for the lead. By the third episode, Phillips H. Lord selected Don MacLaughlin for the role. MacLaughlin was by no means new to Radio, having already appeared in some 300 Radio productions since his debut over Radio in 1935. MacLaughlin's versatility, predominantly in action and straight dramatic roles, made him an ideal candidate among the twenty or so actors who auditioned for the part. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. The Case Of The Murdering Messenger (Aired August 25, 1949) The show was at the top of the lis...
The Black Halo (Aired January 15, 1949)
This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably received, probably because of a combination of writing and acting. No one could duplicate the writing of Raymond Chandler, but this group of writers was very good. While Chandler's distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Gerald Mohr delivered the lines had a way of making you forget that they weren't written by Chandler. Mr. Mohr seemed born for the part of the cynical detective. His voice and timing were perfect for the character. In a letter to Gene Levitt, one of the show's writers, Raymond Chandler commented that a voice like Gerald Mohr's at least packed personality; a decided an improvement over his opinion of the original show. By 1949 the show had the largest audience in radio. CBS capitalized on the popularity of Philip Marlowe to introduce a look-alike show a few months later, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. During the period both shows were broadcast, Johnny Dollar played second fiddle to the popular Philip Marlowe. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: January 15, 1949. CBS network. "The Black Halo". Sustaining. Marlowe is hired to find the missing Julia Perry. Murder and a suicide complicate the case and add a surprise ending. Gerald Mohr, Raymond Chandler (creator), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Robert Mitchell (writer), Mel Dinelli (writer), Gene Levitt (writer), Joan Banks, Jack Kruschen, Jeff Corey, Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Lois Corbett, Roy Rowan (announcer). 29:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T10_59_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T10_59_00-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:59:00 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,drama,family,gerald,gumshoe,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,marlowe,mohr,mystery,old,otr,philip,police,radio,suspense 1786 clean 2 The Black Halo (Aired January 15, 1949) This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably received, probably because of a combination of writing and acting. No one could duplicate the writing of Raymond Chandler, but this group of writers was very good. While Chandler's distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Gerald Mohr delivered the lines had a way of making you forget that they weren't written by Chandler. Mr. Mohr seemed born for the part of the cynical detective. His voice and timing were perfect for the character. In a letter to Gene Levitt, one of the show's writers, Raymond Chandler commented that a voice like Gerald Mohr's at least packed personality; a decided an improvement over his opinion of the original show. By 1949 the show had the largest audience in radio. CBS capitalized on the popularity of Philip Marlowe to introduce a look-alike show a few months later, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. During the period both shows were broadcast, Johnny Dollar played second fiddle to the popular Philip Marlowe. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: January 15, 1949. CBS network. "The Black Halo". Sustaining. Marlowe is hired to find the missing Julia Perry. Murder and a suicide complicate the case and add a surprise ending. Gerald Mohr, Raymond Chandler (creator), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Robert Mitchell (writer), Mel Dinelli (writer), Gene Levitt (writer), Joan Banks, Jack Kruschen, Jeff Corey, Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Lois Corbett, Roy Rowan (announcer). 29:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Black Halo (Aired January 15, 1949) This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably rece...
No Electioneering (Aired November 8, 1949)
Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. The show was often seen as the Italian counterpart to the radio show The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants in New York. THIS EPISODE: November 8, 1949. "No Electioneering" - CBS network. Sustaining. Tomorrow is election day and Luigi's store is to be used as a polling place. Luigi and Pasquale are both arrested for electioneering too near to the poll. J. Carrol Naish, Cy Howard (creator, producer), Mac Benoff (writer, director), Lou Derman (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Bob Stevenson (announcer), Alan Reed, Mary Shipp, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Hans Conried, Jody Gilbert. 30:13. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T07_00_00-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alan,american,boxcars711,camardella,carrol,comedy,cy,drama,family,funny,howard,humor,immigrant,italian,j.,joke,kids,laugh,life,luigi,naish,old,otr,radio,reed,with 1813 clean 3 No Electioneering (Aired November 8, 1949) Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. The show was often seen as the Italian counterpart to the radio show The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants in New York. THIS EPISODE: November 8, 1949. "No Electioneering" - CBS network. Sustaining. Tomorrow is election day and Luigi's store is to be used as a polling place. Luigi and Pasquale are both arrested for electioneering too near to the poll. J. Carrol Naish, Cy Howard (creator, producer), Mac Benoff (writer, director), Lou Derman (writer), Lud Gluskin (music director), Bob Stevenson (announcer), Alan Reed, Mary Shipp, Joe Forte, Ken Peters, Hans Conried, Jody Gilbert. 30:13. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. No Electioneering (Aired November 8, 1949) Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series whi...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Five Gun Final (Aired January 30, 1953)
The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame. The sound effects clearly approach the level of what audiences would hear for much of the remainder of the 1950s--hyper-realistic and meticulously timed. Paul Franklin's scripts are clever and well developed. Principally a comedy writer, it's clear that he's well suited to provide Cherokee O'Bannon's dialogue with great imagination, but he's equally adept at providing interesting story lines throughout the run. Chandler's characterization of Chad Remington is forceful, dynamic and melodramatic and runs for the first twenty-three episodes. Veteran Film, Television and Radio actor Reed Hadley then assumes the role of Chad Remington for the remaining installments. The contrast between the two characterizations is quite evident, but doesn't interfere with either the continuity of the main character or the flow of the episodes. THIS EPISODE: January 30, 1953. Program #19. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "Five-Gun Final". Commercials added locally. A dishonest newspaper publisher seems to be able to get the news before his competityion. How does he do it? Jeff Chandler (billed as "Tex Chandler"), Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Franklin (writer, director), Wade Crosby, Ivan Ditmars (organ). 28:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-23T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cowboy,crime,crosby,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,town,wade,western 1727 clean 4 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Five Gun Final (Aired January 30, 1953) The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame. The sound effects clearly approach the level of what audiences would hear for much of the remainder of the 1950s--hyper-realistic and meticulously timed. Paul Franklin's scripts are clever and well developed. Principally a comedy writer, it's clear that he's well suited to provide Cherokee O'Bannon's dialogue with great imagination, but he's equally adept at providing interesting story lines throughout the run. Chandler's characterization of Chad Remington is forceful, dynamic and melodramatic and runs for the first twenty-three episodes. Veteran Film, Television and Radio actor Reed Hadley then assumes the role of Chad Remington for the remaining installments. The contrast between the two characterizations is quite evident, but doesn't interfere with either the continuity of the main character or the flow of the episodes. THIS EPISODE: January 30, 1953. Program #19. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "Five-Gun Final". Commercials added locally. A dishonest newspaper publisher seems to be able to get the news before his competityion. How does he do it? Jeff Chandler (billed as "Tex Chandler"), Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Franklin (writer, director), Wade Crosby, Ivan Ditmars (organ). 28:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Five Gun Final (Aired January 30, 1953) The sup...
Red Ryan's Prison Break (Aired June 21, 1936)
A True Crime radio show from 1936. "In the name of the law, we bring you another of the thrilling stories in this exciting series, taken from actual police case files." This collection contains all the episodes of this entertaining short-run series.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T23_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T23_00_00-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella &,adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,drama,family,in,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,name,of,old,otr,police,radio,reallity,suspense,the,true 1541 clean 5 Red Ryan's Prison Break (Aired June 21, 1936) A True Crime radio show from 1936. "In the name of the law, we bring you another of the thrilling stories in this exciting series, taken from actual police case files." This collection contains all the episodes of this entertaining short-run series. Red Ryan's Prison Break (Aired June 21, 1936) A True Crime radio show from 1936. "In the name ...
Island In The Sky (Aired January 11, 1955)
Hollywood Radio Theater (Lux), one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network, 1934-1935; CBS 1935-1955), adapted first Broadway stage and then (and especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations and became the standard by which future radio and early television anthologies would be judged. Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936 until January 22, 1945.Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. THIS EPISODE: January 11, 1955. Program #147. NBC network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Island In The Sky". An excellent story about an airplane forced down in an uncharted subarctic wilderness. Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Lamont Johnson, Jimmy Dobson, Paul Dubov, Barney Phillips, William Conrad (narrator), Parley Baer, Bill Bouchey, Herb Ellis, Shepard Menken, Ted de Corsia, Lawrence Dobkin, Frank Gerstle, Jean Howell, Howard McNear, Bob Bailey, George Neise, Edward Marr, Ernest Gann (screenwriter), Fred MacKaye (director), Leonard St. Clair (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Dick Powell, Irving Cummings (host). 55:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T19_02_41-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T19_02_41-07_00 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:41 GMT 2013-05-23 2013-05-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella baer,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,dick,drama,family,funny,hollywood,humor,in,island,kids,laugh,lux,old,otr,parley,powell,radio,sky,the,theater 3319 clean 6 Island In The Sky (Aired January 11, 1955) Hollywood Radio Theater (Lux), one of the genuine classic radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network, 1934-1935; CBS 1935-1955), adapted first Broadway stage and then (and especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations and became the standard by which future radio and early television anthologies would be judged. Cecil B. DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936 until January 22, 1945.Lux Radio Theater strove to feature as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance to do the show. THIS EPISODE: January 11, 1955. Program #147. NBC network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Island In The Sky". An excellent story about an airplane forced down in an uncharted subarctic wilderness. Ken Carpenter (announcer), Rudy Schrager (music director), Lamont Johnson, Jimmy Dobson, Paul Dubov, Barney Phillips, William Conrad (narrator), Parley Baer, Bill Bouchey, Herb Ellis, Shepard Menken, Ted de Corsia, Lawrence Dobkin, Frank Gerstle, Jean Howell, Howard McNear, Bob Bailey, George Neise, Edward Marr, Ernest Gann (screenwriter), Fred MacKaye (director), Leonard St. Clair (adaptor), Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), Dick Powell, Irving Cummings (host). 55:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Island In The Sky (Aired January 11, 1955) Hollywood Radio Theater (Lux), one of the genuine c...
The Robert Perry Case (Aired January 14, 1949)
"A Radio Broadcast Log of the Drama Program Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", notes that the original working title was "Yours Truly, Lloyd London". Salomonson writes "Lloyd London was scratched out of the body of (the Dick Powell) audition script and Johnny Dollar was written in. Thus the show was re-titled on this script and the main character was renamed. Why this was done was unclear – possibly to prevent a legal run-in with Lloyd’s of London Insurance Company." Although based in Hartford, Connecticut, the insurance capital of the world, freelancer Johnny Dollar managed to get around quite a bit – his adventures taking him all over the world. There were some unusual devices used in the show that help set it apart from other shows. There was no partner, assistant, or secretary for Johnny. The character closest to a continuing role was that of Pat McCracken of the Universal Adjustment Bureau, who assigned Johnny many of his cases. Another atypical aspect gave the show additional credibility – frequently, characters on the show would mention that they had heard about Johnny’s cases on the radio. Johnny often used his time when filling out his expense accounts to give the audience background information or to express his thoughts about the current case. THIS EPISODE: January 14, 1949. "The Robert W. Perry Case". An audition recording. Johnny is hired as a bodyguard for Mr. Perry, but a bomb goes off in his office when Johnny reports for duty. The script was subsequently used on the program on March 4, 1949 and March 3, 1950. Charles Russell, Paul Dudley (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Mark Warnow (music), Richard Sanville (producer, director). 29:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T15_34_55-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T15_34_55-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:34:55 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,dollar,drama,edmond,family,fraud,insurance,investigator,jail,john,johnny,justice,kids,law,lund,mystery,o'brien,old,otr,police,prison,radio,suspense 1794 clean 7 The Robert Perry Case (Aired January 14, 1949) "A Radio Broadcast Log of the Drama Program Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", notes that the original working title was "Yours Truly, Lloyd London". Salomonson writes "Lloyd London was scratched out of the body of (the Dick Powell) audition script and Johnny Dollar was written in. Thus the show was re-titled on this script and the main character was renamed. Why this was done was unclear – possibly to prevent a legal run-in with Lloyd’s of London Insurance Company." Although based in Hartford, Connecticut, the insurance capital of the world, freelancer Johnny Dollar managed to get around quite a bit – his adventures taking him all over the world. There were some unusual devices used in the show that help set it apart from other shows. There was no partner, assistant, or secretary for Johnny. The character closest to a continuing role was that of Pat McCracken of the Universal Adjustment Bureau, who assigned Johnny many of his cases. Another atypical aspect gave the show additional credibility – frequently, characters on the show would mention that they had heard about Johnny’s cases on the radio. Johnny often used his time when filling out his expense accounts to give the audience background information or to express his thoughts about the current case. THIS EPISODE: January 14, 1949. "The Robert W. Perry Case". An audition recording. Johnny is hired as a bodyguard for Mr. Perry, but a bomb goes off in his office when Johnny reports for duty. The script was subsequently used on the program on March 4, 1949 and March 3, 1950. Charles Russell, Paul Dudley (writer), Gil Doud (writer), Mark Warnow (music), Richard Sanville (producer, director). 29:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Robert Perry Case (Aired January 14, 1949) "A Radio Broadcast Log of the Drama Program You...
Touch Of Death (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners. The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written by Richard Lockridge for the New York Sun, and he brought them back for short stories in The New Yorker. These stories were collected in Mr. and Mrs. North (1936). Lockridge increased the readership after he teamed with his wife Frances on a novel, The Norths Meet Murder (1940), launching a series of 40 novels, including Death takes a Bow, Death on the Aisle and The Dishonest Murderer. Their long-run series continued for over two decades and came to an end in 1963 with the death of Frances Lockridge. Albert Hackett and Peggy Conklin had the title roles in the Broadway production Mr. and Mrs. North, which ran 163 performances at the Belasco Theatre from January 12, 1941, to May 31, 1941. Alfred De Liagre, Jr. produced and directed the play written by Owen Davis. In this version, the North's apartment was located on Greenwich Place, realized in a scenic design by Jo Mielziner.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T11_54_20-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T11_54_20-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:20 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,alice,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,curtin,drama,family,frost,investigate,jail,jerry,joseph,justice,kids,law,mr.,mrs.,murder,mystery,north,old,otr,pam,police,prison,radio,suspense 1551 clean 8 Touch Of Death (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners. The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written by Richard Lockridge for the New York Sun, and he brought them back for short stories in The New Yorker. These stories were collected in Mr. and Mrs. North (1936). Lockridge increased the readership after he teamed with his wife Frances on a novel, The Norths Meet Murder (1940), launching a series of 40 novels, including Death takes a Bow, Death on the Aisle and The Dishonest Murderer. Their long-run series continued for over two decades and came to an end in 1963 with the death of Frances Lockridge. Albert Hackett and Peggy Conklin had the title roles in the Broadway production Mr. and Mrs. North, which ran 163 performances at the Belasco Theatre from January 12, 1941, to May 31, 1941. Alfred De Liagre, Jr. produced and directed the play written by Owen Davis. In this version, the North's apartment was located on Greenwich Place, realized in a scenic design by Jo Mielziner. Touch Of Death (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery serie...
Guest Is Joan Bennett (Aired January 5, 1951)
Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who co-created the show, Ed Gardner. In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here — oh, hello, Duffy." Duffy, the owner, was never heard (or seen, when a film based on the show was made in 1945 or when a bid to bring the show to television was tried in 1954). But Archie always was — bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife, Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and, especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman's scam. THIS EPISODE: January 5, 1951. NBC network origination, Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Commercials added locally. Archie tries to promote a date with Guest Joan Bennett. The program may be dated January 26, 1951. Ed Gardner, Bert Gordon, Charlie Cantor, Joan Bennett. 25:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T06_59_55-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T06_59_55-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:55 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella archie,bennett,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,duffy's,family,funny,humor,joan,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,tavern 1751 clean 9 Guest Is Joan Bennett (Aired January 5, 1951) Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy (CBS, 1941-1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942-1944; NBC, 1944-1952), often featured top-name stage and film guest stars but always hooked those around the misadventures, get-rich-quick-scheming, and romantic missteps of the title establishment's malaprop-prone, metaphor-mixing manager, Archie, played by the writer/actor who co-created the show, Ed Gardner. In the show's familiar opening, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," either solo on an old-sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner's New Yorkese accent as he answered, "Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin'. Duffy ain't here — oh, hello, Duffy." Duffy, the owner, was never heard (or seen, when a film based on the show was made in 1945 or when a bid to bring the show to television was tried in 1954). But Archie always was — bantering with Duffy's man-crazy daughter, Miss Duffy (played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner's real-life first wife, Shirley Booth); with Eddie, the waiter/janitor (Eddie Green); and, especially, with Clifton Finnegan (Charlie Cantor), a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman's scam. THIS EPISODE: January 5, 1951. NBC network origination, Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation syndication. Commercials added locally. Archie tries to promote a date with Guest Joan Bennett. The program may be dated January 26, 1951. Ed Gardner, Bert Gordon, Charlie Cantor, Joan Bennett. 25:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Guest Is Joan Bennett (Aired January 5, 1951) Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation come...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - From Here To Boston (Aired November 27, 1960)
The show followed the adventures of "Paladin" (no other name is ever given), a gentleman gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence; yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, where he dressed in formal attire, ate gourmet food, and attended the opera. In fact, many who met him initially mistook him for a dandy from the East. But when working, he dressed in black, carried a derringer under his belt, used calling cards with a chess knight emblem, and wore a stereotypical western-style black gunbelt with the same chess knight symbol attached to the holster. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see Paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." THIS EPISODE: November 27, 1960. CBS network. "From Here To Boston". Sponsored by: Commander Cigarettes. The last show of the series. Paladin inherits a fortune and moves to Boston...after narrowly avoiding being poisoned. John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Herb Meadow (creator), Sam Rolfe (creator), Frank Paris (producer, director, writer), Bartlett Robinson (doubles), John James, Lynn Allen, Bernard Herrmann (music), Ray Kemper (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects). 24:18. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-22T03_00_00-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,dehner,family,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,have,jail,john,justice,kids,law,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,paladin,radio,sixgun,travel,western,wild,will 1459 clean 10 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - From Here To Boston (Aired November 27, 1960) The show followed the adventures of "Paladin" (no other name is ever given), a gentleman gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence; yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, where he dressed in formal attire, ate gourmet food, and attended the opera. In fact, many who met him initially mistook him for a dandy from the East. But when working, he dressed in black, carried a derringer under his belt, used calling cards with a chess knight emblem, and wore a stereotypical western-style black gunbelt with the same chess knight symbol attached to the holster. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see Paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." THIS EPISODE: November 27, 1960. CBS network. "From Here To Boston". Sponsored by: Commander Cigarettes. The last show of the series. Paladin inherits a fortune and moves to Boston...after narrowly avoiding being poisoned. John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Herb Meadow (creator), Sam Rolfe (creator), Frank Paris (producer, director, writer), Bartlett Robinson (doubles), John James, Lynn Allen, Bernard Herrmann (music), Ray Kemper (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects). 24:18. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - From Here To Boston (Aired November 27, 196...
Strange Morning (Aired April 5, 1945)
Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco. Oboler sold his first radio scripts while still in high school during the 1920s and rose to fame when he began scripting the NBC horror anthology Lights Out in 1936. He later found notoriety with his script contribution to the 12 December 1937 edition of The Chase and Sanborn Hour. In Oboler's sketch, host Don Ameche and guest Mae West portrayed a slightly bawdy Adam and Eve, satirizing the Biblical tale of the Garden of Eden. THIS EPISODE: April 5, 1945. Program #1. Mutual network. "Strange Morning". Sustaining. An excellent drama about a nurse who tells a ward filled with wounded soldiers that Germany has surrendered. The program name and date above are subject to correction. The first show of a 26 broadcast series. Arch Oboler (writer, director, host), Gordon Jenkins (composer), Sylvan Levin (conductor), Charlotte Holland, Mason Adams, Maurice Ellis, Larry Haines, Lamont Johnson, Joseph Julian, Paul Mann, Luis Van Rooten. 24:32. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T23_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T23_00_00-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arch,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,croft,drama,family,jane,kids,mary,morning,mystery,oboler's,old,otr,plays,radio,strange,suspense,thriller 1472 clean 11 Strange Morning (Aired April 5, 1945) Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Gale Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco. Oboler sold his first radio scripts while still in high school during the 1920s and rose to fame when he began scripting the NBC horror anthology Lights Out in 1936. He later found notoriety with his script contribution to the 12 December 1937 edition of The Chase and Sanborn Hour. In Oboler's sketch, host Don Ameche and guest Mae West portrayed a slightly bawdy Adam and Eve, satirizing the Biblical tale of the Garden of Eden. THIS EPISODE: April 5, 1945. Program #1. Mutual network. "Strange Morning". Sustaining. An excellent drama about a nurse who tells a ward filled with wounded soldiers that Germany has surrendered. The program name and date above are subject to correction. The first show of a 26 broadcast series. Arch Oboler (writer, director, host), Gordon Jenkins (composer), Sylvan Levin (conductor), Charlotte Holland, Mason Adams, Maurice Ellis, Larry Haines, Lamont Johnson, Joseph Julian, Paul Mann, Luis Van Rooten. 24:32. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Strange Morning (Aired April 5, 1945) Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, pr...
Tangled Way (1950) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
This series was written by Michael McCabe and was produced in South Africa. It was a replacement for another series McCabe produced, called SF68. That series adapted famous Sci-fi stories to radio, and it seems to have been the place where McCabe honed his craft. The subject matter to Beyond Midnight was more horror oriented, including madness, murder, and supernatural sleuths! What survives today doesn't involve a horror host per se, but a few include framing narration (by someone involved in the plot) while others just start up the story with no announcer or lead-in whatsoever. So it's possible the regular host or announcer was left off (edited out) of the recordings. The host-- if there was one-- may have only been heard by those who listened to this series when it first aired. It's another radio mystery we may never know for sure, but we're lucky to at least have some of the recordings! Show Notes From Radio Horror Hosts.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T19_28_03-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T19_28_03-07_00 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:03 GMT 2013-05-22 2013-05-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,africa,beyond,drama,fiction,horror,mccabe,michael,midbight,murder,mystery,science,scifi,south,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weird 1539 clean 12 Tangled Way (1950) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. This series was written by Michael McCabe and was produced in South Africa. It was a replacement for another series McCabe produced, called SF68. That series adapted famous Sci-fi stories to radio, and it seems to have been the place where McCabe honed his craft. The subject matter to Beyond Midnight was more horror oriented, including madness, murder, and supernatural sleuths! What survives today doesn't involve a horror host per se, but a few include framing narration (by someone involved in the plot) while others just start up the story with no announcer or lead-in whatsoever. So it's possible the regular host or announcer was left off (edited out) of the recordings. The host-- if there was one-- may have only been heard by those who listened to this series when it first aired. It's another radio mystery we may never know for sure, but we're lucky to at least have some of the recordings! Show Notes From Radio Horror Hosts. Tangled Way (1950) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. This series was written by Michael McCabe and w...
Intercept Dr. Korvel (Aired December 30, 1950)
Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most durable programs of its genre and era in the waning days of The Golden Age of Radio. Espionage or foreign intrigue dramas weren't particularly groundbreaking undertakings by the 1950s. Bulldog Drummond was the first of the more successful exemplars of Radio espionage and intrigue, running from 1941 to 1954, most often under the lead of the gifted character actor, George Coulouris. The Counterspy series had been well underway since 1942 and ran in one incarnation or another through 1954. The Man Called X had already aired--to great popular and critical acclaim--for almost five years prior to 1949. Indeed, within a year of airing Dangerous Assignment's Summer 1949 season, The Man Called X returned to the air for another two years. For one of those years, Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X ran back to back in the NBC line-up. Of the two foreign intrigue anthologies, NBC seemed to continue to favor the Herbert Marshall drama, The Man Called X. Whether in deference to Marshall's seniority, its former high ratings between 1944 and 1948, or simply out of perceived popularity, Dangerous Assignment, while airing ahead of The Man Called X, never seemed to get the buildup that The Man Called X invariably received. It may well have been as simple as a lack of sponsorship. For much of 1950 and 1951, both Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X remained either network sustained or shared the sponsorship of Ford, Anacin, Chesterfield, and RCA Victor.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T16_32_34-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T16_32_34-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:32:34 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,assignment,boxcars711,brian,camardella,dangerous,donlevy,drama,family,government,intelligence,intrigue,kids,mitchell,mystery,old,otr,radio,spy,steve,suspense,us 1699 clean 13 Intercept Dr. Korvel (Aired December 30, 1950) Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most durable programs of its genre and era in the waning days of The Golden Age of Radio. Espionage or foreign intrigue dramas weren't particularly groundbreaking undertakings by the 1950s. Bulldog Drummond was the first of the more successful exemplars of Radio espionage and intrigue, running from 1941 to 1954, most often under the lead of the gifted character actor, George Coulouris. The Counterspy series had been well underway since 1942 and ran in one incarnation or another through 1954. The Man Called X had already aired--to great popular and critical acclaim--for almost five years prior to 1949. Indeed, within a year of airing Dangerous Assignment's Summer 1949 season, The Man Called X returned to the air for another two years. For one of those years, Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X ran back to back in the NBC line-up. Of the two foreign intrigue anthologies, NBC seemed to continue to favor the Herbert Marshall drama, The Man Called X. Whether in deference to Marshall's seniority, its former high ratings between 1944 and 1948, or simply out of perceived popularity, Dangerous Assignment, while airing ahead of The Man Called X, never seemed to get the buildup that The Man Called X invariably received. It may well have been as simple as a lack of sponsorship. For much of 1950 and 1951, both Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X remained either network sustained or shared the sponsorship of Ford, Anacin, Chesterfield, and RCA Victor. Intercept Dr. Korvel (Aired December 30, 1950) Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most ...
The Kuan Yin Statue (Aired April 2, 1951)
Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean." Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. THIS EPISODE: April 2, 1951. Program #2. ZIV Syndication. "The Kuan Yin Statue". Commercials added locally. A beautiful Chinese girl is killed to get an idol she has smuggled into Havana. Transitions and plot summaries are sung by "King Moses (Jester Hairston)," a calypso singer. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Shirley Mitchell, Junius Matthews, Joseph Du Val. 27:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T10_57_41-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T10_57_41-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:41 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,bacall,bogart,bold,boxcars711,camardella,caribbean,drama,family,havana,humphrey,kids,lauren,mystery,old,otr,pirates,radio,seadog,shannon,suspense,tropical,venture 1606 clean 14 The Kuan Yin Statue (Aired April 2, 1951) Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean." Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. THIS EPISODE: April 2, 1951. Program #2. ZIV Syndication. "The Kuan Yin Statue". Commercials added locally. A beautiful Chinese girl is killed to get an idol she has smuggled into Havana. Transitions and plot summaries are sung by "King Moses (Jester Hairston)," a calypso singer. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, David Rose (composer, conductor), Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Shirley Mitchell, Junius Matthews, Joseph Du Val. 27:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Kuan Yin Statue (Aired April 2, 1951) Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series ...
Be Your Husband's Best Friend (Aired December 4, 1948)
My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat. After a few early episodes, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Liz and George Cooper. The cheerful couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls and were billed as "two people who live together and like it." The main sponsor was General Foods' Jell-O, and an average of three "plugs" for Jell-O were made in each episode, including Lucille Ball's usual sign-on, "Jell-O, everybody!" The program, which aired 124 episodes from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951, initially portrayed the couple as being a well-to-do banker and his socially prominent wife, but three new writers — Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh and Jess Oppenheimer — took over the writing, changed the couple's name to Cooper and remade them into a middle-class couple, which they thought average listeners would find more accessible. Lucille Ball was asked to do a television version of the show (with Jell-O remaining as sponsor), and CBS insisted on Richard Denning continuing as her co-star. However, Ball refused to do a husband-and-wife TV show without real-life husband Desi Arnaz playing her on-screen husband. The network reluctantly agreed, reworking the concept into I Love Lucy after Ball and Arnaz took a show on the road to convince the network that audiences would respond. When Jell-O dropped out of the show, Philip Morris became the television sponsor.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T07_00_00-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella ball,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,denning,drama,family,favorite,funny,gale,gordon,humor,husband,joke,kids,laugh,lucille,my,old,otr,radio,richard 2034 clean 15 Be Your Husband's Best Friend (Aired December 4, 1948) My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat. After a few early episodes, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Liz and George Cooper. The cheerful couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls and were billed as "two people who live together and like it." The main sponsor was General Foods' Jell-O, and an average of three "plugs" for Jell-O were made in each episode, including Lucille Ball's usual sign-on, "Jell-O, everybody!" The program, which aired 124 episodes from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951, initially portrayed the couple as being a well-to-do banker and his socially prominent wife, but three new writers — Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh and Jess Oppenheimer — took over the writing, changed the couple's name to Cooper and remade them into a middle-class couple, which they thought average listeners would find more accessible. Lucille Ball was asked to do a television version of the show (with Jell-O remaining as sponsor), and CBS insisted on Richard Denning continuing as her co-star. However, Ball refused to do a husband-and-wife TV show without real-life husband Desi Arnaz playing her on-screen husband. The network reluctantly agreed, reworking the concept into I Love Lucy after Ball and Arnaz took a show on the road to convince the network that audiences would respond. When Jell-O dropped out of the show, Philip Morris became the television sponsor. Be Your Husband's Best Friend (Aired December 4, 1948) My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - A Parson Takes A Hand (1939) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-21T03_00_00-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jim,justice,kids,law,lawless,lightning,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,us,western 1715 clean 16 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - A Parson Takes A Hand (1939) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - A Parson Takes A Hand (1939) *The Exact Date Is Un...
It Happened Tomorrow (Aired October 9, 1946)
The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. THIS EPISODE: October 9, 1946. CBS network. "It Happened Tomorrow". Sponsored by: Squibb. The delightful story about the newspaper reporter who had access to the next day's newspaper! Eddie Bracken, Ann Blyth, Hugh Brundage (announcer), Frank Wilson (adaptor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Dee Englebach (producer, director). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. ]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T22_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T22_00_00-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella academy,ann,award,blyth,boxcars711,bracken,camardella,comedy,drama,eddie,family,funny,happened,kids,mystery,newspaper,old,otr,radio,reporter,theater,tomorrow 1790 clean 17 It Happened Tomorrow (Aired October 9, 1946) The list of films and actors on Academy Award Theater is very impressive. Bette Davis begins the series in Jezebel, with Ginger Rogers following in Kitty Foyle, and then Paul Muni in The Life of Louis Pasteur. The Informer had to have Victor Mclaglen, and the Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, Sidney Greenstreet (this movie was his first major motion picutre role) plus Mary Astor for the hat trick. Suspicion starred Cary Grant with Ann Todd doing the Joan Fontaine role, Ronald Coleman in Lost Horizon, and Joan Fontaine and John Lund were in Portrait of Jenny. How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio were done is something to hear! Some films are less well known, such as Guest in the House, with Kirk Douglas and Anita Louise, It Happened Tomorrow, with Eddie Bracken and Ann Blythe playing Dick Powell and Linda Darnell's roles, and Cheers for Miss Bishop with Olivia de Havilland. Each adaptation is finely produced and directed by Dee Engelbach, with music composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. THIS EPISODE: October 9, 1946. CBS network. "It Happened Tomorrow". Sponsored by: Squibb. The delightful story about the newspaper reporter who had access to the next day's newspaper! Eddie Bracken, Ann Blyth, Hugh Brundage (announcer), Frank Wilson (adaptor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Dee Englebach (producer, director). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. It Happened Tomorrow (Aired October 9, 1946) The list of films and actors on Academy Award The...
Like Blood Sisters (Aired August 10, 1964)
The etymology of the name, The Creaking Door, bears some reflection. When legendary producer and director, Himan Brown first presented Inner Sanctum as one of three requested sponsorship candidates to Carter Products, he presented Inner Sanctum as The Creaking Door. Carter didn't care for the name, so on the spur of the moment Hi Brown suggested Inner Sanctum as an alternative, and voila, Radio history was made. The emphasis on high production values is perhaps the very reason that several early, morally challenged Radio traders felt they could get away with interspersing many of the Creaking Door episodes with their Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, and Strange Dr. Weird offerings to a still naive community of radio recording collectors. Although somewhat left-handed, it's still a compliment to both SABC and Springbok Radio that those early 'otr hooligans' managed to get away with the practice for well over 20 years. That takes nothing away from this excellent series in its own right. The expositions were deftly introduced and shaded with just the right amount of chilling narrative. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T18_04_11-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T18_04_11-07_00 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:04:11 GMT 2013-05-21 2013-05-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brown,camardella,creaking,door,drama,family,himan,horror,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,spooky,suspense,thriller,weird 1858 clean 18 Like Blood Sisters (Aired August 10, 1964) The etymology of the name, The Creaking Door, bears some reflection. When legendary producer and director, Himan Brown first presented Inner Sanctum as one of three requested sponsorship candidates to Carter Products, he presented Inner Sanctum as The Creaking Door. Carter didn't care for the name, so on the spur of the moment Hi Brown suggested Inner Sanctum as an alternative, and voila, Radio history was made. The emphasis on high production values is perhaps the very reason that several early, morally challenged Radio traders felt they could get away with interspersing many of the Creaking Door episodes with their Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, and Strange Dr. Weird offerings to a still naive community of radio recording collectors. Although somewhat left-handed, it's still a compliment to both SABC and Springbok Radio that those early 'otr hooligans' managed to get away with the practice for well over 20 years. That takes nothing away from this excellent series in its own right. The expositions were deftly introduced and shaded with just the right amount of chilling narrative. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. Like Blood Sisters (Aired August 10, 1964) The etymology of the name, The Creaking Door, bears...
The Roger S. Chapman Case (Aired September 13, 1953)
NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). Had a texture and sound not unlike Dragnet, indeed the influence was realized throughout the show. These were true stories of Crime and Punishment, the obvious difference that Dragnet began with the crime while Confession unfolded in reverse order, from the end. Confession was less noisy, it's theme was played on a single piano, but there was still the deadpan dialogue, the thief or killer giving his confession with an air of resignation and defeat. The criminal thus became a stream-of-consciousness narrator, with the action frequently cutting away into drama. "Names were changed to protect the legal rights of the subject" THIS EPISODE: September 13, 1953. NBC network. "The Case Of Roger S. Chapland". Sustaining. 9:30 P. M. A young man breaks into a store. He gets a suspended sentence, but no break from his father. A good drama ruined by that awful beeper. Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). 30:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T15_00_00-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,confession,cop,crime,detective,drama,family,investigation,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,real,reality,suspense 1777 clean 19 The Roger S. Chapman Case (Aired September 13, 1953) NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). Had a texture and sound not unlike Dragnet, indeed the influence was realized throughout the show. These were true stories of Crime and Punishment, the obvious difference that Dragnet began with the crime while Confession unfolded in reverse order, from the end. Confession was less noisy, it's theme was played on a single piano, but there was still the deadpan dialogue, the thief or killer giving his confession with an air of resignation and defeat. The criminal thus became a stream-of-consciousness narrator, with the action frequently cutting away into drama. "Names were changed to protect the legal rights of the subject" THIS EPISODE: September 13, 1953. NBC network. "The Case Of Roger S. Chapland". Sustaining. 9:30 P. M. A young man breaks into a store. He gets a suspended sentence, but no break from his father. A good drama ruined by that awful beeper. Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). 30:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Roger S. Chapman Case (Aired September 13, 1953) NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul...
Dead Man's Debt (Aired June 26, 1945)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. THIS EPISODE: June 26, 1945. CBS network. "Dead Man's Debt". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soup. A smart lawyer gets a murderer off the hook, but his fee is a high one. Joseph Julian, Ann Shephard, Berry Kroeger, Luis Van Rooten, Paul McGrath (host), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Robert Newman (writer). 25:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T11_04_11-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T11_04_11-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:11 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brown,camardella,drama,family,himan,horror,inner,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,sanctum,spooky,suspense,thriller,weird 1511 clean 20 Dead Man's Debt (Aired June 26, 1945) Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. THIS EPISODE: June 26, 1945. CBS network. "Dead Man's Debt". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soup. A smart lawyer gets a murderer off the hook, but his fee is a high one. Joseph Julian, Ann Shephard, Berry Kroeger, Luis Van Rooten, Paul McGrath (host), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Robert Newman (writer). 25:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Dead Man's Debt (Aired June 26, 1945) Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio pro...
Talent Scouts (Aired May 15, 1950)
Godfrey became nationally known in April 1945 when, as CBS's morning-radio man in Washington, he took the microphone for a live, firsthand account of President Roosevelt's funeral procession. The entire CBS network picked up the broadcast, later preserved in the Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly record series, I Can Hear it Now. Unlike the tight-lipped news reporters and commentators of the day, who delivered breaking stories in an earnest, businesslike manner, Arthur Godfrey's tone was sympathetic and neighborly, lending immediacy and intimacy to his words. When describing new President Harry S. Truman's car in the procession, Godfrey fervently said, in a choked voice, "God bless him, President Truman." Godfrey broke down in tears and cued the listeners back to the studio. The entire nation was moved by his emotional outburst. Godfrey made such an impression on the air that CBS gave him his own morning time slot on the nationwide network. Arthur Godfrey Time was a Monday-Friday show that featured his monologues, interviews with various stars, music from his own in-house combo and regular vocalists. Godfrey's monologues and discussions were unscripted, and went wherever he chose. "Arthur Godfrey Time" remained a late morning staple on the CBS Radio Network schedule until 1972.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T07_00_00-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arthur,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,dance,family,godfrey,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,scouts,sing,talent,variety 1816 clean 21 Talent Scouts (Aired May 15, 1950) Godfrey became nationally known in April 1945 when, as CBS's morning-radio man in Washington, he took the microphone for a live, firsthand account of President Roosevelt's funeral procession. The entire CBS network picked up the broadcast, later preserved in the Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly record series, I Can Hear it Now. Unlike the tight-lipped news reporters and commentators of the day, who delivered breaking stories in an earnest, businesslike manner, Arthur Godfrey's tone was sympathetic and neighborly, lending immediacy and intimacy to his words. When describing new President Harry S. Truman's car in the procession, Godfrey fervently said, in a choked voice, "God bless him, President Truman." Godfrey broke down in tears and cued the listeners back to the studio. The entire nation was moved by his emotional outburst. Godfrey made such an impression on the air that CBS gave him his own morning time slot on the nationwide network. Arthur Godfrey Time was a Monday-Friday show that featured his monologues, interviews with various stars, music from his own in-house combo and regular vocalists. Godfrey's monologues and discussions were unscripted, and went wherever he chose. "Arthur Godfrey Time" remained a late morning staple on the CBS Radio Network schedule until 1972. Talent Scouts (Aired May 15, 1950) Godfrey became nationally known in April 1945 when, as CBS'...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Beverly Hillbillies" - The Clampetts Get Culture (Aired December 18, 1963)
The Beverly Hillbillies was chock full of lowbrow but hilarious situations. As sitcom humor would have it, Jed and his brood move next door to the greedy banker, Milburn Drysdale, who in an effort to make his financial institution the home of the Clampett millions, takes the fresh-off-the-farm family under his wing. Most of the early shows revolve around the impossible adjustments the poor mountain folk must make to city life, and Jed Clampett's backwoods brand of wisdom always wins out in the end. Despite their brand-new mansion with its cement pond and indoor plumbing, the Hillbillies stay true to their rustic roots. Many episodes center around Drysdale's attempts to keep the Clampetts in good spirits in their big-city setting (thus keeping their money in his bank). The Beverly Hillbillies went on to become one of the most popular syndicated programs in history and has aired in reruns continuously since its cancellation. THIS EPISODE: December 18, 1963. Season 2, Episode 13. "The Clampetts Get Culture" - A Filmways Television Television Production. The Clampetts decide to get a taste of culture to fit in the high-class society of Beverly Hills. Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., Nancy Kulp. Joseph Depew (Director), Paul Henning (Producer). 24:58.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella baer,beverly,boxcars711,buddy,camardella,comedy,donna,douglas,drama,ebsen,family,funny,hillbillies,humor,irene,joke,jr.,kids,laugh,max,old,otr,radio,ryan,western 1498 clean 22 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Beverly Hillbillies" - The Clampetts Get Culture (Aired December 18, 1963) The Beverly Hillbillies was chock full of lowbrow but hilarious situations. As sitcom humor would have it, Jed and his brood move next door to the greedy banker, Milburn Drysdale, who in an effort to make his financial institution the home of the Clampett millions, takes the fresh-off-the-farm family under his wing. Most of the early shows revolve around the impossible adjustments the poor mountain folk must make to city life, and Jed Clampett's backwoods brand of wisdom always wins out in the end. Despite their brand-new mansion with its cement pond and indoor plumbing, the Hillbillies stay true to their rustic roots. Many episodes center around Drysdale's attempts to keep the Clampetts in good spirits in their big-city setting (thus keeping their money in his bank). The Beverly Hillbillies went on to become one of the most popular syndicated programs in history and has aired in reruns continuously since its cancellation. THIS EPISODE: December 18, 1963. Season 2, Episode 13. "The Clampetts Get Culture" - A Filmways Television Television Production. The Clampetts decide to get a taste of culture to fit in the high-class society of Beverly Hills. Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., Nancy Kulp. Joseph Depew (Director), Paul Henning (Producer). 24:58. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Beverly Hillbillies" - The Clampetts Get Culture (Aired December 18...
Never Say Die (1960 *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
American producers Paramount Pictures, who backed creator Roger Mirams to begin production without having seen a script. He made the pilot episode, Spy Catcher, which impressed Paramount, and the Nine Network immediately bought the local rights. The first episode aired in Sydney on August 8, 1971, and the rest of Australia on August 26, 1971. It was originally intended to produce 26 episodes, but following the success of the first series, Mirams held talks with both Nine Network and Paramount Pictures who backed him for a second series. In all 42 episodes were produced. The series was last aired on Australian television in Adelaide on September 21, 1976, but has been re-run several times since. Famous antipodean actor Russell Crowe appeared briefly in one episode as a child actor at the age of seven. The record of Colonel Pinto and his team in trapping the spies who came to Britain is exceptional and is fully described in Colonel Pinto's two excellent books Spycatcher and Friend Or Foe? which tell in exciting detail both the methods and intentions of the spies and the patience and experience required to trap them. Every efficient spy, says Colonel Pinto, would have a plausible and well-supported story.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T23_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T23_00_00-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,allied,australian,bbc,boxcars711,camardella,catcher,colonel,counter-intelligence,drama,family,government,kids,mystery,nazi,old,otr,pinto,radio,spies,spy,spycatcher,suspense,thriller 1589 clean 23 Never Say Die (1960 *The Exact Date Is Unknown. American producers Paramount Pictures, who backed creator Roger Mirams to begin production without having seen a script. He made the pilot episode, Spy Catcher, which impressed Paramount, and the Nine Network immediately bought the local rights. The first episode aired in Sydney on August 8, 1971, and the rest of Australia on August 26, 1971. It was originally intended to produce 26 episodes, but following the success of the first series, Mirams held talks with both Nine Network and Paramount Pictures who backed him for a second series. In all 42 episodes were produced. The series was last aired on Australian television in Adelaide on September 21, 1976, but has been re-run several times since. Famous antipodean actor Russell Crowe appeared briefly in one episode as a child actor at the age of seven. The record of Colonel Pinto and his team in trapping the spies who came to Britain is exceptional and is fully described in Colonel Pinto's two excellent books Spycatcher and Friend Or Foe? which tell in exciting detail both the methods and intentions of the spies and the patience and experience required to trap them. Every efficient spy, says Colonel Pinto, would have a plausible and well-supported story. Never Say Die (1960 *The Exact Date Is Unknown. American producers Paramount Pictures, who bac...
Rollie Andrews (Aired August 3, 1948)
Famous Radio and Television promoter Larry Finley produced and syndicated the program to at least some 94 affiliate stations throughout the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. As indicated in the sidebar to the left, most local or regional broadcasts were either sustained offerings by an independent affiliate, or were sponsored by spot advertisers ranging over a wide variety of offerings or services. The production didn't stint on talent, as hinted above. No less than Ivan Ditmars provided the music direction and in addition to Herb Lytton as 'Fate', the varying casts included Lurene Tuttle, Larry Dobkin, Hal Sawyer, Gloria Blondell, Frank Albertson, Jerry Hausner, Howard McNear, Peter Leeds, Ken Peters, Daws Butler and William Johnstone. All in all a superb well of talent from which to draw each week. While a bit difficult to document, the production remains quite collectable and the perspective of the presentation is also unique for the era--or since for that matter. Diary of Fate is one of Radio's little, oft-overlooked gems that demand pulling out, polishing up for better enjoyment, then dutifully returning them to their preserve for another airing one day in the future. THIS EPISODE: August 3, 1948. Program #34. ABC network, KECA, Los Angeles origination, Finley syndication. "Rollie Andrews". Commercials added locally. Book 74, page 659. An archeologist choses riches and evil with "fabulous jewels." The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton (as "Fate" and co-producer), Tom Brown, Cynthia Corley, William Johnstone, Lou Krugman, Gene Twombley (sound effects), Ray Ehrlenborn (sound effects), Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 27:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T19_02_41-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T19_02_41-07_00 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:02:41 GMT 2013-05-20 2013-05-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,death,destiny,diary,drama,family,fate,horror,justice,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,radio,revenge,suspense,thriller 1672 clean 24 Rollie Andrews (Aired August 3, 1948) Famous Radio and Television promoter Larry Finley produced and syndicated the program to at least some 94 affiliate stations throughout the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. As indicated in the sidebar to the left, most local or regional broadcasts were either sustained offerings by an independent affiliate, or were sponsored by spot advertisers ranging over a wide variety of offerings or services. The production didn't stint on talent, as hinted above. No less than Ivan Ditmars provided the music direction and in addition to Herb Lytton as 'Fate', the varying casts included Lurene Tuttle, Larry Dobkin, Hal Sawyer, Gloria Blondell, Frank Albertson, Jerry Hausner, Howard McNear, Peter Leeds, Ken Peters, Daws Butler and William Johnstone. All in all a superb well of talent from which to draw each week. While a bit difficult to document, the production remains quite collectable and the perspective of the presentation is also unique for the era--or since for that matter. Diary of Fate is one of Radio's little, oft-overlooked gems that demand pulling out, polishing up for better enjoyment, then dutifully returning them to their preserve for another airing one day in the future. THIS EPISODE: August 3, 1948. Program #34. ABC network, KECA, Los Angeles origination, Finley syndication. "Rollie Andrews". Commercials added locally. Book 74, page 659. An archeologist choses riches and evil with "fabulous jewels." The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton (as "Fate" and co-producer), Tom Brown, Cynthia Corley, William Johnstone, Lou Krugman, Gene Twombley (sound effects), Ray Ehrlenborn (sound effects), Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 27:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Rollie Andrews (Aired August 3, 1948) Famous Radio and Television promoter Larry Finley produc...
A Helping Hand (Aired December 29, 1946)
The unique programming wrinkle that ABC was apparently attempting to promote with The Clock was a mix of the traditional crime drama and the supernatural dramas of the previous fifteen years. One or the other of the two genres had been traditionally popular formats throughout the Golden Age of Radio era. To its credit, ABC gave The Clock all the time it needed to create an audience. It kept the series in pretty much the same timeslot throughout its seventy-eight episode run, maintained reasonably high standards of talent--both in front of and behind, the mike--and simply waited to see what developed. NBC, by contrast was fairly brutal in its approach to new programming: if it didn't attract a sponsor by the magical thirteenth installment, NBC moved it all over the Radio dial on the slightest programming whim, in an effort to find either a home, an audience, or a sponsor for it. The Clock might well have found a larger audience had ABC had either the budget or resolve to promote it. Neither, as things turned out, ever materialized. there are at least three circulating "The Clock" programs from late 1948. There is some confusion as to whether the American version originated from New York and then moved to Los Angeles, or just broadcast from Los Angeles for the complete American run. THIS EPISODE: December 29, 1946. Grace Gibson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "A Helping Hand". Participating sponsors. A man and a woman pick up an apparently homicidal maniac while driving on a deserted highway. WRVR rebroadcast date: July 13, 1973. The date above is the date of this program's broadcast on ABC. The date and story title are subject to correction. Charles Tingwell, Harp McGuire, John Sahl (director), Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Owen Weingart, Ozzie Wendlin, Wendy Clayfair. 24:20. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T15_00_30-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T15_00_30-07_00 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:30 GMT 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,australian,boxcars711,camardella,clock,drama,family,hand,helping,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,suspense,thriller 1460 clean 25 A Helping Hand (Aired December 29, 1946) The unique programming wrinkle that ABC was apparently attempting to promote with The Clock was a mix of the traditional crime drama and the supernatural dramas of the previous fifteen years. One or the other of the two genres had been traditionally popular formats throughout the Golden Age of Radio era. To its credit, ABC gave The Clock all the time it needed to create an audience. It kept the series in pretty much the same timeslot throughout its seventy-eight episode run, maintained reasonably high standards of talent--both in front of and behind, the mike--and simply waited to see what developed. NBC, by contrast was fairly brutal in its approach to new programming: if it didn't attract a sponsor by the magical thirteenth installment, NBC moved it all over the Radio dial on the slightest programming whim, in an effort to find either a home, an audience, or a sponsor for it. The Clock might well have found a larger audience had ABC had either the budget or resolve to promote it. Neither, as things turned out, ever materialized. there are at least three circulating "The Clock" programs from late 1948. There is some confusion as to whether the American version originated from New York and then moved to Los Angeles, or just broadcast from Los Angeles for the complete American run. THIS EPISODE: December 29, 1946. Grace Gibson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "A Helping Hand". Participating sponsors. A man and a woman pick up an apparently homicidal maniac while driving on a deserted highway. WRVR rebroadcast date: July 13, 1973. The date above is the date of this program's broadcast on ABC. The date and story title are subject to correction. Charles Tingwell, Harp McGuire, John Sahl (director), Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Owen Weingart, Ozzie Wendlin, Wendy Clayfair. 24:20. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. A Helping Hand (Aired December 29, 1946) The unique programming wrinkle that ABC was apparentl...
The Diamond Quartet (Aired August 14, 1948)
Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet (see also Pat Novak For Hire and Johnny Modero: Pier 23). It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful. Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950. Both versions were 30 minutes, but the day and time slot changed several times. A total of 29 episodes from this series are in trading currency. THIS EPISODE: August 14, 1948. CBS network. "The Diamond Quartet". Sustaining. Jeff's assignment to return a valuable necklace invariably leads to a double murder. One of the characters is a shameless imitation of Sydney Greenstreet in "The Maltese Falcon." Berry Kroeger, Cliff Howell (director), E. Jack Neuman (writer), Eve McVeagh, Gordon T. Hughes (producer), Jack Webb, Lurene Tuttle, Wilms Herbert. 30:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T11_00_46-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T11_00_46-07_00 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:46 GMT 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,drama,eye,family,gumshoe,investigate,jack,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lion's,mystery,old,otr,pi,police,prison,radio,regan,suspense,webb 1824 clean 26 The Diamond Quartet (Aired August 14, 1948) Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet (see also Pat Novak For Hire and Johnny Modero: Pier 23). It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful. Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950. Both versions were 30 minutes, but the day and time slot changed several times. A total of 29 episodes from this series are in trading currency. THIS EPISODE: August 14, 1948. CBS network. "The Diamond Quartet". Sustaining. Jeff's assignment to return a valuable necklace invariably leads to a double murder. One of the characters is a shameless imitation of Sydney Greenstreet in "The Maltese Falcon." Berry Kroeger, Cliff Howell (director), E. Jack Neuman (writer), Eve McVeagh, Gordon T. Hughes (producer), Jack Webb, Lurene Tuttle, Wilms Herbert. 30:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Diamond Quartet (Aired August 14, 1948) Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three dete...
Someone Falls For Blondie (Aired January 6, 1950)
Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run Blondie comic strip by Chic Young. The radio program had a long run on several networks from 1939 to 1950. After Penny Singleton was cast in the title role of the feature film Blondie (1938), co-starring with Arthur Lake as Dagwood, she and Lake repeated their roles December 20, 1938, on The Bob Hope Show. The appearance with Hope led to their own show, beginning July 3, 1939, on CBS as a summer replacement for The Eddie Cantor Show. However, Cantor did not return in the fall, so the sponsor, Camel Cigarettes chose to keep Blondie on the air Mondays at 7:30pm. Camel remained the sponsor through the early WWII years until June 26, 1944. In 1944, Blondie was on the Blue Network, sponsored by Super Suds, airing Fridays at 7pm from July 21 to September 1. The final three weeks of that run overlapped with Blondie's return to CBS on Sundays at 8pm from August 13, 1944, to September 26, 1948, still sponsored by Super Suds. THIS EPISODE: January 6, 1950. "Someone Falls For Blondie" - A Middle Eastern man falls in love with Blondie.Penny Singleton, Anne Rutherford, Alice White, Patricia Van Cleve,Arthur Lake, Leone Ledoux, Tommy Cook, Larry Sims, Bobby Ellis, Jeffrey Silver, Leone Ledoux, Marlene Aames, Norma Jean Nilsson, Joan Rae. Announcers: Harlow Wilcox. 24:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T07_00_00-07_00 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alexander,blondie,boxcars711,bumstead,camardella,comedy,dagwood,dithers,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kids,old,otr,radio 1490 clean 27 Someone Falls For Blondie (Aired January 6, 1950) Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted from the long-run Blondie comic strip by Chic Young. The radio program had a long run on several networks from 1939 to 1950. After Penny Singleton was cast in the title role of the feature film Blondie (1938), co-starring with Arthur Lake as Dagwood, she and Lake repeated their roles December 20, 1938, on The Bob Hope Show. The appearance with Hope led to their own show, beginning July 3, 1939, on CBS as a summer replacement for The Eddie Cantor Show. However, Cantor did not return in the fall, so the sponsor, Camel Cigarettes chose to keep Blondie on the air Mondays at 7:30pm. Camel remained the sponsor through the early WWII years until June 26, 1944. In 1944, Blondie was on the Blue Network, sponsored by Super Suds, airing Fridays at 7pm from July 21 to September 1. The final three weeks of that run overlapped with Blondie's return to CBS on Sundays at 8pm from August 13, 1944, to September 26, 1948, still sponsored by Super Suds. THIS EPISODE: January 6, 1950. "Someone Falls For Blondie" - A Middle Eastern man falls in love with Blondie.Penny Singleton, Anne Rutherford, Alice White, Patricia Van Cleve,Arthur Lake, Leone Ledoux, Tommy Cook, Larry Sims, Bobby Ellis, Jeffrey Silver, Leone Ledoux, Marlene Aames, Norma Jean Nilsson, Joan Rae. Announcers: Harlow Wilcox. 24:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Someone Falls For Blondie (Aired January 6, 1950) Blondie was a radio situation comedy adapted...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" The Trial (Aired April 13, 1958)
Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of J.B. Kendall (John Dehner), a London Times reporter, as he roamed the Western United States, encountering various outlaws and well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James and Calamity Jane. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Music for the series was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith, who also supplied the opening trumpet theme. The announcers were Dan Cubberly, Johnny Jacobs, Bud Sewell and John Wald. Supporting cast: Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. THIS EPISODE: April 13, 1958. CBS network. "The Trial". Sustaining. Kendall becomes a backwoods barrister to defend an ex-Indian scout accused of murder. The program is also known as "A Lawyer For McKuen." This is a network version. The program opening is slightly upcut. John Dehner, Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Jack Kruschen, Harry Bartell, Joseph Kearns, Will Wright, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Stacy Harris, Amerigo Moreno (composer, conductor), John Wald (announcer). 25:06.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-19T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cattle,cowboy,dehner,family,frontier,gentleman,gunfighters,gunslingers,j.b.,john,justice,kendall,kids,law,lawless,london,old,otr,radio,reporter,times,western,wild 1506 clean 28 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" The Trial (Aired April 13, 1958) Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of J.B. Kendall (John Dehner), a London Times reporter, as he roamed the Western United States, encountering various outlaws and well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James and Calamity Jane. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Music for the series was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith, who also supplied the opening trumpet theme. The announcers were Dan Cubberly, Johnny Jacobs, Bud Sewell and John Wald. Supporting cast: Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. THIS EPISODE: April 13, 1958. CBS network. "The Trial". Sustaining. Kendall becomes a backwoods barrister to defend an ex-Indian scout accused of murder. The program is also known as "A Lawyer For McKuen." This is a network version. The program opening is slightly upcut. John Dehner, Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Jack Kruschen, Harry Bartell, Joseph Kearns, Will Wright, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Stacy Harris, Amerigo Moreno (composer, conductor), John Wald (announcer). 25:06. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" The Trial (Aired April 13, 1958) Frontier Ge...
Reunion (Aired May 14, 1945)
Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC; Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network. Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42; Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44; Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45. Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast: John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc. Orchestra: Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, J6seph Gallicchio. Creator: Wynn Wright. Directors: Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc. THIS EPISODE: May 14, 1945. NBC network, Chicago origination. "Reunion". Sustaining. Henry Sinkin is a quiet accountant who inherits $500 and decides to make a big impression at his college reunion. Arthur Hern, Art Van Harvey, Charles Egleston, Elwyn Owen (organist), Inez Arsher (adaptor), Kay Miller, Kay Miller, Michael Romano, Nick Reikert, Norman Felton (producer), Phillips H. Lord, Stanley Gordon, Thomas Post, Vincent Sheean (author), William Fein. 28:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T19_23_45-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T19_23_45-07_00 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:23:45 GMT 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,author's,boxcars711,camardella,college,comedy,drama,family,funny,humor,kids,old,otr,playhouse,radio,reunion 1717 clean 29 Reunion (Aired May 14, 1945) Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC; Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network. Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42; Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44; Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45. Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast: John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc. Orchestra: Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, J6seph Gallicchio. Creator: Wynn Wright. Directors: Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc. THIS EPISODE: May 14, 1945. NBC network, Chicago origination. "Reunion". Sustaining. Henry Sinkin is a quiet accountant who inherits $500 and decides to make a big impression at his college reunion. Arthur Hern, Art Van Harvey, Charles Egleston, Elwyn Owen (organist), Inez Arsher (adaptor), Kay Miller, Kay Miller, Michael Romano, Nick Reikert, Norman Felton (producer), Phillips H. Lord, Stanley Gordon, Thomas Post, Vincent Sheean (author), William Fein. 28:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Reunion (Aired May 14, 1945) Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Ste...
This Will Kill You (Aired August 23, 1945)
Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end. THIS EPISODE: August 23, 1945. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "This Will Kill You". A not-too-bright wartime assembly line worker is jealous of his boss and decides to kill him. The story was subsequently produced on "Suspense" on November 29, 1955. Dane Clark, I. A. Findley (writer), Wally Maher, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Elliott Lewis, William Spier (producer, director, editor), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 29:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T15_00_00-07_00 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,death,drama,elliott,family,fiction,horror,kids,kill,killer,lewis,murder,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,spier,suspense,this,thriller,weird,will,william,you 1797 clean 30 This Will Kill You (Aired August 23, 1945) Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end. THIS EPISODE: August 23, 1945. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "This Will Kill You". A not-too-bright wartime assembly line worker is jealous of his boss and decides to kill him. The story was subsequently produced on "Suspense" on November 29, 1955. Dane Clark, I. A. Findley (writer), Wally Maher, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Elliott Lewis, William Spier (producer, director, editor), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 29:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. This Will Kill You (Aired August 23, 1945) Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Gol...
The Fat Man's Loot (Aired August 21, 1949)
The Series was heard over all four networks over the following four years in initial syndication and rebroadcast. Given one's geographical location, a listener might well have been able to hear as many as three or four weekly airings of The Adventures of Frank Race. Seasoned writer Joel Murcott joined Broadcasters Program Syndicate for the express purpose of writing and supervising Bruce Eells' first two dramatic offerings, Frontier Town, starring Jeff Chandler under the tongue in cheek performing name 'Tex Chandler' and The Adventures of Frank Race initially starring durable and versatile character actor Tom Collins. Legendary composer Ivan Ditmars scored both the audition and production series. The audition for the series was recorded during February 1949. The audition featured Tom Collins as former attorney and O.S.S. officer, Frank Race. Race is aided by his associate, former cab driver, Marcus 'Marc' Donovan portrayed by Tony Barrett. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: August 21, 1949. Program #17. Broadcasters Program Syndicate syndication. "The Adventure Of The Fat Man's Loot". Commercials added locally. Race is off to Berlin and Monte Carlo in search of missing diamonds, stolen by the Nazis. Tom Collins, Buckley Angel (writer, director), Joel Murcott (writer, director), Art Gilmore (announcer), Bruce Eells (producer, Ivan Ditmar (organ), Tony Barrett, Lillian Buyeff, Jack Kruschen, Wilms Herbert, Michael Ann Barrett, Harry Lang. 27:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T11_24_26-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T11_24_26-07_00 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:26 GMT 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,boxcars711,c.i.a,camardella,collins,crime,criminal,drama,family,frank,intrigue,justice,kids,law,lawyer,mystery,o.s.s,old,otr,race,radio,secret,spy,suspense,tom 1628 clean 31 The Fat Man's Loot (Aired August 21, 1949) The Series was heard over all four networks over the following four years in initial syndication and rebroadcast. Given one's geographical location, a listener might well have been able to hear as many as three or four weekly airings of The Adventures of Frank Race. Seasoned writer Joel Murcott joined Broadcasters Program Syndicate for the express purpose of writing and supervising Bruce Eells' first two dramatic offerings, Frontier Town, starring Jeff Chandler under the tongue in cheek performing name 'Tex Chandler' and The Adventures of Frank Race initially starring durable and versatile character actor Tom Collins. Legendary composer Ivan Ditmars scored both the audition and production series. The audition for the series was recorded during February 1949. The audition featured Tom Collins as former attorney and O.S.S. officer, Frank Race. Race is aided by his associate, former cab driver, Marcus 'Marc' Donovan portrayed by Tony Barrett. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: August 21, 1949. Program #17. Broadcasters Program Syndicate syndication. "The Adventure Of The Fat Man's Loot". Commercials added locally. Race is off to Berlin and Monte Carlo in search of missing diamonds, stolen by the Nazis. Tom Collins, Buckley Angel (writer, director), Joel Murcott (writer, director), Art Gilmore (announcer), Bruce Eells (producer, Ivan Ditmar (organ), Tony Barrett, Lillian Buyeff, Jack Kruschen, Wilms Herbert, Michael Ann Barrett, Harry Lang. 27:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Fat Man's Loot (Aired August 21, 1949) The Series was heard over all four networks over th...
Fred The Boarder With Ozzie & Harriet (Aired June 15, 1947)
Allen first hosted The Linit Bath Club Revue on CBS, moving the show to NBC and becoming The Salad Bowl Revue (in a nod to new sponsor Hellmann's Mayonnaise, which was marketed by the parent company of Linit) later in the year. The show became The Sal Hepatica Revue (1933–34), The Hour of Smiles (1934–35), and finally Town Hall Tonight (1935–39) [in 1939–40, however, sponsor Bristol-Myers, which advertised Ipana toothpaste as well as Sal Hepatica during the program, altered the title to The Fred Allen Show, over his objections]. Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering his deft ad-libs) caused him to leap from sponsor to sponsor until Town Hall Tonight allowed him to set his chosen small-town milieu and establish himself as a bona fide radio star. THIS EPISODE: June 15, 1947. "Fred The Boarder With Ozzie & Harriet "NBC network. Sponsored by: Tenderleaf Tea, Chefford's Cheese. Allen's Alley question: "Do you think American cooking is the best in the world?" Fred rents a room at the home of Ozzie and Harriet. Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Peter Donald, Parker Fennelly, The De Marco Sisters. 27:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T07_00_00-07_00 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella al,allen,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,de,drama,eigen,family,fred,funny,goodman,hoffa,humor,jack,jokes,kids,laugh,marco,old,otr,portland,radio,sisters,song,variety 1669 clean 32 Fred The Boarder With Ozzie & Harriet (Aired June 15, 1947) Allen first hosted The Linit Bath Club Revue on CBS, moving the show to NBC and becoming The Salad Bowl Revue (in a nod to new sponsor Hellmann's Mayonnaise, which was marketed by the parent company of Linit) later in the year. The show became The Sal Hepatica Revue (1933–34), The Hour of Smiles (1934–35), and finally Town Hall Tonight (1935–39) [in 1939–40, however, sponsor Bristol-Myers, which advertised Ipana toothpaste as well as Sal Hepatica during the program, altered the title to The Fred Allen Show, over his objections]. Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering his deft ad-libs) caused him to leap from sponsor to sponsor until Town Hall Tonight allowed him to set his chosen small-town milieu and establish himself as a bona fide radio star. THIS EPISODE: June 15, 1947. "Fred The Boarder With Ozzie & Harriet "NBC network. Sponsored by: Tenderleaf Tea, Chefford's Cheese. Allen's Alley question: "Do you think American cooking is the best in the world?" Fred rents a room at the home of Ozzie and Harriet. Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Peter Donald, Parker Fennelly, The De Marco Sisters. 27:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Fred The Boarder With Ozzie & Harriet (Aired June 15, 1947) Allen first hosted The Linit Bath ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Revenge For Mendoza (Aired March 25, 1938)
Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series The Green Hornet), and other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. These included Jay Michael (who also played the lead on Challenge of the Yukon aka Sgt. Preston of the Yukon), Bill Saunders (as various villains, including Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes (as the Ranger's friend Thunder Martin and as various army colonels and badmen), future movie star John Hodiak, Janka Fasciszewska (under the name Jane Fae), and others. The part of nephew Dan Reid was played by various child actors, including Bob Martin, James Lipton, and Dick Beals. The last new radio episode of the Lone Ranger was aired on September 3, 1954. Transcribed repeats (of 1952–53 episodes) continued on ABC until June 24, 1955, and then selected repeats appeared on NBC's late-afternoon weekday schedule [5:30–5:55pm Eastern] from September 1955 through May 25, 1956. THIS EPISODE: March 25, 1938. "Revenge For Mendoza" aka "Maggie and Hank Crumpot." - Program #805/30. Syndicated. Music fill for local commercial insert. The Mendoza gang seem to be raiding the Greenville, Texas homes of the jury that convicted their leader. The head of the gang is the beautiful Carita, daughter of Mendoza. Earle Graser, John Todd, Fran Striker (writer), George W. Trendle (creator, producer). 30:25.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-18T03_00_00-07_00 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,crime,earle,family,frontier,george,graser,gunfighters,gunslingers,jail,john,justice,kids,lawless,lone,old,otr,radio,ranger,silverf,todd,tonto,western 1825 clean 33 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Revenge For Mendoza (Aired March 25, 1938) Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series The Green Hornet), and other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. These included Jay Michael (who also played the lead on Challenge of the Yukon aka Sgt. Preston of the Yukon), Bill Saunders (as various villains, including Butch Cavendish), Paul Hughes (as the Ranger's friend Thunder Martin and as various army colonels and badmen), future movie star John Hodiak, Janka Fasciszewska (under the name Jane Fae), and others. The part of nephew Dan Reid was played by various child actors, including Bob Martin, James Lipton, and Dick Beals. The last new radio episode of the Lone Ranger was aired on September 3, 1954. Transcribed repeats (of 1952–53 episodes) continued on ABC until June 24, 1955, and then selected repeats appeared on NBC's late-afternoon weekday schedule [5:30–5:55pm Eastern] from September 1955 through May 25, 1956. THIS EPISODE: March 25, 1938. "Revenge For Mendoza" aka "Maggie and Hank Crumpot." - Program #805/30. Syndicated. Music fill for local commercial insert. The Mendoza gang seem to be raiding the Greenville, Texas homes of the jury that convicted their leader. The head of the gang is the beautiful Carita, daughter of Mendoza. Earle Graser, John Todd, Fran Striker (writer), George W. Trendle (creator, producer). 30:25. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Revenge For Mendoza (Aired March 25, 1938) T...
Hostess (Aired December 12, 1956)
X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, Dimension X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X Minus One shows used scripts from DIMENSION X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. A total of 125 programs were broadcast, some repeats or remakes, until the last show of Jan. 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts. All episodes of the show survive. Future Tense! was a 1974-76 radio series, produced in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with local actors performing scripts updated from X Minus One by Professor Eli Segal. The show was a production of WMUK, the college radio station of Western Michigan University. Segal also produced X Minus One recreations on his Audion Theatre (1990). THIS EPISODE: December 12, 1956. NBC network. "Hostess". Sustaining. An ambassador from an alien race is visiting the home of a typical Earth couple. The ambassador's "hostess" learns of a second definition. Teri Keane, Les Damon, Kermit Murdock, Isaac Asimov (author), Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), William Welch (producer), Daniel Sutter (director), Fred Collins (announcer). 29:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T18_58_26-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T18_58_26-07_00 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:58:26 GMT 2013-05-18 2013-05-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,drama,earth,family,fiction,future,galaxy,kids,minus,mystery,old,one,otr,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,x 1755 clean 34 Hostess (Aired December 12, 1956) X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, Dimension X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X Minus One shows used scripts from DIMENSION X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. A total of 125 programs were broadcast, some repeats or remakes, until the last show of Jan. 9, 1958. However, the early 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia for old-time radio; a new experimental episode, "The Iron Chancellor" by Robert Silverberg, was created in 1973, but it failed to revive the series. NBC also tried broadcasting the old recordings, but their irregular once-monthly scheduling kept even devoted listeners from following the broadcasts. All episodes of the show survive. Future Tense! was a 1974-76 radio series, produced in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with local actors performing scripts updated from X Minus One by Professor Eli Segal. The show was a production of WMUK, the college radio station of Western Michigan University. Segal also produced X Minus One recreations on his Audion Theatre (1990). THIS EPISODE: December 12, 1956. NBC network. "Hostess". Sustaining. An ambassador from an alien race is visiting the home of a typical Earth couple. The ambassador's "hostess" learns of a second definition. Teri Keane, Les Damon, Kermit Murdock, Isaac Asimov (author), Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), William Welch (producer), Daniel Sutter (director), Fred Collins (announcer). 29:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Hostess (Aired December 12, 1956) X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an ex...
"The First American Patent" (08-20-46)) and "Typewriter History" (08-27-46)
The series began about 1942 and were distributed, probably as a public service educational feature, for weekly programming. The early shows were discussions with Paul Shannon asking the questions, Dr. Phillips Thomas (research physicist for Westinghouse, specializing in electronics) answering the questions. The later programs were written by Dr. Thomas, but were dramatizations instead of the Q and A fomat. The programs themselves present a fascinating look at the state of scientific knowledge during the war and the immediate post-war years. Many of the topics are hopelessly outdated, a surprising number are still up to date and reflect the state of knowledge about the subject many years later. The purpose of instilling an interest in science in the general public is still as valid now as it was then. Even more important, the program themselves are good radio and interesting. TODAY'S SHOW: Program #187. Westinghouse syndication. "The First American Patent". Sustaining. The building of the first water-powered saw mill in America, the holder of patent number one. . 15 minutes. Program #188. Westinghouse syndication. "Typewriter History". Sustaining. The history of the typewriter and the man who invented it, Christopher Latham Sholes. . 15 minutes. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T15_06_16-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T15_06_16-07_00 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:16 GMT 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventures,american,boxcars711,camardella,educational,family,history,in,invention,kids,knowledge,old,otr,patent,radio,research,school,science,westinghouse 1726 clean 35 "The First American Patent" (08-20-46)) and "Typewriter History" (08-27-46) The series began about 1942 and were distributed, probably as a public service educational feature, for weekly programming. The early shows were discussions with Paul Shannon asking the questions, Dr. Phillips Thomas (research physicist for Westinghouse, specializing in electronics) answering the questions. The later programs were written by Dr. Thomas, but were dramatizations instead of the Q and A fomat. The programs themselves present a fascinating look at the state of scientific knowledge during the war and the immediate post-war years. Many of the topics are hopelessly outdated, a surprising number are still up to date and reflect the state of knowledge about the subject many years later. The purpose of instilling an interest in science in the general public is still as valid now as it was then. Even more important, the program themselves are good radio and interesting. TODAY'S SHOW: Program #187. Westinghouse syndication. "The First American Patent". Sustaining. The building of the first water-powered saw mill in America, the holder of patent number one. . 15 minutes. Program #188. Westinghouse syndication. "Typewriter History". Sustaining. The history of the typewriter and the man who invented it, Christopher Latham Sholes. . 15 minutes. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. "The First American Patent" (08-20-46)) and "Typewriter History" (08-27-46) The series began a...
Quick Trigger Gunmen (Aired June 24, 1949)
Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a Dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The shows cultural impact is demonstrated by the fact that even after five decades, elements of Dragnet are known to those who have never heard nor seen the program. THIS EPISODE: June 24, 1949. Program #4. "Quick Trigger Gunmen" - NBC network. Sustaining. A cop on a stake-out is killed by a shotgun blast from three quick-trigger gunmen in a bar. The killers are trapped in an apartment house. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr. 28:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T11_00_49-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T11_00_49-07_00 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:49 GMT 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,barton,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,dragnet,family,investigate,jack,jail,justice,kids,old,otr,police,prison,radio,webb,yarborough 1729 clean 36 Quick Trigger Gunmen (Aired June 24, 1949) Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a Dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The shows cultural impact is demonstrated by the fact that even after five decades, elements of Dragnet are known to those who have never heard nor seen the program. THIS EPISODE: June 24, 1949. Program #4. "Quick Trigger Gunmen" - NBC network. Sustaining. A cop on a stake-out is killed by a shotgun blast from three quick-trigger gunmen in a bar. The killers are trapped in an apartment house. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr. 28:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Quick Trigger Gunmen (Aired June 24, 1949) Dragnet was a long running radio and television pol...
Salute To Wall Street (Aired January 20, 1948)
In 1916, Berle enrolled in the Professional Children's School, and at age 12 he made his stage debut in Florodora. After four weeks in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the show moved to Broadway. It catapulted him into a comedic career that spanned eight decades in nightclubs, Broadway shows, vaudeville, Las Vegas, films, television, and radio. Berle's 1929 television appearance was only experimental, but by the early 1930s he had become a successful stand-up comedian. In 1933 he was hired by producer Jack White to star in the theatrical featurette Poppin' the Cork, a topical musical comedy concerning the repealing of Prohibition. Berle also co-wrote the score for this film, which was released by Educational Pictures. Berle continued to dabble in songwriting. With Ben Oakland and Milton Drake, Berle wrote the title song for the RKO Radio Pictures release Li'l Abner (1940), an adaptation of Al Capp's comic strip, featuring Buster Keaton as Lonesome Polecat. Berle wrote a Spike Jones B-side, "Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma." THIS EPISODE: January 20, 1948. Salute To Wall Street " - NBC network. Sponsored by: Philip Morris. A salute to high finance and the stock market. Frank Gallop (announcer), Milton Berle, Ray Bloch and His Orchestra. 28:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T07_00_00-07_00 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella berle,bloch,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,frank,funny,gallop,humor,jokes,kids,laugh,milton,music,old,otr,radio,ray,variety 1724 clean 37 Salute To Wall Street (Aired January 20, 1948) In 1916, Berle enrolled in the Professional Children's School, and at age 12 he made his stage debut in Florodora. After four weeks in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the show moved to Broadway. It catapulted him into a comedic career that spanned eight decades in nightclubs, Broadway shows, vaudeville, Las Vegas, films, television, and radio. Berle's 1929 television appearance was only experimental, but by the early 1930s he had become a successful stand-up comedian. In 1933 he was hired by producer Jack White to star in the theatrical featurette Poppin' the Cork, a topical musical comedy concerning the repealing of Prohibition. Berle also co-wrote the score for this film, which was released by Educational Pictures. Berle continued to dabble in songwriting. With Ben Oakland and Milton Drake, Berle wrote the title song for the RKO Radio Pictures release Li'l Abner (1940), an adaptation of Al Capp's comic strip, featuring Buster Keaton as Lonesome Polecat. Berle wrote a Spike Jones B-side, "Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma." THIS EPISODE: January 20, 1948. Salute To Wall Street " - NBC network. Sponsored by: Philip Morris. A salute to high finance and the stock market. Frank Gallop (announcer), Milton Berle, Ray Bloch and His Orchestra. 28:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Salute To Wall Street (Aired January 20, 1948) In 1916, Berle enrolled in the Professional Chi...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Drop Dead (Aired September 20, 1952)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes ("Law and Order" ended in 2010 with 476 episodes). The half-hour animated comedy "The Simpsons", is slated for a 21st season in Fall 2010. In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio serial, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West." Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice-President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye". Two auditions were created in 1949. THIS EPISODE: September 20, 1952. "Drop Dead". Sustaining. Greedy Mr. Howard won't let Jack Jackson water his herd during a Kansas drought. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman, Barney Phillips, Georgia Ellis, Joseph Du Val, Les Crutchfield (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer). 30:03. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-17T03_00_00-07_00 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella baer,boxcars711,camardella,conrad,crime,dillon,ellis,family,frontier,georgia,gunfighters,gunslingers,gunsmoke,howard,jail,justice,kids,lawless,matt,mcnear,old,otr,parley,radio,william 1803 clean 38 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Drop Dead (Aired September 20, 1952) Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes ("Law and Order" ended in 2010 with 476 episodes). The half-hour animated comedy "The Simpsons", is slated for a 21st season in Fall 2010. In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio serial, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West." Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice-President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye". Two auditions were created in 1949. THIS EPISODE: September 20, 1952. "Drop Dead". Sustaining. Greedy Mr. Howard won't let Jack Jackson water his herd during a Kansas drought. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman, Barney Phillips, Georgia Ellis, Joseph Du Val, Les Crutchfield (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer). 30:03. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Drop Dead (Aired September 20, 1952) Gunsmoke is an ...
King Of The World (Aired March 25, 1945)
With The Sealed Book, each epsisode opened with the sound of the great gong, followed by Philip Clarke's observation that the Keeper of The Book had once again opened the door to the secret vault, within which was contained the 'great sealed book' recording 'all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages.' At the end of all but the last episode, Clarke would tell listeners to tune in the following week when "the sound of the great gong heralds another strange and exciting tale from... the sealed book." Keep in mind that even though the 26 scripts of The Sealed Book were derived from The Mysterious Traveler, it's instructive to note that each production used a different cast than that of it's associated production from The Mysterious Traveler. And indeed, some of the production values were a cut above in The Sealed Book, as contrasted with their similar productions from The Mysterious Traveler. The Sealed Book was very much its own production, despite the extraordinary similarities between the scripts, writers, and director. But it doesn't diminish yet another well-mounted supernatural drama series that has, over the years, found its own loyal following separate and apart from that of The Mysterious Traveler. THIS EPISODE: March 25, 1945. Program #2. Mutual network. "King Of The World". Sustaining. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clark (host). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T19_04_39-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T19_04_39-07_00 Fri, 17 May 2013 02:04:39 GMT 2013-05-17 2013-05-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella book,boxcars711,camardella,drama,family,greed,horror,kids,killer,murder,mystery,old,otr,radio,scifi,sealed,suspense,thriller,weird 1770 clean 39 King Of The World (Aired March 25, 1945) With The Sealed Book, each epsisode opened with the sound of the great gong, followed by Philip Clarke's observation that the Keeper of The Book had once again opened the door to the secret vault, within which was contained the 'great sealed book' recording 'all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages.' At the end of all but the last episode, Clarke would tell listeners to tune in the following week when "the sound of the great gong heralds another strange and exciting tale from... the sealed book." Keep in mind that even though the 26 scripts of The Sealed Book were derived from The Mysterious Traveler, it's instructive to note that each production used a different cast than that of it's associated production from The Mysterious Traveler. And indeed, some of the production values were a cut above in The Sealed Book, as contrasted with their similar productions from The Mysterious Traveler. The Sealed Book was very much its own production, despite the extraordinary similarities between the scripts, writers, and director. But it doesn't diminish yet another well-mounted supernatural drama series that has, over the years, found its own loyal following separate and apart from that of The Mysterious Traveler. THIS EPISODE: March 25, 1945. Program #2. Mutual network. "King Of The World". Sustaining. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clark (host). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. King Of The World (Aired March 25, 1945) With The Sealed Book, each epsisode opened with the s...
Charter Day (Aired January 27, 1950)
The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid. THIS EPISODE: January 27, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. It's "Charter Day" at Ivy College, and then there's Dr. Wellman's nose! Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Peter Leeds, Don Quinn (writer, creator), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Nat Wolff (director), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Walter Brown Neuman (writer), Herb Butterfield, Gloria Gordon, Henry Blair. 30:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T15_05_22-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T15_05_22-07_00 Thu, 16 May 2013 22:05:22 GMT 2013-05-16 2013-05-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,benita,boxcars711,camardella,carpenter,college,colman,comedy,dean,drama,education,family,halls,hume,hunter,ivy,ken,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,phd,radio,ronald,school,todd,university 1841 clean 40 Charter Day (Aired January 27, 1950) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid. THIS EPISODE: January 27, 1950. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. It's "Charter Day" at Ivy College, and then there's Dr. Wellman's nose! Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Peter Leeds, Don Quinn (writer, creator), Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Nat Wolff (director), Ken Carpenter (announcer), Walter Brown Neuman (writer), Herb Butterfield, Gloria Gordon, Henry Blair. 30:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Charter Day (Aired January 27, 1950) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1...
The Twenty Minute Alibi (Aired February 20, 1947)
Casey's beat was Manhattan instead of Boston in Crime Photographer's television incarnation. Jack Casey [Richard Carlyle] continues his fondness for jazz, and The Blue Note Café continues as the anchor for the Television Casey. The Television scripts were exposited in flashback format, with Casey narrating his latest exploit to Ethelbert the bartender. The 'Morning Express' also makes the transition from Boston to Manhattan, with reporter Ann Williams augmented by cub reporter Jack Lipman. Two months into the Television run, CBS re-cast Casey and Ethelbert, substituting young Darren McGavin as Jack Casey. The most distinguishing element of the short-lived Television Casey was its direction, with the famed future Film Director Sidney Lumet helming the series. CBS and Coxe took another run at Crime Photographer over Radio in 1954, reprising Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson and Jan Miner in their previous Radio roles. The 1954 run extended to the Spring of 1955, at which point the Crime Photographer franchise had pretty much run its course. The sleuthing photographer format didn't end with the CBS/Coxe franchise. ABC took a run at the concept with their Man With A Camera (1958), starring Charles Bronson, and running for two seasons, though it bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Casey, Crime Photographer franchise. THIS EPISODE: February 20, 1947. CBS network. "Twenty-Minute Alibi". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A man commits suicide while on the phone with his insurance agent, but Casey suspects murder. Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, Tony Marvin (announcer), John Dietz (director), Robert Sloane (writer), Archie Bleyer (original music), Lesley Woods, George Harmon Coxe (creator). 33:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T11_00_00-07_00 Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-16 2013-05-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,casey,crime,drama,family,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,newspaper,old,otr,photographer,police,press,prison,radio,reporter,suspense 2008 clean 41 The Twenty Minute Alibi (Aired February 20, 1947) Casey's beat was Manhattan instead of Boston in Crime Photographer's television incarnation. Jack Casey [Richard Carlyle] continues his fondness for jazz, and The Blue Note Café continues as the anchor for the Television Casey. The Television scripts were exposited in flashback format, with Casey narrating his latest exploit to Ethelbert the bartender. The 'Morning Express' also makes the transition from Boston to Manhattan, with reporter Ann Williams augmented by cub reporter Jack Lipman. Two months into the Television run, CBS re-cast Casey and Ethelbert, substituting young Darren McGavin as Jack Casey. The most distinguishing element of the short-lived Television Casey was its direction, with the famed future Film Director Sidney Lumet helming the series. CBS and Coxe took another run at Crime Photographer over Radio in 1954, reprising Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson and Jan Miner in their previous Radio roles. The 1954 run extended to the Spring of 1955, at which point the Crime Photographer franchise had pretty much run its course. The sleuthing photographer format didn't end with the CBS/Coxe franchise. ABC took a run at the concept with their Man With A Camera (1958), starring Charles Bronson, and running for two seasons, though it bore no resemblance whatsoever to the Casey, Crime Photographer franchise. THIS EPISODE: February 20, 1947. CBS network. "Twenty-Minute Alibi". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A man commits suicide while on the phone with his insurance agent, but Casey suspects murder. Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson, Tony Marvin (announcer), John Dietz (director), Robert Sloane (writer), Archie Bleyer (original music), Lesley Woods, George Harmon Coxe (creator). 33:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Twenty Minute Alibi (Aired February 20, 1947) Casey's beat was Manhattan instead of Boston...
Watching The Dog (Aired September 11, 1952)
The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show is often regarded as an example of the conservative and paternalistic nature of American family life in the 1950s and it is also cited as an overly rosy portrayal of American family life. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really "rules" over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series; for example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off. For example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how the table floats in the air, but that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he gets $1.25 per week in allowance.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T07_00_00-07_00 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-16 2013-05-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella best,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,father,fun,funny,humor,joke,kids,knows,laugh,old,otr,radio,robert,young 1771 clean 42 Watching The Dog (Aired September 11, 1952) The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show is often regarded as an example of the conservative and paternalistic nature of American family life in the 1950s and it is also cited as an overly rosy portrayal of American family life. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really "rules" over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series; for example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off. For example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how the table floats in the air, but that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he gets $1.25 per week in allowance. Watching The Dog (Aired September 11, 1952) The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Se...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Murder At Red Clay Bend (Aired March 10, 1955)
The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West. In movies and television, the Kid was depicted as a heroic Mexican caballero, even though he was originally a cruel outlaw. The Cisco Kid came to radio October 2, 1942, with Jackson Beck in the title role and Louis Sorin as Pancho. With Vicki Vola and Bryna Raeburn in supporting roles and Michael Rye announcing, this series continued on Mutual until 1945. It was followed by another Mutual series in 1946, starring Jack Mather and Harry Lang, who continued to head the cast in the syndicated radio series of more than 600 episodes from 1947 to 1956. The radio episodes ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, "'oh, Pancho!" "'oh, Cisco!", before galloping off, while laughing. Renaldo returned to the role for the popular 156-episode Ziv Television series The Cisco Kid (1950–1956), notable as the first TV series filmed in color. The Cisco Kid's sidekick Pancho was portrayed by Leo Carrillo for the 1950s TV series. After a long absence, the character galloped back onto TV screens in the 1994 made-for-TV movie The Cisco Kid, starring Jimmy Smits, with Cheech Marin as Pancho.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-16T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-16 2013-05-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cisco,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kid,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,pancho,prison,radio,shooter,six,western 1649 clean 43 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Murder At Red Clay Bend (Aired March 10, 1955) The Cisco Kid refers to a character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in the collection Heart of the West. In movies and television, the Kid was depicted as a heroic Mexican caballero, even though he was originally a cruel outlaw. The Cisco Kid came to radio October 2, 1942, with Jackson Beck in the title role and Louis Sorin as Pancho. With Vicki Vola and Bryna Raeburn in supporting roles and Michael Rye announcing, this series continued on Mutual until 1945. It was followed by another Mutual series in 1946, starring Jack Mather and Harry Lang, who continued to head the cast in the syndicated radio series of more than 600 episodes from 1947 to 1956. The radio episodes ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, "'oh, Pancho!" "'oh, Cisco!", before galloping off, while laughing. Renaldo returned to the role for the popular 156-episode Ziv Television series The Cisco Kid (1950–1956), notable as the first TV series filmed in color. The Cisco Kid's sidekick Pancho was portrayed by Leo Carrillo for the 1950s TV series. After a long absence, the character galloped back onto TV screens in the 1994 made-for-TV movie The Cisco Kid, starring Jimmy Smits, with Cheech Marin as Pancho. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Murder At Red Clay Bend (Aired March 10, 1955) The ...
The Heart Of Ethan Brand (1945) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
The Weird Circle" was produced in New York City by the National Broadcasting Company, under the auspices of its Radio-Recording Division. Though best known for live programs over its Red and Blue Networks, NBC produced and recorded a great many shows for syndication to local stations, including such diverse dramatic programs as "Playhouse of Favorites", "Five Minute Mysteries", "Destiny Trails", and "Betty and Bob" (a five-a-week daily "soap opera" featuring Arlene Francis), as well as quarter-hour musical programs starring performers ranging from Carson Robison and his Buckaroos to Ferde Grofe and his Orchestra. The quality of these syndicated shows was, for the most part, consistent with NBC's regular prime-time fare and, a result, were often aired by local stations as either special features or programmed between other shows on the network at the time. THIS EPISODE: 1945. Program #25. NBC syndication. "The Heart Of Ethan Brand". Commercials added locally. A good story about a thoroughly evil man and his search for the unforgivable sin. The date is approximate. Nathaniel Hawthorne (author). 25:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T19_01_07-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T19_01_07-07_00 Thu, 16 May 2013 02:01:07 GMT 2013-05-16 2013-05-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,brand,camardella,circle,death,drama,ethan,family,fiction,ghost,heart,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weird 1546 clean 44 The Heart Of Ethan Brand (1945) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. The Weird Circle" was produced in New York City by the National Broadcasting Company, under the auspices of its Radio-Recording Division. Though best known for live programs over its Red and Blue Networks, NBC produced and recorded a great many shows for syndication to local stations, including such diverse dramatic programs as "Playhouse of Favorites", "Five Minute Mysteries", "Destiny Trails", and "Betty and Bob" (a five-a-week daily "soap opera" featuring Arlene Francis), as well as quarter-hour musical programs starring performers ranging from Carson Robison and his Buckaroos to Ferde Grofe and his Orchestra. The quality of these syndicated shows was, for the most part, consistent with NBC's regular prime-time fare and, a result, were often aired by local stations as either special features or programmed between other shows on the network at the time. THIS EPISODE: 1945. Program #25. NBC syndication. "The Heart Of Ethan Brand". Commercials added locally. A good story about a thoroughly evil man and his search for the unforgivable sin. The date is approximate. Nathaniel Hawthorne (author). 25:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Heart Of Ethan Brand (1945) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. The Weird Circle" was produced in ...
The Sorrowful Swindler (Aired January 22, 1945)
This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic. Earlier on, Gangbusters, and the previously mentioned Mr. District Attorney gave the authentic crime treatment to their stories. And Dragnet, and Tales of the Texas Rangers, took the idea on as well. Crime, especially true crime, was a genre in the magazines early on, with the Police Gazette and its predecessors in England printing lurid true crime stories prior to radio. This is Your FBI took the idea, and made it realistic, exciting and even informational. THIS EPISODE: January 22, 1945. ABC network. "The Sorrowful Swindler". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Frederick Steiner (music director), Dean Carlton (narrator), Jerry Devine (producer), Carl Frank (announcer), Frank Faries (writer). 27:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T15_00_00-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,family,fbi,g-men,gang,gangbusters,government,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mob,old,otr,police,prison,radio,your 1677 clean 45 The Sorrowful Swindler (Aired January 22, 1945) This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic. Earlier on, Gangbusters, and the previously mentioned Mr. District Attorney gave the authentic crime treatment to their stories. And Dragnet, and Tales of the Texas Rangers, took the idea on as well. Crime, especially true crime, was a genre in the magazines early on, with the Police Gazette and its predecessors in England printing lurid true crime stories prior to radio. This is Your FBI took the idea, and made it realistic, exciting and even informational. THIS EPISODE: January 22, 1945. ABC network. "The Sorrowful Swindler". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Frederick Steiner (music director), Dean Carlton (narrator), Jerry Devine (producer), Carl Frank (announcer), Frank Faries (writer). 27:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Sorrowful Swindler (Aired January 22, 1945) This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its enti...
The Case Of The High Priced Twins (Aired November 20, 1948)
Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy” brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler. THIS EPISODE: November 20, 1948. Broadcaster's Guild syndication, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Case Of The High Priced Twins". The twins are from Broling...in Austria, and they're two very valuable missing coins. Jeff Chandler, William P. Rousseau (host, director), Brett Halliday (creator). 28:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T11_00_00-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cop,crime,criminal,detective,family,investigate,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,michael,old,otr,police,prison,radio,shayne 1726 clean 46 The Case Of The High Priced Twins (Aired November 20, 1948) Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy” brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler. THIS EPISODE: November 20, 1948. Broadcaster's Guild syndication, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Case Of The High Priced Twins". The twins are from Broling...in Austria, and they're two very valuable missing coins. Jeff Chandler, William P. Rousseau (host, director), Brett Halliday (creator). 28:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Case Of The High Priced Twins (Aired November 20, 1948) Michael Shayne was a fictional sle...
Radio Station with Alan (Aired March 30, 1944)
The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes (usually, by singers such as Connie Haines, Marilyn Maxwell, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers). Regulars and semi-regulars on the show included Artie Auerbrook, Elvia Allman, Iris Adrian, Mel Blanc, Wally Brown, Sharon Douglas, Verna Felton, Sidney Fields, Frank Nelson, Martha Wentworth, and Benay Venuta. Ken Niles was the show's longtime announcer, doubling as an exasperated foil to Abbott & Costello's mishaps (and often fuming in character as Costello insulted his on-air wife routinely); he was succeeded by Michael Roy, with annoncing chores also handled over the years by Frank Bingman and Jim Doyle. The show went through several orchestras during its radio life, including those of Ennis, Charles Hoff, Matty Matlock, Jack Meaking, Will Osborne, Freddie Rich, Leith Stevens, and Peter van Steeden. The show's writers included Howard Harris, Hal Fimberg, Parke Levy, Don Prindle, Ed Cherokee, Len Stern, Martin Ragaway, Paul Conlan, and Ed Forman, as well as producer Martin Gosch. Sound effects were handled mostly by Floyd Caton. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) five years after they premiered on NBC. During their ABC period they also hosted a 30-minute children's radio program(The Abbott and Costello Children's Show), which aired Saturday mornings with vocalist Anna Mae Slaughter and announcer Johnny McGovern.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T06_58_28-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T06_58_28-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:58:28 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella abbott,boxcars711,bud,camardella,comedy,costello,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kids,laugh,lou,old,otr,radio,song,variety 1740 clean 47 Radio Station with Alan (Aired March 30, 1944) The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes (usually, by singers such as Connie Haines, Marilyn Maxwell, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers). Regulars and semi-regulars on the show included Artie Auerbrook, Elvia Allman, Iris Adrian, Mel Blanc, Wally Brown, Sharon Douglas, Verna Felton, Sidney Fields, Frank Nelson, Martha Wentworth, and Benay Venuta. Ken Niles was the show's longtime announcer, doubling as an exasperated foil to Abbott & Costello's mishaps (and often fuming in character as Costello insulted his on-air wife routinely); he was succeeded by Michael Roy, with annoncing chores also handled over the years by Frank Bingman and Jim Doyle. The show went through several orchestras during its radio life, including those of Ennis, Charles Hoff, Matty Matlock, Jack Meaking, Will Osborne, Freddie Rich, Leith Stevens, and Peter van Steeden. The show's writers included Howard Harris, Hal Fimberg, Parke Levy, Don Prindle, Ed Cherokee, Len Stern, Martin Ragaway, Paul Conlan, and Ed Forman, as well as producer Martin Gosch. Sound effects were handled mostly by Floyd Caton. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) five years after they premiered on NBC. During their ABC period they also hosted a 30-minute children's radio program(The Abbott and Costello Children's Show), which aired Saturday mornings with vocalist Anna Mae Slaughter and announcer Johnny McGovern. Radio Station with Alan (Aired March 30, 1944) The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Cora Plummer Quincy (Aired December 27, 1953)
Though The Six Shooter wasn't the first popular adult western to air over Radio, a case can be made that it was the first to thoroughly legitimize the genre over the medium. Not only were The Six Shooter scripts--and casts--the equal of any of the first wave of adult westerns to air over Radio, but the series carried the considerable weight of James Stewart in the starring role as Britt Ponset, the reluctant, yet highly efficient, western gunslinger. For the era, James Stewart was a natural choice to popularize the genre over Radio. His ground-breaking--for Stewart--depiction of the angst and inner turmoil of his protagonist, Lin McAdam in Winchester '73 (1950), launched a series of James Stewart appearances in other taut Anthony Mann and Alfred Hitchcock psychological thrillers over the following ten years. More importantly, the timing was perfect to cast Stewart in a psychological western thriller for Radio. Stewart's extraordinary performance in Anthony Mann's twisty Winchester '73 (1950) was the most popular break-out rendition of the adult western genre in Film for its time. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: December 27, 1953. NBC network. Sustaining. "Cora Plummer Quincy" had remarried soon after her husband died. Her son is convinced his step-father is after the family ranch and money. The program may be dated December 31, 1953. Jimmy Stewart, Basil Adlam (music), Jack Johnstone (director), Frank Burt (creator, writer), Virginia Gregg, Jean Tatum, Parley Baer, Hal Gibney (announcer), Robert Griffin, Bert Holland. 29:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-15T03_00_00-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,james,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,stewart,western 1746 clean 48 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Cora Plummer Quincy (Aired December 27, 1953) Though The Six Shooter wasn't the first popular adult western to air over Radio, a case can be made that it was the first to thoroughly legitimize the genre over the medium. Not only were The Six Shooter scripts--and casts--the equal of any of the first wave of adult westerns to air over Radio, but the series carried the considerable weight of James Stewart in the starring role as Britt Ponset, the reluctant, yet highly efficient, western gunslinger. For the era, James Stewart was a natural choice to popularize the genre over Radio. His ground-breaking--for Stewart--depiction of the angst and inner turmoil of his protagonist, Lin McAdam in Winchester '73 (1950), launched a series of James Stewart appearances in other taut Anthony Mann and Alfred Hitchcock psychological thrillers over the following ten years. More importantly, the timing was perfect to cast Stewart in a psychological western thriller for Radio. Stewart's extraordinary performance in Anthony Mann's twisty Winchester '73 (1950) was the most popular break-out rendition of the adult western genre in Film for its time. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: December 27, 1953. NBC network. Sustaining. "Cora Plummer Quincy" had remarried soon after her husband died. Her son is convinced his step-father is after the family ranch and money. The program may be dated December 31, 1953. Jimmy Stewart, Basil Adlam (music), Jack Johnstone (director), Frank Burt (creator, writer), Virginia Gregg, Jean Tatum, Parley Baer, Hal Gibney (announcer), Robert Griffin, Bert Holland. 29:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Cora Plummer Quincy (Aired December 27, 1953) ...
Spy Ring In June (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown
This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis, played by Adele Jurgens. The three meet all types -- mostly on the shady side of the street. In real life, Glen and Adele were husband and wife, the two marrying in 1949. They had met on the movie set of The Treasure of Monte Cristo. On the show, the repartee between the two is strictly old school and quite enjoyable. The dialogue is solid and makes the most of the plots. Unheralded and left for dead, Stand By for Crime is well worth your time. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: 1952. " Spy Ring In June" - Cheshire and Associates syndication. Participating sponsors. Chuck Morgan and Carol Curtis (his secretary at ficticious KOP radio in Los Angeles) travel to New England to foil a plan to free a captured spy. There, they meet a beautiful lady pilot who kidnaps them en route to Burlington, Vermont. The date is approximate. Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens. 24:42.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T19_21_34-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T19_21_34-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 02:21:34 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella anchor,angeles,boxcars711,by,camardella,chuck,crime,criminal,drama,family,for,glen,kids,langen,law,los,morgan,mystery,news,old,otr,police,radio,stand,suspense 1482 clean 49 Spy Ring In June (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis, played by Adele Jurgens. The three meet all types -- mostly on the shady side of the street. In real life, Glen and Adele were husband and wife, the two marrying in 1949. They had met on the movie set of The Treasure of Monte Cristo. On the show, the repartee between the two is strictly old school and quite enjoyable. The dialogue is solid and makes the most of the plots. Unheralded and left for dead, Stand By for Crime is well worth your time. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: 1952. " Spy Ring In June" - Cheshire and Associates syndication. Participating sponsors. Chuck Morgan and Carol Curtis (his secretary at ficticious KOP radio in Los Angeles) travel to New England to foil a plan to free a captured spy. There, they meet a beautiful lady pilot who kidnaps them en route to Burlington, Vermont. The date is approximate. Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens. 24:42. Spy Ring In June (1952) *The Exact Date Is Unknown This show, from the early 1950s, is a good ...
Atmosphere Of Death (Part 2 of 2) Aired March 20, 1952
The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction. Mars was a desert, Venus a jungle, and the asteroids a haunt of space pirates, but at least planets circled suns and there was no air in space. Contrast this with Twilight Zone, years later, where people could live on asteroids wearing ordinary clothes, or Lost in Space, years after that, where a spaceship could be passing "Jupiter and Andromeda" at the same time. Before Star Trek, Tom Corbett — Space Cadet was the most scientifically accurate series on television, in part due to official science advisor Willy Ley, and later due to Frankie Thomas. Thomas read up on science and everyone on the set turned to him for advice on matters scientific. THIS EPISODE: March 20, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Atmosphere Of Death" Part Two of Two. Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. The cadets discover a plot to take over the government of Venus. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 24:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T17_37_28-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T17_37_28-07_00 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:37:28 GMT 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,cadet,camardella,corbett,drama,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,old,otr,planet,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,stars,suspense,tom,travel 1448 clean 50 Atmosphere Of Death (Part 2 of 2) Aired March 20, 1952 The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction. Mars was a desert, Venus a jungle, and the asteroids a haunt of space pirates, but at least planets circled suns and there was no air in space. Contrast this with Twilight Zone, years later, where people could live on asteroids wearing ordinary clothes, or Lost in Space, years after that, where a spaceship could be passing "Jupiter and Andromeda" at the same time. Before Star Trek, Tom Corbett — Space Cadet was the most scientifically accurate series on television, in part due to official science advisor Willy Ley, and later due to Frankie Thomas. Thomas read up on science and everyone on the set turned to him for advice on matters scientific. THIS EPISODE: March 20, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Atmosphere Of Death" Part Two of Two. Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. The cadets discover a plot to take over the government of Venus. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 24:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Atmosphere Of Death (Part 2 of 2) Aired March 20, 1952 The Tom Corbett universe partook of ps...
The Certified 600 (Aired February 23, 1955)
In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to- day operations of a single police precinct. Actual cases would be used as the basis for stories. It was mentioned in each episode's closing by the announcer that, "Twenty-first Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York." The show was written by Stanley Niss to put the listener into the action right from the start of each episode. Here is a portion of a typical opening for the series. A call for assistance would come into the Precinct's switchboard and a Sergeant would take the information and the night's case would start. Show Notes From Stewart Wright. THIS EPISODE: February 23, 1955. "The Certified 600" - CBS network. Sustaining. Joe Cready, a young burglar tries to tip off the cops about an upcoming homicide. Everett Sloane, Stanley Niss (writer, producer, director). 27:21. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T13_52_48-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T13_52_48-07_00 Tue, 14 May 2013 20:52:48 GMT 2013-05-14 2013-05-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella 21st,action,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,drama,family,first,jail,kids,mystery,new,old,otr,police,precinct,radio,real,suspense,thriller,twenty,york 1641 clean 51 The Certified 600 (Aired February 23, 1955) In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to- day operations of a single police precinct. Actual cases would be used as the basis for stories. It was mentioned in each episode's closing by the announcer that, "Twenty-first Precinct is presented with the official cooperation of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association an organization of more than 20,000 members of the Police Department, City of New York." The show was written by Stanley Niss to put the listener into the action right from the start of each episode. Here is a portion of a typical opening for the series. A call for assistance would come into the Precinct's switchboard and a Sergeant would take the information and the night's case would start. Show Notes From Stewart Wright. THIS EPISODE: February 23, 1955. "The Certified 600" - CBS network. Sustaining. Joe Cready, a young burglar tries to tip off the cops about an upcoming homicide. Everett Sloane, Stanley Niss (writer, producer, director). 27:21. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Certified 600 (Aired February 23, 1955) In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the ba...
The Secret Word Is Window (Aired November 30, 1949)
In one episode, Groucho's brother, Harpo, came down instead of the duck, and in another, a model came down in a birdcage with the money. Marx sometimes slyly directed conversation to encourage the secret word to come up. The duck was also occasionally replaced with a wooden Indian figure. After the contestants' introduction and interview, the actual game began. Contestants chose among available categories and then tried to answer a series of questions within the category. Each couple was staked with $20 and were asked four questions, wagering part or all of their bankroll for each question. The scoring format was later changed to a starting bankroll of $100 and couples selecting question values from $10 to $100. A correct answer added the value of the question to their bankroll and an incorrect answer cut their bankroll to that point in half. According to co-director Robert Dwan in his book, As Long As They're Laughing, Guedel changed the scoring format because too many couples were betting—and losing—all their money. THIS EPISODE: November 30, 1949. NBC network. "The Secret Word Is Window. Sponsored by: Elgin-American. The first contestant is Henrietta Adair (a spinster). One of the contestants is the godson of the original "Trader Horn." The system cue is added live. Groucho Marx, George Fenneman (announcer), Mike Wallace (commercial spokesman, billed as "Myron Wallace"), Robert Dwan (director), Bernie Smith (director), Jerry Fielding (music), John Guedel (producer), Henrietta Adair. 29:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T07_09_30-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T07_09_30-07_00 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:09:30 GMT 2013-05-14 2013-05-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bet,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,contest,contestants,family,funny,groucho,humor,kids,laugh,life,marx,old,otr,prize,quiz,radio,you,your 1749 clean 52 The Secret Word Is Window (Aired November 30, 1949) In one episode, Groucho's brother, Harpo, came down instead of the duck, and in another, a model came down in a birdcage with the money. Marx sometimes slyly directed conversation to encourage the secret word to come up. The duck was also occasionally replaced with a wooden Indian figure. After the contestants' introduction and interview, the actual game began. Contestants chose among available categories and then tried to answer a series of questions within the category. Each couple was staked with $20 and were asked four questions, wagering part or all of their bankroll for each question. The scoring format was later changed to a starting bankroll of $100 and couples selecting question values from $10 to $100. A correct answer added the value of the question to their bankroll and an incorrect answer cut their bankroll to that point in half. According to co-director Robert Dwan in his book, As Long As They're Laughing, Guedel changed the scoring format because too many couples were betting—and losing—all their money. THIS EPISODE: November 30, 1949. NBC network. "The Secret Word Is Window. Sponsored by: Elgin-American. The first contestant is Henrietta Adair (a spinster). One of the contestants is the godson of the original "Trader Horn." The system cue is added live. Groucho Marx, George Fenneman (announcer), Mike Wallace (commercial spokesman, billed as "Myron Wallace"), Robert Dwan (director), Bernie Smith (director), Jerry Fielding (music), John Guedel (producer), Henrietta Adair. 29:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Secret Word Is Window (Aired November 30, 1949) In one episode, Groucho's brother, Harpo, ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Real McCoys" - Gambling Is A Sin (Aired December 19, 1957)
A happy-go-lucking West Virginia mountain family picks up stakes and moves to a ranch in California's San Fernando Valley. Center of the action, and undisputed star of the show, was Grandpa, a porch-rockin', gol- darnin', consarnin' old geezer with a wheezy voice who liked to meddle in practically everybody's affairs, neighbors and kin alike. His kin were grandson Luke and his new bride, Kate; Luke's teenage sister, Hassie; and Luke's 11-year-old brother, Little Luke (their parents were deceased). Completing the regular cast were Pepino, their loyal farm hand; George MacMichael, their crusty neighbor and Amos' best friend; and Flora, George's spinster sister who had eyes for Amos. Grandpappy Amos was an incorrigible codger who was against anything anyone else was for. He had the regulation Heart of Gold stuck away somewhere, but he was cantankerous as all get out. With his shoulders and arms jumping, Amos walked like a chicken with a limp. He bullied, he blustered, he cajoled, he did everything he could to get his own way. His not being able to read or write got him into many predicaments, for he would never admit to being illiterate to anyone outside the family. In 1962 the series moved to CBS. Luke became a widower and many of the plots began to revolve around Grandpa's attempts to match him up with a new wife. The family consisted of Grandpa Amos McCoy, the head of the family played by Walter Brennan, his grandson Luke played by Richard Crenna, Luke's new bride Kate played by Kathleen Nolan, teenage sister Hassie played be Lydia Reed, and 11-year-old brother Little Luke played by Michael Winkelman. The Real McCoys paved the way for such rural hits as The Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith Show.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T10_04_08-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-14T10_04_08-07_00 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:08 GMT 2013-05-14 2013-05-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brennan,camardella,comedy,crenna,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kathleen,kids,laugh,mccoys,nolan,old,otr,radio,real,richard,virginia,walter,west,western 1326 clean 53 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Real McCoys" - Gambling Is A Sin (Aired December 19, 1957) A happy-go-lucking West Virginia mountain family picks up stakes and moves to a ranch in California's San Fernando Valley. Center of the action, and undisputed star of the show, was Grandpa, a porch-rockin', gol- darnin', consarnin' old geezer with a wheezy voice who liked to meddle in practically everybody's affairs, neighbors and kin alike. His kin were grandson Luke and his new bride, Kate; Luke's teenage sister, Hassie; and Luke's 11-year-old brother, Little Luke (their parents were deceased). Completing the regular cast were Pepino, their loyal farm hand; George MacMichael, their crusty neighbor and Amos' best friend; and Flora, George's spinster sister who had eyes for Amos. Grandpappy Amos was an incorrigible codger who was against anything anyone else was for. He had the regulation Heart of Gold stuck away somewhere, but he was cantankerous as all get out. With his shoulders and arms jumping, Amos walked like a chicken with a limp. He bullied, he blustered, he cajoled, he did everything he could to get his own way. His not being able to read or write got him into many predicaments, for he would never admit to being illiterate to anyone outside the family. In 1962 the series moved to CBS. Luke became a widower and many of the plots began to revolve around Grandpa's attempts to match him up with a new wife. The family consisted of Grandpa Amos McCoy, the head of the family played by Walter Brennan, his grandson Luke played by Richard Crenna, Luke's new bride Kate played by Kathleen Nolan, teenage sister Hassie played be Lydia Reed, and 11-year-old brother Little Luke played by Michael Winkelman. The Real McCoys paved the way for such rural hits as The Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith Show. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Real McCoys" - Gambling Is A Sin (Aired December 19, 1957) A...
Atmosphere Of Death (Part 1 of 2) Aired March 18, 1952
Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars. THIS EPISODE: March 18, 1952. ABC netWORK, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Atmosphere Of Death" Part One of Two. Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. Murder and mayhem take place aboard a space liner. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 24:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T19_07_44-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T19_07_44-07_00 Tue, 14 May 2013 02:07:44 GMT 2013-05-14 2013-05-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,cadet,camardella,corbett,drama,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,old,otr,planet,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,stars,suspense,tom,travel 1448 clean 54 Atmosphere Of Death (Part 1 of 2) Aired March 18, 1952 Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars. THIS EPISODE: March 18, 1952. ABC netWORK, WJZ, New York aircheck. "The Atmosphere Of Death" Part One of Two. Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. Murder and mayhem take place aboard a space liner. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 24:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Atmosphere Of Death (Part 1 of 2) Aired March 18, 1952 Tom Corbett is the main character in a...
The Man In The Moon (Aired July 14, 1950)
Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951. Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio; they seem ideally compatible, both relying heavily on imagination. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, Suspense and Escape. But until the premiere of Dimension X -- a full two decades after network radio was established -- there were no major science fiction series of broad appeal to adults. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own. Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. It came so late that nobody cared, but some of the stories stand as classics of the medium. Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven" is as gripping today as when first heard. His "Martian Chronicles" was one of the series' most impressive offerings. THIS EPISODE: July 14, 1950. NBC network. "The Man In The Moon". Sponsored by: Wheaties. A colony on the far side of the moon is planning an invasion of the Earth. The script was subsequently used on "X Minus One" on May 29, 1955, and on "Future tense" during July, 1976. The "X Minus One" program was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during April, 1974. Luis Van Rooten, Santos Ortega, George Lefferts (writer), Van Woodward (producer), Norman Rose (host), Edward King (director), Bob Warren (announcer), Raymond Edward Johnson, Joe DeSantis, Larry Haines, Arthur Gary (announcer), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman). 30:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T15_54_49-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T15_54_49-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:54:49 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,dimension,drama,earth,family,fiction,future,galaxy,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,x 1810 clean 55 The Man In The Moon (Aired July 14, 1950) Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951. Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio; they seem ideally compatible, both relying heavily on imagination. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, Suspense and Escape. But until the premiere of Dimension X -- a full two decades after network radio was established -- there were no major science fiction series of broad appeal to adults. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own. Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. It came so late that nobody cared, but some of the stories stand as classics of the medium. Bradbury's "Mars Is Heaven" is as gripping today as when first heard. His "Martian Chronicles" was one of the series' most impressive offerings. THIS EPISODE: July 14, 1950. NBC network. "The Man In The Moon". Sponsored by: Wheaties. A colony on the far side of the moon is planning an invasion of the Earth. The script was subsequently used on "X Minus One" on May 29, 1955, and on "Future tense" during July, 1976. The "X Minus One" program was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during April, 1974. Luis Van Rooten, Santos Ortega, George Lefferts (writer), Van Woodward (producer), Norman Rose (host), Edward King (director), Bob Warren (announcer), Raymond Edward Johnson, Joe DeSantis, Larry Haines, Arthur Gary (announcer), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman). 30:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Man In The Moon (Aired July 14, 1950) Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, an...
Murder In Duplicate (Aired October 10, 1951)
Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. It attracted only occasional sponsors so it was usually a sustainer.William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye BARRY CRAIG while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a speciality."Like Sam Spade, Craig narrated his stories, in addition to being the leading character in this 30 minute show. Nearly sixty episodes are in trading circulation today. THIS EPISODE: October 10, 1951. NBC network. "Murder In Duplicate". A boxing champ is suspected of throwing a fight and a snoppy reporter feels he needs to hire Barry as a bodyguard. Sustaining. The system cue has been deleted. Arthur Jacobson (director), Edward King (announcer), Herb Vigran, William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Jeanne Bates, Herb Ellis, Hal Gerard, Julie Bennett. 31:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T11_19_34-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T11_19_34-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:19:34 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,barrie,barry,boxcars711,camardella,cop,craig,crime,detective,drama,family,gargan,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,prison,radio,suspense,william 1907 clean 56 Murder In Duplicate (Aired October 10, 1951) Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. It attracted only occasional sponsors so it was usually a sustainer.William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye BARRY CRAIG while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a speciality."Like Sam Spade, Craig narrated his stories, in addition to being the leading character in this 30 minute show. Nearly sixty episodes are in trading circulation today. THIS EPISODE: October 10, 1951. NBC network. "Murder In Duplicate". A boxing champ is suspected of throwing a fight and a snoppy reporter feels he needs to hire Barry as a bodyguard. Sustaining. The system cue has been deleted. Arthur Jacobson (director), Edward King (announcer), Herb Vigran, William Gargan, John Roeburt (writer), Jeanne Bates, Herb Ellis, Hal Gerard, Julie Bennett. 31:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder In Duplicate (Aired October 10, 1951) Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of ...
The Burglar (Aired January 20, 1952)
Dependable, level-headed Jane Stacy (Cathy Lewis, Diana Lynn) began each weekly radio program by narrating a misadventure of her innocent, bewildered roommate, Irma, a dim-bulb stenographer from Minnesota. The two central characters were in their mid-twenties. Irma had her 25th birthday in one episode; she was born on May 5. After the two met in the first episode, they lived together in an apartment rented from their Irish landlady, Mrs. O'Reilly (Jane Morgan, Gloria Gordon). Irma's boyfriend Al (John Brown) was a deadbeat, barely on the right side of the law, who had not held a job in years. Only someone like Irma could love Al, whose nickname for Irma was "Chicken". Al had many crazy get-rich-quick schemes, which never worked. Al planned to marry Irma at some future date so she could support him. Professor Kropotkin (Hans Conried), the Russian violinist at the Princess Burlesque theater, lived upstairs. THIS EPISODE: January 20, 1952. "The Burglar" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Ennds, Eye-Gene. A burglar has taken Jane's new brooch. Alan Reed (?), Carl Caruso (announcer), Cathy Lewis, Cy Howard (writer, producer, director), Gloria Gordon, Hans Conried, John Brown, Leif Erickson, Lud Gluskin, Marie Wilson, Parke Levy (writer), Pat Burton (associate producer), Stanley Adams (writer). 30:32. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T07_56_48-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T07_56_48-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:56:48 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella al,boxcars711,camardella,cathy,comedy,drama,family,friend,funny,humor,irma,jane,joke,kids,laugh,lewis,marie,my,old,otr,professor,radio,wilson 1832 clean 57 The Burglar (Aired January 20, 1952) Dependable, level-headed Jane Stacy (Cathy Lewis, Diana Lynn) began each weekly radio program by narrating a misadventure of her innocent, bewildered roommate, Irma, a dim-bulb stenographer from Minnesota. The two central characters were in their mid-twenties. Irma had her 25th birthday in one episode; she was born on May 5. After the two met in the first episode, they lived together in an apartment rented from their Irish landlady, Mrs. O'Reilly (Jane Morgan, Gloria Gordon). Irma's boyfriend Al (John Brown) was a deadbeat, barely on the right side of the law, who had not held a job in years. Only someone like Irma could love Al, whose nickname for Irma was "Chicken". Al had many crazy get-rich-quick schemes, which never worked. Al planned to marry Irma at some future date so she could support him. Professor Kropotkin (Hans Conried), the Russian violinist at the Princess Burlesque theater, lived upstairs. THIS EPISODE: January 20, 1952. "The Burglar" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Ennds, Eye-Gene. A burglar has taken Jane's new brooch. Alan Reed (?), Carl Caruso (announcer), Cathy Lewis, Cy Howard (writer, producer, director), Gloria Gordon, Hans Conried, John Brown, Leif Erickson, Lud Gluskin, Marie Wilson, Parke Levy (writer), Pat Burton (associate producer), Stanley Adams (writer). 30:32. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Burglar (Aired January 20, 1952) Dependable, level-headed Jane Stacy (Cathy Lewis, Diana L...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Ice Man (Aired March 2, 1952)
Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "We are the Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". THIS EPISODE: March 2, 1952. NBC network. "The Ice Man". Sustaining. Based on the events of September 17, 1948. A strange burglar who eats before he robs and who wields a mean ice pick is finally tracked down by the Rangers. Joel McCrea, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Hal Gibney (announcer), Tony Barrett, Lillian Buyeff, Whitfield Connor, Parley Baer, Phil Harris (NBC promo), Alice Faye (NBC promo), Bill Forman (NBC promo), Jack Paar (NBC promo). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-13T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,frontier,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,joel,justice,kids,law,mccrea,old,otr,prison,radio,rangers,suspense,texas,western,wild 1790 clean 58 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Ice Man (Aired March 2, 1952) Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952. Movie star Joel McCrea starred as Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, who used the latest scientific techniques to identify the criminals and his faithful horse, Charcoal, to track them down. The shows were reenactments of actual Texas Ranger cases. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach, Sr., and was sponsored for part of its run by Wheaties. Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "We are the Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". THIS EPISODE: March 2, 1952. NBC network. "The Ice Man". Sustaining. Based on the events of September 17, 1948. A strange burglar who eats before he robs and who wields a mean ice pick is finally tracked down by the Rangers. Joel McCrea, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Hal Gibney (announcer), Tony Barrett, Lillian Buyeff, Whitfield Connor, Parley Baer, Phil Harris (NBC promo), Alice Faye (NBC promo), Bill Forman (NBC promo), Jack Paar (NBC promo). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Ice Man (Aired March 2, 1952) ...
The Red Ladies (Aired February 25, 1953)
Throughout most of the 1940's, Matt Cvetic worked as a volunteer undercover agent for the FBI, infiltrating the Communist Party in Pittsburgh. In 1949, his testimony helped to convict several top Party members of conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government. Cvetic sold his account to "The Saturday Evening Post" and it was serialized under the title "I Posed as a Communist for the FBI". It later became a best-selling book. In 1951, Warner Brothers released a film based on these accounts entitled "I Was A Communist For The FBI", starring with Frank Lovejoy as Cvetic. In 1952, in the midst of the Red scare of the 1950's, the Frederick W. Ziv Company produced the syndicated radio series with the same title as the movie. It was produced without assistance from the FBI, which refused to cooperate. I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California, with original episodes running from April 23, 1952 to October 14, 1953. Each episode ended with Dana Andrew's well-remembered words, ""I was a Communist for the FBI. I walk alone". The show had a budget of $12,000 a week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time. THIS EPISODE: February 25, 1953. Program #45. ZIV Syndication. "The Red Ladies". Commercials added locally. Cvetic is ordered to assist "The Woman's Peace League." The date is subject to correction. Dana Andrews, Truman Bradley (announcer). 26:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T19_19_50-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T19_19_50-07_00 Mon, 13 May 2013 02:19:50 GMT 2013-05-13 2013-05-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,american,andrews,boxcars711,camardella,communist,crime,cvetic,dana,drama,family,fbi,for,government,i,kids,law,matt,mystery,old,otr,radio,spy,states,suspense,undercover,united,us,was 1597 clean 59 The Red Ladies (Aired February 25, 1953) Throughout most of the 1940's, Matt Cvetic worked as a volunteer undercover agent for the FBI, infiltrating the Communist Party in Pittsburgh. In 1949, his testimony helped to convict several top Party members of conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government. Cvetic sold his account to "The Saturday Evening Post" and it was serialized under the title "I Posed as a Communist for the FBI". It later became a best-selling book. In 1951, Warner Brothers released a film based on these accounts entitled "I Was A Communist For The FBI", starring with Frank Lovejoy as Cvetic. In 1952, in the midst of the Red scare of the 1950's, the Frederick W. Ziv Company produced the syndicated radio series with the same title as the movie. It was produced without assistance from the FBI, which refused to cooperate. I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California, with original episodes running from April 23, 1952 to October 14, 1953. Each episode ended with Dana Andrew's well-remembered words, ""I was a Communist for the FBI. I walk alone". The show had a budget of $12,000 a week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time. THIS EPISODE: February 25, 1953. Program #45. ZIV Syndication. "The Red Ladies". Commercials added locally. Cvetic is ordered to assist "The Woman's Peace League." The date is subject to correction. Dana Andrews, Truman Bradley (announcer). 26:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Red Ladies (Aired February 25, 1953) Throughout most of the 1940's, Matt Cvetic worked as ...
The Shadow (Aired February 27, 1938)
One of the most popular radio shows in history debuted in August 1930 when "The Shadow" went on the air. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that "Detective Story" was soon renamed "The Shadow," and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series, which ran until 1954. A figure never seen, only heard, the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter. He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. Besides his tremendous strength, he could defy gravity, speak any language, unravel any code, and become invisible with his famous ability to "cloud men's minds." THIS EPISODE: February 27, 1938. Mutual network. "The Plot Murder". Sponsored by: Blue Coal. A hypnotist has sabotaged an aerial torpedo to destroy America's military experts. An early guided missile! The award given to the show by, "The American Police Review" is read on the air. Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Ken Roberts (announcer). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T16_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T16_00_00-07_00 Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT 2013-05-12 2013-05-12 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella action,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,cranston,crime,family,fiction,hero,johnstone,justice,kids,lamont,law,old,otr,police,powers,radio,science,scifi,shadow,supernatural,william 1760 clean 60 The Shadow (Aired February 27, 1938) One of the most popular radio shows in history debuted in August 1930 when "The Shadow" went on the air. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that "Detective Story" was soon renamed "The Shadow," and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series, which ran until 1954. A figure never seen, only heard, the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter. He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. Besides his tremendous strength, he could defy gravity, speak any language, unravel any code, and become invisible with his famous ability to "cloud men's minds." THIS EPISODE: February 27, 1938. Mutual network. "The Plot Murder". Sponsored by: Blue Coal. A hypnotist has sabotaged an aerial torpedo to destroy America's military experts. An early guided missile! The award given to the show by, "The American Police Review" is read on the air. Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Ken Roberts (announcer). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Shadow (Aired February 27, 1938) One of the most popular radio shows in history debuted in...
Geranium Plant (Aired May 15, 1949)
Pat Novak for Hire is set on the San Francisco, California waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Pat Novak is not a detective by trade. He owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money. Each episode of the program, particularly the Jack Webb episodes, follows the same basic formula; a foghorn sounds and Novak's footsteps are heard walking down the pier. He then pauses and begins with the line "Sure, I'm Pat Novak . . . for hire". The foghorn repeats and leads to the intro theme, during which Pat gives a monologue about the waterfront and his job renting boats. Jack Webb narrates the story as well as acts in it, as the titular character. Playing the cynic, he throws off lines such as "...about as smart as teaching a cooking class to a group of cannibals". He then introduces the trouble in which he finds himself this week. Typically, a person unknown to Pat asks him to do an unusual or risky job. Pat reluctantly accepts and finds himself in hot water in the form of an unexplained dead body. Police Inspector Hellman (played by Raymond Burr) arrives on the scene and pins the murder on Novak. With only circumstantial evidence to go on, Hellman promises to haul Novak in the next day for the crime. THIS EPISODE: May 15, 1949. Program #11. "Geranium Plant" - ABC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Patsy gets $50 for delivering a potted geranium, and an epidemic of the double-cross. Jack Webb, William P. Rousseau (producer), Tudor Owen, Basil Adlam (composer, conductor), Raymond Burr. 29:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T12_05_28-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T12_05_28-07_00 Sun, 12 May 2013 19:05:28 GMT 2013-05-12 2013-05-12 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,frank,investigation,jack,justice,kids,law,lovejoy,mystery,novak,old,otr,pat,police,radio,suspense,webb 1775 clean 61 Geranium Plant (Aired May 15, 1949) Pat Novak for Hire is set on the San Francisco, California waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, rough place where the main goal is survival. Pat Novak is not a detective by trade. He owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents out boats and does odd jobs to make money. Each episode of the program, particularly the Jack Webb episodes, follows the same basic formula; a foghorn sounds and Novak's footsteps are heard walking down the pier. He then pauses and begins with the line "Sure, I'm Pat Novak . . . for hire". The foghorn repeats and leads to the intro theme, during which Pat gives a monologue about the waterfront and his job renting boats. Jack Webb narrates the story as well as acts in it, as the titular character. Playing the cynic, he throws off lines such as "...about as smart as teaching a cooking class to a group of cannibals". He then introduces the trouble in which he finds himself this week. Typically, a person unknown to Pat asks him to do an unusual or risky job. Pat reluctantly accepts and finds himself in hot water in the form of an unexplained dead body. Police Inspector Hellman (played by Raymond Burr) arrives on the scene and pins the murder on Novak. With only circumstantial evidence to go on, Hellman promises to haul Novak in the next day for the crime. THIS EPISODE: May 15, 1949. Program #11. "Geranium Plant" - ABC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Patsy gets $50 for delivering a potted geranium, and an epidemic of the double-cross. Jack Webb, William P. Rousseau (producer), Tudor Owen, Basil Adlam (composer, conductor), Raymond Burr. 29:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Geranium Plant (Aired May 15, 1949) Pat Novak for Hire is set on the San Francisco, Californi...
Hiking Trip (Aired March 24, 1942)
Red Skelton was drafted in March 1944, and the popular series was discontinued June 6, 1944. Shipped overseas to serve with an Army entertainment unit as a private, Red Skelton had a nervous breakdown in Italy, spent three months in a hospital and was discharged in September, 1945. He once joked about his military career, "I was the only celebrity who went in and came out a private." On December 4, 1945, The Raleigh Cigarette Program resumed where it left off with Red Skelton introducing some new characters, including Bolivar Shagnasty and J. Newton Numbskull. Lurene Tuttle and Verna Felton appeared as Junior's mother and grandmother. David Forrester and David Rose led the orchestra, featuring vocalist Anita Ellis. The announcers were Pat McGeehan and Rod O'Connor. The series ended May 20, 1949 and Red moved to CBS to continue his radio career. THIS EPISODE: March 24, 1942. "Hiking Trip" - Red network. Sponsored by: Raleigh Cigarettes, Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco. The first tune is, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas." Red's opening monologue is about a picnic in the park. "Deadeye" starts Spring cleaning in his hideout. Clem Kadiddlehopper has just cleaned up his excursion boat. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid," and his mother start on Spring cleaning. Red Skelton, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, Harriet Hilliard, Wonderful Smith, Truman Bradley (anouncer), Del King (commercial spokesman). 31:51. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T07_00_00-07_00 Sun, 12 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-12 2013-05-12 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kid,kids,laugh,mcgeehan,mean,old,otr,pat,radio,red,skelton,smith,song,variety,widdle,wonderful 1911 clean 62 Hiking Trip (Aired March 24, 1942) Red Skelton was drafted in March 1944, and the popular series was discontinued June 6, 1944. Shipped overseas to serve with an Army entertainment unit as a private, Red Skelton had a nervous breakdown in Italy, spent three months in a hospital and was discharged in September, 1945. He once joked about his military career, "I was the only celebrity who went in and came out a private." On December 4, 1945, The Raleigh Cigarette Program resumed where it left off with Red Skelton introducing some new characters, including Bolivar Shagnasty and J. Newton Numbskull. Lurene Tuttle and Verna Felton appeared as Junior's mother and grandmother. David Forrester and David Rose led the orchestra, featuring vocalist Anita Ellis. The announcers were Pat McGeehan and Rod O'Connor. The series ended May 20, 1949 and Red moved to CBS to continue his radio career. THIS EPISODE: March 24, 1942. "Hiking Trip" - Red network. Sponsored by: Raleigh Cigarettes, Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco. The first tune is, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas." Red's opening monologue is about a picnic in the park. "Deadeye" starts Spring cleaning in his hideout. Clem Kadiddlehopper has just cleaned up his excursion boat. "Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid," and his mother start on Spring cleaning. Red Skelton, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, Harriet Hilliard, Wonderful Smith, Truman Bradley (anouncer), Del King (commercial spokesman). 31:51. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Hiking Trip (Aired March 24, 1942) Red Skelton was drafted in March 1944, and the popular seri...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Hoppy And The Iron Horse (Aired September 24, 1950)
The Mutual Broadcasting System began broadcasting a radio version of Hopalong Cassidy, with Andy Clyde (later George McMichael on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom The Real McCoys) as the sidekick, in January 1950; at the end of September, the show moved to CBS Radio, where it ran into 1952. Hopalong Cassidy also appeared on the cover of national magazines, such as Look, Life, and Time. Boyd earned millions as Hopalong ($800,000 in 1950 alone), mostly from merchandise licensing and endorsement deals. In 1950, Hopalong Cassidy was featured on the first lunch box to bear an image, causing sales for Aladdin Industries to jump from 50,000 units to 600,000 units in just one year. In stores, more than 100 companies in 1950 manufactured $70 million of Hopalong Cassidy products, including children's dinnerware, pillows, roller skates, soap, wristwatches, and jackknives. There was also a new demand for Hopalong Cassidy features in movie theaters, and Boyd licensed reissue distributor Film Classics to make new film prints and advertising accessories. THIS EPISODE: September 24, 1950. Program #39. Commodore syndication. "Hoppy and The Iron Horse". Commercials added locally. Lee Garvin introduces Hoppy to foul play on the railroad. William Boyd, Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (transcriber, producer), Tom Shirley (writer). 25:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-12T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 12 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-12 2013-05-12 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,andy,arrest,boxcars711,boyd,camardella,cassidy,clyde,crime,drama,family,gun,gunfighters,gunslingers,hopalong,hoppy,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,radio,suspense,western,william 1528 clean 63 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Hoppy And The Iron Horse (Aired September 24, 1950) The Mutual Broadcasting System began broadcasting a radio version of Hopalong Cassidy, with Andy Clyde (later George McMichael on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom The Real McCoys) as the sidekick, in January 1950; at the end of September, the show moved to CBS Radio, where it ran into 1952. Hopalong Cassidy also appeared on the cover of national magazines, such as Look, Life, and Time. Boyd earned millions as Hopalong ($800,000 in 1950 alone), mostly from merchandise licensing and endorsement deals. In 1950, Hopalong Cassidy was featured on the first lunch box to bear an image, causing sales for Aladdin Industries to jump from 50,000 units to 600,000 units in just one year. In stores, more than 100 companies in 1950 manufactured $70 million of Hopalong Cassidy products, including children's dinnerware, pillows, roller skates, soap, wristwatches, and jackknives. There was also a new demand for Hopalong Cassidy features in movie theaters, and Boyd licensed reissue distributor Film Classics to make new film prints and advertising accessories. THIS EPISODE: September 24, 1950. Program #39. Commodore syndication. "Hoppy and The Iron Horse". Commercials added locally. Lee Garvin introduces Hoppy to foul play on the railroad. William Boyd, Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (transcriber, producer), Tom Shirley (writer). 25:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Hoppy And The Iron Horse (Aired September 24, 1...
Drunk & Bridge Jumper (Aired October 21, 1954)
Before the "Reality TV", there was "Reality Radio" and Night Watch was there. This show is a straight crime documentary with no music, sound effects, or actors. Police reporter Don Reid rode in a prowl car on the night shift with officers from the Culver City, California police department. While wearing a hidden microphone, he captures the sounds and voices of real life drama. From the worried child to the hardened criminal, their stories come through loud and clear. The names were changed to protect identities, but everything else in this gripping series is real. THIS EPISODE: October 21, 1954. "Drunk & Bridge Jumper" - CBS network. Sustaining. A drunk who tried to kick Don Reed in the teeth last night, has returned to the police station voluntarily. Donn Reed (police recorder), W. N. Hildebrand (Chief of Police), Sterling Tracy (producer, director), Jim Headlock (producer), Ron Perkins (technical advisor). 27:305. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T19_00_00-07_00 Sun, 12 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-05-12 2013-05-12 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella action,actual,adventure,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,hildebrand,justice,kids,law,mystery,n.,night,nightwatch,old,otr,police,radio,real,reality,w.,watch 1625 clean 64 Drunk & Bridge Jumper (Aired October 21, 1954) Before the "Reality TV", there was "Reality Radio" and Night Watch was there. This show is a straight crime documentary with no music, sound effects, or actors. Police reporter Don Reid rode in a prowl car on the night shift with officers from the Culver City, California police department. While wearing a hidden microphone, he captures the sounds and voices of real life drama. From the worried child to the hardened criminal, their stories come through loud and clear. The names were changed to protect identities, but everything else in this gripping series is real. THIS EPISODE: October 21, 1954. "Drunk & Bridge Jumper" - CBS network. Sustaining. A drunk who tried to kick Don Reed in the teeth last night, has returned to the police station voluntarily. Donn Reed (police recorder), W. N. Hildebrand (Chief of Police), Sterling Tracy (producer, director), Jim Headlock (producer), Ron Perkins (technical advisor). 27:305. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Drunk & Bridge Jumper (Aired October 21, 1954) Before the "Reality TV", there was "Reality Rad...
Murder In The Snow (Aired February 1, 1949)
Big Town is a radio show that aired from 1937 to 1952. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick Lorelei Kilbourne, with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. Edward J. Pawley portrayed Wilson from 1942 until 1952 when Walter Greaza was heard as Wilson in the final episodes in the radio series. When Big Town moved to television, the program was telecast live, but in 1952 the production switched to film after the move from New York City to Hollywood. The television series ran on CBS from 1950 through 1954, continuing on NBC from 1955 through 1956. Repeat episodes aired on the DuMont Network (under the title City Assignment) while Big Town was still showing first-run episodes on CBS. Reruns were also shown under the titles Heart of the City, Headline and Byline Steve Wilson. THIS EPISODE: February 1, 1949. NBC network. "Murder In The Snow". Sponsored by: Lifebuoy Snow, Rinso. Screen star Linda Lane is going to tell the grand jury what she knows about the narcotics business in Big Town. Steve Wilson and his friends battle a snow storm to reach a train...but arrive too late! Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon, Jerry McGill (writer, producer), Dwight Weist (narrator). 28:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T15_03_39-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T15_03_39-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 22:03:39 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,big,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,edward,family,g.,investigate,justice,kids,law,mystery,news,newspaper,old,otr,police,radio,reporter,robinson,suspense,town 1717 clean 65 Murder In The Snow (Aired February 1, 1949) Big Town is a radio show that aired from 1937 to 1952. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson from 1937 to 1942. Claire Trevor was Wilson's society editor sidekick Lorelei Kilbourne, with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1940. Edward J. Pawley portrayed Wilson from 1942 until 1952 when Walter Greaza was heard as Wilson in the final episodes in the radio series. When Big Town moved to television, the program was telecast live, but in 1952 the production switched to film after the move from New York City to Hollywood. The television series ran on CBS from 1950 through 1954, continuing on NBC from 1955 through 1956. Repeat episodes aired on the DuMont Network (under the title City Assignment) while Big Town was still showing first-run episodes on CBS. Reruns were also shown under the titles Heart of the City, Headline and Byline Steve Wilson. THIS EPISODE: February 1, 1949. NBC network. "Murder In The Snow". Sponsored by: Lifebuoy Snow, Rinso. Screen star Linda Lane is going to tell the grand jury what she knows about the narcotics business in Big Town. Steve Wilson and his friends battle a snow storm to reach a train...but arrive too late! Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon, Jerry McGill (writer, producer), Dwight Weist (narrator). 28:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder In The Snow (Aired February 1, 1949) Big Town is a radio show that aired from 1937 to 1...
Bomb On The Denver Plane (Aired September 4, 1952)
Broadcast on NBC, Night Beat ran from 1949 to 1952 and starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star looking for human interest stories. He met an assortment of people, most of them with a problem, many of them scared, and sometimes he was able to help them, sometimes he wasn’t. It is generally regarded as a ‘quality’ show and it stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962) isn’t remembered today, but he was a powerful and believable actor with a strong delivery, and his portrayal of Randy Stone as tough guy with humanity was perfect. The scripts were excellent, given that they had to pack in a lot in a short time, and there was a good supporting cast, orchestra, and sound effects. ‘The Slasher’, broadcast on 10 November 1950, the last show of season one, has a very loosely Ripper-derived plot in which Stone searches for an artist. Supporting actors included Parley Baer, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene Tuttle and Martha Wentworth. THIS EPISODE: September 4, 1952. "Bomb On The Denver Plane" - NBC network. Sustaining. Randy Stone receives a tip that a bomb has been planted on a DC-4 airliner enroute to Denver. His warning saves all the passengers aboard the plane, the the man who planted the bomb must be found. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Joan Banks, Paul Frees, Stan Waxman, Lou Rusoff (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), John Stevenson, Sandra Gould. 28:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T11_12_27-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T11_12_27-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:12:27 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,beat,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,frank,investigation,jail,justice,kids,lovejoy,mystery,newspaper,night,old,otr,police,radio,randy,star,stone,suspense,times 1736 clean 66 Bomb On The Denver Plane (Aired September 4, 1952) Broadcast on NBC, Night Beat ran from 1949 to 1952 and starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star looking for human interest stories. He met an assortment of people, most of them with a problem, many of them scared, and sometimes he was able to help them, sometimes he wasn’t. It is generally regarded as a ‘quality’ show and it stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962) isn’t remembered today, but he was a powerful and believable actor with a strong delivery, and his portrayal of Randy Stone as tough guy with humanity was perfect. The scripts were excellent, given that they had to pack in a lot in a short time, and there was a good supporting cast, orchestra, and sound effects. ‘The Slasher’, broadcast on 10 November 1950, the last show of season one, has a very loosely Ripper-derived plot in which Stone searches for an artist. Supporting actors included Parley Baer, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene Tuttle and Martha Wentworth. THIS EPISODE: September 4, 1952. "Bomb On The Denver Plane" - NBC network. Sustaining. Randy Stone receives a tip that a bomb has been planted on a DC-4 airliner enroute to Denver. His warning saves all the passengers aboard the plane, the the man who planted the bomb must be found. Frank Lovejoy, Warren Lewis (writer, producer, director), Joan Banks, Paul Frees, Stan Waxman, Lou Rusoff (writer), Robert Armbruster (music), John Stevenson, Sandra Gould. 28:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Bomb On The Denver Plane (Aired September 4, 1952) Broadcast on NBC, Night Beat ran from 1949 ...
The Hotel House Detective(Aired September 29, 1944)
Amos 'n' Andy was officially transferred by NBC from the Blue Network to the Red Network in 1935, although the vast majority of stations carrying the show remained the same. Several months later, Gosden and Correll moved production of the show from NBC's Merchandise Mart studios in Chicago to Hollywood. After a long and successful run with Pepsodent, the program changed sponsors in 1938 to Campbell's Soup; because of Campbell's closer relationship with CBS, the series switched to that network on April 3, 1939. In 1943, after 4,091 episodes, the radio program went from a 15-minute CBS weekday dramatic serial to an NBC half-hour weekly comedy. While the five-a-week show often had a quiet, easygoing feeling, the new version was a full-fledged sitcom in the Hollywood sense, with a regular studio audience (for the first time in the show's history) and an orchestra. More outside actors, including many African American comedy professionals, were brought in to fill out the cast. THIS EPISODE: September 29, 1944. "The Hotel House Detective" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Rinso. The Kingfish gets Andy a job in a hotel as a bell-hop, but Andy thinks he's a private detective and solves a big robbery. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Sydney Greenstreet (guest), Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 26:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T07_00_00-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella amos,andy,boxcars711,camardella,charles,comedy,correll,drama,family,freeman,funny,gosden,harlow,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,wilcox 1609 clean 67 The Hotel House Detective(Aired September 29, 1944) Amos 'n' Andy was officially transferred by NBC from the Blue Network to the Red Network in 1935, although the vast majority of stations carrying the show remained the same. Several months later, Gosden and Correll moved production of the show from NBC's Merchandise Mart studios in Chicago to Hollywood. After a long and successful run with Pepsodent, the program changed sponsors in 1938 to Campbell's Soup; because of Campbell's closer relationship with CBS, the series switched to that network on April 3, 1939. In 1943, after 4,091 episodes, the radio program went from a 15-minute CBS weekday dramatic serial to an NBC half-hour weekly comedy. While the five-a-week show often had a quiet, easygoing feeling, the new version was a full-fledged sitcom in the Hollywood sense, with a regular studio audience (for the first time in the show's history) and an orchestra. More outside actors, including many African American comedy professionals, were brought in to fill out the cast. THIS EPISODE: September 29, 1944. "The Hotel House Detective" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Rinso. The Kingfish gets Andy a job in a hotel as a bell-hop, but Andy thinks he's a private detective and solves a big robbery. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Sydney Greenstreet (guest), Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 26:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Hotel House Detective(Aired September 29, 1944) Amos 'n' Andy was officially transferred b...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Wailing Gold Mine (Aired October 30, 1952)
Rogers and Evans were also well known as advocates for adoption and as founders and operators of children's charities. They adopted several children. Both were outspoken Christians. In Apple Valley, California, where they made their home, numerous streets and highways as well as civic buildings have been named after them in recognition of their efforts on behalf of homeless and handicapped children. Roy was an active Freemason and a Shriner, and was noted for his support of their charities. Roy and Dale's famous theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Dale and they sang as a duet to sign off their television show.In the fall of 1962, the couple co-hosted a comedy-western-variety program, The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show, aired on ABC. It was cancelled after three months, losing in the ratings to The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS. He also made numerous cameo or guest appearances on other popular television shows, starring as himself or other cowboy-type characters, such as in "The Bushwackers" a season one episode of Wonder Woman. Rogers also owned a Hollywood production company which handled his own series. It also filmed other undertakings, including the 1955-1956 CBS western series Brave Eagle starring Keith Larsen as a young peaceful Cheyenne chief, Kim Winona as Morning Star, his romantic interest, and the Hopi Indian Anthony Numkena as Keena, Brave Eagle's foster son. THIS EPISODE: October 30, 1952. "The Wailing Gold Mine" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Post Cereals (pop-out trading cards premium). Dale buys a map of a gold mine from "Nugget Norman." It leads to, The Wailing Gold Mine. Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Ben Welden, Cliff Arquette, Dale Evans, Fran Van Hartesfeldt (writer), Frank Hemingway, Milton Charles, Pat Brady, Roy Rogers. 26:21. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-11T03_00_00-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,dale,drama,evans,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,rogers,roy,shooter,six,song,western 1581 clean 68 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Wailing Gold Mine (Aired October 30, 1952) Rogers and Evans were also well known as advocates for adoption and as founders and operators of children's charities. They adopted several children. Both were outspoken Christians. In Apple Valley, California, where they made their home, numerous streets and highways as well as civic buildings have been named after them in recognition of their efforts on behalf of homeless and handicapped children. Roy was an active Freemason and a Shriner, and was noted for his support of their charities. Roy and Dale's famous theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Dale and they sang as a duet to sign off their television show.In the fall of 1962, the couple co-hosted a comedy-western-variety program, The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show, aired on ABC. It was cancelled after three months, losing in the ratings to The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS. He also made numerous cameo or guest appearances on other popular television shows, starring as himself or other cowboy-type characters, such as in "The Bushwackers" a season one episode of Wonder Woman. Rogers also owned a Hollywood production company which handled his own series. It also filmed other undertakings, including the 1955-1956 CBS western series Brave Eagle starring Keith Larsen as a young peaceful Cheyenne chief, Kim Winona as Morning Star, his romantic interest, and the Hopi Indian Anthony Numkena as Keena, Brave Eagle's foster son. THIS EPISODE: October 30, 1952. "The Wailing Gold Mine" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Post Cereals (pop-out trading cards premium). Dale buys a map of a gold mine from "Nugget Norman." It leads to, The Wailing Gold Mine. Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Ben Welden, Cliff Arquette, Dale Evans, Fran Van Hartesfeldt (writer), Frank Hemingway, Milton Charles, Pat Brady, Roy Rogers. 26:21. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Wailing Gold Mine (Aired October 30, 1952) ...
Murder In Vienna (Aired March 26, 1952)
The Silent Men, an old time radio show which starred Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who played the part of "Special Agents of all branches of the federal government who daily risk their lives to protect the lives of all of us". Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was a great pick for an actor to play in this series. He himself, had been involved in numerous operations, mostly secret, prior to and during World War II. Fairbanks worked for the US State Department prior to World War II, primarily in South American Countries. During World War II he worked with General Mountbatten's special ops units. These units were highly classified and involved counter-intelligence and Psychological Ops units. During the war he was also decorated a number of times. So when it came time to pitch the series to NBC, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. had an easy time. The post WWII radio audience was hungry to hear of the exploits of Federal Agents of all branches of government, Guys who carried a shield, but because of the sensitive nature of their work, were rarely, if ever, honored. Not just CIA or FBI agents, but postal inspectors, immigration service agents, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, they were all highlighted in this action packed series. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. played the part each week of one of these special operatives. Show Notes From Eddie's Old Time Radio. THIS EPISODE: March 26, 1952. NBC network. "Murder In Vienna". Sustaining. Not auditioned. A story about the Soviet Union's desperate attempts to re-arm, at American expense. The system cue has been deleted. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Don Stanley (announcer), Warren Lewis (writer, director, producer), Lou Rusoff (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Joan Banks, Lou Merrill, Jeff Corey, Elaine Welch, Nestor Paiva. 29:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T20_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T20_00_00-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 03:00:00 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agents,boxcars711,camardella,covert,crime,douglas,drama,fairbanks,family,federal,government,ii,intrigue,jr,justice,kids,law,men,mystery,old,otr,radio,silent,spy,suspense,war,world 1751 clean 69 Murder In Vienna (Aired March 26, 1952) The Silent Men, an old time radio show which starred Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who played the part of "Special Agents of all branches of the federal government who daily risk their lives to protect the lives of all of us". Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was a great pick for an actor to play in this series. He himself, had been involved in numerous operations, mostly secret, prior to and during World War II. Fairbanks worked for the US State Department prior to World War II, primarily in South American Countries. During World War II he worked with General Mountbatten's special ops units. These units were highly classified and involved counter-intelligence and Psychological Ops units. During the war he was also decorated a number of times. So when it came time to pitch the series to NBC, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. had an easy time. The post WWII radio audience was hungry to hear of the exploits of Federal Agents of all branches of government, Guys who carried a shield, but because of the sensitive nature of their work, were rarely, if ever, honored. Not just CIA or FBI agents, but postal inspectors, immigration service agents, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, they were all highlighted in this action packed series. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. played the part each week of one of these special operatives. Show Notes From Eddie's Old Time Radio. THIS EPISODE: March 26, 1952. NBC network. "Murder In Vienna". Sustaining. Not auditioned. A story about the Soviet Union's desperate attempts to re-arm, at American expense. The system cue has been deleted. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Don Stanley (announcer), Warren Lewis (writer, director, producer), Lou Rusoff (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Joan Banks, Lou Merrill, Jeff Corey, Elaine Welch, Nestor Paiva. 29:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder In Vienna (Aired March 26, 1952) The Silent Men, an old time radio show which starred D...
City Of The Dead (Ep.9 to End) 02-19-46
Adventures by Morse was a syndicated adventure series produced, written and directed by Carlton E. Morse shortly after NBC canceled his I Love a Mystery series. Captain Bart Friday was a globe-trotting San Francisco-based private investigator, portrayed during the series by Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson. Friday's sidekick from Texas, Skip Turner, was played mostly by Jack Edwards and occasionally by Barton Yarborough. The tales covered such areas as espionage, kidnapping and murder, along with secret Nazi bases, snake worshipers and voodoo. The episodes (and two sales pitches) were produced in the mid-1940s. Dates of production and the earliest broadcasts are uncertain: several Internet sites mention that the entire series was broadcast in 1944, but in the final two chapters of It's Dismal to Die, it is clearly stated that the Second World War has ended. Advertisements have been found for broadcasts in 1946 and 1949. The series was presented in 13-episode blocks (each containing two stories), with each ten-chapter story ending with a teaser for the following three-chapter story.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T17_32_36-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T17_32_36-07_00 Sat, 11 May 2013 00:32:36 GMT 2013-05-11 2013-05-11 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 2006 clean 70 City Of The Dead (Ep.9 to End) 02-19-46 Adventures by Morse was a syndicated adventure series produced, written and directed by Carlton E. Morse shortly after NBC canceled his I Love a Mystery series. Captain Bart Friday was a globe-trotting San Francisco-based private investigator, portrayed during the series by Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson. Friday's sidekick from Texas, Skip Turner, was played mostly by Jack Edwards and occasionally by Barton Yarborough. The tales covered such areas as espionage, kidnapping and murder, along with secret Nazi bases, snake worshipers and voodoo. The episodes (and two sales pitches) were produced in the mid-1940s. Dates of production and the earliest broadcasts are uncertain: several Internet sites mention that the entire series was broadcast in 1944, but in the final two chapters of It's Dismal to Die, it is clearly stated that the Second World War has ended. Advertisements have been found for broadcasts in 1946 and 1949. The series was presented in 13-episode blocks (each containing two stories), with each ten-chapter story ending with a teaser for the following three-chapter story. City Of The Dead (Ep.9 to End) 02-19-46 Adventures by Morse was a syndicated adventure series ...
The Deadly Frame (Aired July 20, 1950)
Bill Johnstone gives his usual solid performance as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie of the San Francisco Police Department. He's aided for the first year of the run by the equally solid Wally Maher, with his gritty, sardonic voice characterizations. The stellar list of non-recurring talent represents some of the most respected names in Radio--and Television: Raymond Burr, Jay Novello, Joe Kearns, Elliott Lewis, Virginia Gregg, Ed Begley, Bill Bouchey, Herb Butterfield, Barton Yarborough, Wilms Herbert, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Howard McNear and Bill Conrad. It just doesn't get better than that. The premise of each episode is prefaced with a gritty, highly realistic line-up, replete with background atomospherics and actors realistically speaking over each other, but with an underlying investigation--or two--under discussion below the background noise of the introductory line-up and exposition. The subject matter of each episode was hard-hitting, often harsh, but highly realistic criminal sub-plots. THIS EPISODE: July 20, 1950. "The Deadly Frame" - CBS network. Sustaining. Eddie Gaynor has been framed for the murder of Johnny Taranto, and Eddie's no choir boy either! After Eddie is sprung on a writ, his body is found the next morning. Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), William Johnstone, Wally Maher, Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Virginia Gregg, Howard McNear, Junius Matthews, Edgar Barrier, Tony Barrett, Paul Frees, Clayton Post. 29:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T15_10_23-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T15_10_23-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 22:10:23 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella action,adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,drama,family,investigate,jail,johnstone,justice,kids,lineup,maher,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,real,suspense,wally,william 1767 clean 71 The Deadly Frame (Aired July 20, 1950) Bill Johnstone gives his usual solid performance as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie of the San Francisco Police Department. He's aided for the first year of the run by the equally solid Wally Maher, with his gritty, sardonic voice characterizations. The stellar list of non-recurring talent represents some of the most respected names in Radio--and Television: Raymond Burr, Jay Novello, Joe Kearns, Elliott Lewis, Virginia Gregg, Ed Begley, Bill Bouchey, Herb Butterfield, Barton Yarborough, Wilms Herbert, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Howard McNear and Bill Conrad. It just doesn't get better than that. The premise of each episode is prefaced with a gritty, highly realistic line-up, replete with background atomospherics and actors realistically speaking over each other, but with an underlying investigation--or two--under discussion below the background noise of the introductory line-up and exposition. The subject matter of each episode was hard-hitting, often harsh, but highly realistic criminal sub-plots. THIS EPISODE: July 20, 1950. "The Deadly Frame" - CBS network. Sustaining. Eddie Gaynor has been framed for the murder of Johnny Taranto, and Eddie's no choir boy either! After Eddie is sprung on a writ, his body is found the next morning. Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), William Johnstone, Wally Maher, Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), Virginia Gregg, Howard McNear, Junius Matthews, Edgar Barrier, Tony Barrett, Paul Frees, Clayton Post. 29:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Deadly Frame (Aired July 20, 1950) Bill Johnstone gives his usual solid performance as Li...
Two Came Back (Aired August 4, 1950)
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950. Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by Paul Frees and William Conrad: “Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!” Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add: "We offer you... Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!" Of the more than 230 Escape episodes, most have survived in good condition. Many story premises, both originals and adaptations, involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits, and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense. THIS EPISODE: August 4, 1950. CBS network. "Two Came Back". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. The eternal triangle thrives, even in the jungles of New Guinea with murderous head hunters, and a half million dollar in pure gold. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on June 5, 1960. William N. Robson (producer, director), Stacy Harris. 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T11_00_00-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,cannibal,drama,escape,family,fiction,jungle,kid,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,suspense,thriller 1770 clean 72 Two Came Back (Aired August 4, 1950) Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adventure, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950. Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by Paul Frees and William Conrad: “Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!” Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add: "We offer you... Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!" Of the more than 230 Escape episodes, most have survived in good condition. Many story premises, both originals and adaptations, involved a protagonist in dire life-or-death straits, and the series featured more science fiction and supernatural tales than Suspense. THIS EPISODE: August 4, 1950. CBS network. "Two Came Back". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. The eternal triangle thrives, even in the jungles of New Guinea with murderous head hunters, and a half million dollar in pure gold. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on June 5, 1960. William N. Robson (producer, director), Stacy Harris. 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Two Came Back (Aired August 4, 1950) Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high adven...
That's A Horse On You (Aired October 2, 1953)
As both Phil and Alice were known singers, there were two musical numbers in each show, and they were always for real, except some of Phil's, which were for laughs. But Phil's band gave much more than music to the show. Frankie Remley was the band's left handed guitar player, with a sardonic sense of humor out of left field. The character was first done on The Jack Benny Show, and, of course, now on a show about the band itself, Frankie was even more obnoxious. Famed radio actor Elliott Lewis played him with relish. In fact, later in the run they actually started calling the character Elliott! (Elliott Lewis changes his name on the show from Frankie Remly to Elliott because Harris stopped leading Jack Benny's band--so he wasn't connected to Remly any more. THIS EPISODE: October 2, 1953. NBC network. Sponsored by: RCA. Phil buys a horse! "A Day At Santa Anita," or "That's A Horse On You." Phil sings, "Dig For Your Dinner." The program was recorded September 19, 1953. Unedited tape. Alice Faye, Anne Whitfield, Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Edward James (writer), Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roos, John Hubbard, Phil Harris, Ray Singer (writer), Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Walter Tetley. 34:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T07_00_00-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alice,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,faye,funny,harris,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,phil,radio,song,variety 2051 clean 73 That's A Horse On You (Aired October 2, 1953) As both Phil and Alice were known singers, there were two musical numbers in each show, and they were always for real, except some of Phil's, which were for laughs. But Phil's band gave much more than music to the show. Frankie Remley was the band's left handed guitar player, with a sardonic sense of humor out of left field. The character was first done on The Jack Benny Show, and, of course, now on a show about the band itself, Frankie was even more obnoxious. Famed radio actor Elliott Lewis played him with relish. In fact, later in the run they actually started calling the character Elliott! (Elliott Lewis changes his name on the show from Frankie Remly to Elliott because Harris stopped leading Jack Benny's band--so he wasn't connected to Remly any more. THIS EPISODE: October 2, 1953. NBC network. Sponsored by: RCA. Phil buys a horse! "A Day At Santa Anita," or "That's A Horse On You." Phil sings, "Dig For Your Dinner." The program was recorded September 19, 1953. Unedited tape. Alice Faye, Anne Whitfield, Bill Forman (announcer), Dick Chevillat (writer), Edward James (writer), Elliott Lewis, Jeanine Roos, John Hubbard, Phil Harris, Ray Singer (writer), Walter Scharf and His Orchestra, Walter Tetley. 34:11. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. That's A Horse On You (Aired October 2, 1953) As both Phil and Alice were known singers, there...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Fort Disaster (Aired June 6, 1953)
Frontier Town will forever reside in that twilight of the Western genre of Golden Age Radio--between the highly self-conscious adult Westerns of the mid- to late-1950s and the rock'em, sock'em, shoot-em-up juvenile adventure Westerns of the 1930s and 1940s. It's obvious from this series that Radio westerns were beginning to lean in an adult direction--but not without some kicking and screaming in the process. Radio's Gunsmoke was already in development and Television was making impressive inroads into Radio's commercial audience. With hundreds of Hopalong Cassidy and other western hero film reruns airing night and day over Television, the race was on to find a more rivetting format for the great American western. Jeff Chandler opens the series billed as 'Tex' Chandler, in the role of Chad Remington. He acquires a sidekick in Episode #1: a garrulous quasi-scoundrel by the name of Cherokee O'Bannon, a man of obvious mixed breeding--and morals. Cherokee O'Bannon is portrayed by Wade Crosby in a somewhat over the top rendition of W.C. Fields. The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-10T03_00_00-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cowboy,crime,crosby,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,town,wade,western 1751 clean 74 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Fort Disaster (Aired June 6, 1953) Frontier Town will forever reside in that twilight of the Western genre of Golden Age Radio--between the highly self-conscious adult Westerns of the mid- to late-1950s and the rock'em, sock'em, shoot-em-up juvenile adventure Westerns of the 1930s and 1940s. It's obvious from this series that Radio westerns were beginning to lean in an adult direction--but not without some kicking and screaming in the process. Radio's Gunsmoke was already in development and Television was making impressive inroads into Radio's commercial audience. With hundreds of Hopalong Cassidy and other western hero film reruns airing night and day over Television, the race was on to find a more rivetting format for the great American western. Jeff Chandler opens the series billed as 'Tex' Chandler, in the role of Chad Remington. He acquires a sidekick in Episode #1: a garrulous quasi-scoundrel by the name of Cherokee O'Bannon, a man of obvious mixed breeding--and morals. Cherokee O'Bannon is portrayed by Wade Crosby in a somewhat over the top rendition of W.C. Fields. The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Fort Disaster (Aired June 6, 1953) Frontier Tow...
Close Shave (Aired May 14, 1948)
Although Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Molle Shaving Cream, other sponsors (such as Bayer Aspirin, Ironized Yeast, Phillips Milk of Magnesia) also sponsored the program. Sometimes, when it was not sponsored by Molle, the program was called "Mystery Theater". The show was first heard on NBC, on 9/7/43. Time slot was originally Sunday nights at 9:00 PM, but was later moved to Tuesday at 9:00 PM, and Friday at 10:00 PM. In 1948, the show moved to CBS (Tues, 8:00 PM), and in 1951, it moved to ABC, where it was called "Mark Sabre", and heard on Wednesdays at either 8:00 PM or 9:30 PM. The shows were tight and tension filled, with a fine orchestra score and solid production values. Classic tales from well-known authors, as well as modern unknowns were presented, and the endings were often twists or shockers. THIS EPISODE: May 14, 1948. NBC network. "Close Shave". Sponsored by: Molle, Double Danderine, Ironized Yeast. A girl's no-good boyfriend gets her to steal the company's payroll, but botches his attempt to kill her. Kay Stevens, Bernard Lenrow (host, as "Geoffrey Barnes"), Dan Seymour, George Putnam (announcer). 29:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T23_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T23_00_00-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bernard,boxcars711,camardella,crime,death,drama,family,justice,kids,killer,law,lenrow,molle,murder,mystery,old,otr,radio,suspense,theater,thriller 1762 clean 75 Close Shave (Aired May 14, 1948) Although Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Molle Shaving Cream, other sponsors (such as Bayer Aspirin, Ironized Yeast, Phillips Milk of Magnesia) also sponsored the program. Sometimes, when it was not sponsored by Molle, the program was called "Mystery Theater". The show was first heard on NBC, on 9/7/43. Time slot was originally Sunday nights at 9:00 PM, but was later moved to Tuesday at 9:00 PM, and Friday at 10:00 PM. In 1948, the show moved to CBS (Tues, 8:00 PM), and in 1951, it moved to ABC, where it was called "Mark Sabre", and heard on Wednesdays at either 8:00 PM or 9:30 PM. The shows were tight and tension filled, with a fine orchestra score and solid production values. Classic tales from well-known authors, as well as modern unknowns were presented, and the endings were often twists or shockers. THIS EPISODE: May 14, 1948. NBC network. "Close Shave". Sponsored by: Molle, Double Danderine, Ironized Yeast. A girl's no-good boyfriend gets her to steal the company's payroll, but botches his attempt to kill her. Kay Stevens, Bernard Lenrow (host, as "Geoffrey Barnes"), Dan Seymour, George Putnam (announcer). 29:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Close Shave (Aired May 14, 1948) Although Molle Mystery Theatre was initially sponsored by Mol...
City Of The Dead (Ep.5 to 8) 02-19-46
From January 16, 1939 to January 26, 1952, stories from the pen of Carlton E. Morse graced the airwaves. The main ones remembered are One Man's Family, I Love A Mystery and Adventures By Morse. Adventures By Morse related the escapades of Captain Bart Friday and Skip Turner, two San Francisco private investigators. Friday was a no-nonsense type, raised in the California. Turner was quite a bit the lady's man, complete with a laconic Southern accent. Their occasional work for U.S. Military Intelligence takes them around the globe. The series consisted of eight serials that ran from October 26, 1944 to October 18, 1945. The first serial, "City of the Dead", consisted of 10 episodes. The second serial was done in 3 episodes. The remainder of the series alternated between 10 and 3 30-minute episodes. The adventures cover the world as well as the world of adventure. They take place on a South Pacific island, South America, Cambodia and South Carolina plus other locations. They deal with murder, espionage, Nazis secret bases, kidnappers, voodoo and even snake worshippers. If you're looking for adventure, you'll find it here.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T19_00_00-07_00 Fri, 10 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-05-10 2013-05-10 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 4265 clean 76 City Of The Dead (Ep.5 to 8) 02-19-46 From January 16, 1939 to January 26, 1952, stories from the pen of Carlton E. Morse graced the airwaves. The main ones remembered are One Man's Family, I Love A Mystery and Adventures By Morse. Adventures By Morse related the escapades of Captain Bart Friday and Skip Turner, two San Francisco private investigators. Friday was a no-nonsense type, raised in the California. Turner was quite a bit the lady's man, complete with a laconic Southern accent. Their occasional work for U.S. Military Intelligence takes them around the globe. The series consisted of eight serials that ran from October 26, 1944 to October 18, 1945. The first serial, "City of the Dead", consisted of 10 episodes. The second serial was done in 3 episodes. The remainder of the series alternated between 10 and 3 30-minute episodes. The adventures cover the world as well as the world of adventure. They take place on a South Pacific island, South America, Cambodia and South Carolina plus other locations. They deal with murder, espionage, Nazis secret bases, kidnappers, voodoo and even snake worshippers. If you're looking for adventure, you'll find it here. City Of The Dead (Ep.5 to 8) 02-19-46 From January 16, 1939 to January 26, 1952, stories from ...
In The Dark (Aired February 7, 1943)
The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer. THIS EPISODE: February 7, 1943. CBS network. "In The Dark". Sustaining. A good murder story about a blind man and his unfaithful wife aboard their yacht. Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), J. Donald Wilson (writer, director). 29:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T16_28_25-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T16_28_25-07_00 Thu, 09 May 2013 23:28:25 GMT 2013-05-09 2013-05-09 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,death,drama,family,fate,joseph,justice,kearns,kids,killer,murder,mystery,old,otr,radio,revenge,suspense,thriller,whistler 1765 clean 77 In The Dark (Aired February 7, 1943) The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer. THIS EPISODE: February 7, 1943. CBS network. "In The Dark". Sustaining. A good murder story about a blind man and his unfaithful wife aboard their yacht. Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), J. Donald Wilson (writer, director). 29:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. In The Dark (Aired February 7, 1943) The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dram...
Who Is Sylvia (Aired November 22, 1948)
Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954). Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: "Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine." Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encounted Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955. John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter on the organ. THIS EPISODE: November 22, 1948. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Who Is Sylvia?". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. A wealthy man with a very beautiful wife commits suicide. This is very fishy as Sylvia is some lady! The middle commercial has been deleted. Bud Hiestand (announcer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), David Victor (writer), Herbert Little Jr. (writer), Wally Maher, Frances Chaney, George Neise, Bob Bailey, Frances Robinson, Fred Howard, Luis Van Rooten, Ken Christy. 28:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T13_56_39-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T13_56_39-07_00 Thu, 09 May 2013 20:56:39 GMT 2013-05-09 2013-05-09 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,bailey,bob,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,do,drama,family,george,investigation,it,jail,justice,kids,law,let,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense,valentine 1691 clean 78 Who Is Sylvia (Aired November 22, 1948) Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954). Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: "Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine." Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encounted Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955. John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter on the organ. THIS EPISODE: November 22, 1948. Mutual-Don Lee network. "Who Is Sylvia?". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. A wealthy man with a very beautiful wife commits suicide. This is very fishy as Sylvia is some lady! The middle commercial has been deleted. Bud Hiestand (announcer), Don Clark (director), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, conductor), David Victor (writer), Herbert Little Jr. (writer), Wally Maher, Frances Chaney, George Neise, Bob Bailey, Frances Robinson, Fred Howard, Luis Van Rooten, Ken Christy. 28:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Who Is Sylvia (Aired November 22, 1948) Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by ...
Special Guest Is Lucille Ball (Aired April 3, 1949)
Martin was thrilled to be out of New York City, a place he had developed a lifelong hatred for. He liked the fact that California, because of its earthquakes, had few tall buildings. Suffering as he did from claustrophobia, Martin almost never used elevators, and having to climb multiple flights of stairs in Manhattan's skyscrapers was not his idea of fun. Their agent, Abby Greshler, negotiated for them one of Hollywood's best deals: although they received only a modest $75,000 between them for their films with Wallis, Martin and Lewis were free to do one outside film a year, which they would co-produce through their own York Productions: their first starring feature was the independently-produced At War with the Army (1950). They also had complete control of their club, records, radio and television appearances, and it was through these endeavors that Martin and Lewis earned millions of dollars. THIS EPISODE: April 3, 1949. "Special Guest Is Lucille Ball" - NBC network. Sustaining. The first show of the series (possibly undedited tape). The boys have a case of pre-opening night jitters. The first tune is, "You're Never Satisfied." The system cue has been deleted. Lucille Ball, Dick Stabile and His Orchestra, Ilene Woods, Flo McMichaels, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis. 32:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T11_00_00-07_00 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-09 2013-05-09 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella ball,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,dean,family,funny,humor,jerry,joke,kids,laugh,lewis,lucille,martin,old,otr,radio,song,variety 1942 clean 79 Special Guest Is Lucille Ball (Aired April 3, 1949) Martin was thrilled to be out of New York City, a place he had developed a lifelong hatred for. He liked the fact that California, because of its earthquakes, had few tall buildings. Suffering as he did from claustrophobia, Martin almost never used elevators, and having to climb multiple flights of stairs in Manhattan's skyscrapers was not his idea of fun. Their agent, Abby Greshler, negotiated for them one of Hollywood's best deals: although they received only a modest $75,000 between them for their films with Wallis, Martin and Lewis were free to do one outside film a year, which they would co-produce through their own York Productions: their first starring feature was the independently-produced At War with the Army (1950). They also had complete control of their club, records, radio and television appearances, and it was through these endeavors that Martin and Lewis earned millions of dollars. THIS EPISODE: April 3, 1949. "Special Guest Is Lucille Ball" - NBC network. Sustaining. The first show of the series (possibly undedited tape). The boys have a case of pre-opening night jitters. The first tune is, "You're Never Satisfied." The system cue has been deleted. Lucille Ball, Dick Stabile and His Orchestra, Ilene Woods, Flo McMichaels, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis. 32:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Special Guest Is Lucille Ball (Aired April 3, 1949) Martin was thrilled to be out of New York ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - Bad Bert (Aired February 28, 1960)
The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." In addition, Paladin drew a parallel between his methods and the chess piece's movement: "It's a chess piece, the most versatile on the board. It can move in eight different directions, over obstacles, and it's always unexpected." Paladin was a former Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a polyglot, capable of speaking any foreign tongue required by the plot. He also had a thorough knowledge of ancient history and classical literature, and he exhibited a strong passion for legal principles and the rule of law. THIS EPISODE: February 28, 1960. CBS network. "Bad Bert". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, French's Worcester Sauce. The search for "Bad Bert," a road agent widely wanted by lawmen, is in reality, an English nobleman! John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Hugh Douglas (announcer), Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Peggy Webber, James Nusser, Bartlett Robinson, Bill James (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects), Sam Rolfe (creator), Herb Meadow (creator). 24:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-09T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-09 2013-05-09 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,dehner,family,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,have,jail,john,justice,kids,law,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,paladin,radio,sixgun,travel,western,wild,will 1498 clean 80 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - Bad Bert (Aired February 28, 1960) The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." In addition, Paladin drew a parallel between his methods and the chess piece's movement: "It's a chess piece, the most versatile on the board. It can move in eight different directions, over obstacles, and it's always unexpected." Paladin was a former Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a polyglot, capable of speaking any foreign tongue required by the plot. He also had a thorough knowledge of ancient history and classical literature, and he exhibited a strong passion for legal principles and the rule of law. THIS EPISODE: February 28, 1960. CBS network. "Bad Bert". Sponsored by: Camels, Ex Lax, Fitch Shampoo, Dristan, French's Worcester Sauce. The search for "Bad Bert," a road agent widely wanted by lawmen, is in reality, an English nobleman! John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Hugh Douglas (announcer), Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Peggy Webber, James Nusser, Bartlett Robinson, Bill James (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects), Sam Rolfe (creator), Herb Meadow (creator). 24:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - Bad Bert (Aired February 28, 1960) The s...
The Champagne Glass (Aired September 30, 1952)
Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name Black Museum was coined in 1877 by a reporter from The Observer, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. The idea of a crime museum was conceived by Inspector Neame who had already collected together a number of items, with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent burglary. It is this museum that inspired the Black Musuem radio series. The museum is not open to members of the public but is now used as a lecture theatre for the curator to lecture police and like bodies in subjects such as Forensic Science, Pathology, Law and Investigative Techniques. A number of famous people have visited the musuem including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Orsen Welles hosted and narrated the shows. Following the opening, Mr. Welles would introduce the museum's item of evidence that was central to the case, leading into the dramatization. He also provided narration during the show and ended each show with his characteristic closing from the days of his Mercury Theater on the Air, 'remaining obediently yours'. THIS EPISODE: September 30, 1952. Program #26. Towers Of London syndication. "The Champagne Glass". Commercials added locally. The date is approximate. Orson Welles (narrator), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor), Ira Marion (writer). 23:42. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T18_57_20-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T18_57_20-07_00 Thu, 09 May 2013 01:57:20 GMT 2013-05-09 2013-05-09 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella black,boxcars711,cop,crime,family,inspector,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,museum,old,orson,otr,police,prison,radio,scotland,welles,yard 1422 clean 81 The Champagne Glass (Aired September 30, 1952) Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name Black Museum was coined in 1877 by a reporter from The Observer, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. The idea of a crime museum was conceived by Inspector Neame who had already collected together a number of items, with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent burglary. It is this museum that inspired the Black Musuem radio series. The museum is not open to members of the public but is now used as a lecture theatre for the curator to lecture police and like bodies in subjects such as Forensic Science, Pathology, Law and Investigative Techniques. A number of famous people have visited the musuem including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Orsen Welles hosted and narrated the shows. Following the opening, Mr. Welles would introduce the museum's item of evidence that was central to the case, leading into the dramatization. He also provided narration during the show and ended each show with his characteristic closing from the days of his Mercury Theater on the Air, 'remaining obediently yours'. THIS EPISODE: September 30, 1952. Program #26. Towers Of London syndication. "The Champagne Glass". Commercials added locally. The date is approximate. Orson Welles (narrator), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Sidney Torch (composer, conductor), Ira Marion (writer). 23:42. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Champagne Glass (Aired September 30, 1952) Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Y...
The Doll (Aired November 29, 1950)
Crime Does Not Pay was an anthology radio crime drama series based on MGM's short film series. The films began in 1935 with Crime Does Not Pay: Buried Loot. For the most part, actors who appeared in B-films were featured, but occasionally, one of MGM's major stars would make an appearance. The radio series aired in New York on WMGM (October 10, 1949-October 10, 1951) and then moved to the Mutual network (January 7-December 22, 1952). Actors included Bela Lugosi, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, John Loder and Lionel Stander. THIS EPISODE: November 29, 1950. Program #59. MGM syndication. "The Doll". Commercials added locally. "The Doll" is not only the owner of a nightclub, she's tough as nails. She accepts a contract to rub out "The Duke," but has difficulty being the "finger woman." The date above is the date of the first broadcast on WMGM, New York, from which this syndicated version may be taken. Marx B. Loeb (producer, director), Bob Williams (announcer), Sarah Haden, Jon Gart (composer, conductor), Ira Marion (writer). 26:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T15_00_00-07_00 Wed, 08 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-08 2013-05-08 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,ctime,does,drama,family,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,mystery,not,old,otr,pay,police,radio,suspense,thriller 1595 clean 82 The Doll (Aired November 29, 1950) Crime Does Not Pay was an anthology radio crime drama series based on MGM's short film series. The films began in 1935 with Crime Does Not Pay: Buried Loot. For the most part, actors who appeared in B-films were featured, but occasionally, one of MGM's major stars would make an appearance. The radio series aired in New York on WMGM (October 10, 1949-October 10, 1951) and then moved to the Mutual network (January 7-December 22, 1952). Actors included Bela Lugosi, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, John Loder and Lionel Stander. THIS EPISODE: November 29, 1950. Program #59. MGM syndication. "The Doll". Commercials added locally. "The Doll" is not only the owner of a nightclub, she's tough as nails. She accepts a contract to rub out "The Duke," but has difficulty being the "finger woman." The date above is the date of the first broadcast on WMGM, New York, from which this syndicated version may be taken. Marx B. Loeb (producer, director), Bob Williams (announcer), Sarah Haden, Jon Gart (composer, conductor), Ira Marion (writer). 26:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Doll (Aired November 29, 1950) Crime Does Not Pay was an anthology radio crime drama serie...
The Butterfly Murder Case (Aired May 17, 1949)
Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from The Benson Murder Case, 1924, as Vance pontificates in his inimitable way: "That's your fundamental error, don't y' know. Every crime is witnessed by outsiders, just as is every work of art. The fact that no one sees the criminal, or the artist, actu'lly at work, is wholly incons'quential." Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: May 17, 1949. Program #45. ZIV Syndication. "The Butterfly Murder Case". Commercials added locally. Josie Daniels, "The Broadway Butterfly," is a nightclub singer that dabbles in blackmail! Jackson Beck. 26:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T11_00_00-07_00 Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-08 2013-05-08 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,attorney,beck,boxcars711,camardella,crime,criminal,district,drama,family,investigate,jackson,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,philo,police,prison,radio,suspense,vance 1617 clean 83 The Butterfly Murder Case (Aired May 17, 1949) Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse. Take this quote from The Benson Murder Case, 1924, as Vance pontificates in his inimitable way: "That's your fundamental error, don't y' know. Every crime is witnessed by outsiders, just as is every work of art. The fact that no one sees the criminal, or the artist, actu'lly at work, is wholly incons'quential." Thankfully, the radio series uses only the name, and makes Philo a pretty normal, though very intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: May 17, 1949. Program #45. ZIV Syndication. "The Butterfly Murder Case". Commercials added locally. Josie Daniels, "The Broadway Butterfly," is a nightclub singer that dabbles in blackmail! Jackson Beck. 26:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Butterfly Murder Case (Aired May 17, 1949) Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S...
Till The Cows Come Home (Aired April 3, 1940)
Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen.Burns wrote most of the material, and played the straight man. Allen played a silly, addleheaded woman. Both attributed their success to the other, to the ends of their lives. Early on, the team had played the opposite roles until they noticed that the audience was laughing at Gracie's straight lines, so they made the change. Burns and Allen developed their popular routine over more than three decades of stage, radio, film, and television. Historians of popular culture have often stated that Allen was a brilliant comedian, whose entire career consisted of engaging in dialogues of "illogical logic" that left her verbal opponents dazed and confused, and her audiences in stitches. During a typical 23-minute episode of the Burns and Allen show, the vast majority of the dialogue and speaking parts were written for Allen, who was credited with having the genius to deliver her lengthy diatribes in a fashion that made it look as though she was making her arguments up on the spot. THIS EPISODE: The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program. April 3, 1940. "Till The Cows Come Home (04-03-40)" CBS network. Sponsored by: Hinds Honey and Almond Cream (campaign song sheet music premium). Gracie is getting impatient with Congress, her campaign fund has been limited to $3 million dollars. Gracie sings a campaign song to the tune of, "The Pizzicato Polka." George Burns, Gracie Allen, Frank Parker, Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Truman Bradley (announcer), Mary Kelley (as "Bubbles"), Benny Rubin. 30:45. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T07_00_00-07_00 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-08 2013-05-08 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella allen,bill,boxcars711,burns,comedy,dietrich,drama,family,funny,george,goodwin,gracie,humor,joke,kids,laugh,marlene,old,otr,radio,reed,tobe,variety 1845 clean 84 Till The Cows Come Home (Aired April 3, 1940) Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen.Burns wrote most of the material, and played the straight man. Allen played a silly, addleheaded woman. Both attributed their success to the other, to the ends of their lives. Early on, the team had played the opposite roles until they noticed that the audience was laughing at Gracie's straight lines, so they made the change. Burns and Allen developed their popular routine over more than three decades of stage, radio, film, and television. Historians of popular culture have often stated that Allen was a brilliant comedian, whose entire career consisted of engaging in dialogues of "illogical logic" that left her verbal opponents dazed and confused, and her audiences in stitches. During a typical 23-minute episode of the Burns and Allen show, the vast majority of the dialogue and speaking parts were written for Allen, who was credited with having the genius to deliver her lengthy diatribes in a fashion that made it look as though she was making her arguments up on the spot. THIS EPISODE: The Hinds Honey and Almond Cream Program. April 3, 1940. "Till The Cows Come Home (04-03-40)" CBS network. Sponsored by: Hinds Honey and Almond Cream (campaign song sheet music premium). Gracie is getting impatient with Congress, her campaign fund has been limited to $3 million dollars. Gracie sings a campaign song to the tune of, "The Pizzicato Polka." George Burns, Gracie Allen, Frank Parker, Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Truman Bradley (announcer), Mary Kelley (as "Bubbles"), Benny Rubin. 30:45. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Till The Cows Come Home (Aired April 3, 1940) Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo cons...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Prevents A Lynching (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #23. ZIV Syndication. "Lightning Jim Prevents A Lynching". Commercials added locally. Jim uses an out of work Shakespearean actor to prevent an innocent man from being hanged. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 28:51. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-08T03_00_00-07_00 Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-08 2013-05-08 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jim,justice,kids,law,lawless,lightning,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,us,western 1731 clean 85 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Prevents A Lynching (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #23. ZIV Syndication. "Lightning Jim Prevents A Lynching". Commercials added locally. Jim uses an out of work Shakespearean actor to prevent an innocent man from being hanged. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 28:51. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Prevents A Lynching (1944) *The Exac...
Jump Jump (Aired August 12, 1964)
Theater Five probably came a bit late in ABC's Radio History to really contribute to the body of Golden Age Radio drama, but better late than never. Some have implied that Theater Five was a rather lightweight attempt to recapture the wonderful Radio heritage of the Golden Age of Radio. I suppose this should be considered a Golden Age Revival series in that respect. But in all fairness to ABC Radio, this was never a half-hearted attempt by any means. The production values, polish, direction, sound engineering, and acting were all top notch. Indeed many of the finest voice talents from The Golden Age of Radio are present throughout its run. The variety of dramatic genre represented with its 260 production broadcasts also run the gamut of the rich variety of drama presented during the height of the Golden Age of Radio. Indeed very little is missing from this remarkable production run. The variety of dramatic presentations was one of Theater Five's most compelling features. With a broad mix of genres and some of Radio, Stage, Television and Film's finest guest stars, ABC's humble 21-minute scripts packed a lot of entertainment into a relatively small format. THIS EPISODE: August 12, 1964. ABC network. "Jump, Jump". Commercials deleted. A young writer plans to jump off the roof of a hotel. His father and girlfriend aren't of much help. Well-done! Rafael David Blau (writer), Ted Bell (director), Jack Manning, Ralph Bell, Jean Gillespie, Ian Martin, Sam Raskin, Marty Folia (audio engineer), Bill Sanreuter (audio engineer), Ed Blainey (sound technician), M. C. Brock (sound technician), Fred Foy (announcer), Edward A. Byron (executive producer), Alexander Vlas-Daczenco (composer), Glenn Osser (conductor). 21:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T19_08_12-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T19_08_12-07_00 Wed, 08 May 2013 02:08:12 GMT 2013-05-08 2013-05-08 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,drama,family,five,foy,fred,george,jump,kids,mystery,old,otr,petrie,radio,suspense,theater 1301 clean 86 Jump Jump (Aired August 12, 1964) Theater Five probably came a bit late in ABC's Radio History to really contribute to the body of Golden Age Radio drama, but better late than never. Some have implied that Theater Five was a rather lightweight attempt to recapture the wonderful Radio heritage of the Golden Age of Radio. I suppose this should be considered a Golden Age Revival series in that respect. But in all fairness to ABC Radio, this was never a half-hearted attempt by any means. The production values, polish, direction, sound engineering, and acting were all top notch. Indeed many of the finest voice talents from The Golden Age of Radio are present throughout its run. The variety of dramatic genre represented with its 260 production broadcasts also run the gamut of the rich variety of drama presented during the height of the Golden Age of Radio. Indeed very little is missing from this remarkable production run. The variety of dramatic presentations was one of Theater Five's most compelling features. With a broad mix of genres and some of Radio, Stage, Television and Film's finest guest stars, ABC's humble 21-minute scripts packed a lot of entertainment into a relatively small format. THIS EPISODE: August 12, 1964. ABC network. "Jump, Jump". Commercials deleted. A young writer plans to jump off the roof of a hotel. His father and girlfriend aren't of much help. Well-done! Rafael David Blau (writer), Ted Bell (director), Jack Manning, Ralph Bell, Jean Gillespie, Ian Martin, Sam Raskin, Marty Folia (audio engineer), Bill Sanreuter (audio engineer), Ed Blainey (sound technician), M. C. Brock (sound technician), Fred Foy (announcer), Edward A. Byron (executive producer), Alexander Vlas-Daczenco (composer), Glenn Osser (conductor). 21:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Jump Jump (Aired August 12, 1964) Theater Five probably came a bit late in ABC's Radio History...
The Planet Zevius (Aired May 1, 1951)
Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the series began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. Unlike many other shows of the era, The Mysterious Traveler was without a sponsor for its entire run. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator, portrayed by Maurice Tarplin, who introduced himself each week in the following manner. This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves and be comfortable -- if you can! Cast members included Jackson Beck, Lon Clark, Roger DeKoven, Elspeth Eric, Wendell Holmes, Bill Johnstone, Joseph Julian, Jan Miner, Santos Ortega, Bryna Raeburn, Frank Readick, Ann Shepherd, Lawson Zerbe and Bill Zuckert. Sound effects were by Jack Amrhein, Jim Goode, Ron Harper, Walt McDonough and Al Schaffer. THIS EPISODE: May 1, 1951. Mutual network. "The Planet Zevius". Sustaining. The ITX4, an experimental spaceship, lands on the Planet Zevius, paving the way for a flight by scientists. David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Maurice Tarplin, Robert A. Arthur (writer). 29:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T15_06_49-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T15_06_49-07_00 Tue, 07 May 2013 22:06:49 GMT 2013-05-07 2013-05-07 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,death,drama,family,horror,kids,killer,maurice,mysterious,mystery,old,otr,radio,strange,suspense,tarplin,thriller,traveler,weird 1746 clean 87 The Planet Zevius (Aired May 1, 1951) Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the series began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different timeslots until September 16, 1952. Unlike many other shows of the era, The Mysterious Traveler was without a sponsor for its entire run. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the malevolent narrator, portrayed by Maurice Tarplin, who introduced himself each week in the following manner. This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves and be comfortable -- if you can! Cast members included Jackson Beck, Lon Clark, Roger DeKoven, Elspeth Eric, Wendell Holmes, Bill Johnstone, Joseph Julian, Jan Miner, Santos Ortega, Bryna Raeburn, Frank Readick, Ann Shepherd, Lawson Zerbe and Bill Zuckert. Sound effects were by Jack Amrhein, Jim Goode, Ron Harper, Walt McDonough and Al Schaffer. THIS EPISODE: May 1, 1951. Mutual network. "The Planet Zevius". Sustaining. The ITX4, an experimental spaceship, lands on the Planet Zevius, paving the way for a flight by scientists. David Kogan (writer, producer, director), Maurice Tarplin, Robert A. Arthur (writer). 29:06. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Planet Zevius (Aired May 1, 1951) Written and directed by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan...
Speed To Burn (Aired June 26, 1949)
The premise of the program was that Dan Holiday was an author who wrote mystery novels. To get ideas for his novels he placed an advertisement in a newspaper saying "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything, Box 13." The ads always brought fun adventures of all kinds: from racketeer's victim to psychotic killer looking for fun. Most of the episodes were based on Dan Holiday replying to a letter he received at Box 13. He would generally solve a mystery in the process, and return to his office in time to enjoy a hearty laugh at the expense of Suzy, his amusingly stupid secretary. He would certainly not meet the strictest requirements for private eyes (not licensed, collected no fees from clients), but the definition should stretch to sneak him in under the rope. It was heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System as well as being syndicated. The series was produced by Mayfair Productions. Box 13, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Sylvia Picker played Suzy, Dan Holiday's secretary and Edmond MacDonald as Lt. Kling. Other stars in the series were Betty Lou Gerson, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal and Frank Lovejoy. Music was by Rudy Schrager and the writer was Russell Hughes. Announcer/Director was Vern Carstensen. The series was produced by Richard Sanville with Alan Ladd as co-producer. THIS EPISODE: June 26, 1949. Program #45. Mutual network origination, Mayfair syndication. "Speed To Burn". Commercials added locally. Why shouldn't a 1938 jalopy with a British tank engine go one hundred miles per hour? Alan Ladd, Albert Wagner (adaptor), Bernard Feins (writer), Gerald Mohr, Richard Sanville (director), Rudy Schrager (composer, conductor), Sylvia Picker, Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 26:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T11_00_00-07_00 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-07 2013-05-07 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella 13,adventure,alan,box,boxcars711,camardella,crime,criminal,dan,drama,family,holiday,investigate,jail,justice,kids,ladd,law,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense,thirteen 1607 clean 88 Speed To Burn (Aired June 26, 1949) The premise of the program was that Dan Holiday was an author who wrote mystery novels. To get ideas for his novels he placed an advertisement in a newspaper saying "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything, Box 13." The ads always brought fun adventures of all kinds: from racketeer's victim to psychotic killer looking for fun. Most of the episodes were based on Dan Holiday replying to a letter he received at Box 13. He would generally solve a mystery in the process, and return to his office in time to enjoy a hearty laugh at the expense of Suzy, his amusingly stupid secretary. He would certainly not meet the strictest requirements for private eyes (not licensed, collected no fees from clients), but the definition should stretch to sneak him in under the rope. It was heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System as well as being syndicated. The series was produced by Mayfair Productions. Box 13, starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Sylvia Picker played Suzy, Dan Holiday's secretary and Edmond MacDonald as Lt. Kling. Other stars in the series were Betty Lou Gerson, Lurene Tuttle, Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, John Beal and Frank Lovejoy. Music was by Rudy Schrager and the writer was Russell Hughes. Announcer/Director was Vern Carstensen. The series was produced by Richard Sanville with Alan Ladd as co-producer. THIS EPISODE: June 26, 1949. Program #45. Mutual network origination, Mayfair syndication. "Speed To Burn". Commercials added locally. Why shouldn't a 1938 jalopy with a British tank engine go one hundred miles per hour? Alan Ladd, Albert Wagner (adaptor), Bernard Feins (writer), Gerald Mohr, Richard Sanville (director), Rudy Schrager (composer, conductor), Sylvia Picker, Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 26:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Speed To Burn (Aired June 26, 1949) The premise of the program was that Dan Holiday was an aut...
Sorry Wrong Number (Aired June 5, 1974)
The unmistakable voice of Bud Flanagan singing 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?', a cod-Second World War propaganda singalong written especially for the show (by Jimmy Perry), introduced Dad's Army, the zenith of the British broad-comedy ensemble sitcom. Consistently good writing and a wonderful cast of old timers and newer talents combined to produce a whimsical period-piece that continues, justifiably, to be savoured and has now assumed a place in the 'hall of greats' pantheon, adored by new generations of the British public. THIS EPISODE: June 5, 1974. "Sorry Wrong Number" Season 6. Episode 3. - Captain Mainwaring is horrified when he discovers half the platoon do not know how to use a telephone correctly. He attempts to instruct them on the correct use to aid better communication between men on patrol and the church hall. However, when a German plane crashes in the resevoir, Jones puts these methods to the test with chaotic results...Cast: Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring) , John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson), Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jones), John Laurie (Private Frazer), Ian Lavender (Private Pike), Graham Stark (Private Walker), Bill Pertwee (The ARP Warden), Pearl Hackney (Mrs Pike), Avril Angers (The Telephone Operator), John Forest (Lieutenant Hope-Bruce), John Snagge (BBC Announcer.)

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T07_04_06-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T07_04_06-07_00 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:04:06 GMT 2013-05-07 2013-05-07 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella army,bbc,boxcars711,britain,camardella,comedy,dad's,drama,family,funny,guard,home,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,two,war,world 1651 clean 89 Sorry Wrong Number (Aired June 5, 1974) The unmistakable voice of Bud Flanagan singing 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?', a cod-Second World War propaganda singalong written especially for the show (by Jimmy Perry), introduced Dad's Army, the zenith of the British broad-comedy ensemble sitcom. Consistently good writing and a wonderful cast of old timers and newer talents combined to produce a whimsical period-piece that continues, justifiably, to be savoured and has now assumed a place in the 'hall of greats' pantheon, adored by new generations of the British public. THIS EPISODE: June 5, 1974. "Sorry Wrong Number" Season 6. Episode 3. - Captain Mainwaring is horrified when he discovers half the platoon do not know how to use a telephone correctly. He attempts to instruct them on the correct use to aid better communication between men on patrol and the church hall. However, when a German plane crashes in the resevoir, Jones puts these methods to the test with chaotic results...Cast: Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring) , John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson), Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jones), John Laurie (Private Frazer), Ian Lavender (Private Pike), Graham Stark (Private Walker), Bill Pertwee (The ARP Warden), Pearl Hackney (Mrs Pike), Avril Angers (The Telephone Operator), John Forest (Lieutenant Hope-Bruce), John Snagge (BBC Announcer.) Sorry Wrong Number (Aired June 5, 1974) The unmistakable voice of Bud Flanagan singing 'Who Do...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - Frontier Gentleman - Gentle Virtue (Aired March 30, 1958)
1958's Frontier Gentleman wasn't a ground-breaking adult western. That ground had been pulverized both in Radio and Television six years earlier. But Frontier Gentleman's perspective on the rough and tumble Montana and Wyoming Territories of the 1870s was a fascinating twist on the--by then--formulaic adult western. The premise has J.B. Kendall, a cashiered British Cavalry officer who spent most of his military career in the Punjab area of India. He takes a position with the London Times, on assignment to cover the developing frontier of the Montana and Wyoming Territories of America during the 1870s. His portfolio is to transmit first-person accounts of the roaring American frontier, offering insights into that tumultous time of exploration, colonization, warring Indian tribes, and the rampant anarchy still prevalent in most of the frontier towns of the era. The premise would normally sell itself, but may have been too little, too late for its time. Any new Radio western--no matter how novel--was pretty much doomed at the outset during the late 1950s. Television was already in reruns of the twenty to thirty western adventures that proliferated on TV during the 1950s. And it was stiff competition, to be sure. Gunsmoke had achieved off the chart ratings for years, and Have Gun, Will Travel was very much a thinking person's western. This takes nothing away from either John Dehner or Ben Wright's performances in the least. THIS EPISODE: March 30, 1958. CBS network. "Gentle Virtue". Sponsored by: Dodge. Kendall wins "Gentle Virtue," a beautiful Chinese girl, in a poker game. The program features an excellent Dodge commercial! It's interesting to note Virginia Gregg and Ben Wright playing Chinese dialect parts. In the fall season, they would play regular Chinese roles in "Have Gun Will Travel," a show very similar to "Frontier Gentleman." John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Ben Wright, Charlie Lung, John Wald (announcer), Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 24:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-07T03_00_00-07_00 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-07 2013-05-07 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cattle,cowboy,dehner,family,frontier,gentleman,gunfighters,gunslingers,j.b.,john,justice,kendall,kids,law,lawless,london,old,otr,radio,reporter,times,western,wild 1499 clean 90 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - Frontier Gentleman - Gentle Virtue (Aired March 30, 1958) 1958's Frontier Gentleman wasn't a ground-breaking adult western. That ground had been pulverized both in Radio and Television six years earlier. But Frontier Gentleman's perspective on the rough and tumble Montana and Wyoming Territories of the 1870s was a fascinating twist on the--by then--formulaic adult western. The premise has J.B. Kendall, a cashiered British Cavalry officer who spent most of his military career in the Punjab area of India. He takes a position with the London Times, on assignment to cover the developing frontier of the Montana and Wyoming Territories of America during the 1870s. His portfolio is to transmit first-person accounts of the roaring American frontier, offering insights into that tumultous time of exploration, colonization, warring Indian tribes, and the rampant anarchy still prevalent in most of the frontier towns of the era. The premise would normally sell itself, but may have been too little, too late for its time. Any new Radio western--no matter how novel--was pretty much doomed at the outset during the late 1950s. Television was already in reruns of the twenty to thirty western adventures that proliferated on TV during the 1950s. And it was stiff competition, to be sure. Gunsmoke had achieved off the chart ratings for years, and Have Gun, Will Travel was very much a thinking person's western. This takes nothing away from either John Dehner or Ben Wright's performances in the least. THIS EPISODE: March 30, 1958. CBS network. "Gentle Virtue". Sponsored by: Dodge. Kendall wins "Gentle Virtue," a beautiful Chinese girl, in a poker game. The program features an excellent Dodge commercial! It's interesting to note Virginia Gregg and Ben Wright playing Chinese dialect parts. In the fall season, they would play regular Chinese roles in "Have Gun Will Travel," a show very similar to "Frontier Gentleman." John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Ben Wright, Charlie Lung, John Wald (announcer), Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 24:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - Frontier Gentleman - Gentle Virtue (Aired Mar...
Ethan Frome (Aired September 13, 1953)
Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence. It's hosted by the drama critic of New York’s Daily News, John Chapman. Dramatic and comedic performances outshine other theater radio shows, greatly performed by such greats as Boris Karloff and Alfred Drake. In This Episode, On Borrowed Time a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how we cannot live without it. It is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway play, which was a smash hit. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run. Set in a more innocent time in small-town America, the film stars Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi and Cedric Hardwicke. Lionel Barrymore plays Julian Northrup, a wheelchair-bound man (Barrymore had broken his hip twice previously and was now using a wheelchair, though he continued to act), who with his wife Nellie, played by Beulah Bondi, are raising their orphaned grandson, Pud. Another central character is Gramps's beloved old apple tree - by making a wish, Gramps has made the tree able to hold anyone who climbs. THIS EPISODE: September 13, 1953. NBC network. "Ethan Frome". Sustaining. Ethan Frome is set in a fictional New England town named Starkfield, where an unnamed narrator tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events. The narrator tells the story based on an account from observations at Frome's house when he had to stay there during a winter storm. John Chapman (host), Owen Davis (stage adaptor), Donald Davis (stage adaptor), Edith Wharton (author), Geraldine Page, Robert Cenedella (adaptor, transcriber), Luis Van Rooten, Arthur Maitland, Lawson Zerbe, Bill Lipton, Jane Webb, William Welch (supervisor), Edward King (director), Fred Collins (announcer). 59:34.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T19_04_53-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T19_04_53-07_00 Tue, 07 May 2013 02:04:53 GMT 2013-05-07 2013-05-07 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella best,boxcars711,camardella,chapman,drama,family,john,kids,love,old,otr,plays,radio,romance,web 3574 clean 91 Ethan Frome (Aired September 13, 1953) Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence. It's hosted by the drama critic of New York’s Daily News, John Chapman. Dramatic and comedic performances outshine other theater radio shows, greatly performed by such greats as Boris Karloff and Alfred Drake. In This Episode, On Borrowed Time a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how we cannot live without it. It is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway play, which was a smash hit. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run. Set in a more innocent time in small-town America, the film stars Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi and Cedric Hardwicke. Lionel Barrymore plays Julian Northrup, a wheelchair-bound man (Barrymore had broken his hip twice previously and was now using a wheelchair, though he continued to act), who with his wife Nellie, played by Beulah Bondi, are raising their orphaned grandson, Pud. Another central character is Gramps's beloved old apple tree - by making a wish, Gramps has made the tree able to hold anyone who climbs. THIS EPISODE: September 13, 1953. NBC network. "Ethan Frome". Sustaining. Ethan Frome is set in a fictional New England town named Starkfield, where an unnamed narrator tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events. The narrator tells the story based on an account from observations at Frome's house when he had to stay there during a winter storm. John Chapman (host), Owen Davis (stage adaptor), Donald Davis (stage adaptor), Edith Wharton (author), Geraldine Page, Robert Cenedella (adaptor, transcriber), Luis Van Rooten, Arthur Maitland, Lawson Zerbe, Bill Lipton, Jane Webb, William Welch (supervisor), Edward King (director), Fred Collins (announcer). 59:34. Ethan Frome (Aired September 13, 1953) Best Plays presents theatrical paramounts of excellence...
Murder In The Script Department (Aired May 11, 1943)
Lights Out, featuring "tales of the supernatural and the supernormal", was created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934, and the first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on a local NBC station, WENR. By April 1934, the series was expanded to a half hour in length and moved to midnight Wednesdays. In January 1935, the show was discontinued in order to ease Cooper's workload (he was then writing scripts for the network's prestigious Immortal Dramas program), but was brought back by huge popular demand a few weeks later. After a successful tryout in New York City, the series was picked up by NBC in April 1935 and broadcast nationally, usually late at night and always on Wednesdays. Cooper stayed on the program until June 1936, when another Chicago writer, Arch Oboler, took over. By the time Cooper left, the series had inspired about 600 fan clubs. Cooper's run was characterized by grisly stories spiked with dark, tongue-in-cheek humor, a sort of radio Grand Guignol. A character might be buried or eaten or skinned alive, vaporized in a ladle of white-hot steel, absorbed by a giant slurping amoeba, have his arm torn off by a robot, tortured or decapitated -- always with the appropriate blood-curdling acting and sound effects. THIS EPISODE: May 11, 1943. CBS network. "Murder In The Script Department". Sponsored by: Ironized Yeast, Energene. Two typists are haunted at a radio network. Don't ever complain about Mr. Oboler's scripts! Great radio writing! Oboler tells about next week's program as set in the jungle, "when there were people with monkeys, not Japanese snipers." Arch Oboler (writer, host), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Mercedes McCambridge. 23:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T15_00_14-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T15_00_14-07_00 Mon, 06 May 2013 22:00:14 GMT 2013-05-06 2013-05-06 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arch,boxcars711,camardella,death,department,family,fiction,ghost,grisly,horror,kids,lights,murder,mystery,oboler,old,otr,out,radio,science,scifi,script,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weird 1410 clean 92 Murder In The Script Department (Aired May 11, 1943) Lights Out, featuring "tales of the supernatural and the supernormal", was created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934, and the first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on a local NBC station, WENR. By April 1934, the series was expanded to a half hour in length and moved to midnight Wednesdays. In January 1935, the show was discontinued in order to ease Cooper's workload (he was then writing scripts for the network's prestigious Immortal Dramas program), but was brought back by huge popular demand a few weeks later. After a successful tryout in New York City, the series was picked up by NBC in April 1935 and broadcast nationally, usually late at night and always on Wednesdays. Cooper stayed on the program until June 1936, when another Chicago writer, Arch Oboler, took over. By the time Cooper left, the series had inspired about 600 fan clubs. Cooper's run was characterized by grisly stories spiked with dark, tongue-in-cheek humor, a sort of radio Grand Guignol. A character might be buried or eaten or skinned alive, vaporized in a ladle of white-hot steel, absorbed by a giant slurping amoeba, have his arm torn off by a robot, tortured or decapitated -- always with the appropriate blood-curdling acting and sound effects. THIS EPISODE: May 11, 1943. CBS network. "Murder In The Script Department". Sponsored by: Ironized Yeast, Energene. Two typists are haunted at a radio network. Don't ever complain about Mr. Oboler's scripts! Great radio writing! Oboler tells about next week's program as set in the jungle, "when there were people with monkeys, not Japanese snipers." Arch Oboler (writer, host), Frank Martin (commercial spokesman), Mercedes McCambridge. 23:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder In The Script Department (Aired May 11, 1943) Lights Out, featuring "tales of the super...
The Escaped Prisoner (Aired May 28, 1946)
Boston Blackie first appeared in crime stories published in The American Magazine and Redbook written by former confidence man Jack Boyle (whose stories were originally published under the byline "6006" (his prison number). "He had served three terms in prison - I believe in San Quentin, and one in Colorado - he was an opium addict, and a hard drinking man if ever there was one," recalled editor Ray Long. "But withal, one of the most entertaining men in the world, and so far as his dealings with me went, a square shooter ... He wrote, I should say, the best crook stories that were ever put on paper." Boston Blackie was portrayed in silent films by Bert Lytell, Lionel Barrymore, David Powell, William Russell, Forest Stanley and Raymond Glenn before Chester Morris made the role his own in 14 Columbia films and in a 1944 NBC summer replacement series (with Richard Lane reprising his screen role as Inspector Farraday). Following Chester Morris' summer series, Richard Kollmar starred as Blackie (with Maurice Tarplin as Farraday and Lesley Woods and Jan Miner as Mary Wesley) in a syndicated series that aired from April 11, 1945 through September 25, 1950. Kent Taylor later portrayed Boston Blackie in a 1951-53 television series. Show Notes From WWW.CHRISNEYLON.COM

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T10_57_49-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T10_57_49-07_00 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:57:49 GMT 2013-05-06 2013-05-06 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,blackie,boston,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,family,jail,justice,kids,law,old,otr,police,radio 1706 clean 93 The Escaped Prisoner (Aired May 28, 1946) Boston Blackie first appeared in crime stories published in The American Magazine and Redbook written by former confidence man Jack Boyle (whose stories were originally published under the byline "6006" (his prison number). "He had served three terms in prison - I believe in San Quentin, and one in Colorado - he was an opium addict, and a hard drinking man if ever there was one," recalled editor Ray Long. "But withal, one of the most entertaining men in the world, and so far as his dealings with me went, a square shooter ... He wrote, I should say, the best crook stories that were ever put on paper." Boston Blackie was portrayed in silent films by Bert Lytell, Lionel Barrymore, David Powell, William Russell, Forest Stanley and Raymond Glenn before Chester Morris made the role his own in 14 Columbia films and in a 1944 NBC summer replacement series (with Richard Lane reprising his screen role as Inspector Farraday). Following Chester Morris' summer series, Richard Kollmar starred as Blackie (with Maurice Tarplin as Farraday and Lesley Woods and Jan Miner as Mary Wesley) in a syndicated series that aired from April 11, 1945 through September 25, 1950. Kent Taylor later portrayed Boston Blackie in a 1951-53 television series. Show Notes From WWW.CHRISNEYLON.COM The Escaped Prisoner (Aired May 28, 1946) Boston Blackie first appeared in crime stories publi...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Reward Money (Aired April 13, 1938)
On radio, the Lone Ranger was played by several actors, including John L. Barrett who played the role on the test broadcasts on WEBR during early January, 1933; George Seaton (under the name George Stenius) from January 31 to May 9 of 1933; series director James Jewell and an actor known only by the pseudonym "Jack Deeds" (for one episode each), and then by Earle Graser from May 16, 1933, until April 7, 1941. On April 8, Graser died in a car accident, and for five episodes, as the result of being critically wounded, the Lone Ranger was unable to speak beyond a whisper, with Tonto carrying the action. Finally, on the broadcast of April 18, 1941, deep-voiced performer Brace Beemer, who had been the show's announcer for several years, took over the role and played the part until the end. Fred Foy, also an announcer on the show, took over the role on one broadcast on March 29, 1954, when Brace Beemer had a brief case of laryngitis. Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series The Green Hornet), and other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. THIS EPISODE: April 13, 1938. Program #813/38. Syndicated. "Reward Money" aka: "Jake Caldwell and Lem Purdom". Music fill for local commercial insert. Two old men are robbed of the life savings. A footprint in flour is a clue that Wally Burke is the thief! Wally has come into money suddenly. The money is a reward from the Lone Ranger, but Wally is arrested, his story not believed! Earle Graser, John Todd. 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-06T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-06 2013-05-06 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,crime,earle,family,frontier,george,graser,gunfighters,gunslingers,jail,john,justice,kids,lawless,lone,old,otr,radio,ranger,silverf,todd,tonto,western 1777 clean 94 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Reward Money (Aired April 13, 1938) On radio, the Lone Ranger was played by several actors, including John L. Barrett who played the role on the test broadcasts on WEBR during early January, 1933; George Seaton (under the name George Stenius) from January 31 to May 9 of 1933; series director James Jewell and an actor known only by the pseudonym "Jack Deeds" (for one episode each), and then by Earle Graser from May 16, 1933, until April 7, 1941. On April 8, Graser died in a car accident, and for five episodes, as the result of being critically wounded, the Lone Ranger was unable to speak beyond a whisper, with Tonto carrying the action. Finally, on the broadcast of April 18, 1941, deep-voiced performer Brace Beemer, who had been the show's announcer for several years, took over the role and played the part until the end. Fred Foy, also an announcer on the show, took over the role on one broadcast on March 29, 1954, when Brace Beemer had a brief case of laryngitis. Tonto was played throughout the run by actor John Todd (although there were a few isolated occasions when he was replaced by Roland Parker, better known as Kato for much of the run of sister series The Green Hornet), and other supporting players were selected from Detroit area actors and studio staff. THIS EPISODE: April 13, 1938. Program #813/38. Syndicated. "Reward Money" aka: "Jake Caldwell and Lem Purdom". Music fill for local commercial insert. Two old men are robbed of the life savings. A footprint in flour is a clue that Wally Burke is the thief! Wally has come into money suddenly. The money is a reward from the Lone Ranger, but Wally is arrested, his story not believed! Earle Graser, John Todd. 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Lone Ranger" - Reward Money (Aired April 13, 1938) On radio,...
Alien Worlds - Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt2 of 2 (Aired 05-12-79)
The creator, producer and director of "Alien Worlds" is Lee Hansen, a native of Tekoa, Washington. Hansen often found himself snowed in on the family farm during the winter and spent much of his childhood listening to the radio. Although he first worked as a ventriloquist, he quickly made the transition to his first love, radio, and worked as a disc jockey in Oregon, Nevada and Los Angeles. "Science fiction seems to lend itself," says Hansen, "to the scope of what we wanted to do. With what we now know about space travel, what we think about space migration, it offers the chance to toy with some provocative images and pictures in the mind." "This is not Buck Rogers. Our creatures aren't just bug-eyed monsters. We're trying for a stereo theater effect. We're using what I call rock 'n roll production techniques. The difference between this and early radio drama is that in the old days scenes could go on forever. Here, no scene lasts more than a minute-and-a-half. There are no long-winded speeches. I think people have become desensitized to listening, so here we will try to give them something to trip through for a half-hour. It's a great travel companion for your car CD player," Hansen explains.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T19_00_00-07_00 Mon, 06 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-05-06 2013-05-06 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alien,boxcars711,camardella,drama,dressler,earth,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,moon,mystery,old,otr,planets,radio,roger,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,universe,world 1513 clean 95 Alien Worlds - Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt2 of 2 (Aired 05-12-79) The creator, producer and director of "Alien Worlds" is Lee Hansen, a native of Tekoa, Washington. Hansen often found himself snowed in on the family farm during the winter and spent much of his childhood listening to the radio. Although he first worked as a ventriloquist, he quickly made the transition to his first love, radio, and worked as a disc jockey in Oregon, Nevada and Los Angeles. "Science fiction seems to lend itself," says Hansen, "to the scope of what we wanted to do. With what we now know about space travel, what we think about space migration, it offers the chance to toy with some provocative images and pictures in the mind." "This is not Buck Rogers. Our creatures aren't just bug-eyed monsters. We're trying for a stereo theater effect. We're using what I call rock 'n roll production techniques. The difference between this and early radio drama is that in the old days scenes could go on forever. Here, no scene lasts more than a minute-and-a-half. There are no long-winded speeches. I think people have become desensitized to listening, so here we will try to give them something to trip through for a half-hour. It's a great travel companion for your car CD player," Hansen explains. Alien Worlds - Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt2 of 2 (Aired 05-12-79) The creator, producer and di...
Blind Vengeance (Aired March 21, 1949)
Radio City Playhouse was one of the last of a long series of premium Drama productions NBC offered as flagship, sustaining productions over the years. As with it's previous premium dramatic and Classic music productions, NBC spared no apparent expense to mount these flagship efforts. And it shows. NBC, yet again, brings the greatest voice talent, writing, and technical direction to this anthology of wonderful, popular modern dramas. NBC's previous dramatic sustaining productions consisted of either the pure Classics, or Modern Stage Plays from the 19th and 20th Centuries. This series of three seasons tended to feature a delightful mix of both contemporary original radio plays and classic dramas, backed by the very finest voice talent on contract with NBC. But Director Harry Junkin also introduced several new talents into the mix, which made for a wonderful combination of both tried and true productions with just enough orginal dramas and writers to keep the series both timely and timeless. THIS EPISODE: March 21, 1949. Program #31. NBC network. "Blind Vengeance". Sustaining. A husband and wife are both blinded in a car accident. Soon, the husband senses someone in the room with him. A good story. The program is also known as, "NBC Short Story." The program is referred to as, "Attraction #30." Harry W. Junkin (host, director), Bob Warren (announcer), John Larkin, Elspeth Eric, George Bellack (writer), Paul Nugent, Leora Thatcher, Lee Nelson, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Richard P. McDonough (NBC supervisor). 29:29. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T16_40_35-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T16_40_35-07_00 Sun, 05 May 2013 23:40:35 GMT 2013-05-05 2013-05-05 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella blind,boxcars711,camardella,city,drama,family,harry,junkin,kids,murder,mystery,nbc,old,otr,playhouse,radio,suspense,thriller,vengence,w. 1770 clean 96 Blind Vengeance (Aired March 21, 1949) Radio City Playhouse was one of the last of a long series of premium Drama productions NBC offered as flagship, sustaining productions over the years. As with it's previous premium dramatic and Classic music productions, NBC spared no apparent expense to mount these flagship efforts. And it shows. NBC, yet again, brings the greatest voice talent, writing, and technical direction to this anthology of wonderful, popular modern dramas. NBC's previous dramatic sustaining productions consisted of either the pure Classics, or Modern Stage Plays from the 19th and 20th Centuries. This series of three seasons tended to feature a delightful mix of both contemporary original radio plays and classic dramas, backed by the very finest voice talent on contract with NBC. But Director Harry Junkin also introduced several new talents into the mix, which made for a wonderful combination of both tried and true productions with just enough orginal dramas and writers to keep the series both timely and timeless. THIS EPISODE: March 21, 1949. Program #31. NBC network. "Blind Vengeance". Sustaining. A husband and wife are both blinded in a car accident. Soon, the husband senses someone in the room with him. A good story. The program is also known as, "NBC Short Story." The program is referred to as, "Attraction #30." Harry W. Junkin (host, director), Bob Warren (announcer), John Larkin, Elspeth Eric, George Bellack (writer), Paul Nugent, Leora Thatcher, Lee Nelson, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Richard P. McDonough (NBC supervisor). 29:29. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Blind Vengeance (Aired March 21, 1949) Radio City Playhouse was one of the last of a long seri...
The Case Of The Calculated Risk (Aired January 19, 1951)
Nero Wolf is a fictional detective created by American author Rex Stout in the 1930s and featured in dozens of novels and novellas.In the stories, Wolfe is one of the most famous private detectives in the United States. He weighs about 285 pounds and is 5'11" tall. He raises orchids in a rooftop greenhouse in his New York City brownstone on West 35th Street, helped by his live-in gardener Theodore Horstmann. Wolfe drinks beer throughout the day. He employs a live-in chef, Fritz Brenner. He is multilingual and brilliant, though apparently self-educated, and reading is his third passion after food and orchids. He works in an office in his house and almost never leaves home, even to pursue the detective work that finances his expensive lifestyle. Instead, his leg work is done by another live-in employee, Archie Goodwin. While both Wolfe and Goodwin are licensed detectives, Goodwin is more of the classic fictional gumshoe, tough, wise-cracking, and skirt-chasing. He tells the stories in a breezy first-person narrative that is semi-hard-boiled in style.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T11_13_29-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T11_13_29-07_00 Sun, 05 May 2013 18:13:29 GMT 2013-05-05 2013-05-05 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,detective,drama,family,greenstreet,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense,sydney,wolf,wolfe 1651 clean 97 The Case Of The Calculated Risk (Aired January 19, 1951) Nero Wolf is a fictional detective created by American author Rex Stout in the 1930s and featured in dozens of novels and novellas.In the stories, Wolfe is one of the most famous private detectives in the United States. He weighs about 285 pounds and is 5'11" tall. He raises orchids in a rooftop greenhouse in his New York City brownstone on West 35th Street, helped by his live-in gardener Theodore Horstmann. Wolfe drinks beer throughout the day. He employs a live-in chef, Fritz Brenner. He is multilingual and brilliant, though apparently self-educated, and reading is his third passion after food and orchids. He works in an office in his house and almost never leaves home, even to pursue the detective work that finances his expensive lifestyle. Instead, his leg work is done by another live-in employee, Archie Goodwin. While both Wolfe and Goodwin are licensed detectives, Goodwin is more of the classic fictional gumshoe, tough, wise-cracking, and skirt-chasing. He tells the stories in a breezy first-person narrative that is semi-hard-boiled in style. The Case Of The Calculated Risk (Aired January 19, 1951) Nero Wolf is a fictional detective cr...
The Art Critic (Aired March 11, 1947)
In 1936, Mel Blanc joined Leon Schlesinger Productions, which made animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Blanc liked to tell the story about how he got turned down at the Schlesinger studio by music director Norman Spencer, who was in charge of cartoon voices, saying that they had all the voices they needed. Then Spencer died, and sound man Treg Brown took charge of cartoon voices, while Carl Stalling took over as music director. Brown introduced Blanc to animation directors Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, and Frank Tashlin, who loved his voices. The first cartoon Blanc worked on was Picador Porky as the voice of a drunken bull. He took over as Porky Pig's voice in Porky's Duck Hunt, which marked the debut of Daffy Duck, also voiced by Blanc. Blanc soon became noted for voicing a wide variety of cartoon characters from Looney Tunes, adding Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Pepé Le Pew and many others. His natural voice was that of Sylvester the Cat, but without the lispy spray. (Blanc's voice can be heard in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies that also featured frequent Blanc vocal foil Bea Benaderet; in his small appearance, Blanc plays a vexed cab-driver.) THIS EPISODE: March 11, 1947. "Art Critic" aka: "Tax Day Blues" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Colgate Toothpowder, Halo Shampoo. Mel doesn't have the money to pay his income tax. The sale of the wrong oil painting adds to the plot. Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Joseph Kearns, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Hans Conried, Mac Benoff (writer), Earle Ross, The Sportsmen, Victor Miller and His Orchestra, Alan Reed, Jim Backus. 23:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T07_00_00-07_00 Sun, 05 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-05 2013-05-05 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alan,backus,blanc,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,croft,drama,family,funny,humor,jane,jim,joke,kids,laugh,mary,mel,old,otr,radio,reed,sportsmen 1408 clean 98 The Art Critic (Aired March 11, 1947) In 1936, Mel Blanc joined Leon Schlesinger Productions, which made animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Blanc liked to tell the story about how he got turned down at the Schlesinger studio by music director Norman Spencer, who was in charge of cartoon voices, saying that they had all the voices they needed. Then Spencer died, and sound man Treg Brown took charge of cartoon voices, while Carl Stalling took over as music director. Brown introduced Blanc to animation directors Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, and Frank Tashlin, who loved his voices. The first cartoon Blanc worked on was Picador Porky as the voice of a drunken bull. He took over as Porky Pig's voice in Porky's Duck Hunt, which marked the debut of Daffy Duck, also voiced by Blanc. Blanc soon became noted for voicing a wide variety of cartoon characters from Looney Tunes, adding Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Pepé Le Pew and many others. His natural voice was that of Sylvester the Cat, but without the lispy spray. (Blanc's voice can be heard in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies that also featured frequent Blanc vocal foil Bea Benaderet; in his small appearance, Blanc plays a vexed cab-driver.) THIS EPISODE: March 11, 1947. "Art Critic" aka: "Tax Day Blues" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Colgate Toothpowder, Halo Shampoo. Mel doesn't have the money to pay his income tax. The sale of the wrong oil painting adds to the plot. Mel Blanc, Mary Jane Croft, Joseph Kearns, Bud Hiestand (announcer), Hans Conried, Mac Benoff (writer), Earle Ross, The Sportsmen, Victor Miller and His Orchestra, Alan Reed, Jim Backus. 23:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Art Critic (Aired March 11, 1947) In 1936, Mel Blanc joined Leon Schlesinger Productions, ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Gentleman's Disagreement (Aired July 26, 1952)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes ("Law and Order" ended in 2010 with 476 episodes). The half-hour animated comedy "The Simpsons", is slated for a 21st season in Fall 2010. In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio serial, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West." Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice-President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye". Two auditions were created in 1949. THIS EPISODE: July 26, 1952. CBS network. "Gentlemen's Disagreement". Sustaining. Ed Beaudry comes to Dodge to kill Bert Wells. A showdown seems inevitable, but Beaudry is found dead! The script was used again on the program on September 20, 1959, and on the Gunsmoke television series on April 30, 1960. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director), Les Crutchfield (writer), Tom Tully, Lynn Allen, Barney Phillips, Roy Rowan (announcer), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Lawrence Dobkin. 31:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-05T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-05 2013-05-05 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella baer,boxcars711,camardella,conrad,crime,dillon,ellis,family,frontier,georgia,gunfighters,gunslingers,gunsmoke,howard,jail,justice,kids,lawless,matt,mcnear,old,otr,parley,radio,william 1882 clean 99 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Gentleman's Disagreement (Aired July 26, 1952) Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes ("Law and Order" ended in 2010 with 476 episodes). The half-hour animated comedy "The Simpsons", is slated for a 21st season in Fall 2010. In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe radio serial, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West." Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice-President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye". Two auditions were created in 1949. THIS EPISODE: July 26, 1952. CBS network. "Gentlemen's Disagreement". Sustaining. Ed Beaudry comes to Dodge to kill Bert Wells. A showdown seems inevitable, but Beaudry is found dead! The script was used again on the program on September 20, 1959, and on the Gunsmoke television series on April 30, 1960. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, Norman Macdonnell (director), Les Crutchfield (writer), Tom Tully, Lynn Allen, Barney Phillips, Roy Rowan (announcer), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Lawrence Dobkin. 31:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Gentleman's Disagreement (Aired July 26, 1952) Gunsm...
Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt1 of 2 (Aired May 5, 1979)
Dramatic Radio, once thought dead and buried, has staged a remarkable resurrection in recent years. Obviously, the rush is on to compete for audiences in search of an alternative to the many stagnating features of TV. Blasting its way into the competition is "Alien Worlds," an audio space adventure series produced now on CD originally broadcast worldwide on FM radio. The concept behind "Alien Worlds" is that an organization called the International Space Authority ''watches over an eternity of uncharted galaxies and the countless planets orbiting within their starlit borders." In command of ISA is Commissioner White whose base is Starlab, a nickname for the Arthur C. Clarke Astronomical Observatory, a floating space headquarters and research center. Under his command are research director Dr. Maura Cassidy, her comedy relief assistant Tim and two space happy rocket jockies, Captains Jon Graydon and Buddy Griff. "Alien Worlds" incorporates the best elements of "Star Wars," "Star Trek - The Next Generation" and other recently successful science-fiction production and writing. The series emerges as a creative with-it, uptempo space adventure which takes full advantage of its medium. "Alien Worlds" excels in its use of multi-track sound, synthesizer tricks and symphonic music. Voices are filtered in unique ways so that the extraterrestrial beings always have a unique sound. The theme, "Alien World Suite," was orchestrated by James Kirk with the 57-piece London Symphony Orchestra. It is all very classy and inspired for a program that seemingly came from a distant corner of the universe.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T19_00_00-07_00 Sun, 05 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-05-05 2013-05-05 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alien,boxcars711,camardella,drama,dressler,earth,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,moon,mystery,old,otr,planets,radio,roger,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,universe,worlds 1516 clean 100 Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt1 of 2 (Aired May 5, 1979) Dramatic Radio, once thought dead and buried, has staged a remarkable resurrection in recent years. Obviously, the rush is on to compete for audiences in search of an alternative to the many stagnating features of TV. Blasting its way into the competition is "Alien Worlds," an audio space adventure series produced now on CD originally broadcast worldwide on FM radio. The concept behind "Alien Worlds" is that an organization called the International Space Authority ''watches over an eternity of uncharted galaxies and the countless planets orbiting within their starlit borders." In command of ISA is Commissioner White whose base is Starlab, a nickname for the Arthur C. Clarke Astronomical Observatory, a floating space headquarters and research center. Under his command are research director Dr. Maura Cassidy, her comedy relief assistant Tim and two space happy rocket jockies, Captains Jon Graydon and Buddy Griff. "Alien Worlds" incorporates the best elements of "Star Wars," "Star Trek - The Next Generation" and other recently successful science-fiction production and writing. The series emerges as a creative with-it, uptempo space adventure which takes full advantage of its medium. "Alien Worlds" excels in its use of multi-track sound, synthesizer tricks and symphonic music. Voices are filtered in unique ways so that the extraterrestrial beings always have a unique sound. The theme, "Alien World Suite," was orchestrated by James Kirk with the 57-piece London Symphony Orchestra. It is all very classy and inspired for a program that seemingly came from a distant corner of the universe. Night Riders Of Kalimar Pt1 of 2 (Aired May 5, 1979) Dramatic Radio, once thought dead and bur...
Two Coffins To Fill (Aired July 4, 1949)
Murder By Experts was a radio drama anthology series that ran on American radio from 1949-1951, and was hosted first by John Dickson Carr, and later by Brett Halliday. Evidently, a mystery, authored by a leading crime fiction writer, was presented, and "guest experts," such as Alfred Hitchcock or Craig Rice, were invited to solve it. Or maybe not -- nobody seems to know much about this one. David Kogan, the writer/creator of Murder by Experts, also created and wrote The Mysterious Traveler. Guest experts: Alfred Hitchcock, Craig Rice. Guest stars: Ann Shepard, Larry Haines, Carl Eastman, Ann Sheperd, Bill Zuckert, Ralph Camargo, Burt Cullen, Lawson Zerbe, Marilyn Erskin. THIS EPISODE: July 4, 1949. Mutual network. "Two Coffins To Fill". Sustaining. The story of a man who decides to kill his rich wife, but all his plans backfire. John Dickson Carr (host). 26:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T16_10_08-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T16_10_08-07_00 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:10:08 GMT 2013-05-04 2013-05-04 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,by,camardella,carr,crime,criminal,dickson,drama,experts,family,investigate,john,justice,kids,law,murder,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense,thriller 1608 clean 101 Two Coffins To Fill (Aired July 4, 1949) Murder By Experts was a radio drama anthology series that ran on American radio from 1949-1951, and was hosted first by John Dickson Carr, and later by Brett Halliday. Evidently, a mystery, authored by a leading crime fiction writer, was presented, and "guest experts," such as Alfred Hitchcock or Craig Rice, were invited to solve it. Or maybe not -- nobody seems to know much about this one. David Kogan, the writer/creator of Murder by Experts, also created and wrote The Mysterious Traveler. Guest experts: Alfred Hitchcock, Craig Rice. Guest stars: Ann Shepard, Larry Haines, Carl Eastman, Ann Sheperd, Bill Zuckert, Ralph Camargo, Burt Cullen, Lawson Zerbe, Marilyn Erskin. THIS EPISODE: July 4, 1949. Mutual network. "Two Coffins To Fill". Sustaining. The story of a man who decides to kill his rich wife, but all his plans backfire. John Dickson Carr (host). 26:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Two Coffins To Fill (Aired July 4, 1949) Murder By Experts was a radio drama anthology series ...
Murder At Minden (Aired January 3, 1946)
The gimmick in Rogue's Gallery was the presence of an alter ego, "Eugor," who arrived in the middle of the show to give Rogue enough information for his final deduction. Eugor was a state of mind, achieved when Rogue was knocked unconcious. Eugor would appear cackling like the host of Hermit's Cave and imparted some vital information the hero had overlooked. Rogue would then awaken with a vague idea of what to do next. Rogue's Gallery also starred different actors as Rogue, in later incarnations of the series, but Richard Powell was the most popular. This series preceded Richard Powell's most famous series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Rogue trailed lovely blondes and protected witnesses in the new tough guy persona of Dick Powell. This was the transition series for Powell in his quest to be recognized as an actor rather than a singer. It had some of the same cute elements that would make Richard Diamond a high spot four years later. THIS EPISODE: January 3, 1946. "Murder At Minden."Mutual network. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shaving Cream, Fitch's Shampoos. Stark McVeigh is murdered after hiring Richard Rogue. The murder clues lead to a counterfeiter's hideout. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds (doubles), Lou Merrill (doubles), Paul Frees (doubles), Gerald Mohr, Harry Bartell. 29:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T11_00_00-07_00 Sat, 04 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-05-04 2013-05-04 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,dick,drama,family,gallery,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,mystery,old,otr,police,powell,prison,radio,rogue's,suspense 1777 clean 102 Murder At Minden (Aired January 3, 1946) The gimmick in Rogue's Gallery was the presence of an alter ego, "Eugor," who arrived in the middle of the show to give Rogue enough information for his final deduction. Eugor was a state of mind, achieved when Rogue was knocked unconcious. Eugor would appear cackling like the host of Hermit's Cave and imparted some vital information the hero had overlooked. Rogue would then awaken with a vague idea of what to do next. Rogue's Gallery also starred different actors as Rogue, in later incarnations of the series, but Richard Powell was the most popular. This series preceded Richard Powell's most famous series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Rogue trailed lovely blondes and protected witnesses in the new tough guy persona of Dick Powell. This was the transition series for Powell in his quest to be recognized as an actor rather than a singer. It had some of the same cute elements that would make Richard Diamond a high spot four years later. THIS EPISODE: January 3, 1946. "Murder At Minden."Mutual network. Sponsored by: Fitch's Shaving Cream, Fitch's Shampoos. Stark McVeigh is murdered after hiring Richard Rogue. The murder clues lead to a counterfeiter's hideout. Dee Englebach (producer, director), Dick Powell, Jim Doyle (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Ray Buffum (writer), Peter Leeds (doubles), Lou Merrill (doubles), Paul Frees (doubles), Gerald Mohr, Harry Bartell. 29:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder At Minden (Aired January 3, 1946) The gimmick in Rogue's Gallery was the presence of an...
Overdue Rent (Aired March 28, 1947)"
Young appeared in films, including Androcles and the Lion (1952) and The Time Machine (1960). He appeared in the episode "Thin Ice" of the NBC espionage drama Five Fingers, starring David Hedison. He is best known, however, for Mister Ed, a CBS television show which ran from 1961 to 1966. He played the owner of a talking horse that would talk to no one but him. Young's television guest appearances include The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, St. Elsewhere, Coach, Party of Five, The Wayans Bros., Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Episode: "Sweet Charity", playing Zelda's older love interest), USA High, Hang Time, ER and Maybe It's Me. In 1993, Young recreated his role as Filby for the mini-sequel to George Pal's The Time Machine, reuniting him with Rod Taylor, who played George, the Time Traveller. It was called Time Machine: The Journey Back, directed by Clyde Lucas. In 2002, he had a cameo as the flower store worker in Simon Wells' remake of The Time Machine. Finally, in 2010, he read H. G. Wells's original novel for 7th Voyage Productions, Inc. In 1994, Young co-starred in the Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop III. He played the role of Uncle Dave Thornton, the Walt Disney-esque founder of the fictional California theme park Wonderworld. THIS EPISODE: March 28, 1947. "Overdue Rent" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Ipana Toothpaste, Minit-Rub, Vitalis. Alan enters a radio contest to win $75. He has to come up with a formula for a happily married life. Alan Young, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Hans Conried, Charlie Cantor, Jim Backus, Jerry Mann, Veola Vonn, Ruth Perrott, Dick Lane, Al Schwartz (writer), Sherwood Schwartz (writer). 29:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T07_00_00-07_00 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-04 2013-05-04 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alan,backus,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,humor,jim,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,young 1784 clean 103 Overdue Rent (Aired March 28, 1947)" Young appeared in films, including Androcles and the Lion (1952) and The Time Machine (1960). He appeared in the episode "Thin Ice" of the NBC espionage drama Five Fingers, starring David Hedison. He is best known, however, for Mister Ed, a CBS television show which ran from 1961 to 1966. He played the owner of a talking horse that would talk to no one but him. Young's television guest appearances include The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, St. Elsewhere, Coach, Party of Five, The Wayans Bros., Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Episode: "Sweet Charity", playing Zelda's older love interest), USA High, Hang Time, ER and Maybe It's Me. In 1993, Young recreated his role as Filby for the mini-sequel to George Pal's The Time Machine, reuniting him with Rod Taylor, who played George, the Time Traveller. It was called Time Machine: The Journey Back, directed by Clyde Lucas. In 2002, he had a cameo as the flower store worker in Simon Wells' remake of The Time Machine. Finally, in 2010, he read H. G. Wells's original novel for 7th Voyage Productions, Inc. In 1994, Young co-starred in the Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop III. He played the role of Uncle Dave Thornton, the Walt Disney-esque founder of the fictional California theme park Wonderworld. THIS EPISODE: March 28, 1947. "Overdue Rent" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Ipana Toothpaste, Minit-Rub, Vitalis. Alan enters a radio contest to win $75. He has to come up with a formula for a happily married life. Alan Young, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Hans Conried, Charlie Cantor, Jim Backus, Jerry Mann, Veola Vonn, Ruth Perrott, Dick Lane, Al Schwartz (writer), Sherwood Schwartz (writer). 29:44. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Overdue Rent (Aired March 28, 1947)" Young appeared in films, including Androcles and the Lion...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - According To Law (01-29-53)
Broadcast constantly sometimes once a week sometimes 3 times a week By Mutual, between 1942 and 1956. Western Drama mainly for the young ones or maybe just the young at heart. I say the young at heart, because The Cisco Kid and his likeable but simple partner Pancho were a couple of lovable rogues and because there was usually a lovely senorita around in every episode who fell madly in love with Sisco, there may well have been an element of lady listeners included in the audience rating figures. Here they were, these two Mexican bandits, travelling from sunset to sunset (because that's where they always road off to at the end of each episode) robbing the rich, but I wouldn't say giving it to the poor. At least they did it in a kind and humorous way. It was more a question of the victim being relieved of the heavy burden of his or her riches, rather than having some of their prized possessions taken away from them. Half the fun in the series was listening to Pancho try to explain in his simple Mexican way that the sheriff's posse was hard on their heels and to quote him, "Ceesco, eef they catch up with us, perhaps they weel keel us." THIS EPISODE: January 29, 1953. Program #56. Mutual-Don Lee network origination, Ziv syndication. "According To Law". Commercials added locally. Jack Mather, Harry Lang. 30:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-04T03_00_00-07_00 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-04 2013-05-04 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cisco,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kid,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,pancho,prison,radio,shooter,six,western 1849 clean 104 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - According To Law (01-29-53) Broadcast constantly sometimes once a week sometimes 3 times a week By Mutual, between 1942 and 1956. Western Drama mainly for the young ones or maybe just the young at heart. I say the young at heart, because The Cisco Kid and his likeable but simple partner Pancho were a couple of lovable rogues and because there was usually a lovely senorita around in every episode who fell madly in love with Sisco, there may well have been an element of lady listeners included in the audience rating figures. Here they were, these two Mexican bandits, travelling from sunset to sunset (because that's where they always road off to at the end of each episode) robbing the rich, but I wouldn't say giving it to the poor. At least they did it in a kind and humorous way. It was more a question of the victim being relieved of the heavy burden of his or her riches, rather than having some of their prized possessions taken away from them. Half the fun in the series was listening to Pancho try to explain in his simple Mexican way that the sheriff's posse was hard on their heels and to quote him, "Ceesco, eef they catch up with us, perhaps they weel keel us." THIS EPISODE: January 29, 1953. Program #56. Mutual-Don Lee network origination, Ziv syndication. "According To Law". Commercials added locally. Jack Mather, Harry Lang. 30:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - According To Law (01-29-53) Broadcast constantly so...
The Makeup Man (Aired May 29, 1949)
Jordan was a hard-boiled owner of the Cafe Tambourine who spent most of his time solving mysteries that he usually became involved in by accident. During the Cairo-based run, he often encountered Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo police. John Dunning in his "On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio" describes Jordan as "a rugged hero who each week was confronted by a crime, a mystery, a beautiful woman or a combination of the three. It was a detective show with a difference: the Oriental background was played to the hilt, giving it a sound like no other." The writers worked hard to give it authenticity - actual places and streets in Cairo were often and accurately mentioned. The music score also added to the exoticness of the series. Moyles, a veteran of radio, was much more believable in the role than Raft. The show was one of the best examples of the so-called "amateur detective" or "unlicenced private investigator" type that were a recurring theme for radio series. It was a common way of putting a different and fresh twist on the basic private detective theme, an extremely popular genre on the radio. THIS EPISODE: May 29, 1949. CBS Pacific network. "The Make-Up Man". Sustaining. Max Vladny, a Hollywood make-up man with a Russian accent as thick as borscht (which is supposed to be a Hungarian accent), asks Rocky Jordan for protection from assassination attempts. An announcement is made that the program is moving next week to 5:00 P. M. Jack Moyles, Larry Thor (announcer), Paul Frees, Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Cliff Howell (producer, director), Larry Roman (story editor), Gomer Cool (story editor), E. Jack Neuman (writer). 29:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T19_19_55-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T19_19_55-07_00 Sat, 04 May 2013 02:19:55 GMT 2013-05-04 2013-05-04 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,cairo,camardella,crime,criminal,family,george,jack,jordan,kids,law,moyles,mystery,old,otr,policedrama,radio,raft,rocky,suspense,tambourine 1778 clean 105 The Makeup Man (Aired May 29, 1949) Jordan was a hard-boiled owner of the Cafe Tambourine who spent most of his time solving mysteries that he usually became involved in by accident. During the Cairo-based run, he often encountered Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo police. John Dunning in his "On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio" describes Jordan as "a rugged hero who each week was confronted by a crime, a mystery, a beautiful woman or a combination of the three. It was a detective show with a difference: the Oriental background was played to the hilt, giving it a sound like no other." The writers worked hard to give it authenticity - actual places and streets in Cairo were often and accurately mentioned. The music score also added to the exoticness of the series. Moyles, a veteran of radio, was much more believable in the role than Raft. The show was one of the best examples of the so-called "amateur detective" or "unlicenced private investigator" type that were a recurring theme for radio series. It was a common way of putting a different and fresh twist on the basic private detective theme, an extremely popular genre on the radio. THIS EPISODE: May 29, 1949. CBS Pacific network. "The Make-Up Man". Sustaining. Max Vladny, a Hollywood make-up man with a Russian accent as thick as borscht (which is supposed to be a Hungarian accent), asks Rocky Jordan for protection from assassination attempts. An announcement is made that the program is moving next week to 5:00 P. M. Jack Moyles, Larry Thor (announcer), Paul Frees, Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Cliff Howell (producer, director), Larry Roman (story editor), Gomer Cool (story editor), E. Jack Neuman (writer). 29:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Makeup Man (Aired May 29, 1949) Jordan was a hard-boiled owner of the Cafe Tambourine who ...
Murder Among The Statues (Aired December 1, 1953)
The role was clearly written specifically for Sinatra, and more importantly for the more 'adult' persona his agents and publicity reps were trying to portray of him at this point in his career. He'd already done the teen and 20-something idol gig, and he had been expressing more of an interest in dramatic work. Perhaps Sinatra's managers were simply hedging their bets. Sinatra's greatest initial dramatic role in From Here To Eternity was released October 19, 1953, just weeks after Rocky Fortune began its 26-week run on NBC. As we all know now, From Here to Eternity was a box-office smash, propelling Sinatra into a whole new career in Film. Thus, as with Alan Ladd in his Mayfair Productions program, Box-13, Sinatra--and Las Vegas and Hollywood--found a far greater immediate demand for his talent on stage and in Film. The Big-Screen's gain was Radio's loss. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: December 1, 1953. "Murder Among The Statues" - NBC network. Sustaining. Rocky is working for an art dealer, when a statue becomes green. This is very interesting to a wealthy collector. This is a network version. Frank Sinatra, Jan Miner, Joseph Julian, Ed Begley, Ted Osborne, Leon Janney, Mandel Kramer, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Fred Weihe (director), Ray Barrett (announcer). 23:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T15_08_49-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T15_08_49-07_00 Fri, 03 May 2013 22:08:49 GMT 2013-05-03 2013-05-03 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella action,adventure,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,fortune,frank,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,radio,rocky,sinatra,suspense,wanderer 1426 clean 106 Murder Among The Statues (Aired December 1, 1953) The role was clearly written specifically for Sinatra, and more importantly for the more 'adult' persona his agents and publicity reps were trying to portray of him at this point in his career. He'd already done the teen and 20-something idol gig, and he had been expressing more of an interest in dramatic work. Perhaps Sinatra's managers were simply hedging their bets. Sinatra's greatest initial dramatic role in From Here To Eternity was released October 19, 1953, just weeks after Rocky Fortune began its 26-week run on NBC. As we all know now, From Here to Eternity was a box-office smash, propelling Sinatra into a whole new career in Film. Thus, as with Alan Ladd in his Mayfair Productions program, Box-13, Sinatra--and Las Vegas and Hollywood--found a far greater immediate demand for his talent on stage and in Film. The Big-Screen's gain was Radio's loss. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: December 1, 1953. "Murder Among The Statues" - NBC network. Sustaining. Rocky is working for an art dealer, when a statue becomes green. This is very interesting to a wealthy collector. This is a network version. Frank Sinatra, Jan Miner, Joseph Julian, Ed Begley, Ted Osborne, Leon Janney, Mandel Kramer, Ernest Kinoy (writer), Fred Weihe (director), Ray Barrett (announcer). 23:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Murder Among The Statues (Aired December 1, 1953) The role was clearly written specifically fo...
It Comes Up Mud (Aired July 31, 1949)
The Damon Runyon Theater radio series dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories in weekly broadcasts running from October 1948 to September 1949 (with reruns until 1951). The series was produced by Alan Ladd's Mayfair Transcription Company for syndication to local radio stations. John Brown played the character "Broadway," who doubled as host and narrator. The cast also comprised Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Du Val, Gerald Mohr, Frank Lovejoy, Herb Vigran, Sheldon Leonard, William Conrad, Jeff Chandler, Lionel Stander, Sidney Miller, Olive Deering and Joe De Santis. Pat O'Brien was initially engaged for the role of "Broadway". The original stories were adapted for the radio by Russell Hughes. Television presented dramatized versions of Damon Runyon's short stories. Hosted by Donald Woods, the program, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser beer, aired for a total of 39 episodes on CBS from April 1955 through February 1956 (repeats continued through June). THIS EPISODE: July 31, 1949. Program #31. Mayfair syndication. "It Comes Up Mud". Commercials added locally. A story of "The Sport Of Kings," parts of which were used in "Guys and Dolls." Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (writer), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 29:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T10_59_28-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T10_59_28-07_00 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:59:28 GMT 2013-05-03 2013-05-03 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,broadway,camardella,comedy,damon,drama,family,funny,gangster,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,runyon,underworld 1741 clean 107 It Comes Up Mud (Aired July 31, 1949) The Damon Runyon Theater radio series dramatized 52 of Runyon's short stories in weekly broadcasts running from October 1948 to September 1949 (with reruns until 1951). The series was produced by Alan Ladd's Mayfair Transcription Company for syndication to local radio stations. John Brown played the character "Broadway," who doubled as host and narrator. The cast also comprised Alan Reed, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Du Val, Gerald Mohr, Frank Lovejoy, Herb Vigran, Sheldon Leonard, William Conrad, Jeff Chandler, Lionel Stander, Sidney Miller, Olive Deering and Joe De Santis. Pat O'Brien was initially engaged for the role of "Broadway". The original stories were adapted for the radio by Russell Hughes. Television presented dramatized versions of Damon Runyon's short stories. Hosted by Donald Woods, the program, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser beer, aired for a total of 39 episodes on CBS from April 1955 through February 1956 (repeats continued through June). THIS EPISODE: July 31, 1949. Program #31. Mayfair syndication. "It Comes Up Mud". Commercials added locally. A story of "The Sport Of Kings," parts of which were used in "Guys and Dolls." Damon Runyon (author), John Brown, Richard Sanville (director), Russell Hughes (writer), Vern Carstensen (production supervisor). 29:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. It Comes Up Mud (Aired July 31, 1949) The Damon Runyon Theater radio series dramatized 52 of R...
The Dog Catcher (Aired May 7, 1944)
The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s. The show began as a proposed Groucho Marx radio series, The Flotsam Family, but the sponsor balked at what would have been essentially a straight head-of-household role for the comedian. Then producer Irving Brecher saw Bendix as taxicab company owner Tim McGuerin in the movie The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942). The Flotsam Family was reworked with Bendix cast as blundering Chester A. Riley, riveter at a California aircraft plant, and his frequent exclamation of indignation---"What a revoltin' development this is!"---became one of the most famous catch phrases of the 1940s. The radio series also benefited from the immense popularity of a supporting character, Digby "Digger" O'Dell (John Brown), "the friendly undertaker."Beginning October 4, 1949, the show was adapted for television for the DuMont Television Network, but Bendix's film contracts prevented him from appearing in the role. Instead, Jackie Gleason starred along with Rosemary DeCamp as wife Peg, Gloria Winters as daughter Barbara (Babs), Lanny Rees as son Chester Jr. (Junior), and Sid Tomack as Gillis, Riley's manipulative best buddy and next-door neighbor. John Brown returned as the morbid counseling undertaker Digby (Digger) O'Dell ("Well, I guess I'll be... shoveling off"; "Business is a little dead tonight"). Television's first Life of Riley won television's first Emmy (for "Best Film Made For and Shown on Television"). However, it came to an end on March 28, 1950 because of low ratings and because Gleason left the show, thinking he could find a better showcase for his unique abilities. Groucho Marx received a credit for "story."

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T07_00_00-07_00 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-03 2013-05-03 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,bendix,boxcars711,brown,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,harry,humor,john,joke,kids,laugh,life,of,old,otr,radio,riley,von,william,zell 1313 clean 108 The Dog Catcher (Aired May 7, 1944) The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-running television series during the 1950s. The show began as a proposed Groucho Marx radio series, The Flotsam Family, but the sponsor balked at what would have been essentially a straight head-of-household role for the comedian. Then producer Irving Brecher saw Bendix as taxicab company owner Tim McGuerin in the movie The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942). The Flotsam Family was reworked with Bendix cast as blundering Chester A. Riley, riveter at a California aircraft plant, and his frequent exclamation of indignation---"What a revoltin' development this is!"---became one of the most famous catch phrases of the 1940s. The radio series also benefited from the immense popularity of a supporting character, Digby "Digger" O'Dell (John Brown), "the friendly undertaker."Beginning October 4, 1949, the show was adapted for television for the DuMont Television Network, but Bendix's film contracts prevented him from appearing in the role. Instead, Jackie Gleason starred along with Rosemary DeCamp as wife Peg, Gloria Winters as daughter Barbara (Babs), Lanny Rees as son Chester Jr. (Junior), and Sid Tomack as Gillis, Riley's manipulative best buddy and next-door neighbor. John Brown returned as the morbid counseling undertaker Digby (Digger) O'Dell ("Well, I guess I'll be... shoveling off"; "Business is a little dead tonight"). Television's first Life of Riley won television's first Emmy (for "Best Film Made For and Shown on Television"). However, it came to an end on March 28, 1950 because of low ratings and because Gleason left the show, thinking he could find a better showcase for his unique abilities. Groucho Marx received a credit for "story." The Dog Catcher (Aired May 7, 1944) The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - When The Shoe Doesn't Fit (Aired June 17, 1954)
The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl. People call them both The Six Shooter." Ponset was a wanderer, an easy-going gentleman and -- when he had to be -- a gunfighter. Stewart was right in character as the slow-talking maverick who usually blundered into other people's troubles and sometimes shot his way out. His experiences were broad, but The Six Shooter leaned more to comedy than other shows of its kind. Ponset took time out to play Hamlet with a crude road company. He ran for mayor and sheriff of the same town at the same time. He became involved in a delighful Western version of Cinderella, complete with grouchy stepmother, ugly sisters, and a shoe that didn't fit. And at Christmas he told a young runaway the story of A Christmas Carol, Substituting the original Dickens characters with Western heavies. Britt even had time to fall in love, but it was the age-old story of people from different worlds, and the romance was foredoomed despite their valiant efforts to save it. THIS EPISODE: June 17, 1954. "When The Shoe Doesn't Fit" - NBC network. Sustaining. Britt Ponset ("The Six-Shooter") takes Cinderella to the ball...and gets her home by midnight too! This is a network version. Jimmy Stewart, Jack Johnstone (director), Basil Adlam (music), Sam Edwards, William Johnstone, Barbara Eiler, Frank Burt (creator, writer), Eleanor Audley, Sandra Gould, John Wald (announcer). 29:23. ]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-03T03_00_00-07_00 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-03 2013-05-03 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,james,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,stewart,western 1797 clean 109 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - When The Shoe Doesn't Fit (Aired June 17, 1954) The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl. People call them both The Six Shooter." Ponset was a wanderer, an easy-going gentleman and -- when he had to be -- a gunfighter. Stewart was right in character as the slow-talking maverick who usually blundered into other people's troubles and sometimes shot his way out. His experiences were broad, but The Six Shooter leaned more to comedy than other shows of its kind. Ponset took time out to play Hamlet with a crude road company. He ran for mayor and sheriff of the same town at the same time. He became involved in a delighful Western version of Cinderella, complete with grouchy stepmother, ugly sisters, and a shoe that didn't fit. And at Christmas he told a young runaway the story of A Christmas Carol, Substituting the original Dickens characters with Western heavies. Britt even had time to fall in love, but it was the age-old story of people from different worlds, and the romance was foredoomed despite their valiant efforts to save it. THIS EPISODE: June 17, 1954. "When The Shoe Doesn't Fit" - NBC network. Sustaining. Britt Ponset ("The Six-Shooter") takes Cinderella to the ball...and gets her home by midnight too! This is a network version. Jimmy Stewart, Jack Johnstone (director), Basil Adlam (music), Sam Edwards, William Johnstone, Barbara Eiler, Frank Burt (creator, writer), Eleanor Audley, Sandra Gould, John Wald (announcer). 29:23. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - When The Shoe Doesn't Fit (Aired June 17, 1954) ...
City Of The Dead Aired February 10, 1946 (Episode 4 of 4)
If the titles seem somewhat childish or unimaginative, it's not your imagination. In most cases, the sub-titles for most episodes were also rather silly or obtuse. We don't wish to put too fine a point on it, but Carlton E. Morse was not a particularly noteworthy adventure writer. His strong suit was his extraordinary ability to keep a large cast of diverse characters sufficiently updated, while maintaining the continuity for each individual characterization over a span of weeks, months, or even years of that character's development. While certainly an exceptional talent in itself, simply being able to juggle ten, twenty, or even fifty characters with equal development and continuity, does not a spell-binding adventure make. This is not to say that Adventures By Morse was either uniformly poor, uniformly mediocre, or even occasionally brilliant--or any combination of the three, for that matter. It's just that--in our experience, anyway--canned, pre-recorded, syndicated adventure programming would generally be expected to be of a much higher quality than in that found in this series. It certainly wasn't for lack of talent in any case. Versatile writer, director, producer and actor, Elliott Lewis, lends his voice to the lead character, Captain Bart Friday. Bart Friday was also portrayed by David Ellis and Russell Thorson over the 52-week run. Equally solid character actors Jack Edwards and an occasional Barton Yarborough take the role of Skip Turner at one time or another. Both actors were alumni of Morse's 27-year, 14.7 million spoken-word run of One Man's Family. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T18_51_12-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T18_51_12-07_00 Fri, 03 May 2013 01:51:12 GMT 2013-05-03 2013-05-03 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 1551 clean 110 City Of The Dead Aired February 10, 1946 (Episode 4 of 4) If the titles seem somewhat childish or unimaginative, it's not your imagination. In most cases, the sub-titles for most episodes were also rather silly or obtuse. We don't wish to put too fine a point on it, but Carlton E. Morse was not a particularly noteworthy adventure writer. His strong suit was his extraordinary ability to keep a large cast of diverse characters sufficiently updated, while maintaining the continuity for each individual characterization over a span of weeks, months, or even years of that character's development. While certainly an exceptional talent in itself, simply being able to juggle ten, twenty, or even fifty characters with equal development and continuity, does not a spell-binding adventure make. This is not to say that Adventures By Morse was either uniformly poor, uniformly mediocre, or even occasionally brilliant--or any combination of the three, for that matter. It's just that--in our experience, anyway--canned, pre-recorded, syndicated adventure programming would generally be expected to be of a much higher quality than in that found in this series. It certainly wasn't for lack of talent in any case. Versatile writer, director, producer and actor, Elliott Lewis, lends his voice to the lead character, Captain Bart Friday. Bart Friday was also portrayed by David Ellis and Russell Thorson over the 52-week run. Equally solid character actors Jack Edwards and an occasional Barton Yarborough take the role of Skip Turner at one time or another. Both actors were alumni of Morse's 27-year, 14.7 million spoken-word run of One Man's Family. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. City Of The Dead Aired February 10, 1946 (Episode 4 of 4) If the titles seem somewhat childis...
Criss Cross (Aired October 10, 19499)
Screen Director's Playhouse is a popular radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, and original directors of the films were sometimes involved in the productions, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations, and a brief "curtain call" with the cast and host at the end of the program. The series later had a brief run on television, focusing on original teleplays and several adaptations of famous short stories (such as Robert Louis Stevenson's "Markheim"). The radio version ran for 122 episodes and aired on NBC from January 9, 1949 to September 28, 1951 under several different titles: NBC Theater, Screen Director's Guild Assignment, Screen Director's Assignment and, as of July 1, 1949, Screen Director's Playhouse. Actors on the radio series included Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Kirk Douglas, Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, William Holden, Burt Lancaster, James Mason, Ray Milland, Gregory Peck, William Powell, Edward G. Robinson, Norma Shearer, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, John Wayne, and Loretta Young. THIS EPISODE: October 10, 1949. NBC network. "Criss Cross". Sustaining. A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cross. Screen director Robert Siodmak appears by transcription. Burt Lancaster, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeff Corey, Betty Morgan, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Robert Siodmak. 29:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T15_00_00-07_00 Thu, 02 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-02 2013-05-02 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella betty,boxcars711,burt,camardella,crime,crimemystery,criss,cross,director's,drama,family,gangster,gerson,holdup,kids,lancaster,lou,old,otr,playhouse,radio,screen,suspense 1795 clean 111 Criss Cross (Aired October 10, 19499) Screen Director's Playhouse is a popular radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, and original directors of the films were sometimes involved in the productions, although their participation was usually limited to introducing the radio adaptations, and a brief "curtain call" with the cast and host at the end of the program. The series later had a brief run on television, focusing on original teleplays and several adaptations of famous short stories (such as Robert Louis Stevenson's "Markheim"). The radio version ran for 122 episodes and aired on NBC from January 9, 1949 to September 28, 1951 under several different titles: NBC Theater, Screen Director's Guild Assignment, Screen Director's Assignment and, as of July 1, 1949, Screen Director's Playhouse. Actors on the radio series included Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Charles Boyer, Claudette Colbert, Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Kirk Douglas, Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, William Holden, Burt Lancaster, James Mason, Ray Milland, Gregory Peck, William Powell, Edward G. Robinson, Norma Shearer, Barbara Stanwyck, James Stewart, John Wayne, and Loretta Young. THIS EPISODE: October 10, 1949. NBC network. "Criss Cross". Sustaining. A good gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cross. Screen director Robert Siodmak appears by transcription. Burt Lancaster, Betty Lou Gerson, Jeff Corey, Betty Morgan, Jimmy Wallington (announcer), Robert Siodmak. 29:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Criss Cross (Aired October 10, 19499) Screen Director's Playhouse is a popular radio and telev...
Legal Wills (Aired February 6, 1954)
Most of the scripts very cleverly portrayed every right way--or wrong way--to approach a range of legal matters that might concievably affect any American. After resolving the script one way or the other, the Host, John Fitzgerald, would dissect the legal issues involved in the script, point listeners to the right source of legal information--for the State of Illinois, in any case--and suggest alternate scenarios, as time permitted, to further illustrate the larger issues behind that week's topic. As a local presentation, WMAQ's production of Case Dismissed acquitted itself very well indeed. With few exceptions, the enacted legal issues were realistically depicted, thoroughly explored, and informatively resolved. The exposition for and resolution of these programs was never preachy, overly complicated, nor left unresolved. Each story had an arc that was resolved for that particular combination of legal issues and choices. The listener was never left hanging. THIS EPISODE: February 6, 1954. "Legal Wills" - NBC network, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The legal problems of making a will. Alma Platts, Rita Ascot, Arthur Peterson, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Russ Reed, Paul Barnes, Charles Flynn, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 28:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T11_01_10-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T11_01_10-07_00 Thu, 02 May 2013 18:01:10 GMT 2013-05-02 2013-05-02 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,case,court,crime,dismissed,drama,family,justice,kids,law,lawyer,legal,old,otr,radio,rights 1711 clean 112 Legal Wills (Aired February 6, 1954) Most of the scripts very cleverly portrayed every right way--or wrong way--to approach a range of legal matters that might concievably affect any American. After resolving the script one way or the other, the Host, John Fitzgerald, would dissect the legal issues involved in the script, point listeners to the right source of legal information--for the State of Illinois, in any case--and suggest alternate scenarios, as time permitted, to further illustrate the larger issues behind that week's topic. As a local presentation, WMAQ's production of Case Dismissed acquitted itself very well indeed. With few exceptions, the enacted legal issues were realistically depicted, thoroughly explored, and informatively resolved. The exposition for and resolution of these programs was never preachy, overly complicated, nor left unresolved. Each story had an arc that was resolved for that particular combination of legal issues and choices. The listener was never left hanging. THIS EPISODE: February 6, 1954. "Legal Wills" - NBC network, WMAQ, Chicago origination. Sustaining. The program is produced in co-operation with the Chicago Bar Association. The legal problems of making a will. Alma Platts, Rita Ascot, Arthur Peterson, John C. Fitzgerald (host, Dean of the Law School, Loyola University), Robert Carmen (writer), Russ Reed, Paul Barnes, Charles Flynn, Betty Ross (producer), Herbert Littow (director), Tom Evans (sound), Harold Witteberry (engineer), Lee Bennett (announcer). 28:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Legal Wills (Aired February 6, 1954) Most of the scripts very cleverly portrayed every right w...
From Terminal Island With Guest Orson Welles (Aired September 28, 1943)
After five years on the Vaudeville circuit, by his own account Hope was surprised and humbled when he and his partner Grace Louise Troxell failed a 1930 screen test for Pathé at Culver City, California. (Hope had been on the screen in small parts, 1927's The Sidewalks of New York and 1928's Smiles. Hope returned to New York City and subsequently appeared in several Broadway musicals including Roberta, Say When, the 1936 Ziegfeld Follies, and Red, Hot and Blue with Ethel Merman. His performances were generally well-received and critics noted his keen sense of comedic timing. He changed his name from "Leslie" to "Bob", reportedly because people in the US were calling him "Hopelessly", although in the 1920s he sometimes used the name "Lester Hope". THIS EPISODE: September 28, 1943. "Guest Orson Welles"NBC network, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Pepsodent. The program originates from the Naval Air Station, Terminal Island, California. Bob and Frances take a moonlit buggy ride. The Pepsodent middle commercial features "Miriam" and "Irium." Stan Kenton is introduced and interviewed as "the new band leader" (it was actually his second appearance on the show). Guest Orson Welles appears as a mystic swami to tell Bob's future. Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Larry Keating (commercial spokesman), Wendell Niles (announcer), Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen (as "Vera Vague"), Orson Welles. 29:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T07_00_00-07_00 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-02 2013-05-02 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bob,boxcars711,camardella,colonna,comedy,drama,edward,ennis,family,florida,frances,funny,g.,hope,humor,jerry,joke,kids,langford,laugh,old,orson,otr,radio,robinson,skinnay,song,troops,variety,war,welles 1796 clean 113 From Terminal Island With Guest Orson Welles (Aired September 28, 1943) After five years on the Vaudeville circuit, by his own account Hope was surprised and humbled when he and his partner Grace Louise Troxell failed a 1930 screen test for Pathé at Culver City, California. (Hope had been on the screen in small parts, 1927's The Sidewalks of New York and 1928's Smiles. Hope returned to New York City and subsequently appeared in several Broadway musicals including Roberta, Say When, the 1936 Ziegfeld Follies, and Red, Hot and Blue with Ethel Merman. His performances were generally well-received and critics noted his keen sense of comedic timing. He changed his name from "Leslie" to "Bob", reportedly because people in the US were calling him "Hopelessly", although in the 1920s he sometimes used the name "Lester Hope". THIS EPISODE: September 28, 1943. "Guest Orson Welles"NBC network, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Pepsodent. The program originates from the Naval Air Station, Terminal Island, California. Bob and Frances take a moonlit buggy ride. The Pepsodent middle commercial features "Miriam" and "Irium." Stan Kenton is introduced and interviewed as "the new band leader" (it was actually his second appearance on the show). Guest Orson Welles appears as a mystic swami to tell Bob's future. Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Larry Keating (commercial spokesman), Wendell Niles (announcer), Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen (as "Vera Vague"), Orson Welles. 29:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. From Terminal Island With Guest Orson Welles (Aired September 28, 1943) After five years on th...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Hatchet (Aired February 11, 1951)
Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957 and produced by Screen Gems. For the TV version, Willard Parker took over the role of Jace Pearson. On radio, Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department but on the TV show, he had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan (who had been an occasional character on the radio show), played by Harry Lauter. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "These Are Tales of Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes; it was a procedural drama, in many ways Dragnet with a Western flavor. THIS EPISODE: February 11, 1951. NBC network. "The Hatchet". Sustaining. Based on events of May 16, 1941. The murder of a high school teacher leads Ranger Jace Pearson to a cattle water tank and the murder weapon at the bottom of it. Gerald Mohr, Hal Gibney (announcer), Joe Dubov, Joel McCrea, Michael Ann Barrett, Parley Baer, Sam Edwards, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Tommy Cook, Tony Barrett. 30:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-02T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-02 2013-05-02 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,frontier,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,joel,justice,kids,law,mccrea,old,otr,prison,radio,rangers,suspense,texas,western,wild 1848 clean 114 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Hatchet (Aired February 11, 1951) Captain Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, a Ranger for 30 years and who was said to have killed 31 men during his career, served as consultant for the series. The series was adapted for television from 1955 to 1957 and produced by Screen Gems. For the TV version, Willard Parker took over the role of Jace Pearson. On radio, Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department but on the TV show, he had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan (who had been an occasional character on the radio show), played by Harry Lauter. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "These Are Tales of Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes; it was a procedural drama, in many ways Dragnet with a Western flavor. THIS EPISODE: February 11, 1951. NBC network. "The Hatchet". Sustaining. Based on events of May 16, 1941. The murder of a high school teacher leads Ranger Jace Pearson to a cattle water tank and the murder weapon at the bottom of it. Gerald Mohr, Hal Gibney (announcer), Joe Dubov, Joel McCrea, Michael Ann Barrett, Parley Baer, Sam Edwards, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Tommy Cook, Tony Barrett. 30:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - The Hatchet (Aired February 11, 1951)...
City Of The Dead Aired February 03, 1946 (Episode 3 of 4)
Indeed, to this day, all rights to Adventures By Morse are retained by MorseLCo, Incorporated, the Morse Family's California-registered Trust. While they have occasionally issued a license to some of Carlton Morse's holdings, the vast majority of his work remains in the exclusive possession of the Family's trust. Apparently the Morse Family has been counseled that a resurgent market for Carlton E. Morse's adventure serials will yet present itself one day in the future. While we respect the Morse family's aspirations for their progenitor's body of work, we have our doubts that such a situation will present itself after all this time. While we can envision no resurgence of interest in Morse's adventure writing in all but the most distant future, this is by no means a reflection on Carlton Morse's amazing output of serial melodrama over his extraordinary career. But for all intents and purposes, that boat has sailed.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T18_32_30-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T18_32_30-07_00 Thu, 02 May 2013 01:32:30 GMT 2013-05-02 2013-05-02 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 1548 clean 115 City Of The Dead Aired February 03, 1946 (Episode 3 of 4) Indeed, to this day, all rights to Adventures By Morse are retained by MorseLCo, Incorporated, the Morse Family's California-registered Trust. While they have occasionally issued a license to some of Carlton Morse's holdings, the vast majority of his work remains in the exclusive possession of the Family's trust. Apparently the Morse Family has been counseled that a resurgent market for Carlton E. Morse's adventure serials will yet present itself one day in the future. While we respect the Morse family's aspirations for their progenitor's body of work, we have our doubts that such a situation will present itself after all this time. While we can envision no resurgence of interest in Morse's adventure writing in all but the most distant future, this is by no means a reflection on Carlton Morse's amazing output of serial melodrama over his extraordinary career. But for all intents and purposes, that boat has sailed. City Of The Dead Aired February 03, 1946 (Episode 3 of 4) Indeed, to this day, all rights to A...
Sabotage Incorporated (2 Parts-Complete) Aired July 24, 1940
The Blue Beetle had a relatively short career on the radio, between May and September of 1940. Motion picture and radio actor Frank Lovejoy was the Blue Beetle for the first 13 episodes, while for the rest of the shows, the voice was provided by a different, uncredited actor. The Blue Beetle was a young police officer who saw the need for extra-ordinary crime fighting. He took the task on himself by secretly donning a superhero costume to create fear in the criminals who were to learn to fear the Blue Beetle's wrath. The 13-minute segments were usually only two-parters, so the stories were often more simple than other popular programs, such as the many-parted Superman radio show. THIS EPISODE: July 24, 1940. Program #33. Fox Features syndication. "Sabotage Incorporated" 2 Parts Complete. Commercials added locally. The only suspect in a murder case is an anthropologist with an air pistol that fiendishly shoots a suffocating gas. 28:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T15_00_00-07_00 Wed, 01 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-05-01 2013-05-01 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella action,beetle,blue,boxcars711,camardella,drama,family,fiction,hero,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,supernatural,superpower,suspense 1708 clean 116 Sabotage Incorporated (2 Parts-Complete) Aired July 24, 1940 The Blue Beetle had a relatively short career on the radio, between May and September of 1940. Motion picture and radio actor Frank Lovejoy was the Blue Beetle for the first 13 episodes, while for the rest of the shows, the voice was provided by a different, uncredited actor. The Blue Beetle was a young police officer who saw the need for extra-ordinary crime fighting. He took the task on himself by secretly donning a superhero costume to create fear in the criminals who were to learn to fear the Blue Beetle's wrath. The 13-minute segments were usually only two-parters, so the stories were often more simple than other popular programs, such as the many-parted Superman radio show. THIS EPISODE: July 24, 1940. Program #33. Fox Features syndication. "Sabotage Incorporated" 2 Parts Complete. Commercials added locally. The only suspect in a murder case is an anthropologist with an air pistol that fiendishly shoots a suffocating gas. 28:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Sabotage Incorporated (2 Parts-Complete) Aired July 24, 1940 The Blue Beetle had a relatively ...
The Case Of The Double Exposure (Aired October 29, 1950)
This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1945, and then came to TV ten years later in this Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; Charles McGraw had been in many motion pictures before and after including "The Killers", "Spartacus" and "Cimarron"; in this series he played the title role of a man whose real name was supposedly Mike Waring, an American agent whose code name was "Falcon"; Later Charles McGraw starred in a short lived TV version of "Casablanca" (1955 - 1956) in the character of Rick; He also had a role on the detective drama "Staccato" (1959) Actor McGraw (whose birth name was Charles Butters) met an unfortunate death in real life when he fell through a shower glass door in 1980 at his home in Studio City, CA. THIS EPISODE: October 29, 1950. NBC network. "The Case Of The Double Exposure". Sponsored by: Kraft. A hit man is paid $500 to rub out Jimmy Arcaro. A beautiful dame benefits, but loses $2 million when a dead man comes to life and promptly dies again. Les Damon, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Drexel Drake (creator). 28:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T10_58_32-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T10_58_32-07_00 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:58:32 GMT 2013-05-01 2013-05-01 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,damon,detective,drama,falcon,family,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,les,mystery,old,otr,police,prison,radio,suspense 1707 clean 117 The Case Of The Double Exposure (Aired October 29, 1950) This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1945, and then came to TV ten years later in this Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; Charles McGraw had been in many motion pictures before and after including "The Killers", "Spartacus" and "Cimarron"; in this series he played the title role of a man whose real name was supposedly Mike Waring, an American agent whose code name was "Falcon"; Later Charles McGraw starred in a short lived TV version of "Casablanca" (1955 - 1956) in the character of Rick; He also had a role on the detective drama "Staccato" (1959) Actor McGraw (whose birth name was Charles Butters) met an unfortunate death in real life when he fell through a shower glass door in 1980 at his home in Studio City, CA. THIS EPISODE: October 29, 1950. NBC network. "The Case Of The Double Exposure". Sponsored by: Kraft. A hit man is paid $500 to rub out Jimmy Arcaro. A beautiful dame benefits, but loses $2 million when a dead man comes to life and promptly dies again. Les Damon, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Drexel Drake (creator). 28:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Case Of The Double Exposure (Aired October 29, 1950) This hard boiled spy drama began as a...
Jack Returns From Europe (Aired October 3, 1948)
The Jack Benny Program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the best-loved programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It started life as The Canada Dry Program in 1932 on the Blue Network and finished off as The Lucky Strike Program on CBS in 1955. In between, it kept the audience in stitches and established Benny as one of America's all-time great comedians. The format of the show, and the personality of its star, so well honed in two decades on radio, made the transition to television almost intact. Jack's stinginess, vanity about his supposed age of 39, basement vault where he kept all his money, ancient Maxwell automobile, and feigned ineptness at playing the violin were all part of the act. Added to Jack's famous pregnant pause and exasperated "Well!" were a rather mincing walk, an affected hand to the cheek, and a painted look of disbelief when confronted by life's little tragedies.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T07_00_00-07_00 Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-05-01 2013-05-01 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella benny,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,day,dennis,don,drama,family,funny,humor,jack,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,rochester,song,variety,wilson 1680 clean 118 Jack Returns From Europe (Aired October 3, 1948) The Jack Benny Program is a classic comedy that is truly one of the best-loved programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It started life as The Canada Dry Program in 1932 on the Blue Network and finished off as The Lucky Strike Program on CBS in 1955. In between, it kept the audience in stitches and established Benny as one of America's all-time great comedians. The format of the show, and the personality of its star, so well honed in two decades on radio, made the transition to television almost intact. Jack's stinginess, vanity about his supposed age of 39, basement vault where he kept all his money, ancient Maxwell automobile, and feigned ineptness at playing the violin were all part of the act. Added to Jack's famous pregnant pause and exasperated "Well!" were a rather mincing walk, an affected hand to the cheek, and a painted look of disbelief when confronted by life's little tragedies. Jack Returns From Europe (Aired October 3, 1948) The Jack Benny Program is a classic comedy th...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - The Golden Lure (Aired June 6, 1949)
William Boyd was Hoppy and his sidekick was played by either Andy Clyde or Joe DuVal. Boyd who began his movie career in the days of silent films was a forgotten man until he was asked to portray Hopalong Cassidy in the movies of the 1940s. By 1946 or so he had been in over 60 Hoppy movies and was crowned the king of the cowboys. He became the hero of kids around the world and this lasted until another resurgence in the form of the Hoppy radio series. Once more he attained the fame and regards of kids and adults. During the radio years, TV versions of his early films began appearing on televison. His early movies were edited for televison of the day and once more Bill Boyd entertained his fans. There's more - with the success of these old movies, still another series of original TV films came. And once again Bill Boyd as Hoppy was an immediate success. The radio series was a hard sell. The owners could find takers. When this series began it was offered to the various networks. They wanted nothing to do with it so the owners had to sell it in syndication. But, after a short time it became extremely successful that later was heard on the Mutual and CBS networks. THIS EPISODE: June 6, 1949. Program #52. Commodore syndication. "The Golden Lure". Commercials added locally. Hoppy's old pal Smiley plans to sell out and asks Hoppy to bring his daughter out west. Fool's Gold and murder are inevitable, but Smiley has the last laugh. Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (producer, transcriber), William Boyd (host). 30:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-01T03_00_00-07_00 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-05-01 2013-05-01 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,andy,arrest,boxcars711,boyd,camardella,cassidy,clyde,crime,drama,family,gun,gunfighters,gunslingers,hopalong,hoppy,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,radio,suspense,western,william 1826 clean 119 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - The Golden Lure (Aired June 6, 1949) William Boyd was Hoppy and his sidekick was played by either Andy Clyde or Joe DuVal. Boyd who began his movie career in the days of silent films was a forgotten man until he was asked to portray Hopalong Cassidy in the movies of the 1940s. By 1946 or so he had been in over 60 Hoppy movies and was crowned the king of the cowboys. He became the hero of kids around the world and this lasted until another resurgence in the form of the Hoppy radio series. Once more he attained the fame and regards of kids and adults. During the radio years, TV versions of his early films began appearing on televison. His early movies were edited for televison of the day and once more Bill Boyd entertained his fans. There's more - with the success of these old movies, still another series of original TV films came. And once again Bill Boyd as Hoppy was an immediate success. The radio series was a hard sell. The owners could find takers. When this series began it was offered to the various networks. They wanted nothing to do with it so the owners had to sell it in syndication. But, after a short time it became extremely successful that later was heard on the Mutual and CBS networks. THIS EPISODE: June 6, 1949. Program #52. Commodore syndication. "The Golden Lure". Commercials added locally. Hoppy's old pal Smiley plans to sell out and asks Hoppy to bring his daughter out west. Fool's Gold and murder are inevitable, but Smiley has the last laugh. Irwin Ashkenazie (writer), Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (producer, transcriber), William Boyd (host). 30:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - The Golden Lure (Aired June 6, 1949) William...
City Of The Dead Aired January 27, 1946 (Episode 2 of 4)
The 30-minute episodes (and two sales pitches) were produced in the mid-1940s. Dates of production and the earliest broadcasts are uncertain: several Internet sites mention that the entire series was broadcast in 1944, but in the final two chapters of It's Dismal to Die, it is clearly stated that the Second World War has ended. Advertisements have been found for broadcasts in 1946 and 1949. The series was presented in 13-episode blocks (each containing two stories), with each ten-chapter story ending with a teaser for the following three-chapter story. The City of the Dead and A Coffin for the Lady are mentioned in the promotional recordings as the first and second story respectively. The order used below is the one found most often on the Internet.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T19_00_00-07_00 Wed, 01 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-05-01 2013-05-01 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 1549 clean 120 City Of The Dead Aired January 27, 1946 (Episode 2 of 4) The 30-minute episodes (and two sales pitches) were produced in the mid-1940s. Dates of production and the earliest broadcasts are uncertain: several Internet sites mention that the entire series was broadcast in 1944, but in the final two chapters of It's Dismal to Die, it is clearly stated that the Second World War has ended. Advertisements have been found for broadcasts in 1946 and 1949. The series was presented in 13-episode blocks (each containing two stories), with each ten-chapter story ending with a teaser for the following three-chapter story. The City of the Dead and A Coffin for the Lady are mentioned in the promotional recordings as the first and second story respectively. The order used below is the one found most often on the Internet. City Of The Dead Aired January 27, 1946 (Episode 2 of 4) The 30-minute episodes (and two sales...
The Grapes Wrath (Aired January 9, 1949)
The World's Great Novels was a radio series, directed by Homer Heck, which presented adaptations of classic novels. Broadcast on WMAQ, Chicago, and NBC from 1944 to 1948, it was initially heard Saturdays at 7pm during the first 1944-45 season and then moved to Fridays at 11:30pm. Music for the series was composed by Emil Soderstrom and conducted by Bernard Berquist. The Chicago-based programs were a production of The NBC University of the Air. Through agreements with the University of Louisville, the University of Tulsa and Washington State College, listeners could receive college credit through accredited, radio-assisted literature correspondence courses. A study guide, The Handbook of the World's Great Novels, was available for 25 cents. The series began October 28, 1944 with Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, followed by Voltaire's Candide and Jane Austen's Emma. Over the next four years, it aired adaptations of such novels as Kidnapped, The Last of the Mohicans, Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, Moby-Dick, A Tale of Two Cities and War and Peace. Since this was a half-hour program, many of the novels were serialized in multi-part adaptations of two to six 30-minute episodes. THIS EPISODE: January 9, 1949. NBC network. "The Grapes Of Wrath". Sustaining. The classic drama of the Depression, the Okies and their search for the promised land in California Albert Harris (composer, conductor), Andrew C. Love (director), Clarke Gordon, Don Diamond (producer, host), Don Stanley (announcer), Earl Lee, Gwen Delano, Howard McNear, J. Donald Adams (intermission commentator), Jane Darwell, Jerry Farber, John Dehner, John Steinbeck (author), June Martell, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Parley Baer, Richard E. Davis (adaptor), Steven Chase, Theodore Von Eltz, Tom Charlesworth, Tony Barrett, Wally Maher. 59:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T15_00_00-07_00 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,dehner,depression,drama,family,grapes,john,kids,mystery,nbc,okies,old,otr,radio,steinbeck,suspense,theater,university,wrath 3567 clean 121 The Grapes Wrath (Aired January 9, 1949) The World's Great Novels was a radio series, directed by Homer Heck, which presented adaptations of classic novels. Broadcast on WMAQ, Chicago, and NBC from 1944 to 1948, it was initially heard Saturdays at 7pm during the first 1944-45 season and then moved to Fridays at 11:30pm. Music for the series was composed by Emil Soderstrom and conducted by Bernard Berquist. The Chicago-based programs were a production of The NBC University of the Air. Through agreements with the University of Louisville, the University of Tulsa and Washington State College, listeners could receive college credit through accredited, radio-assisted literature correspondence courses. A study guide, The Handbook of the World's Great Novels, was available for 25 cents. The series began October 28, 1944 with Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, followed by Voltaire's Candide and Jane Austen's Emma. Over the next four years, it aired adaptations of such novels as Kidnapped, The Last of the Mohicans, Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, Moby-Dick, A Tale of Two Cities and War and Peace. Since this was a half-hour program, many of the novels were serialized in multi-part adaptations of two to six 30-minute episodes. THIS EPISODE: January 9, 1949. NBC network. "The Grapes Of Wrath". Sustaining. The classic drama of the Depression, the Okies and their search for the promised land in California Albert Harris (composer, conductor), Andrew C. Love (director), Clarke Gordon, Don Diamond (producer, host), Don Stanley (announcer), Earl Lee, Gwen Delano, Howard McNear, J. Donald Adams (intermission commentator), Jane Darwell, Jerry Farber, John Dehner, John Steinbeck (author), June Martell, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Parley Baer, Richard E. Davis (adaptor), Steven Chase, Theodore Von Eltz, Tom Charlesworth, Tony Barrett, Wally Maher. 59:49. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Grapes Wrath (Aired January 9, 1949) The World's Great Novels was a radio series, directed...
The Dull Blue Treasure (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was a half-hour mystery/adventure radio program broadcast weekly from August, 1956 to February, 1957 by Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States that was a "flagrant rip-off of The Adventures of the Abbotts in which only the names had been changed." San Francisco private detective Greg Collins was played by Mandel Kramer (who had previously been heard as Lieutenant Tragg in the radio version of Perry Mason) and his wife, Gail Collins, was played by namesake Gail Collins. Each week, Gail Collins, "the gumshoe's gorgeous spouse -- with green-eyed predilections emerging as curvaceous damsels in distress frequently petitioned her husband -- shared his investigative exploits with her Uncle Jack and thereby with the listeners at home." Uncle Jack was played by Richard Denning, whom listeners had heard from 1952 to 1954 as amateur detective Jerry North in the radio version of Mr. and Mrs. North. Mandel Kramer had also played on Mr. and Mrs. North in the comedic supporting role of Brooklyn taxi driver Mahatma McGloin. Frances Crane's detective pair, Pat and Jean Abbott ... "came to radio on Abbott Mysteries on Mutual in 1945 and then ran for three consecutive summers. The series was resurrected by NBC in 1955 under the new title of The Adventures of the Abbotts and this nudged Mutual into producing a copycat show under the title It's A Crime, Mr. Collins. THIS EPISODE: 1956. Mutual net origination, syndicated. "The Dull Blue Treasure". Commercials added locally. Murder on stage at a vaudeville theater, and an exotic dancer who puts it on! The date is approximate. Mandel Kramer, Gail Collins, Richard Denning. 25:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T11_00_00-07_00 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella a,adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,collins,cop,crime,denning,detective,drama,family,gail,investigate,jail,justice,kids,kramer,law,mandel,mister,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,richard 1541 clean 122 The Dull Blue Treasure (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was a half-hour mystery/adventure radio program broadcast weekly from August, 1956 to February, 1957 by Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States that was a "flagrant rip-off of The Adventures of the Abbotts in which only the names had been changed." San Francisco private detective Greg Collins was played by Mandel Kramer (who had previously been heard as Lieutenant Tragg in the radio version of Perry Mason) and his wife, Gail Collins, was played by namesake Gail Collins. Each week, Gail Collins, "the gumshoe's gorgeous spouse -- with green-eyed predilections emerging as curvaceous damsels in distress frequently petitioned her husband -- shared his investigative exploits with her Uncle Jack and thereby with the listeners at home." Uncle Jack was played by Richard Denning, whom listeners had heard from 1952 to 1954 as amateur detective Jerry North in the radio version of Mr. and Mrs. North. Mandel Kramer had also played on Mr. and Mrs. North in the comedic supporting role of Brooklyn taxi driver Mahatma McGloin. Frances Crane's detective pair, Pat and Jean Abbott ... "came to radio on Abbott Mysteries on Mutual in 1945 and then ran for three consecutive summers. The series was resurrected by NBC in 1955 under the new title of The Adventures of the Abbotts and this nudged Mutual into producing a copycat show under the title It's A Crime, Mr. Collins. THIS EPISODE: 1956. Mutual net origination, syndicated. "The Dull Blue Treasure". Commercials added locally. Murder on stage at a vaudeville theater, and an exotic dancer who puts it on! The date is approximate. Mandel Kramer, Gail Collins, Richard Denning. 25:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Dull Blue Treasure (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was a half...
Rummage Sale (Aired January 15, 1952)
Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top-rated program in America. Few radio shows were more beloved than Fibber McGee and Molly. The program’s lovable characters included Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, Mrs. Uppington, Wallace Wimple, Alice Darling, Gildersleeve, Beulah, Myrt, and the Old Timer. 79 Wistful Vista was one of America’s most famous addresses and Molly’s warning to Fibber not to open the hall closet door (and his subsequent decision to do it) created one of radio’s best remembered running gags that audiences expected each week. Jim Jordan (Fibber) was born on a farm on November 16, 1896, near Peoria, Illinois. Marian Driscoll (Molly), a coal miner’s daughter, was born in Peoria on November 15, 1898. After years of hardship and touring in obscurity on the small-time show biz circuit, they arrived in Chicago in 1924, where they eventually performed on thousands of shows and developed 145 different voices and characters. THIS EPISODE: January 15, 1952. NBC network. Sponsored by: Pet Milk. The McGees are holding a "Rummage Sale" and Fibber comes up with some good merchandise to sell. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Keith Fowler (writer), Phil Leslie (writer), Max Hutto (director), Bill Thompson, Richard LeGrand, Myra Marsh, Bea Benaderet, Coline Collins. 34:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T07_00_00-07_00 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella billy,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,fibber,fun,funny,harlow,humor,jim,jokes,jordan,kids,laugh,marian,mcgee,mills,molly,old,otr,radio,wilcox 2096 clean 123 Rummage Sale (Aired January 15, 1952) Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program struggled in the ratings until 1940, when it became a national sensation. Within three years, it was the top-rated program in America. Few radio shows were more beloved than Fibber McGee and Molly. The program’s lovable characters included Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, Mrs. Uppington, Wallace Wimple, Alice Darling, Gildersleeve, Beulah, Myrt, and the Old Timer. 79 Wistful Vista was one of America’s most famous addresses and Molly’s warning to Fibber not to open the hall closet door (and his subsequent decision to do it) created one of radio’s best remembered running gags that audiences expected each week. Jim Jordan (Fibber) was born on a farm on November 16, 1896, near Peoria, Illinois. Marian Driscoll (Molly), a coal miner’s daughter, was born in Peoria on November 15, 1898. After years of hardship and touring in obscurity on the small-time show biz circuit, they arrived in Chicago in 1924, where they eventually performed on thousands of shows and developed 145 different voices and characters. THIS EPISODE: January 15, 1952. NBC network. Sponsored by: Pet Milk. The McGees are holding a "Rummage Sale" and Fibber comes up with some good merchandise to sell. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Keith Fowler (writer), Phil Leslie (writer), Max Hutto (director), Bill Thompson, Richard LeGrand, Myra Marsh, Bea Benaderet, Coline Collins. 34:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Rummage Sale (Aired January 15, 1952) Fibber McGee and Molly premiered in 1935. The program st...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Map (Aired November 30, 1951)
With money from not only Rogers' films but his own public appearances going to Republic Pictures, Rogers brought a clause into a 1940 contract with the studio where he would have the right to his likeness, voice and name for merchandising.[4]There were Roy Rogers action figures, cowboy adventure novels, a comic strip, playsets, a long-lived Dell Comics comic book series (Roy Rogers Comics) written by Gaylord Du Bois, and a variety of marketing successes. Roy Rogers was second only to Walt Disney in the amount of items featuring his name.[5]The Sons of the Pioneers continued their popularity, and they've never stopped performing from the time Roy started the group, replacing members as they retired or passed away (all original members are deceased). Although Rogers was no longer an active member, they often appeared as Rogers' backup group in films, radio, and television, and Roy would occasionally appear with them in performances up until his death. In August 1950, Dale and Roy had a daughter, Robin Elizabeth, who died of complications of Down Syndrome shortly before her second birthday. Evans wrote about losing their daughter in her book Angel Unaware. THIS EPISODE: November 30, 1951. NBC network. "The Map". Sponsored by: Post Cereals. Jonah witnesses a murder committed for the missing part of a map showing where stolen money is hidden. Roy sings, "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Green, Charles Seel, Dale Evans, Forrest Lewis, Frank Hemingway, Milton Charles, Ray Wilson (writer), Roy Rogers, The Whippoorwills, Tom Hargis (director). 29:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-30T03_00_00-07_00 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,dale,drama,evans,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,rogers,roy,shooter,six,song,western 1796 clean 124 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Map (Aired November 30, 1951) With money from not only Rogers' films but his own public appearances going to Republic Pictures, Rogers brought a clause into a 1940 contract with the studio where he would have the right to his likeness, voice and name for merchandising.[4]There were Roy Rogers action figures, cowboy adventure novels, a comic strip, playsets, a long-lived Dell Comics comic book series (Roy Rogers Comics) written by Gaylord Du Bois, and a variety of marketing successes. Roy Rogers was second only to Walt Disney in the amount of items featuring his name.[5]The Sons of the Pioneers continued their popularity, and they've never stopped performing from the time Roy started the group, replacing members as they retired or passed away (all original members are deceased). Although Rogers was no longer an active member, they often appeared as Rogers' backup group in films, radio, and television, and Roy would occasionally appear with them in performances up until his death. In August 1950, Dale and Roy had a daughter, Robin Elizabeth, who died of complications of Down Syndrome shortly before her second birthday. Evans wrote about losing their daughter in her book Angel Unaware. THIS EPISODE: November 30, 1951. NBC network. "The Map". Sponsored by: Post Cereals. Jonah witnesses a murder committed for the missing part of a map showing where stolen money is hidden. Roy sings, "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Green, Charles Seel, Dale Evans, Forrest Lewis, Frank Hemingway, Milton Charles, Ray Wilson (writer), Roy Rogers, The Whippoorwills, Tom Hargis (director). 29:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Map (Aired November 30, 1951) With money ...
Colonel Warburtons Madness (Aired September 10, 1945)
Originally, the show starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Together, they starred in 220 episodes which aired weekly on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00pm. Commercialism seeped into the radio show from the start, as Watson himself, played by various actors, took on the co-host role with a spokesman for G. Washington Tea as a visitor ready to hear a Holmes story. Before a blazing fire with tea always at the brew, Watson reminiscences the great tales between comments on how good the tea is! Bromo Quinine sponsored some of the earlier programs on the NBC Blue Network and for a period Parker Pen was the sponsor. Basil Rathbone's last episode as the famous detective was "The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher." He was eager to separate himself from the cast type of Holmes. THIS EPISODE: September 10, 1945. Mutual network. "Colonel Warburton's Madness". Sponsored by: Petri Wines. The Colonel has gone raving mad, and only Sherlock Holmes and a dog can discover the cause! Based on the story, "The Engineer's Thumb." Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Harry Bartell (announcer), Denis Green (writer), Anthony Boucher (writer), Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Edna Best (producer). 28:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T19_17_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T19_17_00-07_00 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:17:00 GMT 2013-04-30 2013-04-30 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,basil,boxcars711,bruce,camardella,criminal,detective,drama,family,holmes,investigation,justice,kids,law,mystery,nigel,old,otr,radio,rathbone,scotland,sherlock,yard 1682 clean 125 Colonel Warburtons Madness (Aired September 10, 1945) Originally, the show starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Together, they starred in 220 episodes which aired weekly on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00pm. Commercialism seeped into the radio show from the start, as Watson himself, played by various actors, took on the co-host role with a spokesman for G. Washington Tea as a visitor ready to hear a Holmes story. Before a blazing fire with tea always at the brew, Watson reminiscences the great tales between comments on how good the tea is! Bromo Quinine sponsored some of the earlier programs on the NBC Blue Network and for a period Parker Pen was the sponsor. Basil Rathbone's last episode as the famous detective was "The Singular Affair of the Baconian Cipher." He was eager to separate himself from the cast type of Holmes. THIS EPISODE: September 10, 1945. Mutual network. "Colonel Warburton's Madness". Sponsored by: Petri Wines. The Colonel has gone raving mad, and only Sherlock Holmes and a dog can discover the cause! Based on the story, "The Engineer's Thumb." Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Harry Bartell (announcer), Denis Green (writer), Anthony Boucher (writer), Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Edna Best (producer). 28:01. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Colonel Warburtons Madness (Aired September 10, 1945) Originally, the show starred Basil Rathb...
City Of The Dead Aired January 20, 1946 (Episode 1 of 4)
Adventures by Morse was a syndicated adventure series produced, written and directed by Carlton E. Morse shortly after NBC canceled his I Love a Mystery series. Captain Bart Friday was a globe-trotting San Francisco-based private investigator, portrayed during the series by Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson. Friday's sidekick from Texas, Skip Turner, was played mostly by Jack Edwards and occasionally by Barton Yarborough. The tales covered such areas as espionage, kidnapping and murder, along with secret Nazi bases, snake worshipers and voodoo.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T15_00_00-07_00 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-29 2013-04-29 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,bart,boxcars711,camardella,captain,carlton,crime,criminal,drama,e.,elliott,family,friday,i,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,lewis,love,morse,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 1578 clean 126 City Of The Dead Aired January 20, 1946 (Episode 1 of 4) Adventures by Morse was a syndicated adventure series produced, written and directed by Carlton E. Morse shortly after NBC canceled his I Love a Mystery series. Captain Bart Friday was a globe-trotting San Francisco-based private investigator, portrayed during the series by Elliott Lewis, David Ellis and Russell Thorson. Friday's sidekick from Texas, Skip Turner, was played mostly by Jack Edwards and occasionally by Barton Yarborough. The tales covered such areas as espionage, kidnapping and murder, along with secret Nazi bases, snake worshipers and voodoo. City Of The Dead Aired January 20, 1946 (Episode 1 of 4) Adventures by Morse was a syndicated ...
Church Without A Cross (Aired August 20, 1950)
The role played by Ilona Massey, a Hungarian-born actress, was created in her likeness, which included her sultry voice and her heavy accent. As a government agent, Massey witnesses train murders, orders poisoned glasses of brandy, and examines the tattoos on a rebellious pigeon. She travels to Tangiers, London, and discovers Nazi spy rings in Berlin. Pack your suitcase, slip into your designer incognito clothiers, and cut your tongue out because Ilona Massey is ready to take you on the top secret mission of a lifetime!6-12-50 to 10-26-50 NBC, various 30 minute timeslots. STAR: Ilona Massey as a Mata Hari-style operative in World War II. ORCHESTRAL: Roy Shield. WRITER-DIRECTOR: Harry W. Junkin. Top secret was highly effective, said Radio Life: the role played by the Hungarian actress was “tailor-made for her sultry voice and heavy accent”. The series was a summer replacement for, "The American Album Of Familiar Music."

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T11_05_03-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T11_05_03-07_00 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:05:03 GMT 2013-04-29 2013-04-29 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,boxcars711,camardella,drama,espionage,family,foreign,government,ilona,intrigue,kids,massey,mystery,nazi,old,otr,radio,secret,spy,suspense,top,undercover 1794 clean 127 Church Without A Cross (Aired August 20, 1950) The role played by Ilona Massey, a Hungarian-born actress, was created in her likeness, which included her sultry voice and her heavy accent. As a government agent, Massey witnesses train murders, orders poisoned glasses of brandy, and examines the tattoos on a rebellious pigeon. She travels to Tangiers, London, and discovers Nazi spy rings in Berlin. Pack your suitcase, slip into your designer incognito clothiers, and cut your tongue out because Ilona Massey is ready to take you on the top secret mission of a lifetime!6-12-50 to 10-26-50 NBC, various 30 minute timeslots. STAR: Ilona Massey as a Mata Hari-style operative in World War II. ORCHESTRAL: Roy Shield. WRITER-DIRECTOR: Harry W. Junkin. Top secret was highly effective, said Radio Life: the role played by the Hungarian actress was “tailor-made for her sultry voice and heavy accent”. The series was a summer replacement for, "The American Album Of Familiar Music." Church Without A Cross (Aired August 20, 1950) The role played by Ilona Massey, a Hungarian-bo...
Mister Conklin's Blood Pressure (Aired July 3, 1949)
Both the radio and television shows drew as much attention from professional educators as from radio and television fans, viewers and critics. In addition to the 1948-49 poll of Radio Mirror listeners and the 1949 poll of Motion Picture Daily critics, Arden's notices soon expanded beyond her media. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, she was made an honorary member of the National Education Association and received an award from the Teachers College of Connecticut's Alumni Association (in 1952) "for humanizing the American teacher." Our Miss Brooks was considered groundbreaking for showing a woman who was neither a scatterbrained klutz nor a homebody but rather a working woman who transcended the actual or assumed limits to women's working lives of the time. Connie Brooks was considered a realistic character in an unglamorized profession (she often joked, for example, about being underpaid, as many teachers were at the time) who showed women could be competent and self-sufficient outside their home lives without losing their femininity or their humanity. Our Miss Brooks remained Eve Arden's most identifiable and popular role, with numerous surviving recordings of both the radio and television versions continuing to entertain listeners and viewers. THIS EPISODE: July 3, 1949. "Mister Conklin's Blood Pressure" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Palmolive Soap, Lustre Creme Shampoo, Palmolive Shave Cream. Plans for the July 4th weekend at Eagle Springs aren't as easy as they sound! Eve Arden, Jane Morgan, Gale Gordon, Gloria McMillan, Verne Smith (announcer), Richard Crenna, Jeff Chandler, Larry Berns (producer), Al Lewis (writer, director), Wilbur Hatch (music), Bob Lemond (announcer), Howard McNear (doubles). 31:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T07_30_29-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T07_30_29-07_00 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:29 GMT 2013-04-29 2013-04-29 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arden,gale,boxcars711,brooks,camardella,chandler,comedy,crenna,eve,family,funny,gordon,humor,jeff,kids,laugh,miss,old,otr,our,radio,richard,smith,teacher,verne 1910 clean 128 Mister Conklin's Blood Pressure (Aired July 3, 1949) Both the radio and television shows drew as much attention from professional educators as from radio and television fans, viewers and critics. In addition to the 1948-49 poll of Radio Mirror listeners and the 1949 poll of Motion Picture Daily critics, Arden's notices soon expanded beyond her media. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, she was made an honorary member of the National Education Association and received an award from the Teachers College of Connecticut's Alumni Association (in 1952) "for humanizing the American teacher." Our Miss Brooks was considered groundbreaking for showing a woman who was neither a scatterbrained klutz nor a homebody but rather a working woman who transcended the actual or assumed limits to women's working lives of the time. Connie Brooks was considered a realistic character in an unglamorized profession (she often joked, for example, about being underpaid, as many teachers were at the time) who showed women could be competent and self-sufficient outside their home lives without losing their femininity or their humanity. Our Miss Brooks remained Eve Arden's most identifiable and popular role, with numerous surviving recordings of both the radio and television versions continuing to entertain listeners and viewers. THIS EPISODE: July 3, 1949. "Mister Conklin's Blood Pressure" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Palmolive Soap, Lustre Creme Shampoo, Palmolive Shave Cream. Plans for the July 4th weekend at Eagle Springs aren't as easy as they sound! Eve Arden, Jane Morgan, Gale Gordon, Gloria McMillan, Verne Smith (announcer), Richard Crenna, Jeff Chandler, Larry Berns (producer), Al Lewis (writer, director), Wilbur Hatch (music), Bob Lemond (announcer), Howard McNear (doubles). 31:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Mister Conklin's Blood Pressure (Aired July 3, 1949) Both the radio and television shows drew ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - End Of The Trail (Aired March 27, 1953)
Chad Remington, played by Jeff Chandler for the first 23 shows, was a two fisted lawyer in the town of Dos Rios. Chad's sidekick, Cherokee O'Bannon, played by Wade Crosby, who performed his role in a WC Fields dialect. Mr. Chandler remained in the lead role for the first 23 shows and was replaced by Reed Hadley who played Remington until the end of the series. Frontier Town was a syndicated Western that ran through the 1952-1953 season. THIS EPISODE: March 27, 1953. Program #27. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "End Of The Trail". Music fill for local commercial insert. Chicago "Eddie Doolin", owner of the Bottoms-Up bar, was not just happy making money hand over fist, he was trying to move on the local ranchers and force them to sell to him. The date is approximate. Reed Hadley, Wade Crosby, Bob Mitchell (organist), Ivan Ditmars (possible organist), Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Franklin (writer, director). 28:12. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-29T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-29 2013-04-29 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cowboy,crime,crosby,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,town,wade,western 1752 clean 129 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - End Of The Trail (Aired March 27, 1953) Chad Remington, played by Jeff Chandler for the first 23 shows, was a two fisted lawyer in the town of Dos Rios. Chad's sidekick, Cherokee O'Bannon, played by Wade Crosby, who performed his role in a WC Fields dialect. Mr. Chandler remained in the lead role for the first 23 shows and was replaced by Reed Hadley who played Remington until the end of the series. Frontier Town was a syndicated Western that ran through the 1952-1953 season. THIS EPISODE: March 27, 1953. Program #27. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. "End Of The Trail". Music fill for local commercial insert. Chicago "Eddie Doolin", owner of the Bottoms-Up bar, was not just happy making money hand over fist, he was trying to move on the local ranchers and force them to sell to him. The date is approximate. Reed Hadley, Wade Crosby, Bob Mitchell (organist), Ivan Ditmars (possible organist), Bill Forman (announcer), Paul Franklin (writer, director). 28:12. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - End Of The Trail (Aired March 27, 1953) Chad Re...
The Ninth Volume (Aired December 30, 1977)
A host of prominent actors from radio and screen performed on the series, including Agnes Moorehead, Joan Hackett, Mercedes McCambridge, Morey Amsterdam, Roy Thinnes, Keir Dullea, Fred Gwynne, Richard Crenna, Kim Hunter, Larry Haines, Morgan Fairchild, John Lithgow, and even a very young Sarah Jessica Parker. Actors were paid union scale at around $73.92 per show. Writers earned a flat rate of $350.00 per show. The production took place with assembly-line precision. Himan Brown would meet with actors at 9:00 AM for the first reading of the script. He would then assign roles and recording would begin. By noon the recording of the actors was complete and Brown handed everyone their checks. Post-production would take place in the afternoon. In 1975, CBSRMT won the prestigious Peabody Award, and in 1990 it was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. In 1998, the still-active Brown attempted a brief revival of the series, rebroadcasting selected old episodes with his own introductions replacing Marshall's. THIS EPISODE: December 30, 1977. Program #1455. CBS network. "The Ninth Volume". Commercials deleted. The program was rebroadcast on June 3, 1978. Program #1456 was a rebroadcast of the program of August 19, 1977. E. G. Marshall (host), Percy Grainger (writer), Michael Wager, Court Benson, Robert Dryden, Himan Brown (producer, director). 44:04. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T18_59_11-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T18_59_11-07_00 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:59:11 GMT 2013-04-29 2013-04-29 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brown,camardella,cbs,drama,e.,family,fiction,g.,himan,kids,marshall,mystery,ninth,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,suspense,theater,volume 2644 clean 130 The Ninth Volume (Aired December 30, 1977) A host of prominent actors from radio and screen performed on the series, including Agnes Moorehead, Joan Hackett, Mercedes McCambridge, Morey Amsterdam, Roy Thinnes, Keir Dullea, Fred Gwynne, Richard Crenna, Kim Hunter, Larry Haines, Morgan Fairchild, John Lithgow, and even a very young Sarah Jessica Parker. Actors were paid union scale at around $73.92 per show. Writers earned a flat rate of $350.00 per show. The production took place with assembly-line precision. Himan Brown would meet with actors at 9:00 AM for the first reading of the script. He would then assign roles and recording would begin. By noon the recording of the actors was complete and Brown handed everyone their checks. Post-production would take place in the afternoon. In 1975, CBSRMT won the prestigious Peabody Award, and in 1990 it was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. In 1998, the still-active Brown attempted a brief revival of the series, rebroadcasting selected old episodes with his own introductions replacing Marshall's. THIS EPISODE: December 30, 1977. Program #1455. CBS network. "The Ninth Volume". Commercials deleted. The program was rebroadcast on June 3, 1978. Program #1456 was a rebroadcast of the program of August 19, 1977. E. G. Marshall (host), Percy Grainger (writer), Michael Wager, Court Benson, Robert Dryden, Himan Brown (producer, director). 44:04. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Ninth Volume (Aired December 30, 1977) A host of prominent actors from radio and screen pe...
The Fixer (Aired December 28, 1950)
The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewis Collins' book, The FBI in Peace and War. The idea for the show came from Louis Pelletier who wrote many of the scripts. Among the show's other writers were Jack Finke, Ed Adamson and Collins. It aired on CBS from November 25, 1944 to September 28, 1958, it had a variety of sponsors (including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's) over the years. In 1955 it was the eighth most popular show on radio, as noted in Time: The Nielsen ratings of the top ten radio shows seemed to indicate that not much has changed in radio: 1) Jack Benny Show (CBA), 2) Amos 'n' Andy (CBS), 3) People Are Funny (NBC), 4) Our Miss Brooks (CBS) 5) Lux Radio Theater (NBC), 6) My Little Margie (CBS), 7) Dragnet (NBC), 8) FBI in Peace and War (CBS), 9) Bergen and McCarthy (CBS), 10) Groucho Marx (NBC). Martin Blaine and Donald Briggs headed the cast. The theme was the March from Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. THIS EPISODE: December 28, 1950. Program #46. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Fixer". Frank Molino is "kingpin of the nation's mobsterdom." He machine guns Harry Brock in broad daylight. The program may be dated December 18, 1950. Frederick L. Collins (creator). 25:07. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T15_50_15-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T15_50_15-07_00 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:50:15 GMT 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,drama,family,fbi,federal,government,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,peace,police,prison,radio,suspense,us,war 1507 clean 131 The Fixer (Aired December 28, 1950) The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewis Collins' book, The FBI in Peace and War. The idea for the show came from Louis Pelletier who wrote many of the scripts. Among the show's other writers were Jack Finke, Ed Adamson and Collins. It aired on CBS from November 25, 1944 to September 28, 1958, it had a variety of sponsors (including Lava Soap, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Lucky Strike, Nescafe and Wrigley's) over the years. In 1955 it was the eighth most popular show on radio, as noted in Time: The Nielsen ratings of the top ten radio shows seemed to indicate that not much has changed in radio: 1) Jack Benny Show (CBA), 2) Amos 'n' Andy (CBS), 3) People Are Funny (NBC), 4) Our Miss Brooks (CBS) 5) Lux Radio Theater (NBC), 6) My Little Margie (CBS), 7) Dragnet (NBC), 8) FBI in Peace and War (CBS), 9) Bergen and McCarthy (CBS), 10) Groucho Marx (NBC). Martin Blaine and Donald Briggs headed the cast. The theme was the March from Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. THIS EPISODE: December 28, 1950. Program #46. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Fixer". Frank Molino is "kingpin of the nation's mobsterdom." He machine guns Harry Brock in broad daylight. The program may be dated December 18, 1950. Frederick L. Collins (creator). 25:07. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Fixer (Aired December 28, 1950) The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired ...
Swindle To Honolulu (Aired June 5, 1947)
The Man Called X was a old-time radio espionage drama series that aired on and off from 1944 through 1951 and sponsored by Frigidaire and later General Motors. Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston, a globe hopping government agent. The show opens with the familiar line "Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance, in all the strange and dangerous places of the world, there you will find The Man Called X". Thurston works diligently every week to make the world a safer place by thwarting Cold War enemies and cooling off hotspots of unrest wherever they may be. He is aided/thwarted by his everpresent chiseling "sidekick" Pegon Zeldschmidt, played by Leon Belasco. Marshall, British by birth, starred in films with many of the greatest, especially Detreich in Blonde Venus, Bette Davis in The Virgin Queen, Vincent Price in The Fly, and a great cast in The Razor's Edge, where he portrayed W. Somerset Maugham.The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra supplied the exotic background music. THIS EPISODE: June 5, 1947. "Swindle To Honolulu" - CBS network. Commercials deleted. A land company in Hawaii has been swindling veterans by selling land they don't own. They also frame Ken Thurston for murder! Herbert Marshall, Wendell Niles (nnouncer), Leon Belasco, Jack Johnstone (director), Johnny Green (music), Les Crutchfield (writer). 26:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T10_54_19-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T10_54_19-07_00 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:54:19 GMT 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,called,camardella,conried,crime,drama,family,hans,herbert,intrigue,justice,ken,kids,law,man,marshall,mystery,old,operative,otr,radio,spy,suspense,thurston,undercover,x 1584 clean 132 Swindle To Honolulu (Aired June 5, 1947) The Man Called X was a old-time radio espionage drama series that aired on and off from 1944 through 1951 and sponsored by Frigidaire and later General Motors. Herbert Marshall stars as Ken Thurston, a globe hopping government agent. The show opens with the familiar line "Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance, in all the strange and dangerous places of the world, there you will find The Man Called X". Thurston works diligently every week to make the world a safer place by thwarting Cold War enemies and cooling off hotspots of unrest wherever they may be. He is aided/thwarted by his everpresent chiseling "sidekick" Pegon Zeldschmidt, played by Leon Belasco. Marshall, British by birth, starred in films with many of the greatest, especially Detreich in Blonde Venus, Bette Davis in The Virgin Queen, Vincent Price in The Fly, and a great cast in The Razor's Edge, where he portrayed W. Somerset Maugham.The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra supplied the exotic background music. THIS EPISODE: June 5, 1947. "Swindle To Honolulu" - CBS network. Commercials deleted. A land company in Hawaii has been swindling veterans by selling land they don't own. They also frame Ken Thurston for murder! Herbert Marshall, Wendell Niles (nnouncer), Leon Belasco, Jack Johnstone (director), Johnny Green (music), Les Crutchfield (writer). 26:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Swindle To Honolulu (Aired June 5, 1947) The Man Called X was a old-time radio espionage drama...
From The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center #3, Santa Monica, California (Aired August 12, 1945)
The Chase and Sanborn Hour was the umbrella title for a series of US comedy and variety radio shows, sponsored by Standard Brands' Chase and Sanborn Coffee, usually airing Sundays on NBC from 8pm to 9pm during the years 1929 to 1948. The series began in 1929 as The Chase and Sanborn Choral Orchestra, a half-hour musical variety show heard Sundays at 8:30pm on NBC. When Maurice Chevalier became the show's star, he received a record-breaking salary of $5000 a week. Violinist David Rubinoff (September 13, 1897 – October 06, 1986), became a regular in January 1931, introduced as "Rubinoff and His Violin." THIS EPISODE: August 12, 1945. NBC network. Sponsored by: Chase and Sanborn Coffee, Royal Deserts. The program originates "From The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center #3, Santa Monica, California". The first song is, "There, I've Said It Again." Spike Jones and The City Slickers play "Siam," and "The Blue Danube." The program has also been dated as July 29, 1945. Spike Jones and The City Slickers, Frances Langford, Tony Romano, Ken Carpenter (announcer). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T07_00_00-07_00 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bergen,boxcars711,c.,camardella,charlie,chase,comedy,dorothy,eddy,edgar,family,fields,frances,funny,humor,joke,kids,lamour,langford,laugh,mccarthy,nelson,old,otr,radio,sanborn,song,w. 1790 clean 133 From The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center #3, Santa Monica, California (Aired August 12, 1945) The Chase and Sanborn Hour was the umbrella title for a series of US comedy and variety radio shows, sponsored by Standard Brands' Chase and Sanborn Coffee, usually airing Sundays on NBC from 8pm to 9pm during the years 1929 to 1948. The series began in 1929 as The Chase and Sanborn Choral Orchestra, a half-hour musical variety show heard Sundays at 8:30pm on NBC. When Maurice Chevalier became the show's star, he received a record-breaking salary of $5000 a week. Violinist David Rubinoff (September 13, 1897 – October 06, 1986), became a regular in January 1931, introduced as "Rubinoff and His Violin." THIS EPISODE: August 12, 1945. NBC network. Sponsored by: Chase and Sanborn Coffee, Royal Deserts. The program originates "From The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center #3, Santa Monica, California". The first song is, "There, I've Said It Again." Spike Jones and The City Slickers play "Siam," and "The Blue Danube." The program has also been dated as July 29, 1945. Spike Jones and The City Slickers, Frances Langford, Tony Romano, Ken Carpenter (announcer). 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. From The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center #3, Santa Monica, California (Aired August 12, 194...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - About Face (Aired December 27, 1959)
The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." In addition, Paladin drew a parallel between his methods and the chess piece's movement: "It's a chess piece, the most versatile on the board. It can move in eight different directions, over obstacles, and it's always unexpected." Paladin was a former Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a polyglot, capable of speaking any foreign tongue required by the plot. He also had a thorough knowledge of ancient history and classical literature, and he exhibited a strong passion for legal principles and the rule of law. THIS EPISODE: December 27, 1959. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "About Face". Hey Boy is about to be married to a girl in China...his fiancee since age nine! John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Edgar Barrier, Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Gus Bayz (sound effects), Bill James (sound effects), Sam Rolfe (creator), Herb Meadow (creator). 24:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-28T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,dehner,family,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,have,jail,john,justice,kids,law,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,paladin,radio,sixgun,travel,western,wild,will 1494 clean 134 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - About Face (Aired December 27, 1959) The show followed the adventures of Paladin, a gentleman-turned-gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence, yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dressed in semi-formal wear, ate gourmet food, and attended opera. In fact, many who initially met him mistook him for a dandy from the East. When working, he dressed in black, used calling cards and wore a holster which carried characteristic chess knight emblems, and carried a derringer under his belt. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." In addition, Paladin drew a parallel between his methods and the chess piece's movement: "It's a chess piece, the most versatile on the board. It can move in eight different directions, over obstacles, and it's always unexpected." Paladin was a former Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a polyglot, capable of speaking any foreign tongue required by the plot. He also had a thorough knowledge of ancient history and classical literature, and he exhibited a strong passion for legal principles and the rule of law. THIS EPISODE: December 27, 1959. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "About Face". Hey Boy is about to be married to a girl in China...his fiancee since age nine! John Dehner, Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg, Edgar Barrier, Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Gus Bayz (sound effects), Bill James (sound effects), Sam Rolfe (creator), Herb Meadow (creator). 24:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - About Face (Aired December 27, 1959) The...
Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 4 of 4 (1928)
Poirot investigates and finds out that the murder and the jewel theft might not be connected, as the famous jewel thief The Marquis is connected to the crime. Eventually, the dancer Mirelle, who was on the train with Derek, tells Poirot she saw Derek leave Ruth's compartment around the time the murder would have taken place. Derek is then arrested. Everyone is convinced the case is solved, but Poirot is not sure. He does more investigating and learns more information, talking to his friends and to Katherine, eventually coming to the truth. He asks Van Aldin and Knighton to come with him on the Blue Train to recreate the murder. He tells them that Ada Mason is really Kitty Kidd, a renowned male impersonator and actress. Katherine saw what she thought was a boy getting off the train, but it was really Mason. Poirot realized that Mason was the only person who saw anyone with Ruth in the compartment, so this could have been a lie. He reveals that the murderer and Mason's accomplice is Knighton, who is really The Marquis. He also says that the cigarette case with the K on it does not stand for Kettering, but Knighton. Since Knighton was supposedly in Paris, no one would have suspected him. Derek did go into the compartment to talk to Ruth once he saw she was on the train, but he left when he saw she was asleep. The police then arrest Knighton and the case is closed.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T18_54_05-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T18_54_05-07_00 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:54:05 GMT 2013-04-28 2013-04-28 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella agatha,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,christie,crime,death,detective,drama,family,hercule,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,mystery,old,otr,poirot,police,radio,suspense 2256 clean 135 Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 4 of 4 (1928) Poirot investigates and finds out that the murder and the jewel theft might not be connected, as the famous jewel thief The Marquis is connected to the crime. Eventually, the dancer Mirelle, who was on the train with Derek, tells Poirot she saw Derek leave Ruth's compartment around the time the murder would have taken place. Derek is then arrested. Everyone is convinced the case is solved, but Poirot is not sure. He does more investigating and learns more information, talking to his friends and to Katherine, eventually coming to the truth. He asks Van Aldin and Knighton to come with him on the Blue Train to recreate the murder. He tells them that Ada Mason is really Kitty Kidd, a renowned male impersonator and actress. Katherine saw what she thought was a boy getting off the train, but it was really Mason. Poirot realized that Mason was the only person who saw anyone with Ruth in the compartment, so this could have been a lie. He reveals that the murderer and Mason's accomplice is Knighton, who is really The Marquis. He also says that the cigarette case with the K on it does not stand for Kettering, but Knighton. Since Knighton was supposedly in Paris, no one would have suspected him. Derek did go into the compartment to talk to Ruth once he saw she was on the train, but he left when he saw she was asleep. The police then arrest Knighton and the case is closed. Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 4 of 4 (1928) Poirot investigates and finds out that the murder ...
Alley Cat (Aired September 17, 1971)
The sound of a butcher knife rending a piece of uncooked pork was, when accompanied by shrieks and screams, the essence of murder to a listener alone at midnight. Real bones were broken - spareribs snapped with a pipe wrench. Bacon in a frypan gave a vivid impression of a body just electrocuted. And the cannibalism effect was actually a zealous actor. Gurgling and smacking his lips as he slurped up a bowl of spaghetti. Cabbages sounded like human heads when chopped open with a cleaver, and carrots had the pleasant resonance of fingers being lopped off. Arch Oboler's celebrated tale of a man turned inside-out by a demonic fog was accomplished by soaking a rubber glove in water and stripping it off at the microphone while a berry basket was curshed at the same instant. The listener saw none of this. The listener saw carnage and death. Cooper left the show in 1936 and Oboler was given the job. Oboler lost no time establishing himself as the new master of the macabre. Between May 1936 and July 1938, he wrote and directed more than 100 Lights Out plays. To follow Cooper was a challenge: he was "the unsung pioneer of radio dramatic techniques," but Arch Oboler had passed the test with his first play. THIS EPISODE: September 17, 1971. Program #1. CBS network origination, syndicated rebroadcast. "Alley Cat". Commercials added locally. The story of John and Linda. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." The story is also known as, "Cat Wife." Arch Oboler (writer, host). 28:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T15_00_54-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T15_00_54-07_00 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:00:54 GMT 2013-04-27 2013-04-27 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arch,boxcars711,camardella,devil,drama,family,fiction,ghosts,horror,kids,mr.,mystery,o,oboler,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weird 1730 clean 136 Alley Cat (Aired September 17, 1971) The sound of a butcher knife rending a piece of uncooked pork was, when accompanied by shrieks and screams, the essence of murder to a listener alone at midnight. Real bones were broken - spareribs snapped with a pipe wrench. Bacon in a frypan gave a vivid impression of a body just electrocuted. And the cannibalism effect was actually a zealous actor. Gurgling and smacking his lips as he slurped up a bowl of spaghetti. Cabbages sounded like human heads when chopped open with a cleaver, and carrots had the pleasant resonance of fingers being lopped off. Arch Oboler's celebrated tale of a man turned inside-out by a demonic fog was accomplished by soaking a rubber glove in water and stripping it off at the microphone while a berry basket was curshed at the same instant. The listener saw none of this. The listener saw carnage and death. Cooper left the show in 1936 and Oboler was given the job. Oboler lost no time establishing himself as the new master of the macabre. Between May 1936 and July 1938, he wrote and directed more than 100 Lights Out plays. To follow Cooper was a challenge: he was "the unsung pioneer of radio dramatic techniques," but Arch Oboler had passed the test with his first play. THIS EPISODE: September 17, 1971. Program #1. CBS network origination, syndicated rebroadcast. "Alley Cat". Commercials added locally. The story of John and Linda. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." The story is also known as, "Cat Wife." Arch Oboler (writer, host). 28:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Alley Cat (Aired September 17, 1971) The sound of a butcher knife rending a piece of uncooked ...
The Horrible Hamburger (Aired September 10, 1950)
THE SAINT first came to radio in 1940, with American produced programs starting in 1945. While not the first actor to bring Templar to life over the air, it was surprisingly (at least to me) Vincent Price who played the role for the longest period, from 1947 until 1951. Knowing Price for his screen persona, it is odd at first to hear him doing this wise-cracking and lighthearted rogue. Some episodes in the Radio Spirit collection are almost slapstick, with Price being hit over the head, slapped and even thrown overboard in a single episode. It’s apparent that Price is having fun with the show, possibly as it allows him to play the handsome leading man rather than the darker heavies he was already beginning to be known for on screen. One intersting side note is that when Price left the show he was replaced by actor Tom Conway, the real life brother of George Sanders. At the time Conway had recently finished appearing in a series of films as The Falcon, a character almost identical to that being played by his brother also for RKO Studios. Show Notes From shotsshack.blogspot.com/

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T11_00_00-07_00 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-27 2013-04-27 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,drama,family,investigation,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,price,prison,radio,saint,suspense,vincent 1794 clean 137 The Horrible Hamburger (Aired September 10, 1950) THE SAINT first came to radio in 1940, with American produced programs starting in 1945. While not the first actor to bring Templar to life over the air, it was surprisingly (at least to me) Vincent Price who played the role for the longest period, from 1947 until 1951. Knowing Price for his screen persona, it is odd at first to hear him doing this wise-cracking and lighthearted rogue. Some episodes in the Radio Spirit collection are almost slapstick, with Price being hit over the head, slapped and even thrown overboard in a single episode. It’s apparent that Price is having fun with the show, possibly as it allows him to play the handsome leading man rather than the darker heavies he was already beginning to be known for on screen. One intersting side note is that when Price left the show he was replaced by actor Tom Conway, the real life brother of George Sanders. At the time Conway had recently finished appearing in a series of films as The Falcon, a character almost identical to that being played by his brother also for RKO Studios. Show Notes From shotsshack.blogspot.com/ The Horrible Hamburger (Aired September 10, 1950) THE SAINT first came to radio in 1940, with ...
Cousin Marvin Comes To Stay (Aired March 21, 1951)
The series received undeserved negative ratings and general negative comments as there were just too many similarities between the two series. Also, the series was without a sponsor, although some of the last shows were sponsored by the US Armed Forces. The series lasted only one season. The regular cast consisted of Harold Peary, Gloria Holiday, Peary’s wife, who played Gloria, Joseph Kearns as Old Doc ‘Yak Yak’ Yancy, Mary Jane Croft and Parley Baer. The announcer was Bob Lamond. The series was directed by Norman MacDonnell. Writers for the series were Harold Peary, Bill Danch, Jack Robinson and Gene Stone. Music was by Jack Meakin. The last show aired on June 13, 1951. The director of the show was Norm MacDonnell, who went on to create perhaps the greatest old time radio show - Gunsmoke, and another western, Fort Laramie. Of course, Norm was a sold radio veteran who certainly had a flare for directing comedy, so he and Peary, together with an excellent cast, made The Harold Peary Show just about as good a show as it could be. THIS EPISODE: March 21, 1951. "Cousin Marvin Comes To Stay" CBS network. Sustaining. Cousin Natalie visits, along with little Marvin, a perfect monster. Harold takes little Marvin camping. Harold Peary sings, "My Mother's Eyes." Governor (California) Earl Warren appears on the program to congratulate Harold Peary on his ten-thousandth broadcast. Harold Peary, Jane Morgan, Joseph Kearns, Gloria Holiday, Parley Baer, Shirley Mitchell, Lynn Allen, Don Baker (announcer), Gene Stone (writer), Jack Robinson (writer), Jack Meakin (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (director), Earl Warren, Butch Cavell. 34:02. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T06_59_53-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T06_59_53-07_00 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:59:53 GMT 2013-04-27 2013-04-27 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,harold,honest,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,peary,radio 2042 clean 138 Cousin Marvin Comes To Stay (Aired March 21, 1951) The series received undeserved negative ratings and general negative comments as there were just too many similarities between the two series. Also, the series was without a sponsor, although some of the last shows were sponsored by the US Armed Forces. The series lasted only one season. The regular cast consisted of Harold Peary, Gloria Holiday, Peary’s wife, who played Gloria, Joseph Kearns as Old Doc ‘Yak Yak’ Yancy, Mary Jane Croft and Parley Baer. The announcer was Bob Lamond. The series was directed by Norman MacDonnell. Writers for the series were Harold Peary, Bill Danch, Jack Robinson and Gene Stone. Music was by Jack Meakin. The last show aired on June 13, 1951. The director of the show was Norm MacDonnell, who went on to create perhaps the greatest old time radio show - Gunsmoke, and another western, Fort Laramie. Of course, Norm was a sold radio veteran who certainly had a flare for directing comedy, so he and Peary, together with an excellent cast, made The Harold Peary Show just about as good a show as it could be. THIS EPISODE: March 21, 1951. "Cousin Marvin Comes To Stay" CBS network. Sustaining. Cousin Natalie visits, along with little Marvin, a perfect monster. Harold takes little Marvin camping. Harold Peary sings, "My Mother's Eyes." Governor (California) Earl Warren appears on the program to congratulate Harold Peary on his ten-thousandth broadcast. Harold Peary, Jane Morgan, Joseph Kearns, Gloria Holiday, Parley Baer, Shirley Mitchell, Lynn Allen, Don Baker (announcer), Gene Stone (writer), Jack Robinson (writer), Jack Meakin (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (director), Earl Warren, Butch Cavell. 34:02. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Cousin Marvin Comes To Stay (Aired March 21, 1951) The series received undeserved negative rat...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Meets Texas Lil (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #16. ZIV Syndication. "Lightning Jim Meets Texas Lil". Commercials added locally. Jim puts an end to her thieving and train robbing. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 28:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-27T03_00_00-07_00 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-27 2013-04-27 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jim,justice,kids,law,lawless,lightning,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,us,western 1738 clean 139 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Meets Texas Lil (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #16. ZIV Syndication. "Lightning Jim Meets Texas Lil". Commercials added locally. Jim puts an end to her thieving and train robbing. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 28:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - Lightning Jim Meets Texas Lil (1944) *The Exact Da...
Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 3 of 4 (1928)
The New York Times Book Review of August 12, 1928 said, "Nominally Poirot has retired, but retirement means no more to him than it does to a prima donna. Let a good murder mystery come within his ken, and he just can't be kept out of it." Robert Barnard: "Christie's least favourite story, which she struggled with just before and after the disappearance. The international setting makes for a good varied read, but there is a plethora of sixth-form schoolgirl French and some deleterious influences from the thrillers. The novel was televised in 2005 as a special episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, and was aired by ITV on December 11 starring David Suchet as Poirot, Roger Lloyd Pack as Inspector Caux and Elliott Gould as Rufus Van Aldin. The television film includes several changes from the original novel. Also, the television film shows Lady Tamplin's fourth husband (Corky by name) who acquires a ruby for her. In the novel, Lady Tamplin's fourth husband is named "Chubby", and he has nothing to do with the ruby. In contrast to the book, the setting of the film appears to be the late 1930s, given the music styles played, including the song Sing, Sing, Sing, as well as the clothing and hair fashions depicted.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T19_03_05-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T19_03_05-07_00 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:03:05 GMT 2013-04-27 2013-04-27 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella agatha,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,christie,crime,death,detective,drama,family,hercule,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,mystery,old,otr,poirot,police,radio,suspense 2347 clean 140 Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 3 of 4 (1928) The New York Times Book Review of August 12, 1928 said, "Nominally Poirot has retired, but retirement means no more to him than it does to a prima donna. Let a good murder mystery come within his ken, and he just can't be kept out of it." Robert Barnard: "Christie's least favourite story, which she struggled with just before and after the disappearance. The international setting makes for a good varied read, but there is a plethora of sixth-form schoolgirl French and some deleterious influences from the thrillers. The novel was televised in 2005 as a special episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, and was aired by ITV on December 11 starring David Suchet as Poirot, Roger Lloyd Pack as Inspector Caux and Elliott Gould as Rufus Van Aldin. The television film includes several changes from the original novel. Also, the television film shows Lady Tamplin's fourth husband (Corky by name) who acquires a ruby for her. In the novel, Lady Tamplin's fourth husband is named "Chubby", and he has nothing to do with the ruby. In contrast to the book, the setting of the film appears to be the late 1930s, given the music styles played, including the song Sing, Sing, Sing, as well as the clothing and hair fashions depicted. Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 3 of 4 (1928) The New York Times Book Review of August 12, 1928 ...
Corpse In The Cab (Aired February 5, 1944)
Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Jock MacGregor was the producer-director of scripts by Alfred Bester, Milton J. Kramer, David Kogan and others. Background music was supplied by organists Hank Sylvern, Lew White and George Wright. Patsy Bowen, Nick's assistant, was portrayed by Helen Choate until mid-1946 and then Charlotte Manson stepped into the role. Nick and Patsy's friend was reporter Scubby Wilson (John Kane). Nick's contact at the police department was Sgt. Mathison (Ed Latimer). The supporting cast included Raymond Edward Johnson, Bill Johnstone and Bryna Raeburn. Michael Fitzmaurice was the program's announcer. The series ended on September 25, 1955. Chick Carter, Boy Detective was a serial adventure that aired weekday afternoons on Mutual. Chick Carter, the adopted son of Nick Carter, was played by Bill Lipton (1943-44) and Leon Janney (1944-45). The series aired from July 5, 1943 to July 6, 1945. THIS EPISODE: February 5, 1944. Mutual network. "The Corpse In The Cab". Sustaining. "Nick Carter and The Mystery Of The Murder In The Park." The announcer misreads his lines during the program opening. Lon Clark, Helen Choate, John Kane, Humphrey Davis, Jock MacGregor (director), Lew White (orgainist), John Gibson, Bart Conrey (writer). 27:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T15_28_04-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T15_28_04-07_00 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:28:04 GMT 2013-04-26 2013-04-26 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,carter,cop,crime,criminal,detective,drama,family,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,nick,old,otr,police,radio,suspense 1630 clean 141 Corpse In The Cab (Aired February 5, 1944) Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Jock MacGregor was the producer-director of scripts by Alfred Bester, Milton J. Kramer, David Kogan and others. Background music was supplied by organists Hank Sylvern, Lew White and George Wright. Patsy Bowen, Nick's assistant, was portrayed by Helen Choate until mid-1946 and then Charlotte Manson stepped into the role. Nick and Patsy's friend was reporter Scubby Wilson (John Kane). Nick's contact at the police department was Sgt. Mathison (Ed Latimer). The supporting cast included Raymond Edward Johnson, Bill Johnstone and Bryna Raeburn. Michael Fitzmaurice was the program's announcer. The series ended on September 25, 1955. Chick Carter, Boy Detective was a serial adventure that aired weekday afternoons on Mutual. Chick Carter, the adopted son of Nick Carter, was played by Bill Lipton (1943-44) and Leon Janney (1944-45). The series aired from July 5, 1943 to July 6, 1945. THIS EPISODE: February 5, 1944. Mutual network. "The Corpse In The Cab". Sustaining. "Nick Carter and The Mystery Of The Murder In The Park." The announcer misreads his lines during the program opening. Lon Clark, Helen Choate, John Kane, Humphrey Davis, Jock MacGregor (director), Lew White (orgainist), John Gibson, Bart Conrey (writer). 27:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Corpse In The Cab (Aired February 5, 1944) Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of N...
Boomarang Pitch (Aired March 19, 1949)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs in the title role. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute NBC Saturday morning show, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. The announcer was Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. There are at least three generations of Merriwells: Frank, his half-brother Dick, and Frank's son, Frank Jr. There is a marked difference between Frank and Dick. Frank usually handled challenges on his own. Dick has mysterious friends and skills that help him, especially an old Indian friend without whom the stories would not have been quite as interesting. THIS EPISODE: March 19, 1949. NBC network. "The Boomerang Pitch". Sustaining. When Frank and Bart miss a train, an British cricket player saves the day for the Yale baseball team. Lawson Zerbe, Hal Studer, Elaine Rost, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Burt L. Standish (creator). 29:31. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T11_42_38-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T11_42_38-07_00 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:42:38 GMT 2013-04-26 2013-04-26 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,athlete,boxcars711,burt,camardella,college,drama,family,football,frank,hal,kids,l.,lawson,merriwell,mystery,niversity,old,otr,radio,standish,studer,suspense,u,yale,zerbe 1771 clean 142 Boomarang Pitch (Aired March 19, 1949) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs in the title role. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute NBC Saturday morning show, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. The announcer was Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. There are at least three generations of Merriwells: Frank, his half-brother Dick, and Frank's son, Frank Jr. There is a marked difference between Frank and Dick. Frank usually handled challenges on his own. Dick has mysterious friends and skills that help him, especially an old Indian friend without whom the stories would not have been quite as interesting. THIS EPISODE: March 19, 1949. NBC network. "The Boomerang Pitch". Sustaining. When Frank and Bart miss a train, an British cricket player saves the day for the Yale baseball team. Lawson Zerbe, Hal Studer, Elaine Rost, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Burt L. Standish (creator). 29:31. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boomarang Pitch (Aired March 19, 1949) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell first ran on NBC radi...
Sales Resistance (Aired October 5, 1951)
In the early 1930s, a booking at the Glen Island Casino landed Ozzie Nelson's orchestra national network radio exposure. After three years together with the orchestra, Ozzie and Harriet signed to appear regularly on The Baker's Broadcast (1933-1938), hosted first by Joe Penner, then by Robert L. Ripley, and finally by cartoonist Feg Murray. The couple married on October 8, 1935 during this series run, and realized working together in radio would keep them together more than continuing their musical careers separately. In 1941, the Nelsons joined the cast of The Red Skelton Show, also providing much of the show's music. The couple stayed with the series for three years. They also built their radio experience by guest appearances, together and individually, on many top radio shows, from comedies such as The Fred Allen Show, to the mystery titan Suspense, in a 1947 episode called "Too Little to Live On". THIS EPISODE: October 5, 1951. ABC network. Sponsored by: Heinz Foods. Ozzie shows an amazing lack of "Sales Resistance" and comes up smelling like a rose, literally. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Verna Felton, Sheldon Leonard, H. J. Heinz, Verne Smith (announcer), David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, John Brown, Lurene Tuttle, Billy May (composer, conductor). 30:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T07_00_00-07_00 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-26 2013-04-26 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,comedy,david,drama,family,fun,funny,harriet,humor,joke,kids,laugh,nelson,old,otr,ozzie,radio,ricky 1841 clean 143 Sales Resistance (Aired October 5, 1951) In the early 1930s, a booking at the Glen Island Casino landed Ozzie Nelson's orchestra national network radio exposure. After three years together with the orchestra, Ozzie and Harriet signed to appear regularly on The Baker's Broadcast (1933-1938), hosted first by Joe Penner, then by Robert L. Ripley, and finally by cartoonist Feg Murray. The couple married on October 8, 1935 during this series run, and realized working together in radio would keep them together more than continuing their musical careers separately. In 1941, the Nelsons joined the cast of The Red Skelton Show, also providing much of the show's music. The couple stayed with the series for three years. They also built their radio experience by guest appearances, together and individually, on many top radio shows, from comedies such as The Fred Allen Show, to the mystery titan Suspense, in a 1947 episode called "Too Little to Live On". THIS EPISODE: October 5, 1951. ABC network. Sponsored by: Heinz Foods. Ozzie shows an amazing lack of "Sales Resistance" and comes up smelling like a rose, literally. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Verna Felton, Sheldon Leonard, H. J. Heinz, Verne Smith (announcer), David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, John Brown, Lurene Tuttle, Billy May (composer, conductor). 30:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Sales Resistance (Aired October 5, 1951) In the early 1930s, a booking at the Glen Island Cas...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - The Preacher (Aired October 19, 1958)
Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of J.B. Kendall (John Dehner), a London Times reporter, as he roamed the Western United States, encountering various outlaws and well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James and Calamity Jane. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Music for the series was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith, who also supplied the opening trumpet theme. The announcers were Dan Cubberly, Johnny Jacobs, Bud Sewell and John Wald. Supporting cast: Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. THIS EPISODE: October 19, 1958. CBS network. "The Preacher". Sponsored by: Chrysler Corporation, Kent. Kendall tries to prevent a gunfight betwen a preacher and a man determined to kill him. The system cue is added live. John Dehner, Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Waldo Epperson, Ray Woods, Richard Perkins. 23:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-26T03_00_00-07_00 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-26 2013-04-26 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cattle,cowboy,dehner,family,frontier,gentleman,gunfighters,gunslingers,j.b.,john,justice,kendall,kids,law,lawless,london,old,otr,radio,reporter,times,western,wild 1436 clean 144 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - The Preacher (Aired October 19, 1958) Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of J.B. Kendall (John Dehner), a London Times reporter, as he roamed the Western United States, encountering various outlaws and well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James and Calamity Jane. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Music for the series was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith, who also supplied the opening trumpet theme. The announcers were Dan Cubberly, Johnny Jacobs, Bud Sewell and John Wald. Supporting cast: Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips. THIS EPISODE: October 19, 1958. CBS network. "The Preacher". Sponsored by: Chrysler Corporation, Kent. Kendall tries to prevent a gunfight betwen a preacher and a man determined to kill him. The system cue is added live. John Dehner, Antony Ellis (writer, producer, director), Waldo Epperson, Ray Woods, Richard Perkins. 23:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Gentleman" - The Preacher (Aired October 19, 1958) Fron...
Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 2 of 4 (1928)
The novel's plot is based on the 1923 Poirot short story The Plymouth Express (much later collected in book form in the US in 1951 in The Under Dog and Other Stories and in the UK in 1974 in Poirot's Early Cases). This novel features the first description of the fictional village of St. Mary Mead, which would later be the home of Christie's detective Miss Marple. It also features the first appearance of the minor recurring character, Mr Goby, who would later appear in After the Funeral and 'Third Girl'. The book also features the first appearance of Poirot's valet, George. The Times Literary Supplement gave a more positive reaction to the book than Christie herself in its issue of May 3, 1928. After recounting the set-up of the story the reviewer concluded: "The reader will not be disappointed when the distinguished Belgian on psychological grounds declines to suspect the arrested husband and, by acting on the suggestion of an ugly girl who consistently derides her preposterous mother, builds up inferences almost out of the air, supports them by a masterly array of negative evidence and lands his fish to the surprise of everyone".

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T19_20_32-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T19_20_32-07_00 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:20:32 GMT 2013-04-26 2013-04-26 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella agatha,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,christie,crime,death,detective,drama,family,hercule,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,mystery,old,otr,poirot,police,radio,suspense 2281 clean 145 Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 2 of 4 (1928) The novel's plot is based on the 1923 Poirot short story The Plymouth Express (much later collected in book form in the US in 1951 in The Under Dog and Other Stories and in the UK in 1974 in Poirot's Early Cases). This novel features the first description of the fictional village of St. Mary Mead, which would later be the home of Christie's detective Miss Marple. It also features the first appearance of the minor recurring character, Mr Goby, who would later appear in After the Funeral and 'Third Girl'. The book also features the first appearance of Poirot's valet, George. The Times Literary Supplement gave a more positive reaction to the book than Christie herself in its issue of May 3, 1928. After recounting the set-up of the story the reviewer concluded: "The reader will not be disappointed when the distinguished Belgian on psychological grounds declines to suspect the arrested husband and, by acting on the suggestion of an ugly girl who consistently derides her preposterous mother, builds up inferences almost out of the air, supports them by a masterly array of negative evidence and lands his fish to the surprise of everyone". Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 2 of 4 (1928) The novel's plot is based on the 1923 Poirot short...
Joey (Aired July 17, 1952)
NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. This was not uncommon during the later 1940s and early 1950s. Several Radio features straddled both media, with varying success. Developed as a psychological drama, the premise was that many life situations place their subjects in a 'chase' of one type or another. A chase for fame. A chase from peril. A chase to beat the clock. A chase to escape death. The added twist was the question of who is the hunter or the hunted in these situations. The scripts were faced paced, starred quality east coast talent and were well written. The series' plots and themes focused primarily on predominantly fear inducing pursuits of one form or another. Thus most of the scripts were fraught with tension of one type or another. Whether mental tension, physical peril or a mix of both, the abiding theme throughout the series was the the contrasts between the 'hunter' and the 'hunted' in such Life situations. NBC's Television version of The Chase was in production during May 1953. It was to star Doug Fowley as both narrator and performer. Apparently the powers to be eventually decided to abandon the production. It would also appear that the TV production was abandoned at about the same time the Radio version was pulled, to be replaced by NBC's prestigious NBC Summer Symphony series. THIS EPISODE: July 17, 1952. NBC net. "Joey". Sustaining. A boxing manager signs a young Mexican who looks like the next champ. After poisoning the fighter to win for a gambler, the manager is haunted by the fighter and his mother. Amzie Strickland, Bryna Raeburn, Daniel Sutter (director, transcriber), Donald Buka, Fred Collins (announcer), Joe DeSantis, Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Mandel Kramer. 29:43. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T15_53_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T15_53_00-07_00 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:53:00 GMT 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,boxer,camardella,chase,crime,drama,family,joey,justice,kids,killer,law,old,otr,radio,suspense,thriller 1783 clean 146 Joey (Aired July 17, 1952) NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. This was not uncommon during the later 1940s and early 1950s. Several Radio features straddled both media, with varying success. Developed as a psychological drama, the premise was that many life situations place their subjects in a 'chase' of one type or another. A chase for fame. A chase from peril. A chase to beat the clock. A chase to escape death. The added twist was the question of who is the hunter or the hunted in these situations. The scripts were faced paced, starred quality east coast talent and were well written. The series' plots and themes focused primarily on predominantly fear inducing pursuits of one form or another. Thus most of the scripts were fraught with tension of one type or another. Whether mental tension, physical peril or a mix of both, the abiding theme throughout the series was the the contrasts between the 'hunter' and the 'hunted' in such Life situations. NBC's Television version of The Chase was in production during May 1953. It was to star Doug Fowley as both narrator and performer. Apparently the powers to be eventually decided to abandon the production. It would also appear that the TV production was abandoned at about the same time the Radio version was pulled, to be replaced by NBC's prestigious NBC Summer Symphony series. THIS EPISODE: July 17, 1952. NBC net. "Joey". Sustaining. A boxing manager signs a young Mexican who looks like the next champ. After poisoning the fighter to win for a gambler, the manager is haunted by the fighter and his mother. Amzie Strickland, Bryna Raeburn, Daniel Sutter (director, transcriber), Donald Buka, Fred Collins (announcer), Joe DeSantis, Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Mandel Kramer. 29:43. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Joey (Aired July 17, 1952) NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. This w...
The Pete Rocco Case (Aired October 4, 1950)
Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get knocked on the head with a revolver butt or other items. His counterpart on the police force was Lt. Levinson who often accepted Diamond's help reluctantly. Levinson would claim to get stomach trouble whenever Diamond would call him and would take bicarbonate to settle his aching stomach. Although they always seem at odds with each other, Diamond and Levinson were best friends. The plot theme remained fairly constant throughout the entire run of the show, Diamond getting beat up and solving a tough murder case with the support of the police department. Remarkably, for all the gun fights, Diamond never got shot. And for all his bravado, he had a serious case of vertigo. Helen Asher was portrayed by Virginia Gregg, who also played the part of Brooksie on Let George Do It and Betty Lewis on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Blake Edwards wrote the early shows and also directed a few. Music was composed by David Baskerville and later by Frank Wirth. In January of 1951, the series moved to ABC under the full sponsorship of Camel cigarettes. Then in May of 1953, the series moved to CBS but all shows were repeats from the 1950-51 Rexall sponsored season on NBC. Richard Diamond was one of the radio shows which successfully moved to television with David Janssen, later of The Fugitive fame, in the title role of Richard Diamond. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: October 4, 1950. NBC network. "The Pete Rocco Case". Sponsored by: Rexall. When Peter Rocco escapes from jail to kill Diamond, Rocco's mother hires Diamond to return her son to prison! Dick sings, "A Little Bit Independent" after the story. Dick Powell, Frank Worth (music director), Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Bill Forman (announcer), June Allyson. 29:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T11_14_21-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T11_14_21-07_00 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:14:21 GMT 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,diamond,dick,drama,family,investigation,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,powell,radio,richard,suspense 1792 clean 147 The Pete Rocco Case (Aired October 4, 1950) Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get knocked on the head with a revolver butt or other items. His counterpart on the police force was Lt. Levinson who often accepted Diamond's help reluctantly. Levinson would claim to get stomach trouble whenever Diamond would call him and would take bicarbonate to settle his aching stomach. Although they always seem at odds with each other, Diamond and Levinson were best friends. The plot theme remained fairly constant throughout the entire run of the show, Diamond getting beat up and solving a tough murder case with the support of the police department. Remarkably, for all the gun fights, Diamond never got shot. And for all his bravado, he had a serious case of vertigo. Helen Asher was portrayed by Virginia Gregg, who also played the part of Brooksie on Let George Do It and Betty Lewis on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Blake Edwards wrote the early shows and also directed a few. Music was composed by David Baskerville and later by Frank Wirth. In January of 1951, the series moved to ABC under the full sponsorship of Camel cigarettes. Then in May of 1953, the series moved to CBS but all shows were repeats from the 1950-51 Rexall sponsored season on NBC. Richard Diamond was one of the radio shows which successfully moved to television with David Janssen, later of The Fugitive fame, in the title role of Richard Diamond. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. THIS EPISODE: October 4, 1950. NBC network. "The Pete Rocco Case". Sponsored by: Rexall. When Peter Rocco escapes from jail to kill Diamond, Rocco's mother hires Diamond to return her son to prison! Dick sings, "A Little Bit Independent" after the story. Dick Powell, Frank Worth (music director), Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Bill Forman (announcer), June Allyson. 29:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Pete Rocco Case (Aired October 4, 1950) Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get k...
JiveTalk (Aired May 18, 1946)
Archie Andrews, created in 1941 by Bob Montana, is a fictional character in an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, a long-run radio series, a syndicated comic strip and animation -- The Archie Show, a Saturday morning cartoon television series by Filmation, plus Archie's Weird Mysteries. Archie Andrews began on the Blue Network on May 31, 1943, switched to Mutual in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5 1953. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen, Jack Grimes and Burt Boyar, with Bob Hastings as the title character during the NBC years.The sponsor was Swift Products. THIS EPISODE: May 18, 1946. "JiveTalk" NBC network. Sustaining. Archie and Jughead are hep! Archie tries to get a date with jive talk. It works! Don't miss the young audience tittering when Betty (the sound effects man) gives Archie a kiss. Bob Hastings, Harlan Stone, Alice Yourman, Ian Martin, Gloria Mann, Rosemary Rice, Carl Jampel (writer), Felix McGuire (organist), Charles Urquhart (director), Tex Antoine (announcer). 29:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T07_14_30-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T07_14_30-07_00 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:14:30 GMT 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella andrews,archie,betty,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,cooper,family,funny,humor,joke,jughead,kids,laugh,lodge,old,otr,radio,riverdale,veronica 1768 clean 148 JiveTalk (Aired May 18, 1946) Archie Andrews, created in 1941 by Bob Montana, is a fictional character in an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, a long-run radio series, a syndicated comic strip and animation -- The Archie Show, a Saturday morning cartoon television series by Filmation, plus Archie's Weird Mysteries. Archie Andrews began on the Blue Network on May 31, 1943, switched to Mutual in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5 1953. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen, Jack Grimes and Burt Boyar, with Bob Hastings as the title character during the NBC years.The sponsor was Swift Products. THIS EPISODE: May 18, 1946. "JiveTalk" NBC network. Sustaining. Archie and Jughead are hep! Archie tries to get a date with jive talk. It works! Don't miss the young audience tittering when Betty (the sound effects man) gives Archie a kiss. Bob Hastings, Harlan Stone, Alice Yourman, Ian Martin, Gloria Mann, Rosemary Rice, Carl Jampel (writer), Felix McGuire (organist), Charles Urquhart (director), Tex Antoine (announcer). 29:28. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. JiveTalk (Aired May 18, 1946) Archie Andrews, created in 1941 by Bob Montana, is a fictional c...
The Tomahawk Trail (Aired October 2, 1950)
The Lone Ranger was an American long-running early radio and television show created by George W. Trendle (with considerable input from station staff members), and developed by writer Fran Striker. The titular character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic American Indian sidekick called Tonto, and his horse Silver. He would famously say "Hi-yo Silver, away!" to get the horse to gallop. On the radio and TV-series, the usual opening announcement was: “ A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi-yo Silver!' The Lone Ranger! ”In later episodes the opening narration ended with the catch phrase "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.... The Lone Ranger Rides Again!" Episodes usually ended with one of the characters lamenting the fact that they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!" as he and Tonto ride away. The theme music was the "cavalry charge" finale of Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably associated with the series, which also featured many other classical selections as incidental music including Wagner, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky. The theme was conducted by Daniel Perez Castaneda. Inspiration for the name may have come from The Lone Star Ranger, a novel by Zane Grey.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-25T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,crime,earle,family,frontier,george,graser,gunfighters,gunslingers,jail,john,justice,kids,lawless,lone,old,otr,radio,ranger,silverf,todd,tonto,western 1384 clean 149 The Tomahawk Trail (Aired October 2, 1950) The Lone Ranger was an American long-running early radio and television show created by George W. Trendle (with considerable input from station staff members), and developed by writer Fran Striker. The titular character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic American Indian sidekick called Tonto, and his horse Silver. He would famously say "Hi-yo Silver, away!" to get the horse to gallop. On the radio and TV-series, the usual opening announcement was: “ A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty 'Hi-yo Silver!' The Lone Ranger! ”In later episodes the opening narration ended with the catch phrase "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.... The Lone Ranger Rides Again!" Episodes usually ended with one of the characters lamenting the fact that they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!" as he and Tonto ride away. The theme music was the "cavalry charge" finale of Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably associated with the series, which also featured many other classical selections as incidental music including Wagner, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky. The theme was conducted by Daniel Perez Castaneda. Inspiration for the name may have come from The Lone Star Ranger, a novel by Zane Grey. The Tomahawk Trail (Aired October 2, 1950) The Lone Ranger was an American long-running early...
Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 1 of 4 (1928)
The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the United Kingdom by William Collins & Sons on March 29, 1928 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00. The book features her detective Hercule Poirot. Poirot boards Le Train Bleu, bound for the French Riviera. So does Katherine Grey, who is having her first winter out of England, after having inherited a huge sum. While on board she meets Ruth Kettering, an American heiress bailing out from a marriage to meet her lover. The next morning, though, Ruth is found dead in her compartment, a victim of strangulation. The famous ruby, "Heart of Fire", which had recently been given to Ruth by her father, is discovered to be missing. Ruth's father, the American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin, and his secretary, Major Knighton, convince Poirot to take on the case. Ruth's maid, Ada Mason, says she saw a man in Ruth's compartment but could not see who he was. The police suspect that Ruth's lover, the Comte de la Roche, killed her and stole the rubies, but Poirot does not think he is guilty. He is suspicious of Ruth's husband, Derek Kettering, who was on the same train but claims not to have seen Ruth. Katherine says she saw Derek enter Ruth's compartment. This also throws suspicion on Derek when a cigarette case with the letter K on it is found.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T19_12_38-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T19_12_38-07_00 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:12:38 GMT 2013-04-25 2013-04-25 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella agatha,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,christie,crime,death,detective,drama,family,hercule,investigate,jail,justice,kids,killer,law,murder,mystery,old,otr,poirot,police,radio,suspense 2321 clean 150 Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 1 of 4 (1928) The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the United Kingdom by William Collins & Sons on March 29, 1928 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00. The book features her detective Hercule Poirot. Poirot boards Le Train Bleu, bound for the French Riviera. So does Katherine Grey, who is having her first winter out of England, after having inherited a huge sum. While on board she meets Ruth Kettering, an American heiress bailing out from a marriage to meet her lover. The next morning, though, Ruth is found dead in her compartment, a victim of strangulation. The famous ruby, "Heart of Fire", which had recently been given to Ruth by her father, is discovered to be missing. Ruth's father, the American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin, and his secretary, Major Knighton, convince Poirot to take on the case. Ruth's maid, Ada Mason, says she saw a man in Ruth's compartment but could not see who he was. The police suspect that Ruth's lover, the Comte de la Roche, killed her and stole the rubies, but Poirot does not think he is guilty. He is suspicious of Ruth's husband, Derek Kettering, who was on the same train but claims not to have seen Ruth. Katherine says she saw Derek enter Ruth's compartment. This also throws suspicion on Derek when a cigarette case with the letter K on it is found. Mystery Of The Blue Train Pt. 1 of 4 (1928) The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detecti...
Scare Away Tax Collector (Aired October 13, 1953)
As the popularity of the program escalated, a movie musical titled People are Funny was released in 1946, offering a fictional version of the show's origin in a tale of rival radio producers. Phillip Read appeared as Guedel, with Linkletter and Frances Langford portraying themselves. Also in the cast were Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Ozzie Nelson and Rudy Vallee. One outstanding moment in the film is a Spanish dance number performed by Lupe Mayoga (aka Lillian Molieri) to the song "I Love My Marimba." The radio series moved to CBS from 1951–54, returning to NBC from 1954–60. Linkletter continued as host of the show during its run on television from September 19, 1954 to April 1, 1960. In one stunt, a contestant would win a prize if he could sustain a phone conversation with a puzzled stranger (picked at random from the phone directory) for several minutes without the other party hanging up. The series received Emmy nominations in 1955 and 1956. Although the series ended on April 1, 1960, the network aired "encores" until April 13, 1961, making People are Funny the first game show to air repeats. THIS EPISODE: October 13, 1953. "Scare Away Tax Collector" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Forever Yours, Milky Way. How to frighten away the Income Tax collector. How a dog might win $1000. The system cue has been deleted. The date is subject to correction. Art Linkletter (host), Roy Rowan (announcer). 29:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T15_00_00-07_00 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella &,art,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,game,humor,kids,laugh,linkletter,old,otr,people,prizes,quiz,radio 1751 clean 151 Scare Away Tax Collector (Aired October 13, 1953) As the popularity of the program escalated, a movie musical titled People are Funny was released in 1946, offering a fictional version of the show's origin in a tale of rival radio producers. Phillip Read appeared as Guedel, with Linkletter and Frances Langford portraying themselves. Also in the cast were Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Ozzie Nelson and Rudy Vallee. One outstanding moment in the film is a Spanish dance number performed by Lupe Mayoga (aka Lillian Molieri) to the song "I Love My Marimba." The radio series moved to CBS from 1951–54, returning to NBC from 1954–60. Linkletter continued as host of the show during its run on television from September 19, 1954 to April 1, 1960. In one stunt, a contestant would win a prize if he could sustain a phone conversation with a puzzled stranger (picked at random from the phone directory) for several minutes without the other party hanging up. The series received Emmy nominations in 1955 and 1956. Although the series ended on April 1, 1960, the network aired "encores" until April 13, 1961, making People are Funny the first game show to air repeats. THIS EPISODE: October 13, 1953. "Scare Away Tax Collector" - CBS network. Sponsored by: Forever Yours, Milky Way. How to frighten away the Income Tax collector. How a dog might win $1000. The system cue has been deleted. The date is subject to correction. Art Linkletter (host), Roy Rowan (announcer). 29:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Scare Away Tax Collector (Aired October 13, 1953) As the popularity of the program escalated, ...
The Eyes Of Buddha (Aired July 2, 1950)
"Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States, knowing in advance you may never return alive?" Cloak and Dagger first aired over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. This is the story of the WWII special governmental agency, the OSS, or Office of Strategic Services. Its mission was to develop and maintain spy networks throughout Europe and into Asia, while giving aid to underground partisan groups and developing espionage activities for Allied forces overseas.The show is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Col. Corey Ford and Major Alastair MacBain (who were associated with the OSS from its early days.) The dramas are not Hollywood-style, in that they sometimes end with plans foiled or leading characters dead. THIS EPISODE: July 2, 1950. NBC network. "The Eyes Of Buddha". Sustaining. 4:00 P. M. is preceded by a news bulletin: "Seoul Korea has been raided by American and Australian war planes. One of two North Korean planes shot down had a Russian red star." An O. S. S. operative flies to Siam to rescue an American held by the Japanese. After witnessing a Japanese decapitation, a daring escape is made from a Japanese prison camp. Part of the system cue has been deleted. Jerry Jarrett, Jon Gart (music director), Sherman Marks (director, supervisor), Everett Sloane, Ralph Bell, Berry Kroeger, Raymond Edward Johnson, Eileen Heckart, Martin Balsam, Winifred Wolfe (writer), Jack Gordon (writer), Corey Ford (originator), Alistair MacBain (originator), Louis G. Cowan (producer), Alfred Hollander (producer), Grant Richards, Karl Weber. 28:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T11_10_40-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T11_10_40-07_00 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:10:40 GMT 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,cloak,cop,crime,criminal,dagger,drama,family,intrigue,investigate,jail,justice,kids,mystery,old,oss,otr,police,prison,radio,spy,suspense,thriller,war 1713 clean 152 The Eyes Of Buddha (Aired July 2, 1950) "Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for the United States, knowing in advance you may never return alive?" Cloak and Dagger first aired over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. This is the story of the WWII special governmental agency, the OSS, or Office of Strategic Services. Its mission was to develop and maintain spy networks throughout Europe and into Asia, while giving aid to underground partisan groups and developing espionage activities for Allied forces overseas.The show is based on the book of the same name by Lt. Col. Corey Ford and Major Alastair MacBain (who were associated with the OSS from its early days.) The dramas are not Hollywood-style, in that they sometimes end with plans foiled or leading characters dead. THIS EPISODE: July 2, 1950. NBC network. "The Eyes Of Buddha". Sustaining. 4:00 P. M. is preceded by a news bulletin: "Seoul Korea has been raided by American and Australian war planes. One of two North Korean planes shot down had a Russian red star." An O. S. S. operative flies to Siam to rescue an American held by the Japanese. After witnessing a Japanese decapitation, a daring escape is made from a Japanese prison camp. Part of the system cue has been deleted. Jerry Jarrett, Jon Gart (music director), Sherman Marks (director, supervisor), Everett Sloane, Ralph Bell, Berry Kroeger, Raymond Edward Johnson, Eileen Heckart, Martin Balsam, Winifred Wolfe (writer), Jack Gordon (writer), Corey Ford (originator), Alistair MacBain (originator), Louis G. Cowan (producer), Alfred Hollander (producer), Grant Richards, Karl Weber. 28:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Eyes Of Buddha (Aired July 2, 1950) "Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission for ...
Gildy Turns Off The Water (Aired September 18, 1946)
The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, [1] was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity. On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catch phrase. The character was given several conflicting first names on Fibber McGee and Molly, and on one episode his middle name was revealed as Philharmonic. Gildy admits as much at the end of "Gildersleeve's Diary" on the Fibber McGee and Molly series (10/22/40). He soon became so popular that Kraft Foods — looking primarily to promote its Parkay margarine spread — sponsored a new series with Peary's Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve as the central, slightly softened, and slightly befuddled focus of a lively new family. THIS EPISIODE: September 18, 1946. "Gildy Turns Off The Water" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay, Pabst-Ett. Gildersleeve decides to turn off the water of the residents who haven't paid their water bill. Bill Kelsey (writer), Earle Ross, Frank Moore (writer), Harold Peary, Jack Meakin (music), John Laing (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Louise Erickson, Richard LeGrand, Shirley Mitchell, Walter Tetley. 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T07_00_55-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T07_00_55-07_00 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:55 GMT 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,funny,gildersleeve,great,harold,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,peary,radio 1790 clean 153 Gildy Turns Off The Water (Aired September 18, 1946) The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, [1] was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. Built around a character who had been a staple on the classic radio situation comedy Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve enjoyed its greatest success in the 1940s. Actor Harold Peary played the character during its transition from the parent show into the spin-off and later in a quartet of feature films released at the height of the show's popularity. On Fibber McGee and Molly, Peary's Gildersleeve was a pompous windbag who became a consistent McGee nemesis. "You're a haa-aa-aa-aard man, McGee!" became a Gildersleeve catch phrase. The character was given several conflicting first names on Fibber McGee and Molly, and on one episode his middle name was revealed as Philharmonic. Gildy admits as much at the end of "Gildersleeve's Diary" on the Fibber McGee and Molly series (10/22/40). He soon became so popular that Kraft Foods — looking primarily to promote its Parkay margarine spread — sponsored a new series with Peary's Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve as the central, slightly softened, and slightly befuddled focus of a lively new family. THIS EPISIODE: September 18, 1946. "Gildy Turns Off The Water" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Kraft Parkay, Pabst-Ett. Gildersleeve decides to turn off the water of the residents who haven't paid their water bill. Bill Kelsey (writer), Earle Ross, Frank Moore (writer), Harold Peary, Jack Meakin (music), John Laing (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Louise Erickson, Richard LeGrand, Shirley Mitchell, Walter Tetley. 29:50. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Gildy Turns Off The Water (Aired September 18, 1946) The Great Gildersleeve (1941-1957), initi...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Chicken Smith (Aired March 31, 1957)
In 1967, the show's twelfth season, CBS planned to cancel the series, but widespread viewer response — it was even mentioned in Congress — along with domestic pressure on the CBS head of programming by his wife, convinced them to continue it in the early evening on Mondays instead of Saturday nights. This seemingly minor change led to a spike in ratings that saw the series once again reach the top 20 in the Nielsen ratings before fading again before its cancellation in 1975. Gunsmoke was the show that ushered in the age of the adult western, which brought about Bonanza, Wagon Train and literally a hundred others. Ironically, it also was the last western still airing when it was cancelled. James Arness and Milburn Stone were the only 2 original series regulars to remain with the series for the entire duration of its 20-season run. In 1987, many of the original cast reunited for the made-for-television film, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, which was filmed in Alberta, Canada. This was a huge ratings success and led to four more reunion films being filmed in the U.S.: Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990), Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994). The series also inspired a Gunsmoke video game produced for the NES by Capcom. THIS EPISODE: March 31, 1957. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Chicken Smith". The wife of Chicken Smith is seen with the new owner of the Lady Gay Saloon. What will the chicken farmer do about it? The public service announcements have been deleted. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Les Crutchfield (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Christine, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), George Walsh (announcer). 22:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-24T03_00_00-07_00 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella baer,boxcars711,camardella,conrad,crime,dillon,ellis,family,frontier,georgia,gunfighters,gunslingers,gunsmoke,howard,jail,justice,kids,lawless,matt,mcnear,old,otr,parley,radio,william 1371 clean 154 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Chicken Smith (Aired March 31, 1957) In 1967, the show's twelfth season, CBS planned to cancel the series, but widespread viewer response — it was even mentioned in Congress — along with domestic pressure on the CBS head of programming by his wife, convinced them to continue it in the early evening on Mondays instead of Saturday nights. This seemingly minor change led to a spike in ratings that saw the series once again reach the top 20 in the Nielsen ratings before fading again before its cancellation in 1975. Gunsmoke was the show that ushered in the age of the adult western, which brought about Bonanza, Wagon Train and literally a hundred others. Ironically, it also was the last western still airing when it was cancelled. James Arness and Milburn Stone were the only 2 original series regulars to remain with the series for the entire duration of its 20-season run. In 1987, many of the original cast reunited for the made-for-television film, Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, which was filmed in Alberta, Canada. This was a huge ratings success and led to four more reunion films being filmed in the U.S.: Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990), Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992), Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993), and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994). The series also inspired a Gunsmoke video game produced for the NES by Capcom. THIS EPISODE: March 31, 1957. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Chicken Smith". The wife of Chicken Smith is seen with the new owner of the Lady Gay Saloon. What will the chicken farmer do about it? The public service announcements have been deleted. William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Les Crutchfield (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Christine, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), George Walsh (announcer). 22:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Gunsmoke" - Chicken Smith (Aired March 31, 1957) In 1967, the sh...
J. Smith and Wife (Aired February 27, 1947)
Meaningful Stories from Years Past that Continue to Inspire Families Today. Families, then and now, face similar situations and struggles: communication, honesty, gambling, music, alcoholism, sports and many spiritual questions, such as life after death. How we address these struggles makes all the difference in strengthening our family bonds. These compelling half-hour dramas offer inspiring insights into how to build unity within your family. Join us on a visit with the stars of the past for an uplifting, humorous and meaningful look into family life. When actor Jimmy Stewart hosted that first episode of Family Theater in 1947, he told the radio audience that Family Theater was dedicated to the family “with the hope that families everywhere will always be together and that your home will be a happy one—with the conviction that prayer, simple prayer, will help keep it that way.” Each Sunday night, a celebrity host would make similar comments about prayer and family unity before and after that week’s radio drama. No mention was made of the Rosary or the Catholic Church. Nonsectarian in its approach, Family Theater’s basic message was simply that of strengthening the family through faith in God and prayer. THIS EPISODE: February 27, 1947. Mutual network. "J. Smith and Wife". Sustaining. 10:00 P.M. A beautiful story about a common, everyday couple who die and try to enter the Elysian Fields. The story was broadcast on The Columbia Workshop on March 26, 1938. Dana Andrews (host), Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Charles Tazewell (writer), Bing Crosby, Irene Dunne, Bob Longnecker (producer), Richard Sanville (director). 28:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T19_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T19_00_00-07_00 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:00:00 GMT 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bing,boxcars711,camardella,catholic,church,comedy,crosby,drama,family,father,hollywood,j.smith,kids,love,old,otr,peayton,prayer,radio,romance,theater 1737 clean 155 J. Smith and Wife (Aired February 27, 1947) Meaningful Stories from Years Past that Continue to Inspire Families Today. Families, then and now, face similar situations and struggles: communication, honesty, gambling, music, alcoholism, sports and many spiritual questions, such as life after death. How we address these struggles makes all the difference in strengthening our family bonds. These compelling half-hour dramas offer inspiring insights into how to build unity within your family. Join us on a visit with the stars of the past for an uplifting, humorous and meaningful look into family life. When actor Jimmy Stewart hosted that first episode of Family Theater in 1947, he told the radio audience that Family Theater was dedicated to the family “with the hope that families everywhere will always be together and that your home will be a happy one—with the conviction that prayer, simple prayer, will help keep it that way.” Each Sunday night, a celebrity host would make similar comments about prayer and family unity before and after that week’s radio drama. No mention was made of the Rosary or the Catholic Church. Nonsectarian in its approach, Family Theater’s basic message was simply that of strengthening the family through faith in God and prayer. THIS EPISODE: February 27, 1947. Mutual network. "J. Smith and Wife". Sustaining. 10:00 P.M. A beautiful story about a common, everyday couple who die and try to enter the Elysian Fields. The story was broadcast on The Columbia Workshop on March 26, 1938. Dana Andrews (host), Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Charles Tazewell (writer), Bing Crosby, Irene Dunne, Bob Longnecker (producer), Richard Sanville (director). 28:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. J. Smith and Wife (Aired February 27, 1947) Meaningful Stories from Years Past that Continue t...
The Visiting Vulture (Aired September 27, 1949)
The show was at the top of the list among programs that had developed the technique of sound effects to a fine art. Each program was written with the sound in mind, not so much sound for sound's sake, but to advance the plot, add color or create atmosphere. Two sound effects men spent a reported ten hours in rehearsal for each broadcast, in addition to the time spent by the actors. East coast actors House Jameson, Don MacLaughlin, Phil Sterling and Lawson Zerbe [MBS] (Zerbe appeared as both David Harding and Harry Peters) were the only four actors to ever assume the role of David Harding--Jameson for the first two episodes only, replaced by Don MacLaughlin for the remainder of its twelve year run. Both Connecticut residents, House Jameson premiered in the role while Lord was still auditioning talent for the lead. By the third episode, Phillips H. Lord selected Don MacLaughlin for the role. MacLaughlin was by no means new to Radio, having already appeared in some 300 Radio productions since his debut over Radio in 1935. MacLaughlin's versatility, predominantly in action and straight dramatic roles, made him an ideal candidate among the twenty or so actors who auditioned for the part. The selection proved a prudent one for both Lord and MacLaughlin. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: September 27, 1949. ABC network. "The Case Of The Visiting Vulture". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The trail of big time bootleggers starts with a small tavern in backwoods Mississippi and leads to the Chicago lakefront. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Paul Milton (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 30:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T15_12_02-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T15_12_02-07_00 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:12:02 GMT 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,boxcars711,camardella,counterspy,david,drama,espionage,family,government,harding,intrigue,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,states,suspense,thriller,united 1856 clean 156 The Visiting Vulture (Aired September 27, 1949) The show was at the top of the list among programs that had developed the technique of sound effects to a fine art. Each program was written with the sound in mind, not so much sound for sound's sake, but to advance the plot, add color or create atmosphere. Two sound effects men spent a reported ten hours in rehearsal for each broadcast, in addition to the time spent by the actors. East coast actors House Jameson, Don MacLaughlin, Phil Sterling and Lawson Zerbe [MBS] (Zerbe appeared as both David Harding and Harry Peters) were the only four actors to ever assume the role of David Harding--Jameson for the first two episodes only, replaced by Don MacLaughlin for the remainder of its twelve year run. Both Connecticut residents, House Jameson premiered in the role while Lord was still auditioning talent for the lead. By the third episode, Phillips H. Lord selected Don MacLaughlin for the role. MacLaughlin was by no means new to Radio, having already appeared in some 300 Radio productions since his debut over Radio in 1935. MacLaughlin's versatility, predominantly in action and straight dramatic roles, made him an ideal candidate among the twenty or so actors who auditioned for the part. The selection proved a prudent one for both Lord and MacLaughlin. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: September 27, 1949. ABC network. "The Case Of The Visiting Vulture". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The trail of big time bootleggers starts with a small tavern in backwoods Mississippi and leads to the Chicago lakefront. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Paul Milton (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 30:56. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Visiting Vulture (Aired September 27, 1949) The show was at the top of the list among prog...
Heat Wave (Aired April 16, 1949)
This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably received, probably because of a combination of writing and acting. No one could duplicate the writing of Raymond Chandler, but this group of writers was very good. While Chandler's distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Gerald Mohr delivered the lines had a way of making you forget that they weren't written by Chandler. Mr. Mohr seemed born for the part of the cynical detective. His voice and timing were perfect for the character. In a letter to Gene Levitt, one of the show's writers, Raymond Chandler commented that a voice like Gerald Mohr's at least packed personality; a decided an improvement over his opinion of the original show. By 1949 the show had the largest audience in radio. CBS capitalized on the popularity of Philip Marlowe to introduce a look-alike show a few months later, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. THIS EPISODE: April 16, 1949. CBS network. "The Heat Wave". Sustaining. Why is "The Heat Wave," a burlesque dancer wearing a golden mask? Marlowe's been hired to find out. Murder tries a strip tease! Barney Phillips, Byron Kane, Ed Begley, Elsie Holmes, Gene Levitt (writer), Gerald Mohr, Mel Dinelli (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Raymond Chandler (creator), Richard Aurandt (music), Robert Mitchell (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Vivi Janis, Wilms Herbert. 30:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T11_00_00-07_00 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,drama,family,gerald,gumshoe,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,marlowe,mohr,mystery,old,otr,philip,police,radio,suspense 1819 clean 157 Heat Wave (Aired April 16, 1949) This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably received, probably because of a combination of writing and acting. No one could duplicate the writing of Raymond Chandler, but this group of writers was very good. While Chandler's distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Gerald Mohr delivered the lines had a way of making you forget that they weren't written by Chandler. Mr. Mohr seemed born for the part of the cynical detective. His voice and timing were perfect for the character. In a letter to Gene Levitt, one of the show's writers, Raymond Chandler commented that a voice like Gerald Mohr's at least packed personality; a decided an improvement over his opinion of the original show. By 1949 the show had the largest audience in radio. CBS capitalized on the popularity of Philip Marlowe to introduce a look-alike show a few months later, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. THIS EPISODE: April 16, 1949. CBS network. "The Heat Wave". Sustaining. Why is "The Heat Wave," a burlesque dancer wearing a golden mask? Marlowe's been hired to find out. Murder tries a strip tease! Barney Phillips, Byron Kane, Ed Begley, Elsie Holmes, Gene Levitt (writer), Gerald Mohr, Mel Dinelli (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Raymond Chandler (creator), Richard Aurandt (music), Robert Mitchell (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Vivi Janis, Wilms Herbert. 30:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Heat Wave (Aired April 16, 1949) This revival of Philip Marlowe was more favorably received, p...
Luigi Leaves For California (Aired January 9, 1953)
Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. The show was often seen as the Italian counterpart to the radio show The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants in New York. THIS EPISODE: January 9, 1953. "Luigi Leaves For California" - CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Luigi plans to leave for California after Pasquale evicts him for not paying the rent. The script was previously used on "Life With Luigi" on August 28, 1949 and on September 25, 1951. Alan Reed (?), Cy Howard (writer, producer, director), Hans Conried, J. Carrol Naish, Joe Forte, Mary Shipp. 24:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T07_00_00-07_00 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alan,american,boxcars711,camardella,carrol,comedy,cy,drama,family,funny,howard,humor,immigrant,italian,j.,joke,kids,laugh,life,luigi,naish,old,otr,radio,reed,with 1467 clean 158 Luigi Leaves For California (Aired January 9, 1953) Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama series which began September 21, 1948 on CBS. The story concerned Italian immigrant Luigi Basco, and his experiences as an immigrant in Chicago. Many of the shows take place at the US citizenship classes that Luigi attends with other immigrants from different countries, as well as trying to fend off the repeated advances of the morbidly-obese daughter of his landlord/sponsor. Luigi was played by J. Carrol Naish, an Irish-American. Naish continued in the role on the short-lived television version in 1952, and was later replaced by Vito Scotti. With a working title of The Little Immigrant, Life with Luigi was created by Cy Howard, who earlier had created the hit radio comedy, My Friend Irma. The show was often seen as the Italian counterpart to the radio show The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants in New York. THIS EPISODE: January 9, 1953. "Luigi Leaves For California" - CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Luigi plans to leave for California after Pasquale evicts him for not paying the rent. The script was previously used on "Life With Luigi" on August 28, 1949 and on September 25, 1951. Alan Reed (?), Cy Howard (writer, producer, director), Hans Conried, J. Carrol Naish, Joe Forte, Mary Shipp. 24:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Luigi Leaves For California (Aired January 9, 1953) Life with Luigi was a radio comedy-drama s...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Buffalo Skinner (Aired October 20, 1953)
Broadcast constantly sometimes once a week sometimes 3 times a week By Mutual, between 1942 and 1956. Western Drama mainly for the young ones or maybe just the young at heart. I say the young at heart, because The Cisco Kid and his likeable but simple partner Pancho were a couple of lovable rogues and because there was usually a lovely senorita around in every episode who fell madly in love with Sisco, there may well have been an element of lady listeners included in the audience rating figures. Here they were, these two Mexican bandits, travelling from sunset to sunset (because that's where they always road off to at the end of each episode) robbing the rich, but I wouldn't say giving it to the poor. At least they did it in a kind and humorous way. It was more a question of the victim being relieved of the heavy burden of his or her riches, rather than having some of their prized possessions taken away from them. Half the fun in the series was listening to Pancho try to explain in his simple Mexican way that the sheriff's posse was hard on their heels and to quote him, "Ceesco, eef they catch up with us, perhaps they weel keel us." At the beginning The Cisco Kid was played by Jackson Beck then later Jack Mather took over the role. Whilst Pancho was played first by Louis Sorin then by Harry Lang. Originally the Announcer was Michael Rye and the Director Jock McGregor and during the days of Jack Mather and Harry Lang the Producer was J. C. Lewis with the series being written by Larry Hays.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-23T03_00_00-07_00 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cisco,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kid,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,pancho,prison,radio,shooter,six,western 1640 clean 159 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Buffalo Skinner (Aired October 20, 1953) Broadcast constantly sometimes once a week sometimes 3 times a week By Mutual, between 1942 and 1956. Western Drama mainly for the young ones or maybe just the young at heart. I say the young at heart, because The Cisco Kid and his likeable but simple partner Pancho were a couple of lovable rogues and because there was usually a lovely senorita around in every episode who fell madly in love with Sisco, there may well have been an element of lady listeners included in the audience rating figures. Here they were, these two Mexican bandits, travelling from sunset to sunset (because that's where they always road off to at the end of each episode) robbing the rich, but I wouldn't say giving it to the poor. At least they did it in a kind and humorous way. It was more a question of the victim being relieved of the heavy burden of his or her riches, rather than having some of their prized possessions taken away from them. Half the fun in the series was listening to Pancho try to explain in his simple Mexican way that the sheriff's posse was hard on their heels and to quote him, "Ceesco, eef they catch up with us, perhaps they weel keel us." At the beginning The Cisco Kid was played by Jackson Beck then later Jack Mather took over the role. Whilst Pancho was played first by Louis Sorin then by Harry Lang. Originally the Announcer was Michael Rye and the Director Jock McGregor and during the days of Jack Mather and Harry Lang the Producer was J. C. Lewis with the series being written by Larry Hays. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Cisco Kid" - Buffalo Skinner (Aired October 20, 1953) Broadcast ...
The Murder Of Mr. Street (Aired July 6, 1952)
This series was very similar to the Black Museum that was hosted by Orson Welles. Both the Black Museum and Whitehall 1212 drew their material from the files of Scotland Yard. The stories were true in every respect except that the names were changed to protect the innocent, as they say. The Whitehall 1212 series boasted that for the first time Scotland Yard opened its files and the producers promised to bring to the public authentic true stories of some of the most celebrated cases. Permission for these records came from Sir Harold Scott, Commissioner of the yard at that time. There is actually a Black Museum. This area is located on the lower ground floor of Scotland Yard and it does indeed contain articles that are closely associated with the solving of a crime. And "Whitehall 1212" was the actual emergency phone number for the yard at the time. The research for the shows was done by Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter for the London Daily Express. For the benefit of American audiences, Wyllis Cooper of Quiet Please fame was hired as script writer. THIS EPISODE: July 6, 1952. "The Murder Of Mr. Street" - NBC network. Sustaining. A hammer is an exhibit in the "Black Museum." It was mistaken for a gun. The holes in the body of a corpse looked like a bullet hole. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director), Horace Braham, Harvey Hayes, Maurice Gosfield, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Lester Fletcher, Pat O'Malley, Jared Burke, Gordon Stern, Francois Grimar. 29:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T19_30_17-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T19_30_17-07_00 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:30:17 GMT 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella 1212,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,detective,family,inspector,investigation,jail,justice,kids,law,london,old,otr,radio,scotland,whitehall,yard 1786 clean 160 The Murder Of Mr. Street (Aired July 6, 1952) This series was very similar to the Black Museum that was hosted by Orson Welles. Both the Black Museum and Whitehall 1212 drew their material from the files of Scotland Yard. The stories were true in every respect except that the names were changed to protect the innocent, as they say. The Whitehall 1212 series boasted that for the first time Scotland Yard opened its files and the producers promised to bring to the public authentic true stories of some of the most celebrated cases. Permission for these records came from Sir Harold Scott, Commissioner of the yard at that time. There is actually a Black Museum. This area is located on the lower ground floor of Scotland Yard and it does indeed contain articles that are closely associated with the solving of a crime. And "Whitehall 1212" was the actual emergency phone number for the yard at the time. The research for the shows was done by Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter for the London Daily Express. For the benefit of American audiences, Wyllis Cooper of Quiet Please fame was hired as script writer. THIS EPISODE: July 6, 1952. "The Murder Of Mr. Street" - NBC network. Sustaining. A hammer is an exhibit in the "Black Museum." It was mistaken for a gun. The holes in the body of a corpse looked like a bullet hole. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director), Horace Braham, Harvey Hayes, Maurice Gosfield, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Lester Fletcher, Pat O'Malley, Jared Burke, Gordon Stern, Francois Grimar. 29:46. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Murder Of Mr. Street (Aired July 6, 1952) This series was very similar to the Black Museum...
Murder Mismanaged (Aired March 18, 1952)
Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners. The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written by Richard Lockridge for the New York Sun, and he brought them back for short stories in The New Yorker. These stories were collected in Mr. and Mrs. North (1936). Lockridge increased the readership after he teamed with his wife Frances on a novel, The Norths Meet Murder (1940), launching a series of 40 novels, including Death takes a Bow, Death on the Aisle and The Dishonest Murderer. Their long-run series continued for over two decades and came to an end in 1963 with the death of Frances Lockridge. Albert Hackett and Peggy Conklin had the title roles in the Broadway production Mr. and Mrs. North, which ran 163 performances at the Belasco Theatre from January 12, 1941, to May 31, 1941. Alfred De Liagre, Jr. produced and directed the play written by Owen Davis.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T15_42_47-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T15_42_47-07_00 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:42:47 GMT 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,alice,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,curtin,drama,family,frost,investigate,jail,jerry,joseph,justice,kids,law,mr.,mrs.,murder,mystery,north,old,otr,pam,police,prison,radio,suspense 1440 clean 161 Murder Mismanaged (Aired March 18, 1952) Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that aired on CBS from 1942 to 1954. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin had the title roles when the series began in 1942. Publisher Jerry North and his wife Pam lived in Greenwich Village at 24 St. Anne's Flat. They were not professional detectives but simply an ordinary couple who stumbled across a murder or two every week for 12 years. The radio program eventually reached nearly 20 million listeners. The characters originated in 1930s vignettes written by Richard Lockridge for the New York Sun, and he brought them back for short stories in The New Yorker. These stories were collected in Mr. and Mrs. North (1936). Lockridge increased the readership after he teamed with his wife Frances on a novel, The Norths Meet Murder (1940), launching a series of 40 novels, including Death takes a Bow, Death on the Aisle and The Dishonest Murderer. Their long-run series continued for over two decades and came to an end in 1963 with the death of Frances Lockridge. Albert Hackett and Peggy Conklin had the title roles in the Broadway production Mr. and Mrs. North, which ran 163 performances at the Belasco Theatre from January 12, 1941, to May 31, 1941. Alfred De Liagre, Jr. produced and directed the play written by Owen Davis. Murder Mismanaged (Aired March 18, 1952) Mr. and Mrs. North was a radio mystery series that ai...
The Flight Six Matter (2 Pts. Complete) Aired January 30, 1956
The guest stars and supporting casts were always first rate, attracting the best radio actors in both Los Angeles and New York. Pat McCracken was played by several actors – most frequently, by Larry Dobkin. Particularly noteworthy was the work of Virginia Gregg, who played many roles, including Johnny's girlfriend Betty Lewis. Harry Bartell was also a frequent guest, who did many of the Spanish dialect roles when Johnny went to a Latin American country. Other frequent guest performers were Parley Baer, Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Don Diamond, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Frank Gerstle, Stacy Harris, Jack Kruschen, Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear, Marvin Miller, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Jean Tatum, Russell Thomson, Ben Wright, and Will Wright. Vincent Price co-starred as himself in "The Price of Fame Matter" and went to Europe with Johnny on the case. In December 1960, the show moved to New York. Robert Readick started the New York run as Dollar, but only lasted a short while. Jack Johnstone continued to write for the show and submitted scripts from California. Johnstone wrote about 350 Johnny Dollar scripts under his own name and his pen names Sam Dawson and Jonathan Bundy. Johnstone wrote the last episodes of both Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T11_47_29-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T11_47_29-07_00 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:47:29 GMT 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,dollar,drama,edmond,family,fraud,insurance,investigator,jail,john,johnny,justice,kids,law,lund,mystery,o'brien,old,otr,police,prison,radio,suspense 1753 clean 162 The Flight Six Matter (2 Pts. Complete) Aired January 30, 1956 The guest stars and supporting casts were always first rate, attracting the best radio actors in both Los Angeles and New York. Pat McCracken was played by several actors – most frequently, by Larry Dobkin. Particularly noteworthy was the work of Virginia Gregg, who played many roles, including Johnny's girlfriend Betty Lewis. Harry Bartell was also a frequent guest, who did many of the Spanish dialect roles when Johnny went to a Latin American country. Other frequent guest performers were Parley Baer, Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Don Diamond, Sam Edwards, Herb Ellis, Frank Gerstle, Stacy Harris, Jack Kruschen, Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear, Marvin Miller, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Jean Tatum, Russell Thomson, Ben Wright, and Will Wright. Vincent Price co-starred as himself in "The Price of Fame Matter" and went to Europe with Johnny on the case. In December 1960, the show moved to New York. Robert Readick started the New York run as Dollar, but only lasted a short while. Jack Johnstone continued to write for the show and submitted scripts from California. Johnstone wrote about 350 Johnny Dollar scripts under his own name and his pen names Sam Dawson and Jonathan Bundy. Johnstone wrote the last episodes of both Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense. The Flight Six Matter (2 Pts. Complete) Aired January 30, 1956 The guest stars and supporting ...
Special Guest Is Fred Allen (Aired January 4, 1944)
The show featured many high-profile guest stars, including Fred Allen, Mel Allen, Nigel Bruce, Billie Burke, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Boris Karloff, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Peter Lorre, Tony Martin, Marie McDonald, Gene Tierney, Arthur Treacher and Shelley Winters. Duffy's Tavern was Gardner's creation, and he oversaw its writing intently enough, drawing also on his earlier experience as a successful radio director. His directing credits included stints for George Burns and Gracie Allen, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and The Rudy Vallee Hour. Gardner also brought aboard several keen writing talents, including theatric humourist Abe Burrows (the show's co-creator and head writer for its first five years), future M*A*S*H writer Larry Gelbart, and Dick Martin, who later became famous as the co-host of television's groundbreaking Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. THIS EPISODE: January 4, 1944. "Special Guest Is Fred Allen" - Blue network, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Minit-Rub, Sal Hepatica. The program is upcut when the recording begins with the Ginny Sims Show in error. Guest Fred Allen is invited to host "Duffy's Semi-Annual Spring Festival and Pig Roast." But first, an audition for Duffy is required. Ed Gardner, Dan Seymour (announcer), Benay Venuta, Florence Halop, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Fred Allen. 30:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T07_03_59-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T07_03_59-07_00 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:03:59 GMT 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella allen,archie,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,duffy's,family,fred,funny,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,tavern 1836 clean 163 Special Guest Is Fred Allen (Aired January 4, 1944) The show featured many high-profile guest stars, including Fred Allen, Mel Allen, Nigel Bruce, Billie Burke, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Boris Karloff, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Peter Lorre, Tony Martin, Marie McDonald, Gene Tierney, Arthur Treacher and Shelley Winters. Duffy's Tavern was Gardner's creation, and he oversaw its writing intently enough, drawing also on his earlier experience as a successful radio director. His directing credits included stints for George Burns and Gracie Allen, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and The Rudy Vallee Hour. Gardner also brought aboard several keen writing talents, including theatric humourist Abe Burrows (the show's co-creator and head writer for its first five years), future M*A*S*H writer Larry Gelbart, and Dick Martin, who later became famous as the co-host of television's groundbreaking Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. THIS EPISODE: January 4, 1944. "Special Guest Is Fred Allen" - Blue network, KECA, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Minit-Rub, Sal Hepatica. The program is upcut when the recording begins with the Ginny Sims Show in error. Guest Fred Allen is invited to host "Duffy's Semi-Annual Spring Festival and Pig Roast." But first, an audition for Duffy is required. Ed Gardner, Dan Seymour (announcer), Benay Venuta, Florence Halop, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Fred Allen. 30:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Special Guest Is Fred Allen (Aired January 4, 1944) The show featured many high-profile guest ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Silver Annie (Aired October 11, 1953)
Most radio programs are readily identified by their theme songs, but few themes ever become "stars" in their own right and command both fan mail and phone calls. NBC Hollywood has such a property on hand however, in the theme song of James Stewart's Western adventure series, "Six Shooter" (NBC-WIBA, Sundays, 7 p.m.). Producer Jack Johnstone has explained that "at first it was an occasional card inquiring about our theme--who wrote it, its title, and so forth. But now its resolved itself into a steady flow of letters and phone calls each week." The tune causing all the excitement is "The Highland Lament" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. To all the mail requesting information on how to buy the record Johnstone must give the same answer: "It's a special English recording restricted to broadcast use only."... The theme of The Six Shooter wasn't the only aspect of the production that created a buzz throughout during the Fall and Winter of 1953-54. The term 'adult western,' when it was first coined in the late 1940s, referred to the overlaying of contemporary psychological themes onto the western genre of literature, Radio and Film. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: October 11, 1953. NBC network. Sponsored by: Coleman Home Heaters. "Silver Annie Huxley" refuses to sell her silver mine to the railroad, to the distress of the rest of the town of "Virtue City." Jimmy Stewart, Dan O'Herlihy,, Robert Griffin, Parley Baer, Frank Burt (creator, writer), Hal Gibney (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Herb Vigran, Basil Adlam (music), Jack Johnstone (director). 29:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-22T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,james,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,stewart,western 1764 clean 164 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Silver Annie (Aired October 11, 1953) Most radio programs are readily identified by their theme songs, but few themes ever become "stars" in their own right and command both fan mail and phone calls. NBC Hollywood has such a property on hand however, in the theme song of James Stewart's Western adventure series, "Six Shooter" (NBC-WIBA, Sundays, 7 p.m.). Producer Jack Johnstone has explained that "at first it was an occasional card inquiring about our theme--who wrote it, its title, and so forth. But now its resolved itself into a steady flow of letters and phone calls each week." The tune causing all the excitement is "The Highland Lament" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. To all the mail requesting information on how to buy the record Johnstone must give the same answer: "It's a special English recording restricted to broadcast use only."... The theme of The Six Shooter wasn't the only aspect of the production that created a buzz throughout during the Fall and Winter of 1953-54. The term 'adult western,' when it was first coined in the late 1940s, referred to the overlaying of contemporary psychological themes onto the western genre of literature, Radio and Film. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: October 11, 1953. NBC network. Sponsored by: Coleman Home Heaters. "Silver Annie Huxley" refuses to sell her silver mine to the railroad, to the distress of the rest of the town of "Virtue City." Jimmy Stewart, Dan O'Herlihy,, Robert Griffin, Parley Baer, Frank Burt (creator, writer), Hal Gibney (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Herb Vigran, Basil Adlam (music), Jack Johnstone (director). 29:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "The Six Shooter" - Silver Annie (Aired October 11, 1953) Most ra...
The Green Vase (1968) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
Beyond Midnight was a mystery/horror program that delved into a world of death, ghost hunters and men going absolutely mad. The stories were written by a South-African by the name of Michael McCabe and were so riveting that you could not tear yourself away from the radio. Come join the supreme in suspense and horror. The show aired in 1960. Show Notes From My Old Radio.Com.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T19_08_15-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T19_08_15-07_00 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:08:15 GMT 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,africa,beyond,drama,fiction,horror,mccabe,michael,midbight,murder,mystery,science,scifi,south,supernatural,suspense,thriller,weird 1667 clean 165 The Green Vase (1968) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Beyond Midnight was a mystery/horror program that delved into a world of death, ghost hunters and men going absolutely mad. The stories were written by a South-African by the name of Michael McCabe and were so riveting that you could not tear yourself away from the radio. Come join the supreme in suspense and horror. The show aired in 1960. Show Notes From My Old Radio.Com. The Green Vase (1968) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Beyond Midnight was a mystery/horror program...
File 307 (Aired August 20, 1949)
Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most durable programs of its genre and era in the waning days of The Golden Age of Radio. Espionage or foreign intrigue dramas weren't particularly groundbreaking undertakings by the 1950s. Bulldog Drummond was the first of the more successful exemplars of Radio espionage and intrigue, running from 1941 to 1954, most often under the lead of the gifted character actor, George Coulouris. The Counterspy series had been well underway since 1942 and ran in one incarnation or another through 1954. The Man Called X had already aired--to great popular and critical acclaim--for almost five years prior to 1949. Indeed, within a year of airing Dangerous Assignment's Summer 1949 season, The Man Called X returned to the air for another two years. For one of those years, Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X ran back to back in the NBC line-up. Of the two foreign intrigue anthologies, NBC seemed to continue to favor the Herbert Marshall drama, The Man Called X. Whether in deference to Marshall's seniority, its former high ratings between 1944 and 1948, or simply out of perceived popularity, Dangerous Assignment, while airing ahead of The Man Called X, never seemed to get the buildup that The Man Called X invariably received.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T15_10_35-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T15_10_35-07_00 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:10:35 GMT 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,assignment,boxcars711,brian,camardella,dangerous,donlevy,drama,family,government,intelligence,intrigue,kids,mitchell,mystery,old,otr,radio,spy,steve,suspense,us 1771 clean 166 File 307 (Aired August 20, 1949) Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most durable programs of its genre and era in the waning days of The Golden Age of Radio. Espionage or foreign intrigue dramas weren't particularly groundbreaking undertakings by the 1950s. Bulldog Drummond was the first of the more successful exemplars of Radio espionage and intrigue, running from 1941 to 1954, most often under the lead of the gifted character actor, George Coulouris. The Counterspy series had been well underway since 1942 and ran in one incarnation or another through 1954. The Man Called X had already aired--to great popular and critical acclaim--for almost five years prior to 1949. Indeed, within a year of airing Dangerous Assignment's Summer 1949 season, The Man Called X returned to the air for another two years. For one of those years, Dangerous Assignment and The Man Called X ran back to back in the NBC line-up. Of the two foreign intrigue anthologies, NBC seemed to continue to favor the Herbert Marshall drama, The Man Called X. Whether in deference to Marshall's seniority, its former high ratings between 1944 and 1948, or simply out of perceived popularity, Dangerous Assignment, while airing ahead of The Man Called X, never seemed to get the buildup that The Man Called X invariably received. File 307 (Aired August 20, 1949) Dangerous Assignment stands as one of the most durable progra...
Engaged In Murder (Aired February 18, 1952)
Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean." Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. Music by David Rose. Beginning March 26, 1951, the Frederic W. Ziv Company syndicated 78 episodes. Some sources have claimed that the 78 episodes include reruns, and that there were only around 30 episodes but more than 50 shows have now come to light. Heard on 423 stations, the 30-minute series earned $4000 weekly for Bogart and Bacall. THIS EPISODE: February 18, 1952. Program #48. ZIV Syndication. "Engaged...In Murder". Commercials added locally. Matt Jeffrey dies while fishing on the "Bold Venture." Slade and Sailor are accused of the crime. The story is also known as, "The One That Got Away." Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor), Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Nestor Paiva. 26:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T11_17_42-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T11_17_42-07_00 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:17:42 GMT 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,bacall,bogart,bold,boxcars711,camardella,caribbean,drama,family,havana,humphrey,kids,lauren,mystery,old,otr,pirates,radio,seadog,shannon,suspense,tropical,venture 1619 clean 167 Engaged In Murder (Aired February 18, 1952) Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean." Calypso singer King Moses (Jester Hairston) provided musical bridges by threading plot situations into the lyrics of his songs. Music by David Rose. Beginning March 26, 1951, the Frederic W. Ziv Company syndicated 78 episodes. Some sources have claimed that the 78 episodes include reruns, and that there were only around 30 episodes but more than 50 shows have now come to light. Heard on 423 stations, the 30-minute series earned $4000 weekly for Bogart and Bacall. THIS EPISODE: February 18, 1952. Program #48. ZIV Syndication. "Engaged...In Murder". Commercials added locally. Matt Jeffrey dies while fishing on the "Bold Venture." Slade and Sailor are accused of the crime. The story is also known as, "The One That Got Away." Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Jester Hairston, David Rose (composer, conductor), Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Nestor Paiva. 26:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Engaged In Murder (Aired February 18, 1952) Bold Venture is a 1951-1952 syndicated radio serie...
Liz Has Her Fortune Told (Aired September 10, 1948)
My Favorite Husband is the name of an American radio program and network television series. The original radio show, co-starring Lucille Ball, was the initial basis for what evolved into the groundbreaking TV sitcom I Love Lucy. The series was based on the 1940 novel Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, written by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the 1942 Paramount feature film Are Husbands Necessary?, co-starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat. After a few early episodes, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Liz and George Cooper. The cheerful couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls and were billed as "two people who live together and like it." The main sponsor was General Foods' Jell-O, and an average of three "plugs" for Jell-O were made in each episode, including Lucille Ball's usual sign-on, "Jell-O, everybody!" The program, which aired 124 episodes from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951, initially portrayed the couple as being a well-to-do banker and his socially prominent wife, but three new writers — Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh and Jess Oppenheimer — took over the writing, changed the couple's name to Cooper and remade them into a middle-class couple, which they thought average listeners would find more accessible.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T07_07_06-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T07_07_06-07_00 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:07:06 GMT 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella ball,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,denning,drama,family,favorite,funny,gale,gordon,humor,husband,joke,kids,laugh,lucille,my,old,otr,radio,richard 1862 clean 168 Liz Has Her Fortune Told (Aired September 10, 1948) My Favorite Husband is the name of an American radio program and network television series. The original radio show, co-starring Lucille Ball, was the initial basis for what evolved into the groundbreaking TV sitcom I Love Lucy. The series was based on the 1940 novel Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, written by Isabel Scott Rorick, which had previously been adapted into the 1942 Paramount feature film Are Husbands Necessary?, co-starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. My Favorite Husband began on CBS Radio with Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat. After a few early episodes, confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change to Liz and George Cooper. The cheerful couple lived at 321 Bundy Drive in the fictitious city of Sheridan Falls and were billed as "two people who live together and like it." The main sponsor was General Foods' Jell-O, and an average of three "plugs" for Jell-O were made in each episode, including Lucille Ball's usual sign-on, "Jell-O, everybody!" The program, which aired 124 episodes from July 23, 1948 through March 31, 1951, initially portrayed the couple as being a well-to-do banker and his socially prominent wife, but three new writers — Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh and Jess Oppenheimer — took over the writing, changed the couple's name to Cooper and remade them into a middle-class couple, which they thought average listeners would find more accessible. Liz Has Her Fortune Told (Aired September 10, 1948) My Favorite Husband is the name of an Amer...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - Troop Train (Aired April 6, 1952)
For the TV version, Willard Parker took over the role of Jace Pearson. On radio, Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department but on the TV show, he had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan (who had been an occasional character on the radio show), played by Harry Lauter. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "These Are Tales of Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes; it was a procedural drama, in many ways Dragnet with a Western flavor. The TV show was aimed at kids (and aired on Saturday mornings) and was more of a traditional Western (with chases and shoot-outs). The TV series did both modern cases and cases set in the "Old West." THIS EPISODE: April 6, 1952. NBC network. "Troop Train". Sustaining. A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself accused of beating up an old rancher. Tony Barrett, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Vivi Janis, M. T. Lone Wolf Gonzaullas (technical advisor), Peter Leeds, Robert A. White (adaptor), Sam Edwards, Bernard Etterer (adaptor), Hal Gibney (announcer), Herb Ellis, Jeanette Nolan, Joel McCrea. 30:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-21T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,crime,drama,family,frontier,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,joel,justice,kids,law,mccrea,old,otr,prison,radio,rangers,suspense,texas,western,wild 1809 clean 169 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - Troop Train (Aired April 6, 1952) For the TV version, Willard Parker took over the role of Jace Pearson. On radio, Pearson often worked by request with a local sheriff's office or police department but on the TV show, he had a regular partner, Ranger Clay Morgan (who had been an occasional character on the radio show), played by Harry Lauter. During the opening and closing credits of the TV show, the actors would march toward the camera and sing the theme song, "These Are Tales of Texas Rangers", to the tune of "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You", which is also the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". The radio series used contemporary cases and modern detective methods to solve crimes; it was a procedural drama, in many ways Dragnet with a Western flavor. The TV show was aimed at kids (and aired on Saturday mornings) and was more of a traditional Western (with chases and shoot-outs). The TV series did both modern cases and cases set in the "Old West." THIS EPISODE: April 6, 1952. NBC network. "Troop Train". Sustaining. A soldier deserts from the Army, kills his fellow deserter, and finds himself accused of beating up an old rancher. Tony Barrett, Stacy Keach (producer, director), Vivi Janis, M. T. Lone Wolf Gonzaullas (technical advisor), Peter Leeds, Robert A. White (adaptor), Sam Edwards, Bernard Etterer (adaptor), Hal Gibney (announcer), Herb Ellis, Jeanette Nolan, Joel McCrea. 30:09. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" - Troop Train (Aired April 6, 1952) ...
The George S. Decker Case (Aired August 15, 1953)
NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). Had a texture and sound not unlike Dragnet, indeed the influence was realized throughout the show. These were true stories of Crime and Punishment, the obvious difference that Dragnet began with the crime while Confession unfolded in reverse order, from the end. Confession was less noisy, it's theme was played on a single piano, but there was still the deadpan dialogue, the thief or killer giving his confession with an air of resignation and defeat. The criminal thus became a stream-of-consciousness narrator, with the action frequently cutting away into drama. "Names were changed to protect the legal rights of the subject" THIS EPISODE: August 15, 1953. NBC network. "The Case Of George S. Decker." Sustaining. 9:30 P. M. "Transcribed statements of actual crimes." The program opening and system cue are slightly upcut. A man who dosen't like to be told what to do, tells his story. The telephone-type recording beep heard throughout the show is very unnecessary. Paul Frees, Joel Davis, Les Tremayne, Alice Reinheart, George Pirrone, Charlotte Lawrence, Vivi Janis, Lou Rusoff (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). 29:27.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T19_06_41-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T19_06_41-07_00 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:06:41 GMT 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,confession,cop,crime,detective,drama,family,investigation,kids,law,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,real,reality,suspense 1767 clean 170 The George S. Decker Case (Aired August 15, 1953) NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Frees, James Edwards, Jester Hairston, Jay Loughlin, Jonathan Hole, Mady Norman, Don Brinkley (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). Had a texture and sound not unlike Dragnet, indeed the influence was realized throughout the show. These were true stories of Crime and Punishment, the obvious difference that Dragnet began with the crime while Confession unfolded in reverse order, from the end. Confession was less noisy, it's theme was played on a single piano, but there was still the deadpan dialogue, the thief or killer giving his confession with an air of resignation and defeat. The criminal thus became a stream-of-consciousness narrator, with the action frequently cutting away into drama. "Names were changed to protect the legal rights of the subject" THIS EPISODE: August 15, 1953. NBC network. "The Case Of George S. Decker." Sustaining. 9:30 P. M. "Transcribed statements of actual crimes." The program opening and system cue are slightly upcut. A man who dosen't like to be told what to do, tells his story. The telephone-type recording beep heard throughout the show is very unnecessary. Paul Frees, Joel Davis, Les Tremayne, Alice Reinheart, George Pirrone, Charlotte Lawrence, Vivi Janis, Lou Rusoff (writer), Michael Samoge (? music), Warren Lewis (script supervisor), Homer Canfield (director), John Wald (announcer). 29:27. The George S. Decker Case (Aired August 15, 1953) NBC 30 minutes Sunday at 9:30PM.Cast Paul Fr...
Yesterday You Died (Aired August 31, 1964)
The emphasis on high production values is perhaps the very reason that several early, morally challenged Radio traders felt they could get away with interspersing many of the Creaking Door episodes with their Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, and Strange Dr. Weird offerings to a still naive community of radio recording collectors. Although somewhat left-handed, it's still a compliment to both SABC and Springbok Radio that those early 'otr hooligans' managed to get away with the practice for well over 20 years. That takes nothing away from this excellent series in its own right. The expositions were deftly introduced and shaded with just the right amount of chilling narrative. Not quite as chilling and melodramatic as Raymond Johnson, perhaps, but Peter Broomfield rightly camped up his delivery for The Creaking Door, and it worked. Indeed, given the reported conservative budget of each episode, it's a tribute to The Creaking Door's producers that they managed to tease so much quality out of such relatively humbly funded productions. Circulating The Creaking Door productions remain a highly engaging tribute to the supernatural thriller genre and, as such, continue to be a highly sought after series. Definitely still a compelling, 'lights-out' listening experience for young and old alike. Show Notes From The Digital Deli.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T15_00_00-07_00 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brown,camardella,creaking,door,drama,family,himan,horror,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,spooky,suspense,thriller,weird 1740 clean 171 Yesterday You Died (Aired August 31, 1964) The emphasis on high production values is perhaps the very reason that several early, morally challenged Radio traders felt they could get away with interspersing many of the Creaking Door episodes with their Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, and Strange Dr. Weird offerings to a still naive community of radio recording collectors. Although somewhat left-handed, it's still a compliment to both SABC and Springbok Radio that those early 'otr hooligans' managed to get away with the practice for well over 20 years. That takes nothing away from this excellent series in its own right. The expositions were deftly introduced and shaded with just the right amount of chilling narrative. Not quite as chilling and melodramatic as Raymond Johnson, perhaps, but Peter Broomfield rightly camped up his delivery for The Creaking Door, and it worked. Indeed, given the reported conservative budget of each episode, it's a tribute to The Creaking Door's producers that they managed to tease so much quality out of such relatively humbly funded productions. Circulating The Creaking Door productions remain a highly engaging tribute to the supernatural thriller genre and, as such, continue to be a highly sought after series. Definitely still a compelling, 'lights-out' listening experience for young and old alike. Show Notes From The Digital Deli. Yesterday You Died (Aired August 31, 1964) The emphasis on high production values is perhaps ...
Death By Scripture (Aired October 9, 1945)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a horror anthology series with a unique sound and a very popular host. For the first four years, "Raymond" greeted guests after an incredibly squeaky door slowly opened at the beginning of each show. His ghoulish puns were accentuated with the flourish of what sounded like a baseball park organ. The stories themselves were directed by Himan Brown, one of the most prolific and talented radio directors of all time (Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy, Bulldog Drummond, The Adventures of the Thin Man, Terry and the Pirates, Grand Central Station, and many others). The stories took all sorts of twists and turns, and the body count often exceeded the number of commercials. As Brown himself described it, "We've killed our characters every way. We've knifed them, garroted them, burned them, poisoned them, bashed their heads, given them rare and fantastic diseases, pushed them out of windows and over cliffs." mood was straight faced and serious, except that Raymond would return during the breaks and loosen up the crowd with his morbid sense of humor. His laugh was particularly sinister, and the organ player (Lew White) knew just how to play off of it. THIS EPISODE: October 9, 1945. CBS network. "Death By Scripture". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soups. A chilling story of a refugee camp in China and the Black Dragon Society's desire for revenge against its enemies. Stefan Schnabel, Paul McGrath (host), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Joan Banks, Luis Van Rooten, Jackson Beck, Robert Newman (writer). 27:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T11_03_18-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T11_03_18-07_00 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:03:18 GMT 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,brown,camardella,drama,family,himan,horror,inner,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,sanctum,spooky,suspense,thriller,weird 1677 clean 172 Death By Scripture (Aired October 9, 1945) Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a horror anthology series with a unique sound and a very popular host. For the first four years, "Raymond" greeted guests after an incredibly squeaky door slowly opened at the beginning of each show. His ghoulish puns were accentuated with the flourish of what sounded like a baseball park organ. The stories themselves were directed by Himan Brown, one of the most prolific and talented radio directors of all time (Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy, Bulldog Drummond, The Adventures of the Thin Man, Terry and the Pirates, Grand Central Station, and many others). The stories took all sorts of twists and turns, and the body count often exceeded the number of commercials. As Brown himself described it, "We've killed our characters every way. We've knifed them, garroted them, burned them, poisoned them, bashed their heads, given them rare and fantastic diseases, pushed them out of windows and over cliffs." mood was straight faced and serious, except that Raymond would return during the breaks and loosen up the crowd with his morbid sense of humor. His laugh was particularly sinister, and the organ player (Lew White) knew just how to play off of it. THIS EPISODE: October 9, 1945. CBS network. "Death By Scripture". Sponsored by: Lipton Tea and Soups. A chilling story of a refugee camp in China and the Black Dragon Society's desire for revenge against its enemies. Stefan Schnabel, Paul McGrath (host), Mary Bennett (commercial spokeswoman), Joan Banks, Luis Van Rooten, Jackson Beck, Robert Newman (writer). 27:57. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Death By Scripture (Aired October 9, 1945) Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a horror anthology seri...
Recalling 1956 (Aired April 19, 1972)
Godfrey's morning show was supplemented by a primetime variety show, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts broadcasting from the CBS Studio Building at 49 East 52nd Street where he had his main office. This variety show, a showcase for rising young performers, was a slight variation of CBS's successful Original Amateur Hour. Some of the performers had made public appearances in their home towns and were recommended to Godfrey by friends or colleagues. These "sponsors" would accompany the performers to the broadcast and introduce them to Godfrey on the air. Two acts from the same 1948 broadcast were Wally Cox and The Chordettes. Both were big hits that night, and both were signed to recording contracts. Godfrey took special interest in The Chordettes, who sang his kind of barbershop-quartet harmony, and he soon made them part of his broadcasting and recording "family." Performers who appeared on Talent Scouts included Lenny Bruce, Don Adams, Tony Bennett, Patsy Cline, Pat Boone, opera singer Marilyn Horne, Roy Clark, and Irish vocalist Carmel Quinn. Later, he promoted "Little Godfrey" Janette Davis to a management position as the show's talent coordinator. Three notable acts rejected for the show were Elvis Presley, Sonny Till & The Orioles, and The Four Freshmen. Following his appearances on the Louisiana Hayride, Presley traveled to New York for an unsuccessful Talent Scouts audition in April 1955; after the Talent Scouts staff rejected The Orioles, they went on to have a hit record with "Crying in the Chapel" and kicked off the "bird group" trend of early rock 'n' roll.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T07_00_00-07_00 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arthur,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,dance,family,godfrey,humor,joke,kids,laugh,old,otr,radio,scouts,sing,talent,variety 1782 clean 173 Recalling 1956 (Aired April 19, 1972) Godfrey's morning show was supplemented by a primetime variety show, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts broadcasting from the CBS Studio Building at 49 East 52nd Street where he had his main office. This variety show, a showcase for rising young performers, was a slight variation of CBS's successful Original Amateur Hour. Some of the performers had made public appearances in their home towns and were recommended to Godfrey by friends or colleagues. These "sponsors" would accompany the performers to the broadcast and introduce them to Godfrey on the air. Two acts from the same 1948 broadcast were Wally Cox and The Chordettes. Both were big hits that night, and both were signed to recording contracts. Godfrey took special interest in The Chordettes, who sang his kind of barbershop-quartet harmony, and he soon made them part of his broadcasting and recording "family." Performers who appeared on Talent Scouts included Lenny Bruce, Don Adams, Tony Bennett, Patsy Cline, Pat Boone, opera singer Marilyn Horne, Roy Clark, and Irish vocalist Carmel Quinn. Later, he promoted "Little Godfrey" Janette Davis to a management position as the show's talent coordinator. Three notable acts rejected for the show were Elvis Presley, Sonny Till & The Orioles, and The Four Freshmen. Following his appearances on the Louisiana Hayride, Presley traveled to New York for an unsuccessful Talent Scouts audition in April 1955; after the Talent Scouts staff rejected The Orioles, they went on to have a hit record with "Crying in the Chapel" and kicked off the "bird group" trend of early rock 'n' roll. Recalling 1956 (Aired April 19, 1972) Godfrey's morning show was supplemented by a primetime v...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Blood Money (Aired February 8, 1949)
Hopalong Cassidy is a cowboy hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular stories and twenty-eight novels. (At the time Mulford invented the character, the name of the historical American outlaw Butch Cassidy had been before readers of newspapers in recent years.) In his early print appearances, the character appears as a rude, dangerous and rough-talking "galoot". Beginning in 1935, the character, played by William Boyd, was transformed into the clean-cut hero of a series of 66 immensely popular films, only a few of which relied on Mulford's works for more than the character. Mulford actually rewrote his earlier stories to fit the movie conception; these led in turn to a comic book series modeled after the films. The enormous success of the television series made Boyd a star. The Mutual Broadcasting System began broadcasting a radio version of Hopalong Cassidy, with Andy Clyde (later George McMichael on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom The Real McCoys) as the sidekick, in January 1950; at the end of September, the show moved to CBS Radio, where it ran into 1952. THIS EPISODE: February 8, 1949. Program #32. Commodore syndication. "Blood Money". Commercials added locally. Hoppy's pal Tim Bartlett is murdered...for an empty suitcase! Uncle Harry from Brooklyn has his secret. William Boyd, Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (producer, transcriber), Robert Burdick (writer). 26:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T03_00_00-07_00 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,andy,arrest,boxcars711,boyd,camardella,cassidy,clyde,crime,drama,family,gun,gunfighters,gunslingers,hopalong,hoppy,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,radio,suspense,western,william 1601 clean 174 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Blood Money (Aired February 8, 1949) Hopalong Cassidy is a cowboy hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular stories and twenty-eight novels. (At the time Mulford invented the character, the name of the historical American outlaw Butch Cassidy had been before readers of newspapers in recent years.) In his early print appearances, the character appears as a rude, dangerous and rough-talking "galoot". Beginning in 1935, the character, played by William Boyd, was transformed into the clean-cut hero of a series of 66 immensely popular films, only a few of which relied on Mulford's works for more than the character. Mulford actually rewrote his earlier stories to fit the movie conception; these led in turn to a comic book series modeled after the films. The enormous success of the television series made Boyd a star. The Mutual Broadcasting System began broadcasting a radio version of Hopalong Cassidy, with Andy Clyde (later George McMichael on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom The Real McCoys) as the sidekick, in January 1950; at the end of September, the show moved to CBS Radio, where it ran into 1952. THIS EPISODE: February 8, 1949. Program #32. Commodore syndication. "Blood Money". Commercials added locally. Hoppy's pal Tim Bartlett is murdered...for an empty suitcase! Uncle Harry from Brooklyn has his secret. William Boyd, Joseph Du Val, Walter White Jr. (producer, transcriber), Robert Burdick (writer). 26:41. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Hopalong Cassidy" - Blood Money (Aired February 8, 1949) Hopalon...
Spitfire Johnny (Aired October 18, 1961)
Spy Catcher is a great old time radio show based upon the true stories of Lt. Oreste Cornel Pinto, who was a Dutch Officer in the real life Allied Counter-Intelligence Service. He published two books, Spy Catcher and Friend or Foe. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called Lt. Pinto "The Greatest Living Expert In Security", quite a recommendation! This is a great BBC series, starring Bernard Archard. During the interrogations, portrayed in this series it is reported that he uncovered 8 Nazi Spies. If a little espionage is what you like, you'll like this, as here's a real deal spyhound! Lt. Pinto was renowned for his expertise in using subtle tricks when interrogating people. Spycatcher will appeal to any fan of WWII drama, anyone who likes old time radio espionage and spy stories, and anyone who just likes to hear a good drama.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T18_59_47-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T18_59_47-07_00 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:59:47 GMT 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,allied,australian,bbc,boxcars711,camardella,catcher,colonel,counter-intelligence,drama,family,government,kids,mystery,nazi,old,otr,pinto,radio,spies,spy,spycatcher,suspense,thriller 1549 clean 175 Spitfire Johnny (Aired October 18, 1961) Spy Catcher is a great old time radio show based upon the true stories of Lt. Oreste Cornel Pinto, who was a Dutch Officer in the real life Allied Counter-Intelligence Service. He published two books, Spy Catcher and Friend or Foe. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called Lt. Pinto "The Greatest Living Expert In Security", quite a recommendation! This is a great BBC series, starring Bernard Archard. During the interrogations, portrayed in this series it is reported that he uncovered 8 Nazi Spies. If a little espionage is what you like, you'll like this, as here's a real deal spyhound! Lt. Pinto was renowned for his expertise in using subtle tricks when interrogating people. Spycatcher will appeal to any fan of WWII drama, anyone who likes old time radio espionage and spy stories, and anyone who just likes to hear a good drama. Spitfire Johnny (Aired October 18, 1961) Spy Catcher is a great old time radio show based upon...
Darrell James Entry (Aired August 10, 1948)
The twist with Diary of Fate was the total absence of pretense. The program jumps right to the 'source' of Man's ultimate destiny--Fate itself--in the form of the Guardian of the Diary of Fate. It is within the Diary of Fate, that every soul's fate is painstakingly chronicled by book and page number--or so we're very persuasively given to understand. Fate itself--in this instance, at least--is the great character actor Herbert Lytton, providing the forboding vocal gravitas we might expect from such an all-powerful cosmic force. Produced from Hollywood, the entire production was voiced by primarily west coast actors. Famous Radio and Television promoter Larry Finley produced and syndicated the program to at least some 94 affiliate stations throughout the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. Peter Leeds, Ken Peters, Daws Butler and William Johnstone. All in all a superb well of talent from which to draw each week. THIS EPISODE: August 10, 1948. Program #35. ABC network, KECA, Los Angeles origination, Finley syndication. "Darrell James". Commercials added locally. Book and page not indicated. A young man succeeds on Wall Street, with the help of murder. The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton (as "Fate" and co-producer), Virginia Gregg, Joe Forte, Byron Kane, Ray Ehrlenborn (sound effects), James Murphy, Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 27:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T15_00_00-07_00 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,death,destiny,diary,drama,family,fate,horror,justice,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,radio,revenge,suspense,thriller 1655 clean 176 Darrell James Entry (Aired August 10, 1948) The twist with Diary of Fate was the total absence of pretense. The program jumps right to the 'source' of Man's ultimate destiny--Fate itself--in the form of the Guardian of the Diary of Fate. It is within the Diary of Fate, that every soul's fate is painstakingly chronicled by book and page number--or so we're very persuasively given to understand. Fate itself--in this instance, at least--is the great character actor Herbert Lytton, providing the forboding vocal gravitas we might expect from such an all-powerful cosmic force. Produced from Hollywood, the entire production was voiced by primarily west coast actors. Famous Radio and Television promoter Larry Finley produced and syndicated the program to at least some 94 affiliate stations throughout the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. Peter Leeds, Ken Peters, Daws Butler and William Johnstone. All in all a superb well of talent from which to draw each week. THIS EPISODE: August 10, 1948. Program #35. ABC network, KECA, Los Angeles origination, Finley syndication. "Darrell James". Commercials added locally. Book and page not indicated. A young man succeeds on Wall Street, with the help of murder. The date is subject to correction. Herb Lytton (as "Fate" and co-producer), Virginia Gregg, Joe Forte, Byron Kane, Ray Ehrlenborn (sound effects), James Murphy, Hal Sawyer, Larry Finley (producer). 27:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Darrell James Entry (Aired August 10, 1948) The twist with Diary of Fate was the total absence...
The Lost Lady (Aired October 16, 1948)
Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet (see also Pat Novak For Hire and Johnny Modero: Pier 23). It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful. Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950. Both versions were 30 minutes, but the day and time slot changed several times. A total of 29 episodes from this series are in trading currency. THIS EPISODE: October 16, 1948. CBS network. "The Lost Lady". Sustaining. Jack Webb, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Sterling Tracy (producer), E. Jack Neuman (writer), Larry Roman (writer), Herb Butterfield, Yvonne Peattie, Lurene Tuttle, Ken Christy, Lawrence Dobkin, Milton Charles (organist). 30:25. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T11_43_35-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T11_43_35-07_00 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:43:35 GMT 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,detective,drama,eye,family,gumshoe,investigate,jack,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lion's,mystery,old,otr,pi,police,prison,radio,regan,suspense,webb 1825 clean 177 The Lost Lady (Aired October 16, 1948) Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective shows Jack Webb did before Dragnet (see also Pat Novak For Hire and Johnny Modero: Pier 23). It debuted on CBS in July 1948. Webb played JEFF REGAN, a tough private eye working in a Los Angeles investigation firm run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show "I get ten a day and expenses...they call me the Lyon's Eye." The show was fairly well-plotted, Webb's voice was great, and the supporting cast were skillful. Regan handled rough assignments from Lion, with whom he was not always on good terms. He was tough, tenacious, and had a dry sense of humor. The voice of his boss, Anthony Lion, was Wilms Herbert. The show ended in December 1948 but was resurrected in October 1949 with a new cast; Frank Graham played Regan (later Paul Dubrov was the lead) and Frank Nelson portrayed Lion. This version ran on CBS, sometimes as a West Coast regional, until August 1950. Both versions were 30 minutes, but the day and time slot changed several times. A total of 29 episodes from this series are in trading currency. THIS EPISODE: October 16, 1948. CBS network. "The Lost Lady". Sustaining. Jack Webb, Bob Stevenson (announcer), Sterling Tracy (producer), E. Jack Neuman (writer), Larry Roman (writer), Herb Butterfield, Yvonne Peattie, Lurene Tuttle, Ken Christy, Lawrence Dobkin, Milton Charles (organist). 30:25. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Lost Lady (Aired October 16, 1948) Jeff Regan, Investigator was one of the three detective...
Alexanders Scandal Sheet (Aired November 3, 1948)
Blondie and Dagwood live next door to Herb and Tootsie Woodley. The Bumstead family has grown, with the addition of a son named Alexander (originally "Baby Dumpling") in 1934, a daughter named Cookie in 1941 (both permanently frozen in their late teens as of 2008), and a dog, Daisy, and her litter of five unnamed pups. Alexander and Cookie have grown into teenagers who uncannily resemble their parents. Other regular characters include the long-suffering mailman, Mr. Beasley, and Elmo Tuttle, a pesky neighborhood kid who often asks Dagwood to play. Cora Dithers is the domineering wife of Julius Dithers. Lou is the owner of Lou's Diner where Dagwood frequently eats during his lunch break, and a never-ending parade of door-to-door salesmen. Show Notes From My Old Radio.Com THIS EPISODE: November 3, 1948. "Alexander's Scandal Sheet" - Program #61. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Alexander decides to earn his own money, and starts a gossip newspaper. Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Hanley Stafford, Elvia Allman. 27:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T07_00_00-07_00 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella alexander,blondie,boxcars711,bumstead,camardella,comedy,dagwood,dithers,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kids,old,otr,radio 1647 clean 178 Alexanders Scandal Sheet (Aired November 3, 1948) Blondie and Dagwood live next door to Herb and Tootsie Woodley. The Bumstead family has grown, with the addition of a son named Alexander (originally "Baby Dumpling") in 1934, a daughter named Cookie in 1941 (both permanently frozen in their late teens as of 2008), and a dog, Daisy, and her litter of five unnamed pups. Alexander and Cookie have grown into teenagers who uncannily resemble their parents. Other regular characters include the long-suffering mailman, Mr. Beasley, and Elmo Tuttle, a pesky neighborhood kid who often asks Dagwood to play. Cora Dithers is the domineering wife of Julius Dithers. Lou is the owner of Lou's Diner where Dagwood frequently eats during his lunch break, and a never-ending parade of door-to-door salesmen. Show Notes From My Old Radio.Com THIS EPISODE: November 3, 1948. "Alexander's Scandal Sheet" - Program #61. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Alexander decides to earn his own money, and starts a gossip newspaper. Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Hanley Stafford, Elvia Allman. 27:27. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Alexanders Scandal Sheet (Aired November 3, 1948) Blondie and Dagwood live next door to Herb a...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Paradise Valley Sweepstakes (Aired August 28, 1952)
Roy Rogers was born to Andrew ("Andy") and Mattie (Womack) Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his family lived in a tenement building on 2nd Street. (Riverfront Stadium was constructed at this location in 1970 and Rogers would later joke that he had been born at second base.) Dissatisfied with his job and city life, Andy Slye and his brother Will built a 12-by-50-foot houseboat from salvage lumber, and, in July 1912, the Slye family floated on the Ohio River towards Portsmouth, Ohio. Desiring a more stable existence in Portsmouth, the Slyes purchased land on which to build a home, but the flood of 1913 allowed them to move the houseboat to their property and continue living in it on dry land. In 1919 the Slyes purchased a farm about 12 miles north of Portsmouth, at Duck Run, near Lucasville, Ohio. They there built a six-room home. Leonard's father soon realized that the farm alone would provide insufficient income for his family and he took a job at a shoe factory in Portsmouth, living there during the week and returning home on the weekends, bearing gifts for the family following paydays, one of which was a horse on which Leonard learned the basics of horsemanship. THIS EPISODE: August 28, 1952. NBC network. Sponsored by: Post Cereals. The first show of the season. "The Paradise Valley Sweepstakes" horse race is about to be run. Roy helps a friend keep his ranch and his horse too! Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Dale Evans, Edwin Max, Fran Van Hartesfeldt (writer), Frank Hemingway, Gil Stratton, Herb Butterfield, Jack Moyles, Jess Kirkpatrick, Joseph Kearns, Milton Charles, Pat Brady, Roy Rogers. 26:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-19T03_00_00-07_00 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,dale,drama,evans,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,rogers,roy,shooter,six,song,western 1575 clean 179 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Paradise Valley Sweepstakes (Aired August 28, 1952) Roy Rogers was born to Andrew ("Andy") and Mattie (Womack) Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his family lived in a tenement building on 2nd Street. (Riverfront Stadium was constructed at this location in 1970 and Rogers would later joke that he had been born at second base.) Dissatisfied with his job and city life, Andy Slye and his brother Will built a 12-by-50-foot houseboat from salvage lumber, and, in July 1912, the Slye family floated on the Ohio River towards Portsmouth, Ohio. Desiring a more stable existence in Portsmouth, the Slyes purchased land on which to build a home, but the flood of 1913 allowed them to move the houseboat to their property and continue living in it on dry land. In 1919 the Slyes purchased a farm about 12 miles north of Portsmouth, at Duck Run, near Lucasville, Ohio. They there built a six-room home. Leonard's father soon realized that the farm alone would provide insufficient income for his family and he took a job at a shoe factory in Portsmouth, living there during the week and returning home on the weekends, bearing gifts for the family following paydays, one of which was a horse on which Leonard learned the basics of horsemanship. THIS EPISODE: August 28, 1952. NBC network. Sponsored by: Post Cereals. The first show of the season. "The Paradise Valley Sweepstakes" horse race is about to be run. Roy helps a friend keep his ranch and his horse too! Art Ballinger (announcer), Art Rush (producer), Dale Evans, Edwin Max, Fran Van Hartesfeldt (writer), Frank Hemingway, Gil Stratton, Herb Butterfield, Jack Moyles, Jess Kirkpatrick, Joseph Kearns, Milton Charles, Pat Brady, Roy Rogers. 26:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Roy Rogers Show" - The Paradise Valley Sweepstakes (Aired August 28...
The Green Doubloon (Aired October 2, 1949)
The Series was heard over all four networks over the following four years in initial syndication and rebroadcast. Given one's geographical location, a listener might well have been able to hear as many as three or four weekly airings of The Adventures of Frank Race. Seasoned writer Joel Murcott joined Broadcasters Program Syndicate for the express purpose of writing and supervising Bruce Eells' first two dramatic offerings, Frontier Town, starring Jeff Chandler under the tongue in cheek performing name 'Tex Chandler' and The Adventures of Frank Race initially starring durable and versatile character actor Tom Collins. Legendary composer Ivan Ditmars scored both the audition and production series. The audition for the series was recorded during February 1949. The audition featured Tom Collins as former attorney and O.S.S. officer, Frank Race. Race is aided by his associate, former cab driver, Marcus 'Marc' Donovan portrayed by Tony Barrett. Lurene Tuttle is also featured in the audition. The audition lays out the premise for the contemplated series. THIS EPISODE: October 2, 1949. Program #23. Broadcasters Program Syndicate syndication. "The Adventure Of The Green Doubloon". Commercials added locally. Frank and his sidekick Mark are in rainswept Colon, Panama, tracking down an embezzler. Paul Dubov, Tony Barrett, Buckley Angel (writer, director), Joel Murcott (writer, director), Bruce Eells (producer), Ivan Ditmars (organist), Art Gilmore (announcer), Herb Butterfield, Gunnar Peterson, Jack Kruschen, Michael Ann Barrett. 28:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T20_14_43-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T20_14_43-07_00 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:14:43 GMT 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,agent,boxcars711,c.i.a,camardella,collins,crime,criminal,drama,family,frank,intrigue,justice,kids,law,lawyer,mystery,o.s.s,old,otr,race,radio,secret,spy,suspense,tom 1696 clean 180 The Green Doubloon (Aired October 2, 1949) The Series was heard over all four networks over the following four years in initial syndication and rebroadcast. Given one's geographical location, a listener might well have been able to hear as many as three or four weekly airings of The Adventures of Frank Race. Seasoned writer Joel Murcott joined Broadcasters Program Syndicate for the express purpose of writing and supervising Bruce Eells' first two dramatic offerings, Frontier Town, starring Jeff Chandler under the tongue in cheek performing name 'Tex Chandler' and The Adventures of Frank Race initially starring durable and versatile character actor Tom Collins. Legendary composer Ivan Ditmars scored both the audition and production series. The audition for the series was recorded during February 1949. The audition featured Tom Collins as former attorney and O.S.S. officer, Frank Race. Race is aided by his associate, former cab driver, Marcus 'Marc' Donovan portrayed by Tony Barrett. Lurene Tuttle is also featured in the audition. The audition lays out the premise for the contemplated series. THIS EPISODE: October 2, 1949. Program #23. Broadcasters Program Syndicate syndication. "The Adventure Of The Green Doubloon". Commercials added locally. Frank and his sidekick Mark are in rainswept Colon, Panama, tracking down an embezzler. Paul Dubov, Tony Barrett, Buckley Angel (writer, director), Joel Murcott (writer, director), Bruce Eells (producer), Ivan Ditmars (organist), Art Gilmore (announcer), Herb Butterfield, Gunnar Peterson, Jack Kruschen, Michael Ann Barrett. 28:15. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Green Doubloon (Aired October 2, 1949) The Series was heard over all four networks over th...
Behind The Mask (Aired May 1, 1956)
Imported from Austrailia, The Clock was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; “Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death … the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time”. This is a great series where the main theme seems to be Retribution. Stories as told by Father Time. THIS EPISODE: May 1, 1956. Grace Gibson/Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Behind The Mask". Participating sponsors. A man uses a pathological liar to help him murder his invalid wife, but the plan backfires. WRVR rebroadcast date: June 22, 1973. Lawrence Klee (writer), Harp McGuire (as "The Clock"), John Bushell, Coralie Neville, Moira Redmond, Rodney Jacobs, John Saul (director), Grace Gibson (producer). 22:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T15_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T15_00_00-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,australian,behind,boxcars711,camardella,clock,drama,family,kids,mask,mystery,old,otr,radio,suspense,thriller 1350 clean 181 Behind The Mask (Aired May 1, 1956) Imported from Austrailia, The Clock was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; “Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death … the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time”. This is a great series where the main theme seems to be Retribution. Stories as told by Father Time. THIS EPISODE: May 1, 1956. Grace Gibson/Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Behind The Mask". Participating sponsors. A man uses a pathological liar to help him murder his invalid wife, but the plan backfires. WRVR rebroadcast date: June 22, 1973. Lawrence Klee (writer), Harp McGuire (as "The Clock"), John Bushell, Coralie Neville, Moira Redmond, Rodney Jacobs, John Saul (director), Grace Gibson (producer). 22:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Behind The Mask (Aired May 1, 1956) Imported from Austrailia, The Clock was a dramatic thirty-...
Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble (Aired April 6, 1943)
Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end. The program made only occasional forays into science fiction and fantasy. Among its science fiction entries were "The Man who Went Back to Save Lincoln" (a time travel fantasy), and an adaptation of "Donovan's Brain". THIS EPISODE: April 6, 1943. CBS network. "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble". Sustaining. The "Man In Black" (Ted Osborne) introduces Paul Lukas in a story about a famous actress who is killed by a long blade through her eye while watching MacBeth. A tale well calculated... Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), John Dickson Carr (host), John Dietz (director), Paul Lukas, Robert Simmons, Ted Osborne, William Spier (producer, director, editor). 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T11_04_14-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T11_04_14-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:04:14 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,drama,family,fiction,horror,kids,killer,man-in_black,murder,mystery,old,otr,police,radio,science,scifi,suspense,thriller 1764 clean 182 Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble (Aired April 6, 1943) Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end. The program made only occasional forays into science fiction and fantasy. Among its science fiction entries were "The Man who Went Back to Save Lincoln" (a time travel fantasy), and an adaptation of "Donovan's Brain". THIS EPISODE: April 6, 1943. CBS network. "Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble". Sustaining. The "Man In Black" (Ted Osborne) introduces Paul Lukas in a story about a famous actress who is killed by a long blade through her eye while watching MacBeth. A tale well calculated... Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), John Dickson Carr (host), John Dietz (director), Paul Lukas, Robert Simmons, Ted Osborne, William Spier (producer, director, editor). 29:36. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble (Aired April 6, 1943) Suspense was one of the premier programs of ...
Amateur Of The Month (Aired January 1, 1941)
Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering his deft ad-libs) caused him to leap from sponsor to sponsor until Town Hall Tonight allowed him to set his chosen small-town milieu and establish himself as a bona fide radio star. The hour-long show featured segments that would influence radio and, much later, television; news satires such as Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In's "Laugh-In Looks at the News" and Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" were influenced by Town Hall Tonight's "The News Reel", later renamed "Town Hall News" (and in 1939–40, as a sop to his sponsor, "Ipana News"). The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson's "Mighty Carson Art Players" routines referenced Allen's Mighty Allen Art Players, in name and sometimes in routines. Allen and company also satirized popular musical comedies and films of the day, including and especially Oklahoma!. Allen also did semi-satirical interpretations of well-known lives – including his own. The show that became Town Hall Tonight was the longest-running hour-long comedy-based show in classic radio history. In 1940, Allen moved back to CBS with a new sponsor and show name, Texaco Star Theater (every Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. EST on CBS, then Sundays at 9:00 p.m. in the fall of 1941). By 1942, he shortened the show to half an hour, at 9:30 p.m. EST – under network and sponsor edict, not his own. He also chafed under being forced to give up a Town Hall Tonight signature, using barely-known and amateur guests effectively, in favor of booking more recognizable guests, though he liked many of those.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T07_08_06-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T07_08_06-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:08:06 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella al,allen,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,de,drama,eigen,family,fred,funny,goodman,hoffa,humor,jack,jokes,kids,laugh,marco,old,otr,portland,radio,sisters,song,variety 3723 clean 183 Amateur Of The Month (Aired January 1, 1941) Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering his deft ad-libs) caused him to leap from sponsor to sponsor until Town Hall Tonight allowed him to set his chosen small-town milieu and establish himself as a bona fide radio star. The hour-long show featured segments that would influence radio and, much later, television; news satires such as Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In's "Laugh-In Looks at the News" and Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" were influenced by Town Hall Tonight's "The News Reel", later renamed "Town Hall News" (and in 1939–40, as a sop to his sponsor, "Ipana News"). The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson's "Mighty Carson Art Players" routines referenced Allen's Mighty Allen Art Players, in name and sometimes in routines. Allen and company also satirized popular musical comedies and films of the day, including and especially Oklahoma!. Allen also did semi-satirical interpretations of well-known lives – including his own. The show that became Town Hall Tonight was the longest-running hour-long comedy-based show in classic radio history. In 1940, Allen moved back to CBS with a new sponsor and show name, Texaco Star Theater (every Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. EST on CBS, then Sundays at 9:00 p.m. in the fall of 1941). By 1942, he shortened the show to half an hour, at 9:30 p.m. EST – under network and sponsor edict, not his own. He also chafed under being forced to give up a Town Hall Tonight signature, using barely-known and amateur guests effectively, in favor of booking more recognizable guests, though he liked many of those. Amateur Of The Month (Aired January 1, 1941) Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering h...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Boom Town (Aired March 10, 1953)
Chandler opens the series billed as 'Tex' Chandler, in the role of Chad Remington. He acquires a sidekick in Episode #1: a garrulous quasi-scoundrel by the name of Cherokee O'Bannon, a man of obvious mixed breeding--and morals. Cherokee O'Bannon is portrayed by Wade Crosby in a somewhat over the top rendition of W.C. Fields. The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame. The sound effects clearly approach the level of what audiences would hear for much of the remainder of the 1950s--hyper-realistic and meticulously timed. Paul Franklin's scripts are clever and well developed. Principally a comedy writer, it's clear that he's well suited to provide Cherokee O'Bannon's dialogue with great imagination, but he's equally adept at providing interesting story lines.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-18T03_00_00-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cowboy,crime,crosby,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,lawless,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,town,wade,western 1740 clean 184 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Boom Town (Aired March 10, 1953) Chandler opens the series billed as 'Tex' Chandler, in the role of Chad Remington. He acquires a sidekick in Episode #1: a garrulous quasi-scoundrel by the name of Cherokee O'Bannon, a man of obvious mixed breeding--and morals. Cherokee O'Bannon is portrayed by Wade Crosby in a somewhat over the top rendition of W.C. Fields. The superb mood music is provided by no less than Ivan Ditmars and Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell Boy Choir fame. The sound effects clearly approach the level of what audiences would hear for much of the remainder of the 1950s--hyper-realistic and meticulously timed. Paul Franklin's scripts are clever and well developed. Principally a comedy writer, it's clear that he's well suited to provide Cherokee O'Bannon's dialogue with great imagination, but he's equally adept at providing interesting story lines. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Frontier Town" - Boom Town (Aired March 10, 1953) Chandler opens...
The Kracken (Aired July 8, 1944)
Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC;  Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network.  Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42;  Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44;   Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45.  Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast:  John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc. Orchestra:  Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, J6seph Gallicchio. Creator:  Wynn Wright. Directors:  Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc. THIS EPISODE: July 8, 1944. NBC network. "The Kracken". Sustaining. A science fiction tale about a British submarine captured by a huge sea monster. Frederick Englehart (author). 29:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T22_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T22_00_00-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,author's,boxcars711,british,camardella,drama,family,kids,mystery,old,otr,playhouse,radio,submarine,suspense 1748 clean 185 The Kracken (Aired July 8, 1944) Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals (Stephen Vincent Benet), The Piano (William Saroyan), and The Snow Goose (Paul Gallico).March 5, 1941 till June 4, 1945, NBC;  Blue Network until mid-October 1941, then the Red Network.  Many briefly held 30m timeslots, including Sundays at 11:30, 1941-42;  Wednesdays at 11:30, 1942-44;   Mondays at 11:30, 1944-45.  Sponsor was Philip Morris, 1942-43. Cast:  John Hodiak, Fern Persons, Arthur Kohl, Laurette Fillbrandt, Kathryn Card, Bob Jellison, Nelson Olmsted, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Clarence Hartzell, Curley Bradley, etc. Orchestra:  Rex Maupin, Roy Shield, J6seph Gallicchio. Creator:  Wynn Wright. Directors:  Norman Felton, Fred Weihe, Homer Heck, etc. THIS EPISODE: July 8, 1944. NBC network. "The Kracken". Sustaining. A science fiction tale about a British submarine captured by a huge sea monster. Frederick Englehart (author). 29:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Kracken (Aired July 8, 1944) Famous stories by celebrated authors: among them, Elementals ...
Knock (Aired May 22, 1955)
X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, DIMENSION X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X Minus One shows used scripts from Dimension X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. A total of 125 programs were broadcast, some repeats or remakes, until the last show of Jan. 9, 1958. There was a one-program revival attempt in 1973, shown at the end of the log. THIS EPISODE: May 22, 1955. NBC network. "Knock". Sustaining. The last man on Earth sat in a room, there was a knock on the door. The script was previously used on "Dimension X" on May 6, 1950. The program was rebroadcast as part of "Monitor" during July, 1974. One public service announcement has been deleted. William Welch (producer), Fred Weihe (director), Fred Collins (announcer), Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Alexander Scourby, Lori March, Luis Van Rooten, Frederic Brown (author). 28:20 Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T18_02_16-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T18_02_16-07_00 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:02:16 GMT 2013-04-18 2013-04-18 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,drama,earth,family,fiction,future,galaxy,kids,minus,mystery,old,one,otr,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,x 1700 clean 186 Knock (Aired May 22, 1955) X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension, or revival, of NBC's earlier science fiction series, DIMENSION X. which ran from Apr. 8, 1950 through Sept. 29, 1951. Both are remembered for bringing really first rate science fiction to the air. The first X Minus One shows used scripts from Dimension X, but soon created new shows from storied from the pages of Galaxy Magazine. A total of 125 programs were broadcast, some repeats or remakes, until the last show of Jan. 9, 1958. There was a one-program revival attempt in 1973, shown at the end of the log. THIS EPISODE: May 22, 1955. NBC network. "Knock". Sustaining. The last man on Earth sat in a room, there was a knock on the door. The script was previously used on "Dimension X" on May 6, 1950. The program was rebroadcast as part of "Monitor" during July, 1974. One public service announcement has been deleted. William Welch (producer), Fred Weihe (director), Fred Collins (announcer), Ernest Kinoy (adaptor), Alexander Scourby, Lori March, Luis Van Rooten, Frederic Brown (author). 28:20 Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Knock (Aired May 22, 1955) X Minus One was an NBC science fiction series that was an extension...
The Ultimate Threshold (Aired March 31, 1986)
The CBC's extensive Radio offerings were a fairly even mix of organic dramas and comedies showcasing Canada's own great actors, writers and production talent, as well as several popular transcribed, syndicated features from throughout the British Empire and the United States. Indeed many of America's most beloved, popular, versatile and award-winning character actors, musicians, and comedians were Canadian citizens who'd honed their craft in all manner of original Canadian Radio drama. Vanishing Point is the title of a science fiction anthology series that ran on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio from 1984 until 1986, although the show would continue under different names and formats. A descriptive intro declared that Vanishing Point. The series was produced by Bill Lane in the CBC's Toronto studios. 1984-1986 There were 69 episodes in the original series. The series continued after that under various names and formats. "The point between reality and fantasy. Where imagination holds the key to new worlds. That point of no return---The Vanishing Point." Favorably compared to Rod Sterling's classic TV series, The Twilight Zone, these finely tuned radio dramas from the CBC provide compelling excursions into the realm of mystery and fantasy.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T13_59_17-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T13_59_17-07_00 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:17 GMT 2013-04-17 2013-04-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cbc,drama,family,fiction,horror,kids,mystery,old,otr,point,radio,science,scifi,supernormal,suspense,thriller,vanishing,weird 1665 clean 187 The Ultimate Threshold (Aired March 31, 1986) The CBC's extensive Radio offerings were a fairly even mix of organic dramas and comedies showcasing Canada's own great actors, writers and production talent, as well as several popular transcribed, syndicated features from throughout the British Empire and the United States. Indeed many of America's most beloved, popular, versatile and award-winning character actors, musicians, and comedians were Canadian citizens who'd honed their craft in all manner of original Canadian Radio drama. Vanishing Point is the title of a science fiction anthology series that ran on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio from 1984 until 1986, although the show would continue under different names and formats. A descriptive intro declared that Vanishing Point. The series was produced by Bill Lane in the CBC's Toronto studios. 1984-1986 There were 69 episodes in the original series. The series continued after that under various names and formats. "The point between reality and fantasy. Where imagination holds the key to new worlds. That point of no return---The Vanishing Point." Favorably compared to Rod Sterling's classic TV series, The Twilight Zone, these finely tuned radio dramas from the CBC provide compelling excursions into the realm of mystery and fantasy. The Ultimate Threshold (Aired March 31, 1986) The CBC's extensive Radio offerings were a fair...
Spring Street Gang (Aired December 1, 1949)
While most radio shows used one or two sound effects experts, Dragnet needed five; a script clocking in at just under 30 minutes could require up to 300 separate effects. Accuracy was underlined: The exact number of footsteps from one room to another at Los Angeles police headquarters were imitated, and when a telephone rang at Friday’s desk, the listener heard the same ring as the telephones in Los Angeles police headquarters. A single minute of "A Gun For Christmas" is a representative example of the evocative sound effects featured on "Dragnet". While Friday and others investigate bloodstains in a suburban backyard, the listener hears a series of overlapping effects: a squeaking gate hinge, footsteps, a technician scraping blood into a paper envelope, the glassy chime of chemical vials, bird calls and a dog barking in the distance. Scripts tackled a number of topics, ranging from the thrilling (murders, missing persons and armed robbery) to the mundane (check fraud and shoplifting), yet "Dragnet" made them all interesting due to fast-moving plots and behind-the-scenes realism. In "The Garbage Chute" (15 December 1949), they even had a locked room mystery. THIS EPISODE: December 1, 1949. "The Spring Street Gang" - Program #27. NBC network. Sponsored by: Fatima, Grainger Pipe Tobacco. A gang of juveniles is hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded, another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough. 29:39.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T10_02_58-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T10_02_58-07_00 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:02:58 GMT 2013-04-17 2013-04-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,barton,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,dragnet,family,investigate,jack,jail,justice,kids,old,otr,police,prison,radio,webb,yarborough 1754 clean 188 Spring Street Gang (Aired December 1, 1949) While most radio shows used one or two sound effects experts, Dragnet needed five; a script clocking in at just under 30 minutes could require up to 300 separate effects. Accuracy was underlined: The exact number of footsteps from one room to another at Los Angeles police headquarters were imitated, and when a telephone rang at Friday’s desk, the listener heard the same ring as the telephones in Los Angeles police headquarters. A single minute of "A Gun For Christmas" is a representative example of the evocative sound effects featured on "Dragnet". While Friday and others investigate bloodstains in a suburban backyard, the listener hears a series of overlapping effects: a squeaking gate hinge, footsteps, a technician scraping blood into a paper envelope, the glassy chime of chemical vials, bird calls and a dog barking in the distance. Scripts tackled a number of topics, ranging from the thrilling (murders, missing persons and armed robbery) to the mundane (check fraud and shoplifting), yet "Dragnet" made them all interesting due to fast-moving plots and behind-the-scenes realism. In "The Garbage Chute" (15 December 1949), they even had a locked room mystery. THIS EPISODE: December 1, 1949. "The Spring Street Gang" - Program #27. NBC network. Sponsored by: Fatima, Grainger Pipe Tobacco. A gang of juveniles is hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded, another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough. 29:39. Spring Street Gang (Aired December 1, 1949) While most radio shows used one or two sound effec...
A Salute To Politics (Aired March 16, 1948)
NBC signed him to an exclusive, unprecedented 30-year television contract in 1951. The problem with Berle's 30-year deal was that NBC could not have realized the relatively short lifespan of a comedian on television, compared to radio, where some careers had thrived for two decades. In part, this was due to the more ephemeral nature of visual comedy (those who do not adapt quickly do not survive), and a single television appearance could equal years of exposure on the nightclub circuit. It has also been said that Berle had less appeal with audiences outside the Borscht Belt as television expanded from big East Coast markets to smaller cities. It is also possible that the positioning of the television set itself was a factor. When Berle's program first hit the airwaves, so few people owned the apparatus that many audiences watched it in public places such as bars, clubs and even in appliance store windows; these were perfect venues for Berle's out-sized personality. However, as more and more people acquired their own televisions, they may have adjusted their tastes to suit the privacy of home. THIS EPISODE: March 16, 1948. NBC network. Sponsored by: Philip Morris. A salute to politics. President Berle in the White House. Frank Gallop (announcer), Milton Berle, Ray Bloch and His Orchestra. 29:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T06_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-17T06_00_00-07_00 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:00 GMT 2013-04-17 2013-04-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella berle,bloch,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,frank,funny,gallop,humor,jokes,kids,laugh,milton,music,old,otr,radio,ray,variety 1748 clean 189 A Salute To Politics (Aired March 16, 1948) NBC signed him to an exclusive, unprecedented 30-year television contract in 1951. The problem with Berle's 30-year deal was that NBC could not have realized the relatively short lifespan of a comedian on television, compared to radio, where some careers had thrived for two decades. In part, this was due to the more ephemeral nature of visual comedy (those who do not adapt quickly do not survive), and a single television appearance could equal years of exposure on the nightclub circuit. It has also been said that Berle had less appeal with audiences outside the Borscht Belt as television expanded from big East Coast markets to smaller cities. It is also possible that the positioning of the television set itself was a factor. When Berle's program first hit the airwaves, so few people owned the apparatus that many audiences watched it in public places such as bars, clubs and even in appliance store windows; these were perfect venues for Berle's out-sized personality. However, as more and more people acquired their own televisions, they may have adjusted their tastes to suit the privacy of home. THIS EPISODE: March 16, 1948. NBC network. Sponsored by: Philip Morris. A salute to politics. President Berle in the White House. Frank Gallop (announcer), Milton Berle, Ray Bloch and His Orchestra. 29:08. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. A Salute To Politics (Aired March 16, 1948) NBC signed him to an exclusive, unprecedented 30-y...
The Hands Of Death (Aired March 18, 1945)
The Sealed Book reprised 26 of the Arthur/Kogan scripts written for The Mysterious Traveler. And in yet another similarity, Philip Clarke performed as an actor in five of the original Mysterious Traveler episodes. Where the series' differed was in the 'hook' or novelty intro to each week's new episode. With the Mysterious Traveler, the atmospheric element was the mournful whistle of the train, and Maurice Tarplin's equally exaggerated exposition at the beginning of each episode. With The Sealed Book, each epsisode opened with the sound of the great gong, followed by Philip Clarke's observation that the Keeper of The Book had once again opened the door to the secret vault, within which was contained the 'great sealed book' recording 'all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages.' At the end of all but the last episode, Clarke would tell listeners to tune in the following week when "the sound of the great gong heralds another strange and exciting tale from... the sealed book." THIS EPISODE: March 18, 1945. Program #1. Mutual network. I>"The Hands Of Death". Sustaining. 10:00 P.M. (Eastern time). The first show of the series. An eccentric who collects souvenirs from murders decides to try for the ultimate item for his collection. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clarke (host, known as "The Keeper Of The Book"), Jock MacGregor (producer, director). 29:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T20_34_38-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T20_34_38-07_00 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:34:38 GMT 2013-04-17 2013-04-17 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella book,boxcars711,camardella,drama,family,greed,horror,kids,killer,murder,mystery,old,otr,radio,scifi,sealed,suspense,thriller,weird 1795 clean 190 The Hands Of Death (Aired March 18, 1945) The Sealed Book reprised 26 of the Arthur/Kogan scripts written for The Mysterious Traveler. And in yet another similarity, Philip Clarke performed as an actor in five of the original Mysterious Traveler episodes. Where the series' differed was in the 'hook' or novelty intro to each week's new episode. With the Mysterious Traveler, the atmospheric element was the mournful whistle of the train, and Maurice Tarplin's equally exaggerated exposition at the beginning of each episode. With The Sealed Book, each epsisode opened with the sound of the great gong, followed by Philip Clarke's observation that the Keeper of The Book had once again opened the door to the secret vault, within which was contained the 'great sealed book' recording 'all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages.' At the end of all but the last episode, Clarke would tell listeners to tune in the following week when "the sound of the great gong heralds another strange and exciting tale from... the sealed book." THIS EPISODE: March 18, 1945. Program #1. Mutual network. I>"The Hands Of Death". Sustaining. 10:00 P.M. (Eastern time). The first show of the series. An eccentric who collects souvenirs from murders decides to try for the ultimate item for his collection. Robert A. Arthur (writer), David Kogan (writer), Phillip Clarke (host, known as "The Keeper Of The Book"), Jock MacGregor (producer, director). 29:55. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Hands Of Death (Aired March 18, 1945) The Sealed Book reprised 26 of the Arthur/Kogan scri...
The Goya Bequest (Aired January 24, 1951)
The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid. THIS EPISODE: January 24, 1951. The Goya Bequest. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. The wife of a wealthy alumnus bequeaths a painting by Goya to Ivy. It may be worth $100,000! The show features a beautiful flashback sequence. Very well-written! Ronald Colman (performer, writer), Benita Hume, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Don Quinn (creator), Herb Butterfield, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Nat Wolff (director). 29:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T15_01_32-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T15_01_32-07_00 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:01:32 GMT 2013-04-16 2013-04-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,benita,boxcars711,camardella,carpenter,college,colman,comedy,dean,drama,education,family,halls,hume,hunter,ivy,ken,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,phd,radio,ronald,school,todd,university 1650 clean 191 The Goya Bequest (Aired January 24, 1951) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee & Molly. The audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. The Colmans had shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s, and they landed the title roles in the new show. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. Others in the cast included Herbert Butterfield as testy Clarence Wellman, Willard Waterman (then starring as Harold Peary's successor as The Great Gildersleeve) as John Merriweather, and Elizabeth Patterson and Gloria Gordon as the Halls' maid. THIS EPISODE: January 24, 1951. The Goya Bequest. NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz Beer. The wife of a wealthy alumnus bequeaths a painting by Goya to Ivy. It may be worth $100,000! The show features a beautiful flashback sequence. Very well-written! Ronald Colman (performer, writer), Benita Hume, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Don Quinn (creator), Herb Butterfield, Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Nat Wolff (director). 29:33. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Goya Bequest (Aired January 24, 1951) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran fr...
The Loaded Dice (Aired September 4, 1947)
The Coxe/CBS Crime Photographer franchise continued on past the Anchor Hocking sponsored run, reprised over both Television and Radio. CBS ran a Television version of Crime Photographer (1951) which saw only John Gibson and Jan Miner reprising their respective roles in Television. Casey's beat was Manhattan instead of Boston in Crime Photographer's television incarnation. Jack Casey [Richard Carlyle] continues his fondness for jazz, and The Blue Note Café continues as the anchor for the Television Casey. The Television scripts were exposited in flashback format, with Casey narrating his latest exploit to Ethelbert the bartender. The 'Morning Express' also makes the transition from Boston to Manhattan, with reporter Ann Williams augmented by cub reporter Jack Lipman. Two months into the Television run, CBS re-cast Casey and Ethelbert, substituting young Darren McGavin as Jack Casey. The most distinguishing element of the short-lived Television Casey was its direction, with the famed future Film Director Sidney Lumet helming the series. CBS and Coxe took another run at Crime Photographer over Radio in 1954, reprising Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson and Jan Miner in their previous Radio roles. THIS EPISODE: September 4, 1947. CBS network. "The Loaded Dice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of a pair of galloping dominoes and a three hundred pound corpse lying on top of them! Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), Bernard Lenrow, Byron Winget (sound effects), Jerry McCarty (sound efects), William Pearson (engineer), Arthur Vinton, George Harmon Coxe (creator). 29:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T11_00_00-07_00 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-16 2013-04-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella adventure,boxcars711,camardella,casey,crime,drama,family,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mystery,newspaper,old,otr,photographer,police,press,prison,radio,reporter,suspense 1794 clean 192 The Loaded Dice (Aired September 4, 1947) The Coxe/CBS Crime Photographer franchise continued on past the Anchor Hocking sponsored run, reprised over both Television and Radio. CBS ran a Television version of Crime Photographer (1951) which saw only John Gibson and Jan Miner reprising their respective roles in Television. Casey's beat was Manhattan instead of Boston in Crime Photographer's television incarnation. Jack Casey [Richard Carlyle] continues his fondness for jazz, and The Blue Note Café continues as the anchor for the Television Casey. The Television scripts were exposited in flashback format, with Casey narrating his latest exploit to Ethelbert the bartender. The 'Morning Express' also makes the transition from Boston to Manhattan, with reporter Ann Williams augmented by cub reporter Jack Lipman. Two months into the Television run, CBS re-cast Casey and Ethelbert, substituting young Darren McGavin as Jack Casey. The most distinguishing element of the short-lived Television Casey was its direction, with the famed future Film Director Sidney Lumet helming the series. CBS and Coxe took another run at Crime Photographer over Radio in 1954, reprising Staats Cotsworth, John Gibson and Jan Miner in their previous Radio roles. THIS EPISODE: September 4, 1947. CBS network. "The Loaded Dice". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. The story of a pair of galloping dominoes and a three hundred pound corpse lying on top of them! Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), Bernard Lenrow, Byron Winget (sound effects), Jerry McCarty (sound efects), William Pearson (engineer), Arthur Vinton, George Harmon Coxe (creator). 29:54. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Loaded Dice (Aired September 4, 1947) The Coxe/CBS Crime Photographer franchise continued ...
Rainy Day Activity (Aired March 25, 1954)
The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show is often regarded as an example of the conservative and paternalistic nature of American family life in the 1950s and it is also cited as an overly rosy portrayal of American family life. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really "rules" over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series; for example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off. For example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how the table floats in the air, but that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he gets $1.25 per week in allowance.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T07_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T07_00_00-07_00 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT 2013-04-16 2013-04-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella best,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,drama,family,father,fun,funny,humor,joke,kids,knows,laugh,old,otr,radio,robert,young 1954 clean 193 Rainy Day Activity (Aired March 25, 1954) The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show is often regarded as an example of the conservative and paternalistic nature of American family life in the 1950s and it is also cited as an overly rosy portrayal of American family life. On the radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really "rules" over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series; for example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act a bit off. For example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how the table floats in the air, but that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he gets $1.25 per week in allowance. Rainy Day Activity (Aired March 25, 1954) The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Set ...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - The Search For Willie Dawson (Aired June 12, 1960)
The show followed the adventures of "Paladin" (no other name is ever given), a gentleman gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence; yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, where he dressed in formal attire, ate gourmet food, and attended the opera. In fact, many who met him initially mistook him for a dandy from the East. But when working, he dressed in black, carried a derringer under his belt, used calling cards with a chess knight emblem, and wore a stereotypical western-style black gunbelt with the same chess knight symbol attached to the holster. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see Paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." THIS EPISODE: June 12, 1960. CBS network. "The Search For Wylie Dawson". Sponsored by: Camels, Doan's Pills, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin tries to return Willie Dawson to El Paso...to tell him that he's no longer a wanted man. The system cue is added live. John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Ben Wright, Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Harry Bartell, Jack Edwards (doubles), Bartlett Robinson, Peggy Webber, Don Diamond, Hugh Douglas (announcer), Herb Meadow (creator), Sam Rolfe (creator), Bill James (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects). 24:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-16T03_00_00-07_00 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-16 2013-04-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,dehner,family,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,have,jail,john,justice,kids,law,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,paladin,radio,sixgun,travel,western,wild,will 1466 clean 194 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - The Search For Willie Dawson (Aired June 12, 1960) The show followed the adventures of "Paladin" (no other name is ever given), a gentleman gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence; yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, where he dressed in formal attire, ate gourmet food, and attended the opera. In fact, many who met him initially mistook him for a dandy from the East. But when working, he dressed in black, carried a derringer under his belt, used calling cards with a chess knight emblem, and wore a stereotypical western-style black gunbelt with the same chess knight symbol attached to the holster. The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see Paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." THIS EPISODE: June 12, 1960. CBS network. "The Search For Wylie Dawson". Sponsored by: Camels, Doan's Pills, Fritos, Pepsi-Cola. Paladin tries to return Willie Dawson to El Paso...to tell him that he's no longer a wanted man. The system cue is added live. John Dehner, Virginia Gregg, Ben Wright, Frank Paris (producer, director), Ann Doud (writer), Harry Bartell, Jack Edwards (doubles), Bartlett Robinson, Peggy Webber, Don Diamond, Hugh Douglas (announcer), Herb Meadow (creator), Sam Rolfe (creator), Bill James (sound effects), Tom Hanley (sound effects). 24:26. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Have Gun Will Travel" - The Search For Willie Dawson (Aired June 12...
The Spectre Of Tappington (Aired March 12, 1944)
The stories offered by "The Weird Circle" were generally adapted from popular fiction - popular fiction of the 19th century, that is. And since the focus was on horror and suspense, the macabre, atmospheric, and often ironic tales of such writers as Edgar Allan Poe and Honore de Balzac were a staple of its success. Also included were such familiar chestnuts as "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens' "The Queer Client", Charlotte Bronte’s novel "Jane Eyre" (also a particular favorite of Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater company), and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Stories of this vintage, rooted in the Victorian attitudes and morality of the 1800s, generally made for good radio drama; they were, after all, classics, familiar to anyone with a public school education. The primarily first-person narrative of most of the stories chosen made them relatively easy to convert into script form: introduce a narrator, establish the scene, and then carry on with the plot. THIS EPISODE: March 12, 1944. Program #29. NBC syndication. "The Spectre Of Tappington". Commercials added locally. A visitor to an old haunted house is upset when his trousers are stolen each night...by a ghost! What is the secret of the "Oak Room?" The story has a disappointing conclusion. The date is approximate. Thomas Ingoldsby (author). 26:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T19_52_15-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T19_52_15-07_00 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:52:15 GMT 2013-04-16 2013-04-16 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella a,adventure,boxcars711,camardella,circle,death,drama,family,fiction,ghost,kids,mystery,of,old,otr,radio,science,scifi,spectre,supernatural,suspense,tappington,thriller,weird 1579 clean 195 The Spectre Of Tappington (Aired March 12, 1944) The stories offered by "The Weird Circle" were generally adapted from popular fiction - popular fiction of the 19th century, that is. And since the focus was on horror and suspense, the macabre, atmospheric, and often ironic tales of such writers as Edgar Allan Poe and Honore de Balzac were a staple of its success. Also included were such familiar chestnuts as "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens' "The Queer Client", Charlotte Bronte’s novel "Jane Eyre" (also a particular favorite of Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater company), and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Stories of this vintage, rooted in the Victorian attitudes and morality of the 1800s, generally made for good radio drama; they were, after all, classics, familiar to anyone with a public school education. The primarily first-person narrative of most of the stories chosen made them relatively easy to convert into script form: introduce a narrator, establish the scene, and then carry on with the plot. THIS EPISODE: March 12, 1944. Program #29. NBC syndication. "The Spectre Of Tappington". Commercials added locally. A visitor to an old haunted house is upset when his trousers are stolen each night...by a ghost! What is the secret of the "Oak Room?" The story has a disappointing conclusion. The date is approximate. Thomas Ingoldsby (author). 26:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Spectre Of Tappington (Aired March 12, 1944) The stories offered by "The Weird Circle" wer...
Bogus Bankruptcy (Aired November 9, 1945)
This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen. This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic. Earlier on, Gangbusters, and the previously mentioned Mr. District Attorney gave the authentic crime treatment to their stories. And Dragnet, and Tales of the Texas Rangers, took the idea on as well. Crime, especially true crime, was a genre in the magazines early on, with the Police Gazette and its predecessors in England printing lurid true crime stories prior to radio. This is Your FBI took the idea, and made it realistic, exciting and even informational. THIS EPISODE: November 9, 1945. ABC network. "The Bogus Bankrupt". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry Devine (producer), Larry Keating (announcer), Michael Ann Barrett, George Baxter, Wally Maher, Charles Maxwell, Charles McGraw, Sidney Miller. 30:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T15_44_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T15_44_00-07_00 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:44:00 GMT 2013-04-15 2013-04-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,family,fbi,g-men,gang,gangbusters,government,investigate,jail,justice,kids,law,mob,old,otr,police,prison,radio,your 1822 clean 196 Bogus Bankruptcy (Aired November 9, 1945) This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air." Producer-director Jerry Devine was given access to FBI files by Hoover, and the resulting dramatizations of FBI cases were narrated by Frank Lovejoy (1945), Dean Carleton (1946-47) and William Woodson (1948-53). Stacy Harris had the lead role of Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen. This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company). This is Your FBI had counterparts on the other networks. The FBI in Peace and War also told stories of the FBI, although some were not authentic. Earlier on, Gangbusters, and the previously mentioned Mr. District Attorney gave the authentic crime treatment to their stories. And Dragnet, and Tales of the Texas Rangers, took the idea on as well. Crime, especially true crime, was a genre in the magazines early on, with the Police Gazette and its predecessors in England printing lurid true crime stories prior to radio. This is Your FBI took the idea, and made it realistic, exciting and even informational. THIS EPISODE: November 9, 1945. ABC network. "The Bogus Bankrupt". Sponsored by: The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Stacy Harris, William Woodson (narrator), Frederick Steiner (composer, conductor), Jerry D. Lewis (writer), Jerry Devine (producer), Larry Keating (announcer), Michael Ann Barrett, George Baxter, Wally Maher, Charles Maxwell, Charles McGraw, Sidney Miller. 30:22. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Bogus Bankruptcy (Aired November 9, 1945) This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired...
Peeping Tom Murder Case (Aired November 5, 1946)
Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy” brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler. THIS EPISODE: November 5, 1946. Mutual network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Peeping Tom Murder Case". A peeping Tom turned murderer plagues a college campus. Who is it that kills with lacing from a football? Wally Maher, Cathy Lewis, Howard McNear, Leonard St. Clair (writer), Michael Raffetto (director), Brett Halliday (creator), Len Salvo (composer, conductor), Charles Arlington (announcer). 26:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T11_00_00-07_00 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-15 2013-04-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella arrest,boxcars711,camardella,chandler,cop,crime,criminal,detective,family,investigate,jail,jeff,justice,kids,law,michael,old,otr,police,prison,radio,shayne 1584 clean 197 Peeping Tom Murder Case (Aired November 5, 1946) Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created by Brett Halliday (a pen name for author Davis Dresser) who was first initiated into the fraternity for detectives in the 1939 novel "Dividend of Death". Dresser based the character on a “tall and rangy” brawler who once saved his life during a braw in a Mexican cantina. The Shayne character would go on to appear in 69 novels, plus a long-running mystery magazine—and in 1941, was brought to the silver screen in Paramount’s Michael Shayne, Private Detective, an adaptation of Dividend of Death that starred Lloyd Nolan, and paved the way for six additional B-mysteries to follow. The New Adventures of Michael Shayne—premiered on July 15, 1948 starring Jeff Chandler. THIS EPISODE: November 5, 1946. Mutual network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Peeping Tom Murder Case". A peeping Tom turned murderer plagues a college campus. Who is it that kills with lacing from a football? Wally Maher, Cathy Lewis, Howard McNear, Leonard St. Clair (writer), Michael Raffetto (director), Brett Halliday (creator), Len Salvo (composer, conductor), Charles Arlington (announcer). 26:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Peeping Tom Murder Case (Aired November 5, 1946) Michael Shayne was a fictional sleuth created...
Football Game Guest Harold Peary (Aired January 20, 1944)
The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes (usually, by singers such as Connie Haines, Marilyn Maxwell, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers). Regulars and semi-regulars on the show included Artie Auerbrook, Elvia Allman, Iris Adrian, Mel Blanc, Wally Brown, Sharon Douglas, Verna Felton, Sidney Fields, Frank Nelson, Martha Wentworth, and Benay Venuta. Ken Niles was the show's longtime announcer, doubling as an exasperated foil to Abbott & Costello's mishaps (and often fuming in character as Costello insulted his on-air wife routinely); he was succeeded by Michael Roy, with annoncing chores also handled over the years by Frank Bingman and Jim Doyle. The show went through several orchestras during its radio life, including those of Ennis, Charles Hoff, Matty Matlock, Jack Meaking, Will Osborne, Freddie Rich, Leith Stevens, and Peter van Steeden. The show's writers included Howard Harris, Hal Fimberg, Parke Levy, Don Prindle, Ed Cherokee, Len Stern, Martin Ragaway, Paul Conlan, and Ed Forman, as well as producer Martin Gosch. Sound effects were handled mostly by Floyd Caton. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) five years after they premiered on NBC. During their ABC period they also hosted a 30-minute children's radio program(The Abbott and Costello Children's Show), which aired Saturday mornings with vocalist Anna Mae Slaughter and announcer Johnny McGovern.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T07_06_55-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T07_06_55-07_00 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:06:55 GMT 2013-04-15 2013-04-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella abbott,boxcars711,bud,camardella,comedy,costello,drama,family,funny,humor,joke,kids,laugh,lou,old,otr,radio,song,variety 1559 clean 198 Football Game Guest Harold Peary (Aired January 20, 1944) The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes (usually, by singers such as Connie Haines, Marilyn Maxwell, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers). Regulars and semi-regulars on the show included Artie Auerbrook, Elvia Allman, Iris Adrian, Mel Blanc, Wally Brown, Sharon Douglas, Verna Felton, Sidney Fields, Frank Nelson, Martha Wentworth, and Benay Venuta. Ken Niles was the show's longtime announcer, doubling as an exasperated foil to Abbott & Costello's mishaps (and often fuming in character as Costello insulted his on-air wife routinely); he was succeeded by Michael Roy, with annoncing chores also handled over the years by Frank Bingman and Jim Doyle. The show went through several orchestras during its radio life, including those of Ennis, Charles Hoff, Matty Matlock, Jack Meaking, Will Osborne, Freddie Rich, Leith Stevens, and Peter van Steeden. The show's writers included Howard Harris, Hal Fimberg, Parke Levy, Don Prindle, Ed Cherokee, Len Stern, Martin Ragaway, Paul Conlan, and Ed Forman, as well as producer Martin Gosch. Sound effects were handled mostly by Floyd Caton. Abbott and Costello moved the show to ABC (the former NBC Blue Network) five years after they premiered on NBC. During their ABC period they also hosted a 30-minute children's radio program(The Abbott and Costello Children's Show), which aired Saturday mornings with vocalist Anna Mae Slaughter and announcer Johnny McGovern. Football Game Guest Harold Peary (Aired January 20, 1944) The Abbott and Costello Show mixed c...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone" - Duel On The Trail (Aired February 23, 1958)
Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. William N. Robson, known from his work with such series as Escape, Suspense and The CBS Radio Workshop, directed. Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley. Each program had an authoritative opening statement: "Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter. Cattle's my business. It's a tough business, it's a big business. I got a big stake in it. And there's no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it away from me." Junius Matthews was heard as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita. In his first adventure, tough-as-nails westerner Luke Slaughter guarantees he will bring a cattle herd to Tombstone despite the threats of rustlers and a spy among the ranks of his cowboys. THIS EPISODE: February 23, 1958. "Duel On The Trail" - CBS network. Sustaining. The first show of the series. Slaughter takes a herd of cattle to Tombstone and meets trouble along the trail. Edward Marr, Herb Vigran, Junius Matthews, Lillian Buyeff, Robert Stanley (writer), Sam Buffington, Sam Edwards, Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Vic Perrin, William N. Robson (director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 25:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-15T03_00_00-07_00 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-15 2013-04-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,buffington,camardella,cattle,cowboy,family,gunfighters,gunslingers,justice,kids,law,lawless,luke,old,otr,radio,sam,slaughter,tombstone,western,wild 1549 clean 199 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone" - Duel On The Trail (Aired February 23, 1958) Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. William N. Robson, known from his work with such series as Escape, Suspense and The CBS Radio Workshop, directed. Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley. Each program had an authoritative opening statement: "Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter. Cattle's my business. It's a tough business, it's a big business. I got a big stake in it. And there's no man west of the Rio Grande big enough to take it away from me." Junius Matthews was heard as Slaughter's sidekick, Wichita. In his first adventure, tough-as-nails westerner Luke Slaughter guarantees he will bring a cattle herd to Tombstone despite the threats of rustlers and a spy among the ranks of his cowboys. THIS EPISODE: February 23, 1958. "Duel On The Trail" - CBS network. Sustaining. The first show of the series. Slaughter takes a herd of cattle to Tombstone and meets trouble along the trail. Edward Marr, Herb Vigran, Junius Matthews, Lillian Buyeff, Robert Stanley (writer), Sam Buffington, Sam Edwards, Tom Hanley (sound patterns), Vic Perrin, William N. Robson (director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 25:48. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone" - Duel On The Trail (Aired February 23...
Subversive Activities (1953) *The Exact Date Is Unknown.
This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis, played by Adele Jurgens. The three meet all types -- mostly on the shady side of the street. In real life, Glen and Adele were husband and wife, the two marrying in 1949. They had met on the movie set of The Treasure of Monte Cristo. On the show, the repartee between the two is strictly old school and quite enjoyable. The dialogue is solid and makes the most of the plots. Unheralded and left for dead, Stand By for Crime is well worth your time. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T20_25_54-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T20_25_54-07_00 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:25:54 GMT 2013-04-15 2013-04-15 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella anchor,angeles,boxcars711,by,camardella,chuck,crime,criminal,drama,family,for,glen,kids,langen,law,los,morgan,mystery,news,old,otr,police,radio,stand,suspense 1467 clean 200 Subversive Activities (1953) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of course, the best and most popular of the true crime shows was Dragnet -- the monotone, "just the facts" style demanded by Jack Webb in the show made two points at once: first, that the show wasn't a typical melodramatic crime show, as had been on radio since "the good old days", and more importantly, that we were along for the ride on another day at the office -- in this case, a policeman's “day at the office". Not a true crime show, as this is drama, but this show features Chuck Morgan, as played by Glen Langen, a very believable news anchor at KOP, a Los Angeles radio station. He is pals with Lieutenant Bill Miggs of the police force, who tips him off to hot crime news. Also in on the capers is Morgan's "Gal Friday", Carol Curtis, played by Adele Jurgens. The three meet all types -- mostly on the shady side of the street. In real life, Glen and Adele were husband and wife, the two marrying in 1949. They had met on the movie set of The Treasure of Monte Cristo. On the show, the repartee between the two is strictly old school and quite enjoyable. The dialogue is solid and makes the most of the plots. Unheralded and left for dead, Stand By for Crime is well worth your time. Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. Subversive Activities (1953) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. This show, from the early 1950s, is a...
Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 29, 1952)Part Two of Two
The original Tom Corbett series was published by Dell Comics beginning in their 4-Color series. The 4-Color series was used to try out new story lines on the public to obtain feedback. If successful the series would be spun off to form its own title. Tom Corbett won his own title after three tryout issues. As the popularity of the television series waned, Dell stopped producing the comic book and the series was then taken up and produced by Prize Comics. There were a small number of Tom Corbett comic books in Manga style published in the 1990s by Eternity Comics, but these are universally rejected as non-canonical by Tom Corbett fans. THIS EPISODE: May 29, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "Revolt On Prison Rock (05-29-52) Part Two of Two". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. The inmates of the prison escape and steal the Polaris. They start to terrorize the space lanes. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 23:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T16_37_47-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T16_37_47-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:37:47 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,cadet,camardella,corbett,drama,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,old,otr,planet,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,stars,suspense,tom,travel 1432 clean 201 Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 29, 1952)Part Two of Two The original Tom Corbett series was published by Dell Comics beginning in their 4-Color series. The 4-Color series was used to try out new story lines on the public to obtain feedback. If successful the series would be spun off to form its own title. Tom Corbett won his own title after three tryout issues. As the popularity of the television series waned, Dell stopped producing the comic book and the series was then taken up and produced by Prize Comics. There were a small number of Tom Corbett comic books in Manga style published in the 1990s by Eternity Comics, but these are universally rejected as non-canonical by Tom Corbett fans. THIS EPISODE: May 29, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "Revolt On Prison Rock (05-29-52) Part Two of Two". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. The inmates of the prison escape and steal the Polaris. They start to terrorize the space lanes. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 23:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 29, 1952)Part Two of Two The original Tom Corbett series was...
The Shotgun (Aired July 14, 1954)
21st Precinct was one of the realistic police drama series of the early- to mid-1950's that were aired in the wake of DRAGNET. In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to-day operation of a single police precinct. Actual cases were used as the basis for stories. "21st Precinct.., It's just lines on a map of the city of New York. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know, if you asked them, that they lived or worked in the 21st. Whether they know it or not, the security of their persons, their homes, and their property is the job of the men of the 21st." The Precinct Captain acted as the narrator for the series.The official title of the series according to the series scripts and the CBS series promotional materials was 21st Precinct and not Twenty-First Precinct or Twenty First Precinct which appears in many Old-Time Radio books. THIS EPISODE: July 14, 1954. "The Shotgun" - CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Eva Weald has shot her husband, she says, in self-defense. The public service announcements have been deleted. Everett Sloane, Ken Lynch, Harold Stone, Stanley Niss (writer, director), John Ives (producer), Art Hannes (announcer). 28:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T11_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T11_00_00-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:00:00 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella 21st,action,arrest,boxcars711,camardella,cop,crime,criminal,detective,drama,family,first,jail,kids,mystery,new,old,otr,police,precinct,radio,real,suspense,thriller,twenty,york 1739 clean 202 The Shotgun (Aired July 14, 1954) 21st Precinct was one of the realistic police drama series of the early- to mid-1950's that were aired in the wake of DRAGNET. In 1953 CBS decided to use New York City as the backdrop for their own half-hour police series and focus on the day-to-day operation of a single police precinct. Actual cases were used as the basis for stories. "21st Precinct.., It's just lines on a map of the city of New York. Most of the 173,000 people wedged into the nine-tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know, if you asked them, that they lived or worked in the 21st. Whether they know it or not, the security of their persons, their homes, and their property is the job of the men of the 21st." The Precinct Captain acted as the narrator for the series.The official title of the series according to the series scripts and the CBS series promotional materials was 21st Precinct and not Twenty-First Precinct or Twenty First Precinct which appears in many Old-Time Radio books. THIS EPISODE: July 14, 1954. "The Shotgun" - CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. Eva Weald has shot her husband, she says, in self-defense. The public service announcements have been deleted. Everett Sloane, Ken Lynch, Harold Stone, Stanley Niss (writer, director), John Ives (producer), Art Hannes (announcer). 28:59. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Shotgun (Aired July 14, 1954) 21st Precinct was one of the realistic police drama series o...
The Secret Word Is "Clock" (Aired October 27, 1960)
Groucho Marx matches wits with the American public in four episodes of this classic game show. Starting on the radio in 1947, You Bet Your Life made its television debut in 1950 and aired for 11 years with Groucho as host and emcee. Sponsored rather conspicuously by the Dodge DeSoto car manufacturers, the show featured two contestants working as a team to answer questions for cash prizes. Another mainstay of these question and answer segments was the paper mache duck that would descend from the ceiling with one hundred dollars in tow whenever a player uttered the "secret word." The quiz show aspect of "You Bet Your Life" was always secondary, to the clever back-and-forth between host and contestant, which found Groucho at his funniest. It's in these interview segments that "You Bet Your Life" truly makes its mark as one of early television's greatest programs. Directed by: Robert Dwan. THIS EPISODE: October 27, 1960. Syndicated, WNEW-TV, New York audio aircheck. "The Secret Word Is Clock". Participating sponsors. The first contestant is Sheila Flynn. The thirteenth anniversary broadcast of the program. Syndicated rebroadcast date: June 4, 1975. Shelia Flynn, Groucho Marx, George Fenneman (announcer), Jack Meakin (music). 29:29. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T06_58_47-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T06_58_47-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:58:47 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella bet,boxcars711,camardella,comedy,contest,contestants,family,funny,groucho,humor,kids,laugh,life,marx,old,otr,prize,quiz,radio,you,your 1769 clean 203 The Secret Word Is "Clock" (Aired October 27, 1960) Groucho Marx matches wits with the American public in four episodes of this classic game show. Starting on the radio in 1947, You Bet Your Life made its television debut in 1950 and aired for 11 years with Groucho as host and emcee. Sponsored rather conspicuously by the Dodge DeSoto car manufacturers, the show featured two contestants working as a team to answer questions for cash prizes. Another mainstay of these question and answer segments was the paper mache duck that would descend from the ceiling with one hundred dollars in tow whenever a player uttered the "secret word." The quiz show aspect of "You Bet Your Life" was always secondary, to the clever back-and-forth between host and contestant, which found Groucho at his funniest. It's in these interview segments that "You Bet Your Life" truly makes its mark as one of early television's greatest programs. Directed by: Robert Dwan. THIS EPISODE: October 27, 1960. Syndicated, WNEW-TV, New York audio aircheck. "The Secret Word Is Clock". Participating sponsors. The first contestant is Sheila Flynn. The thirteenth anniversary broadcast of the program. Syndicated rebroadcast date: June 4, 1975. Shelia Flynn, Groucho Marx, George Fenneman (announcer), Jack Meakin (music). 29:29. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Secret Word Is "Clock" (Aired October 27, 1960) Groucho Marx matches wits with the America...
Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - The Snake Strikes (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown
Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #9. ZIV Syndication. "The Snake Strikes". Commercials added locally. Jim fights this Mexican bandito after he kidnaps his Deputy, Whitey. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 31:17. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T03_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-14T03_00_00-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,cowboy,crime,drama,family,frontier,gun,gunfighter,gunslinger,jail,jim,justice,kids,law,lawless,lightning,marshal,old,otr,outlaw,prison,radio,shooter,six,us,western 1877 clean 204 Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - The Snake Strikes (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknown Only about 41 broadcasts have been located. Marshall Lightning Jim Whipple on his horse Thunder and his deputy, Whitey Larson explore the history of the west through adventure. The program originated in 1938 and was called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. At this time it was a West coast program. The program returned to the air in the 1950s and a total of 98 radio programs were produced. J. David Goldin's The Golden Age of Radio published by Radio Yesteryear in 1998 indicates that 41 Lightning Jim broadcasts have been located. The program was originally called The Adventures of Lightning Jim. The program returned to the air in the 1950s. THIS EPISODE: 1944. Program #9. ZIV Syndication. "The Snake Strikes". Commercials added locally. Jim fights this Mexican bandito after he kidnaps his Deputy, Whitey. Francis X. Bushman, Henry Hoople. 31:17. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Boxcars711 Overnight Western "Lightning Jim" - The Snake Strikes (1944) *The Exact Date Is Unknow...
Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 27, 1952)Part One of Two
Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars. The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction. THIS EPISODE: May 27, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "Revolt On Prison Rock - Part One of Two". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. A revolt on the prison asteroid takes place while the Cadets are on guard duty. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 23:43. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T20_00_00-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T20_00_00-07_00 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMT 2013-04-14 2013-04-14 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,cadet,camardella,corbett,drama,family,fiction,galaxy,kids,old,otr,planet,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,stars,suspense,tom,travel 1423 clean 205 Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 27, 1952)Part One of Two Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars. The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction. THIS EPISODE: May 27, 1952. ABC network, WJZ, New York aircheck. "Revolt On Prison Rock - Part One of Two". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin Bran. A revolt on the prison asteroid takes place while the Cadets are on guard duty. Al Markim, Drex Hines (director), Edward Bryce, Frank Thomas Jr., Jackson Beck (announcer), Jan Merlin, Jon Gart (organist). 23:43. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. Revolt On Prison Rock (Aired May 27, 1952)Part One of Two Tom Corbett is the main character in...
The Professor Was A Thief (Aired November 5, 1950)
Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951. Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio; they seem ideally compatible, both relying heavily on imagination. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, Suspense and Escape. But until the premiere of Dimension X -- a full two decades after network radio was established -- there were no major science fiction series of broad appeal to adults. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own. Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. THIS EPISODE: November 5, 1950. NBC network. "The Professor Was A Thief". Sustaining. A strange little man has the power to make buildings disappear. He starts with Grant's Tomb! Arthur Maitland, John Larkin, John Gibson, L. Ron Hubbard (author), Joseph Julian, George Lefferts (adaptor), Van Woodward (producer), Norman Rose (host), Edward King (director), Bob Warren (announcer), Ralph Bell, Bob Hastings. 30:18. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.

]]> http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T15_06_46-07_00 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-13T15_06_46-07_00 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:06:46 GMT 2013-04-13 2013-04-13 http://boxcars711.podomatic.com Bob Camardella boxcars711,camardella,dimension,drama,earth,family,fiction,future,galaxy,kids,mystery,old,otr,radio,rocket,science,scifi,space,suspense,thriller,x 1818 clean 206 The Professor Was A Thief (Aired November 5, 1950) Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8, 1950, and ran until September 29, 1951. Strange that so little good science fiction came out of radio; they seem ideally compatible, both relying heavily on imagination. Some fine isolated science fiction stories were developed on the great anthology shows, Suspense and Escape. But until the premiere of Dimension X -- a full two decades after network radio was established -- there were no major science fiction series of broad appeal to adults. This show dramatized the work of such young writers as Ray Bradbury, Robert (Psycho) Bloch, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Kurt Vonnegut. In-house script writer was Ernest Kinoy, who adapted the master works and contributed occasional storied of his own. Dimension X was a very effective demonstration of what could be done with science fiction on the air. THIS EPISODE: November 5, 1950. NBC network. "The Professor Was A Thief". Sustaining. A strange little man has the power to make buildings disappear. He starts with Grant's Tomb! Arthur Maitland, John Larkin, John Gibson, L. Ron Hubbard (author), Joseph Julian, George Lefferts (adaptor), Van Woodward (producer), Norman Rose (host), Edward King (director), Bob Warren (announcer), Ralph Bell, Bob Hastings. 30:18. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index. The Professor Was A Thief (Aired November 5, 1950) Dimension X was first heard on NBC April 8,...
Scream For Murder (Aired July 19, 1953)
Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator is one of the few detective radio series that had separate versions of it broadcast from both coasts. Even the spelling changed over the years. It was first "Barry Crane" and then "Barrie Craig". NBC produced it in New York from 1951 to 1954 and then moved it to Hollywood where it aired from 1954 to 1955. I