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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2003 : Issue 119
A Part of the [removed]!
ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Today in radio history [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Charlie Chan [ Dick Judge <dickjudge@[removed]; ]
mp3 car stereos [ RJDeVore1@[removed] ]
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Ms. Houliha [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
Classic Media and Lone Ranger [ "John DiMezzes" <jadm1@[removed] ]
LR/Classic Media [removed] [ "John DiMezzes" <jadm1@[removed] ]
March 18th Birthdays [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Lucille Fletcher [ "Tom and Katja" <kattom@[removed] ]
Race and radio [ ddunfee@[removed] ]
Helen Mack [ "Nemesis@[removed]" <nemesis@[removed] ]
Re: Ms. Houlihan on the Durante show [ "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed]; ]
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:45:53 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Today in radio history
>From Those Were The Days --
1933 - Comedian Phil Baker was heard on network radio for the first time
when The Armour Jester was heard on the Blue network. Baker rapidly rose
to the top of the radio ratings.
Joe
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:46:02 -0500
From: Dick Judge <dickjudge@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Charlie Chan
Let me throw in my two cents worth. I may not help Mr. French who first
broached the subject but in my collection I have - -
several 15 min. episodes, including:
9-17-36 Col. Willoughby Murder Case
9-24-36 "
10-1-36 "
10-8-36 "
10-15-36 "
10-22-36 "
10-29-36 " (conclusion of story line)
11-5-36 Murder Aboad the Lacronia
11-12-36 "
Also 2 isolated 1938 fifteen min. episodes from The Madam Landini case
Then two fifteen min. episodes from July 1945: The Man Who Moved Mountains
Ch. 1; Eye of Budha, Ch. 2
I also have 30 min. copies of the Australian/NZ versions:
The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus
The Escaped Musician
The Case of the Romantic Engineer
Fiery Santa Claus
Case of the Talkng Doll
Curious Ride of the Sea Witch
I am also aware of two other Australian/NZ shows in circulation:
The Frightened Shroff (spelling?), #11
The Tell-Tale Hand, #12
Does this muddle everything up?
MEMORIES OF RADIO/Dick Judge
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:46:09 -0500
From: RJDeVore1@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: mp3 car stereos
Through the comments of several members, I have a portable mp3 player,
(Soul), and a mp3 boombox that plays all of my old time radio shows. Now I
want to stop making tapes to play on my car stereo, so I'm looking at buying
an mp3 car stereo player.
I am hoping to find one that will show the show title on the screen, that
will remember where it left off when starting again, and that will easily
fast forward to a specific show.
If anyone has any experience or knowledge about these decks, I would
appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks to all contributors for providing much entertainment for what has
turned into a very pleasurable and time consuming hobby.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:48:00 -0500
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Happy St. Patrick's Day, Ms. Houlihan!
Philip Chavin, speaking of the sultry voiced lady on the Jimmy Durante
show, notes,
If one listens to a recording of a broadcast of the Jimmy Durante
Show from about 1948-1950 on which the character Ms. ('Miss' in those
days, of course) Houlihan appears, one hears that the character's first
name is "Hotbreath" (or "Hot Breath") Houlihan.
I have refrained from authenticating the correct name, but with the
string extending this long, it evoked a memory. When I was in what's now
called Middle School, one of my classmates was a good cartoonist. One
day he drew a picture of a girl in a grass skirt, apparently performing a
Polynesian dance, and with squiggles to illustrate high temperature
emanating from her mouth. He labeled his (rather good) work of art, "Hot
Breath Hula Hands." Obviously, he listened to Mr. Durante's show.
Stephen A. Kallis, J r.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:47:16 -0500
From: "John DiMezzes" <jadm1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Classic Media and Lone Ranger
There was some talk a while back on the Digest about current ownership of
the Lone Ranger property, with mention of Classic Media. Here is an old
article I found from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY that helps clear up some confusion
(apparently, the bid was successful):
Random, Ellenbogen Make Bid for Golden Books
Jim Milliot -- 7/30/2001
News > Surprise
Random House has teamed up with Classic Media to make a competing bid for
Golden Books' assets. The new offer, filed just before the July 24 deadline,
is for $86 million in cash and the assumption of $30 million in liabilities.
The cash portion is higher than the $80 million offered by DIC
Entertainment, but DIC's proposal also includes the assumption of $90
million in liabilities.
Rumors had circulated at BookExpo America that Random was preparing a bid
for Golden, but faded after the agreement with DIC was announced. Random
House spokesperson Stuart Applebaum told PW that Random "believes Golden's
proprietary and branded and licensed properties would be well served as part
of Random House Children's Books." Random's partner in the bid, Classic
Media, is a producer of children's television programming and is headed by
former Golden executive Eric Ellenbogen. If the Random-Classic bid is
successful, Random would take Golden's book assets and Classic the film and
video properties.
An auction was set for last Friday, July 27, where final offers were to be
made. Although Golden can chose which bid it prefers, the deal must be
approved by the bankruptcy court at an August 1 hearing.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:47:34 -0500
From: "John DiMezzes" <jadm1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: LR/Classic Media [removed]
Anyone who has seen ROAD TO PERDITION is aware by now of the misuse of the
Lone Ranger character and books (the film takes place in 1931, and, of
course, LR was not created till 1933. It's a symbol, I know, [removed]).
Anyway, the end credits give mention of the use of LR through Classic Media
, Inc.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:11:34 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: March 18th Birthdays
If you were born on March 18th, you share your birthday with:
1886 - Edward Everett Horton - Brooklyn, New York
1893 - George Olsen - Portland, Oregon
1905 - Robert Donat - Manchester, England
1908 - Claire Trevor - Brooklyn, New York
1911 - Audrey Marsh - New York City
1911 - Smiley Burnette - Summum, Illinois
1912 - Art Gilmore - Tacoma, Washington
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Make your day, listen to an Olde Tyme Radio Program
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:18:21 -0500
From: "Tom and Katja" <kattom@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Lucille Fletcher
[removed]
What is your favorite Lucille Fletcher play:
"Sorry, Wrong Number"
"The Hitchhiker"
"Fugue in C Minor"
"Diary of Sophronia Winters"
or some other.
I vote for "The Hitchhiker," it still gives me the creeps, and I think it's
held up the best over time. "Sorry" may be my actual favorite, but it loses
something in the translation. Today's generation has never seen a rotary
phone, never mind operator-assisted calls.
Thoughts?
Tom Z.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:16:44 -0500
From: ddunfee@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Race and radio
Some time last week I heard an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers which
had a racial theme, from the early 50's. It involved a black man who had
confessed to a crime to protect his grandson. A major theme was the
actions taken to prevent lynching him by a white mob. Part of the dialog
referred to being in the "negro section of town, across the tracks" etc.
The demeanor and language of the black men was submissive and used to
express the difference in social standing and power. Of course the real
criminal was found to be a white man of some standing in the community.
This script was obviously touching upon some familiar symbols to set the
context and develop the point of stress which the story was to resolve.
For the time period, it seemed quite a bold story line as lynchings were
still continuing in the south.
Aside from Amos and Andy which obviously used racial touchstones of
stereotypes, how common were such social commentary a part of radio shows?
I see A&A similar to the All in the Family show later on, as being a mirror
by which people of all perspectives could see what they wanted to make of
the notions the script presented; a mirror in which everyone could see
themselves.
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:41:53 -0500
From: "Nemesis@[removed]" <nemesis@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Helen Mack
A friend is looking for information on Helen Mack.
Linda Thuringer
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 09:42:36 -0500
From: "Michael Hayde" <mmeajv@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Ms. Houlihan on the Durante show
Philip Chavin tells us:
In John Dunning's OTR reference book "Tune in Yesterday" he correctly
named the character "Hotbreath". But in his more recent book "On the Air"
he incorrectly named her "Hotlips".
Given Mr. Dunning's reputation, I'm willing to bet that the mistake was made
by a well-meaning but unknowing editor. The editor of my book, MY NAME'S
FRIDAY, did a fine job overall, but she "helpfully" removed the hyphen that
I deliberately included in all references to "20th Century-Fox." Of course,
film scholars have taken me to task for it ever since.
Michael
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