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Episode 52: The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-016

11/18/24 • 182 min

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-016
The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. July 05, 1939. Program #25. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. An opium den raided, Nayland Smith rescued!. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.
The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. July 07, 1939. Program #26. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The sealed chest of Dr. Fu, a trap is laid. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.
The Abbott and Costello Show. November 19, 1942. Red net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose work on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s, as well as a top ten box office draw for a full decade (1942 1952). Their iconic and influential patter routine "Who's on First?" with its rapid-fire word play and comprehension confusion set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits. . Sponsored by: Camels, Prince Albert Pipe Tobacco. The program originates from the 6th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command, Long Beach, California. Mel does the voices of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, an electric organ and hiccups. Lou wants to play the romantic lead in Merle's next picture. The cast does, "The Brave Knight Cut Off The Dragon's Tail," or, "The Dragon Isn't Wagon Anymore." Costello plays, "Sir Porterhouse," Abbott plays, "Sir Loin." Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Connie Haines, Leith Stevens and His Orchestra, Ken Niles (announcer), Merle Oberon (guest), Mel Blanc, The Camel Five.
Doctor Six-Gun. September 2, 1954. Program #1. NBC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast.DR. Karl Weber plays Dr. Ray Matson as the gun-carrying, wandering doctor known far and wide as Dr. Sixgun. Dr. Sixgun's story was told through the doctor's perpetually inebriated companion, Pablo. The show ran for one season beginning in 1954. The first show of the series. Aaron Gault is determined to get rich off a young Indian boy with the measles. Ernest Kinoy (writer), Fred Weihe (director, transcriber), George Lefferts (writer), Karl Weber, William Griffis.
Author's Playhouse. September 22, 1944. NBC net. "Cry For The Hunted". Sustaining. A man is almost crazy from his attempts to escape from the Nazis. Frederick J. Lipp (author).
Sleep No More. November 21, 1956. NBC net. "Conqueror's Isle". Sustaining. A flyer is forced down on a strange island and discovers a race of superior humans preparing to take over the world. The story was previously used on "Escape" on March 15, 1949. The system cue has been deleted. Nelson Olmsted, Ben Grauer (announcer), Nelson Bond (author), Kenneth MacGregor (director).

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The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 28, 1939. Program #23. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. "The Flower of Silence.". Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.
The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. June 30, 1939. Program #24. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Nayland Smith has vanished. The Si-Fan?. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon.
The Fabulous Doctor Tweedy. January 08, 1947. NBC net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The professor is the Dean Of Men at Potts College and plays the bassoon! The date is subject to correction. The Tweedy Chamber Music Society rehearses. A big basketball game is going to be held...with a big player for Potts! Minerva Pious plays a character with a Greek accent. Harry Von Zell plays a character with a low I.Q. Frank Morgan, Minerva Pious, Harry Von Zell, Gale Gordon, Robert Riley Crutcher (creator).
The Silver Theatre. May 07, 1939. CBS net. "The Train Ride". Sponsored by: International Silver. A date with the electric chair, and a romance that goes beyond death!. Bud Hiestand (announcer), Carlton KaDell, Charles Martin (producer, director), Conrad Nagel (host, director), Felix Mills (composer), Joan Crawford, John Conte (announcer), Lindsay MacHarrie.
The Smiths Of Hollywood. January 10, 1947. Program #1. Mutual net origination, Finley syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Uncle Cecil arrives from Britain...with a crash! The first show of the series. The script is similar to the one used for an audition recording of September 20, 1946 (see cat. #84161). Promotional literature for the program boasts that, "Every program is recorded before a large, live audience at NBC studios in Hollywood.". Andrew Hickox (producer), Arthur Treacher, Billy Roy, Brenda Marshall, Dick Nosserman (writer), Harry Von Zell, Jan Ford, Joe Forte, Ruth Perrott, Sara Berner, Tyler McVey, Vic Knight (producer, director).
Whitehall 1212. December 23, 1951. NBC net. Sustaining. An intelligent criminal plans to rob Heathrow airport of a shipment of gold. Beware the poisoned tea! The final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director).
The Witch's Tale. May 30, 1935. WOR, Newark, New Jersey, , Air Features Syndicate syndication. "The Deserter". Old Nancy is 125 years old today. A Civil War story "of 80 years ago" (which would put the date of broadcast at 1944 if true), loosely based on Ambrose Bierce's, "An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge." Well-done and well-written, if somewhat melodramatic. The script was previously used on "The Witch's Tale" on January 23, 1933. This might be an Artransa (Australian) syndication. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer, producer, performer).

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Tarzan. November 29, 1951. Mutual-Don Lee net origination, Commodore syndication. "African Thanksgiving". Commercials added locally. A beautiful French girl starts a battle of wills between Sheik Hazara and Tarzan. CBS rebroadcast date: November 22, 1952. Lamont Johnson, Walter White Jr. (producer), Bud Lesser (writer), Albert Glaser (original music)
The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny. November 30, 1947. NBC net. Lucky Strike. Phil Harris and The Sportsmen do a clever singing commercial to the tune of, "That's What I Like About The South." Jack dreams that he's being tried for murder for killing a Thanksgiving turkey. Fred Allen (imitated by Ollie O'Toole) appears as a turkey during the trial! A great show!. Artie Auerbach, Basil Ruysdael (commercial spokesman), Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, Jack Benny, L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), Mary Livingstone, Mel Blanc (quadruples, one part is a turkey), Phil Harris, Eddie Anderson, The Sportsmen, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), Bea Benaderet, John Laing (commercial spokesman), Ollie O'Toole, George Balzer (writer), John Tackaberry (writer), Milt Josefsberg (writer), Sam Perrin (writer), Mahlon Merrick (conductor).
Doctor Christian. November 22, 1939. CBS net. "Prelude To Thanksgiving". Vaseline. Jean Hersholt, Art Gilmore (announcer), Rosemary De Camp.
Speech Winston Churchill 1944-11-23 American Thanksgiving
Vic and Sade. November 20, 1941. Red net. Crisco. Nicer Scott has been telling everyone that Rush Gook eats with a baby's knife and fork. Rush is humiliated and angry. Stuff happens! The organ themes, bridges and system cue have been deleted. Paul Rhymer (writer), Art Van Harvey, Bernardine Flynn, Billy Idelson, Ed Herlihy (announcer).
Let George Do It. November 20, 1950. Mutual-Don Lee net. "Cause For Thanksgiving". Standard Oil. A Thanksgiving story about a tough ten-year-old boy who refuses to talk. Is it psychic shock?. Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Jackson Gillis (writer), David Victor (writer), Eddie Dunstedter (composer, presenter), Don Clark (director), Bud Hiestand (announcer), Wally Maher, Carl Watson (commercial spokesman), Bob Burchill (commercial spokesman), Alan Reed, Dick Ryan, Tony Barrett, Jeffrey Silver, Steven Chase.
Suspense. November 25, 1948. CBS net. "The Screaming Woman". Auto-Lite. A little girl hears a screaming woman who is buried alive. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on March 1, 1955 (see cat. #7264). Margaret O'Brien, Ray Bradbury (author), Sylvia Richards (adaptor), Ted de Corsia, John McIntire, Lurene Tuttle, Agnes Moorehead, Anton M. Leader (producer, director), Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), William Johnstone (commercial spokesman), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor), Paul Frees (announcer).