Subject: [removed] Digest V2001 #242
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 7/27/2001 8:46 PM
To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2001 : Issue 242
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Re: Detectives -- my two cents worth  [ Ga6string@[removed] ]
  Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "The Tra  [ Ga6string@[removed] ]
  Re: Operation Luna                    [ passage@[removed] ]
  Cavalcade of America                  [ "Ed Kindred" <kindred@[removed]; ]
  ESCAPE and Mr. Dehner                 [ "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@eart ]
  Station ID's                          [ "ANDREW OOMS" <oomspine@cybertrails ]
  OTR Detectives                        [ Mike Ray <MRay@[removed]; ]
  RE: Terry and the Pirates             [ "Philip Chavin" <philchav@[removed] ]
  The Whiffenpoof Song                  [ hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed]; ]
  (OT) Geauga Lake                      [ "Tim Lones" <tallones@[removed]; ]
  OPA                                   [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
  Self Serve Gas                        [ "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@hotm ]
  A&A and self-service gas stations     [ leemunsick@[removed] ]
  New Jersey gas (again)                [ leemunsick@[removed] ]
  Pete Kelly and Companions             [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
  Prvbate Eye Sam                       [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:19:25 -0400
From: Ga6string@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Detectives -- my two cents [removed]

Hey everybody,

In reference to the discussion of detectives, and specifically to RyanO's
comments, I'd like to respectfully add my point of view.

Ryan wrote: "Gerald Mohr is a wonderful actor and I love his voice, but he
just wasn't [SIC] Marlo.  He tried to be the tough guy, but he missed some of
the grit and depth of Marlo."

Actually, I found Gerald Mohr to be an excellent Marlowe -- plenty "gritty,"
and also capable of projecting the human flaws and frailty that separate
Marlowe and his hard-boiled peers from the predecessor generation of
smarter-than-thou, puzzle-solving armchair detectives.

By the way, it's a discussion all its own, but I think it's essential to
distinguish the hard-boiled school, a la 1930s "Black Mask" and "Dime
Detective," from the earlier generation of puzzle solvers. Yes, both types
are detectives, but for that matter, Gunsmoke and the Lone Ranger are both
Westerns, aren't they? And are they really comparable?

It's worth noting, too, that (unlike those puzzle solvers) Raymond Chandler
specifically commented later that he did *not* want Marlowe to be smarter
than everyone else, and did not want him to get always get the last word.

My only gripe with the Marlowe series, in fact, is that they didn't develop
more of Chandler's short stories as radio episodes. I can think of three off
the top of my head: "Red Wind" (6/17/47 w/Van Heflin as Marlowe, 9/26/48
w/Mohr), "The King in Yellow" (7/8/47 w/Heflin, in which Mohr plays the title
character) and "Trouble is My Business" (8/5/47, Heflin). Anybody know of
others? The Chandler plot lines were notoriously convoluted, but certainly
worth the effort.

As for Mohr, after hearing him in the Marlowe series, I've sought out many of
his other performances, and also found him to be excellent in romantic
comedies (see Screen Director's Playhouse, "It Had to Be You" 1/27/50) or as
a villain (in many appearances on "Rogue's Gallery," "The Whistler," etc.).
As he got older, he also played an excellent bad guy in TV guest spots, [removed],
"The Outlaws," as well.

I digress. On the point of detectives, I found Dick Powell to be a convincing
Marlowe in "Murder, My Sweet," and I also also enjoyed him as Richard Rogue
(although those plot lines were cliched and redundant -- and how many times
can one man get hit on the head?) and to a lesser extent as Richard Diamond.

Contrary to Ryan, I did enjoy Howard Duff as Sam Spade, although I tire of
the tongue-in-cheek humor that underspins the Spade radio series. I'd *much*
rather have heard him in a straightforward depiction of Hammett's Spade, as
written. By the way, I have a copy of Duff in "The McCoy," an audition, I
think, from the Radio Spirits' "Missing Masters" set, which is done in a
straightforward way, and I found it convincing.

Speaking of Hammett, I've recently heard a couple of episodes of "The Fat
Man," and I like the feel of that show. No nonsense, a reasonable pace and
the gimmick (his weight) really doesn't get in the way of the story. I plan
to seek out more of these.

I agree with Ryan on his thumbs-up mention of Frank Lovejoy in "Nightbeat."
Not a detective by trade, but that was certainly his function on the show,
and he had an excellent voice for radio. I also agree with Ryan in my
enjoyment of the over-the-top writing of "Pat Novak For Hire," and with
Ryan's observations about the latter-day TV "Dragnet," which I think became a
vainglorious, boring soap box for Webb's proselytizing. Joe Friday, in the
end, functioned as a morally superior character. I doubt Raymond Chandler
would have approved! :^)

As for Johnny Dollar, I've noted that many of you view the Bailey episodes as
the high-water mark for the series, but frankly I think it was an
entertaining series throughout, and I also enjoy Edmund O'Brien and Mandel
Kramer quite a bit. The latter ones, with Kramer, have an entirely different
vibe, thanks in great part to the music, that separate them distinctly from
the Bailey era. Give them a listen, and see if you agree.

That's all for now. Thanks for listening!

Sincerely,
Bryan Powell

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:19:33 -0400
From: Ga6string@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "The Trans-Pacific
 Matter," 08-29-55

Forgot to [removed]

I'm trying to obtain a copy of his Gerald Mohr's audition on Yours Truly,
Johnny Dollar, "The Trans-Pacific Matter," 08-29-55. Does anyone have that,
and would you be willing to trade? Please contact off-list.

Also wanted to add that I certainly enjoyed Mike Kerezman's comment on the
detective string, particularly re: Sam Spade.

Thanks,
Bryan

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:08:06 -0400
From: passage@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Operation Luna

Does anyone know the correct spelling of the 4 stars of the Journey
Into Space series. I have the names, but am not sure of the correct
spelling of two of them.

Well, I'll stick my neck out here.  I believe they are Jet Morgan, Lemmy
Barnet, Doc Mathews and Stephen Mitchell.

Frank

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:08:07 -0400
From: "Ed Kindred" <kindred@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Cavalcade of America

The Cavalcade of America was one of my "Must hear" shows during my
elementary school days. You other grey heads who know all of this can skip
over but for those of you who are not familiar with this show I heartily
recommend it to you and your "whippers." Dupont sponsored this show from
1935 into the mid-late 50's. It speaks of the hardships endured in creating
the greatness of our country. Today it is not fashionable to appreciate the
greatness of this country but millions around the world still strive to
become apart of the great melting pot. In the 50's the Koreans came working
at two and three jobs that their children would become english speaking,
college graduating professional Americans. They were followed by
Hungarians, Viet Namese, Indians and many others. Hopefully we can stop
hyphenating and be a glorious multi-textured America. Before we had
femi-nazis the Cavalcade of America was telling the stories of heroic women
who were scrapping for the betterment of conditions for children, family
members and for property rights for women. Before we became bored with
space accomplishments we had the engineering marvels of the E-Rye -EE
Canal, Holland Tunnel, Empire State Building, the creation of the wire
cables which brought on the wondrous suspension bridges and the invention
of the sewing machine.
I am now on a marathon of going through 220 of these stories. Some of them
are only a few months removed from the historical events. The  commercials
by Dupont are also quite informative. There are multiple sources, My three
mp3 cd's came from Canada. I suspect that they are airchecks from CBS
station WABC. They have skips and scratches but by crackies the stories are
there and weave a vast tapestry of the experiences of our forefathers and
mothers

To our dingo fence patching digger I say, "you might enjoy loading a bunch
of these in to a personal MP3 player and pretend they mirror the history of
your country's history." while galumping along the fence.
Be of good cheer, Ed Kindred

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:31:42 -0400
From: "Mike Kerezman" <philipmarlowe@[removed];
To: "OTR DIGEST" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  ESCAPE and Mr. Dehner

I was just listening to ESCAPE "The Shanghai Document" (04-21-1950) starring
John [removed]'ve always wondered about John Dehner character in this episode
who calls himself Tony Dehner. Later when his passport by Ratigan (William
Conrad) his full name is Anthony Dehner. Does anyone think this was purely a
coincidence?

Mike Kerezman

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:31:45 -0400
From: "ANDREW OOMS" <oomspine@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Station ID's

     Although the FCC rules change from time to time, I believe that the
current rule is that all AM and FM stations are required to state their real
call letters and city of license at or near the top of every hour that they
are broadcasting.  Many stations fail to do so for various reasons,
including automated formats, satellite programming, no humans at the studio
sometimes, and failing to program an identification message into the
equipment.  Enforcement is lax, partly due to FCC holding down costs by not
having a lot of people to detect this lack of compliance which is partly due
to kind of a lack of practical reason to enforce (the fines would likely not
equal the legal costs; few people care so virtually no one complains).
Radio hobbyists care as they are very interested in where the signal they
are hearing is coming from, but most people do not.
     The city of license aspect is interesting, because as long as it is
mentioned first, any other cities can be mentioned.  So, WXXX, Wistful
Vista, OH, 50 miles from Cincinnati could say legally: WXXX, Wistful
Vista-Cincinnati.  Many suburban stations do that.  I have heard stations
say: Long Beach-Los Angeles, Tempe-Phoenix, etc.
     To keep on topic, I believe that the 1940's rules were that each
station had to state its call letters and city of license very close to the
top of the hour and to the 30 minute point as well.  Exceptions were made
for classical music works that had not completed.  This was much more
strictly enforced as there were fewer stations to keep an ear on, and
stations were much more conscientious in general about keeping a clean
record.  Plus more humans were at the controls.  Plus licenses may have been
harder to get (not more costly) and competition for the right to broadcast
on a frequency could use operating lapses of the current owner to try to
build a case why they should not get the license renewed.
     This strict attention to the hour and half hour leads to a story I read
in the Reader's Digest in the 1940's in which the pastor on a network Sunday
AM religious program was running long on this sermon, so the announcer
jumped in at 11:59:55 (or some such) and in the middle of the pastor's
sentence cut him off and said: "Amen!  This is the Columbia Broadcasting
System."
     The trend now of identifying stations by names and slogans (Rock 95,
Mix 98, etc) is because modern audiences are more interested in words than
in call letters, and consultants advise on catchy marketing devices like
this.  A 17 year old is more likely to remember Rock 95, when discussing his
preferences, that KJKS-FM or whatever.
Andy Ooms
Pine, AZ

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:33:34 -0400
From: Mike Ray <MRay@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OTR Detectives

Hi Gang
I must say that I am very fond of the OTR
Detectives. If you are a detective than it's
Easy and expected of you to be a tough guy.
If you are tough but sensitive with a caring
Heart then you are very rare. Johnny Dollar
As played by Bob Bailey is the best without
Question. We just have never heard anyone with
That kind of range. Makes one wonder if it was
The writing or Mr. Bailey himself that made the
Difference. Johnny Dollar programs with Bailey
In the lead, are more than just adventuresome,
And entertaining, but rather they have turned out
To be great classics of our human condition.
Clearly nothing that I have heard in OTR comes
anyways close to [removed] Like Richard Diamond primarily
because of Dick Powell. And I must say I like that
little song that he does at the end of show as he
Serenades his Wonderful Helen Asher (Virginia Gregg).
You know the Old saying, "once a song and dance man,
always a song And dance man." The scripts for the shows
are OK, but Not outstanding. Powell makes the show
Believable. Which shows either his great acting ability
or his Great desire to move beyond his song and dance
[removed] of my favorites is Casey Crime photographer.
Though not a very serious show, Casey is the type of
Program you put on when you just want some light fun.
Staats Cottsworth heads A group of fine actors who
present a pleasant atmosphere. Jan Minor, (One of my
Favorites) plays Casey's girlfriend Annie Williams.
There are times I must say when Casey and Annie remind
me of Boston Blackie and Mary Williams. Casey is a much
Better show than Blackie, though I must say that I
Believe the show was much better when Chester Morris
Played the [removed] Because of the work that Randy Stone
Did, I have to put Nightbeat down as a Detective show,.
I never worked for a newspaper, but my first job in Radio
Was as a roving reporter for a large Radio station in
Indianapolis. My work schedule was Midnight to 6 am.
Needless to say I had the same type of run-ins with the
Gruffer side of life Just like Randy Stone did. Both of
Us needed to find something of interest to place before
The public. That type of work is clearly a kin to doing
Detective work. Randy Stone (Frank Lovejoy) gave performances
That were right on the edge. Putting himself in danger
Many times to find the important aspects of the human
Interest story that must hit the copy boy before the
Chicago Star would go to press. These programs are very
Special. Greatly saddened that there were not more.
.........I have great respect for Jack Webb. One of the truly great
OTR Actors. I have respect for Dragnet, but I must say, that the
Program does not work for me. The "low key" approach to the
Dialogue, does not bring me back, hungry for more. We might want
Our police officers to be low key, distant, perhaps even plastic,
But reality for the everyday cop, I believe is very different.
.........Another show that does not work for me is Philip Marlowe.
Which is too bad, because I like Norman McDonnell (Director), and I
like Gearld Mohr a lot, and the writers for the show are among the
best in the business. I found Marlowe to shallow and plastic. Not
anyways close to the standard prototype detective Johnny Dollar
(Bob Bailey).........Box 13 with Alan Ladd as well as Larry Thor in
Broadway is my Beat are excellent shows, but for different
Reasons. Thor's character is solid, encompassing all the
aspects of what a good detective is all about. Dan Holiday
(Alan Ladd) is more of the laid back investigative novelist
who waits for the adventure to come to [removed] though they are
secret agents I like the detective work of the Man called X. Hubert Marshall
is great as X, and Brian Donlevy in Dangerous Assignment.
I like the show very much despite the fact that Donlevy always sounds like
he is reading a [removed] also like the Shadow with
Orson Welles. Welles was and is the great hero of my life for radio drama.
He was the Master Shadow and no one else came close. The final two shows
that I want to talk about are great joys to listen to. Mr. Keen Tracer of
Lost Persons, embodies what old time radio was about during the time of
World War II. Every aspect of the program, from the Soothing theme music to
the commercials, and at the end of the program When the staff announcer
tells the listening audience to return next Thursday at 9 PM Eastern War
time, when the Kindly old detective will Bring us another case from his
files. Though Campy by today's standards, Keen was serious stuff in those
days. Bennett Killpack was terrific even if he did commit a variety of
crimes along the way. Most notably, "breaking and entering" for starters.
This show still has great drawing power today. My 20 year old daughter
discovered him last Summer and has determined to collect all of the shows
still in [removed] something nice needs to be said for the
Western Detective, "Tales of the Texas Rangers. Joel McCrea is outstanding
as Texas Ranger Jace Pearson. The shows are very well written for radio, as
they are real Cases from the Texas Rangers own files. The writing is a
little Gritty as times, but that only serves to show the reality of the
program. There may be tainted police forces all over the world, but
you Can't say that about the Oldest Police force in North American.
The Texas Rangers are the jewel for America's Police forces. And
those great Radio shows bring honor to that long-standing commitment
to honest law Enforcement.

My Favorite OTR Detective Shows
	1.	Johnny Dollar (Bob Bailey)
	2.	Tales of the Texas Rangers
	3.	Mr. Keen Tracer of Lost Persons
	4.	Nightbeat
	5.	Box 13
	6.	Casey Crime Photographer
	7.	The Shadow (Orson Welles)
	8.	Broadway is my Beat
	9.	Mr. X
	10.	Dangerous Assignment

Best regards,
		Mike Ray

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:33:32 -0400
From: "Philip Chavin" <philchav@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  RE:   Terry and the Pirates

   In #240, Charlie N. asked questions about some episodes of Terry and the
Pirates. Here's a partial response.
    He didn't give much identifying info re the episodes he has listened to
but if they were from the LIBBY'S-sponsored run ('41-'42, Midwest regional),
April Kane was played by Emily Vass (of the singing Vass Family). (Maybe she
continued playing that role in the Quaker-sponsored network run; I don't
have that info handy.)
   As for why the term "invaders" was used instead of "Japanese" in those
wartime episodes, I think that may have been because that was how it was
done in the comic strip version by Milton Caniff, who, I think I've read,
had some control over the scripts in the Libby's-produced version.
   (By the way, Libby's offered the Terryscope on their run of the series;
that premium was mentioned on recent Digests.)
   -- Phil C.

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:51:15 -0400
From: hal stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  The Whiffenpoof Song

From: JayHick@[removed] posts.

Got a letter from Dr. Richard LeJava, 240 Winter St., Hyannis, MA 02610 (508)
775-6713).  He is looking for a segment from Archie Andrews about Yale
University and the Whiffenpoof Song. Please respond to him.  Jay

Hi Jay. (Is this the "Jay Hick"-erson that I know from the NY, NJ
Convention?) If so, Hi! It's been awhile. Hope all is well with you.

The only light I can shed on your question was that, yes, Bob Hastings did
sing the Wiffenpoof song on an Archie segment, but I don't recall that the
show had anything to do with the University itself. I'm not sure if that
episode exists on tape, but I sure remember him singing it.

Regards, Hal(Harlan)Stone

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:56:47 -0400
From: "Tim Lones" <tallones@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  (OT) Geauga Lake

   Bill,
I read with interest your experiences with Bob Crosby at Geauga Lake in Ohio
in [removed] you might be interested to know that Geauga Lake was
bought by the Six Flags Amusement Park people several years ago and this
year Six Flags also bought Sea World-Ohio to combine the two parks into one
large park called Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.
     Always enjoy your insight into the world of Network [removed] up the
good work!


Sincerely,
Tim Lones

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:57:43 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  OPA

Israel Colon asks:

I was a little puzzled because we did not enter the war until
December 7, 1941. If we were not yet involved in the war, why was the OPA
established? Were we experiencing run away
inflation?

Despite the creation of the Office of Price Administration in August, prior
to Pearl Harbor and our entry into the war, the country was rapidly
becoming embroiled in a wartime crisis effected by the events in Europe and
Asia. We were already involved in Lend-Lease and despite the wishes of the
isolationists, we were not totally free from what was happening in the rest
of the world.

The country was beginning to experience rising prices and inflation, and
the government had been involved in some kind of price controls through the
Price Stabilization and Consumer Protection Division of Roosevelt's special
Defense Advisory Commission going back to 1940. But the price controls were
not working and black markets were beginning to abound along with a
public's growing dissatisfaction with the types of controls.

Bernard Baruch, a Wall Street financier had written of a need for more
stringent controls and rationing in an article in the Harvard Business
Review (March, 1941 pp 261-270) as the country moved ever so more closely
to war. His arguments were partly based on his experiences from World War I
and he felt there needed to be a very strict management by a central agency.

The Price Stabilization Division was proving ineffective prompting
Roosevelt to create OPACS (Office of Price Administration and Civilian
Supply) in April. But OPACS itself was ineffective because it lacked true
formal powers of enforcement. So in the summer, the control was transferred
to the Office of Production Management, which was primarily focused on
military allocation. So finally, in August, the Office of Price
Administration was created to focus on civilian allocation. But it wasn't
until the office became aware that economic control of civilians was
different from the military that by 1942 enforcement power through
rationing and control of civilian prices was enacted. By this time, we
were, of course, at war.

Jim Widner
(Who is sorry for the long (generally non-OTR) answer, but who believes it
is a fascinating period in our economic history that many people should be
aware of.)

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:33:08 -0400
From: "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Self Serve Gas

Hello All,

I guess this thread is getting way off topic, but it has me wondering when
self-serve gas got started in various parts of the country.  I got my
driver's license in 1975, at the relatively advanced age of 18.  I"m pretty
sure that I couldn't pump my own gas for the first year or two I was driving
(I would have if the local gas stations offered it as it is cheaper than
full serve and I certainly needed to save every penny then).  I've lived all
my life in upstate New York.  A couple of months ago I was discussing this
with a slightly older friend who had been driving since the late 1960s, but
who grew up in Minnesota.  He said he had pumped his own gas since he
started driving. Did self-serve gas come earlier to the Midwest than other
parts of the country?

George

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:33:11 -0400
From: leemunsick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  A&A and self-service gas stations

When I left New Jersey just a little over a year ago, they still did not
allow self-service filling stations.  I never heard of this vis-a-vis
Oregon; the Garden States' news media have for years been saying that New
Jersey was the only remaining state not allowing self-service gasoline
dispensing.

Service at the pump may be the rule there, but the old "Check your oil?
Wash your windshield?" and the like went by the {floor} boards years ago.

Lee Munsick  "That Godfrey Guy"

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:33:13 -0400
From: leemunsick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  New Jersey gas (again)

I should have kept reading the Digest to the end!

I have to correct one comment.  The filling station owners and their New
Jersey Gasoline Retailers Association have been fighting for years to get
legislation to ALLOW self-service, not defeat it.

The motorists (more in New Jersey, I believe, than any other state) have
made their dislike of the idea well known.  About 15 years ago, traveling
widely around the east, I found that the difference between the price of
"full service" gas charged to a credit card and self-service paid by cash
could run as much as 30 cents a gallon or more.  And this was long before
today's horrendous prices.  This despite the retailers' contention that
self-service would cut their payroll expenses, which would be passed on to
the customers.  Hah!

By the way, the worst difference I noticed then was not in New [removed]
was in Virginia, where I now live!

Lee Munsick  "That Godfrey guy"

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:33:06 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Pete Kelly and Companions

Mike Kerezman, speaking of various Jack Webb shows, notes,

one show that is consistently overlooked is PETE KELLY'S BLUES.
Alothoug this show was only on for about 2 months it inspired a later
FILM of the same name and a brief TV show. Its kind of  like Pat Novak
with More [removed] show is truly piece of art.

I like Pete Kelly's Blues, but it had a different flavor than Pat Novak.
It was set in the 1920s, and gave a good impression of the era.  Just as
the classical bridges in The Lone Ranger added authenticity to the mythic
aspect of the show, the jazz in Pete Kelly's Blues framed the show in the
Roaring 20s.  Regrettably, relatively few Pete Kelly's Blues survive.

The film, which was a bit more complex than the radio show, had one
interesting feature: it gave an origin story to the character and
explained where he got his trumpet.  It is or was available on videotape.
 I have a copy in my library, but I can't close my eyes and pretend it's
an OTR show.  Great finish, BTW.

Although I like all the Jack Webb shows, there is enough diversity that I
don't have to try to determine a "best."

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:34:02 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Prvbate Eye Sam

Ivan igsjr notes, speaking of private eye shows,

SAM SPADE is really almost a comedy show than a private-eye show; the
fun comes from Howard Duff's insouciant way with a wisecrack than any
believable plot.

Sam Spade was a lighthearted show, and highly enjoyable.  Mr. Duff put
his stamp on the character, and while there were a few serious episodes,
many of them had a light touch.  This was a show I tried not to miss as I
was growing up.  It wears well, and is quite enjoyable today.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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