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NN?¥ MARY LIVINGSTON PHIL HARRIS • ROCHESTER • DON WILSON ~ Page Two ILLUSTRATED PRESS Jul.L...1219 tl CLUB ADDRESSES:Please use the cor­ ~ rect address for the business you have in mind. Return library mat­ a! erials to the library address. ~ TAPE LIBRARY:Dom Parisi SI 38 Ardmore Place 11 Buffalo~N.y. 14213 LUX HALLMARK c1 (716) 804-2004 RADIO THEATER PLAYHOUSE ti tl REFERENCE LIBRARY:Pete Bellanca 9:00 P. M. 10:00 P. M. 1620 Ferry Road AI J.I,•••ta ... a• . .. ..H I. y.... HetD. ,til I. ttti. r.a. BI "J.I,•• 51.,. A'.1e", .f "St.ry .. n dl.....1 at Grand Island, t~ N.Y. 14072 HOLLYWOOD OVER THE AIR:MOVIE (716) 773-248$ Fl STARS AND OLD TIME RADIO il OTHER BUSINESS: OTRC AI P.O. Box 119 by Alf H. Walle t1 Kenmore,N.Y. 14217 7: (716) 877-2387 In his autobiography,~­ at THE OLD TIME RADIO CLUB LETTERS TO IP:Kean Crowe mill To Oblivion, wrote, tl ee MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: 200 Woodward Drive "When a radIo comedian's program West Seneca,N.Y. is finally finished it slinks down iJ Club dues are $13.00 per yr. 14224 Memory Lane into the limbo of yes­ me from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. Mem­ (716) 674-6123 terday's happy hours. All that 01 bers recieve a membership card, the comedian has to show for his se library lists,a monthlr newsletter COLUMNISTS:Jerry Collins years of work and aggravation is sl (The Illustrated Press),a semi­ $6 Christen Court the echo of forgotten laUghter." annual magazine (Memories),and Lancaster,N.Y. 14086 Although written as a personal m~ various special items. Additional Hy Daley assessment,Allen's words are an tI: family members living in the same 437 South Center appropriate epitaph for the golden m~ household as a regular member may Corry, Pa. 16407 age of radio. Even with a new in­ tt join the club for $2.00 per year. terest in vintage radio, typified Ot These members have all the privi­ Stu Mann by numerous recent pUblications in wi: leges of regular members but do 44 Ganson Street this area,radio is a forgotten We not recieve the pUblications. A North Tonawanda,N.Y. medium. be junior membership is available to 14120 The scant attention which wi persons 1S years of age or younger Jill Snyder radio gets often takes the form of VB who do not live in the household S17 Norttl Hamilton St. a left handed compliment;it is of a regular member. This melllber­ Saginaw,Mioh. 48602 presented as a mindless nostalgia­ ship is $6.00 per year and includes invoking pastime,which in the ret­ all the benefits ot a regu1a.l" mem­ rospect of the 1970s,parodies it­ bership. Regular lIembereh1p dues self. Writing in this tradition, are as follows:if you join in Jan. NEW MEMBERS: commentators and critics have of­ dues are $13.00 for the year,Feb., Peter T. L1aros,20S6 Do!1se Rd. ten loaded the diceifinely pro­ $12.00;Karch $11.00;April $10.00, E.Amherst,JI.Y. 140$1 duced shows of sophistication are May $9.00JJune $8.00JJuly $7.00, Daniel Kjeldgaard,101 leael Dr. usually ignored while simplistic -' Aug.,$6.00;Sept.,$$.00,Oct.,$4.00; Buffalo N.Y. 1422$ and cliched children's shows are Nov.,$3.00;and Dec.,$2.oo. The T. Wysooki,P.O.Box ~164,Station F exploited for their camp appeal. numbers after your name on the Hamilton, Ontario, Can. Vintage radio,however,pos­ address label are the month and sessed a sophistication which eas­ year your renewal is due. Remind­ ily eclipses modern television. er notes will be sent. Your re­ DEADLINE:for the August IP-July 16th There are several possible explan­ newal should be sent in as soon as for the Sept. IP-Aug. 13th ations for this fact;perhaps the possible to avoid missing issues. for the Oct. IP-Sept.8th. most vital reason was that radio KIRK Please be certain to notify us if was able to tap the skills of pro­ U you change your address. BACK ISSUES:All are $1.00 each, fessional actors and actresses who ANI worked in other forms of entertai­ VIC. THE ILLUSTRATED PRESS is the monthly postpaid, except where noted. Out­ nment such as and the of-print issues can be borrowed UI newsletter of The Old Time Radio from the reference library. motion picture industry. Today, I ClUb, headquartered in Buffalo,N.Y. will talk about the latter, the im­ Contents,except where noted, are MEMORIES:Vol 1 #1 ($2.00).#3,#4~ pact which the motion picture ind­ :10 copyright 6 1979 by the OTRC. #5;Vol. 2 #1,#4 ($2.00J. ustry had upon radio and, converse­ All rights are hereby assigned to IP:#3 (With SHADOW script),#5A (RR ly,the influence radio had on the THEAn the contributors. Editor:Kean F. AC/OTRC special #1),#8 (50¢), movies. CroweiProduction Manager:Millie #10 (with Part 1 of LUX RADIO Radio and talking pictures 8:30 DunworthiGraphics Coordinator:Corb THEATER log),#14 (50¢),#15 (50¢), emerged at exactly the same time, Besco. Send all contributions and #16,#17,#18,RHAC/OTRC Special #2, durinp, the 'calm before the storm' letters to the editor at 200 Wood­ #19,#20,#21,#23,#24,#25,#26,#27, lit ward Drive,'Nest Seneca,N.Y.14224. #28 (RHAC!OTRC Special #3),#29, Published since 1976. Printed in #30,#31,#32 ($2.00),#33,#34,#35. U.S.A. Jul ILLUS'fRAl',,;.lJ PRJi,':)c; Fa e Three which preceded the great depress­ ion;coincidently,both arrived in ~USTRATED PRESS July 1979 blaCkface. Al Jolson,starring in CLUB ADDRESSES:Please use the cor­ the The Jazz Singer, opened the rect address for the business you talkie age with the words,"You ain I t heard nothin I yet I",a calc­ have in mind. Return library mat­ ulated phrase which reeks of the erials to the library address. same forced profunc1ity of "One TAPE LIBRARY:Dom Parisi small step for a man;one giant 38 Ardmore Place leap for mankind",the dramatic Buffalo~N.Y. 14213 LUX HALLMARK climax 01' a 196Us prime time spec­ (716) 8tJ4-2004 RADIO THEATER PLAYHOUSE tacular. The late 1920s also saw 9:00 P. M. 10:00 P. M. the emergence of Freeman Gosden REFERENCE LIBRARY:Pete Bellanca f~om AI Jol••••tan .1 .,...1' I. v•• Mefll••tan I. "tie rei. and Charles Correll marginal 1620 Ferry Road .t "Ster, of n .....411...··1 Grand Island, "Jell.' SI... A'al.". actors into Amos and Andy,radio's first wildly successful series. N.Y. 14072 HOLLywOOD OVER THE AIR:MOVIE (716) 773-2485 From the start radio and the mov­ STARS AND OLD TIME RADIO ies cooperated and did not compete; OTHER BUSINESS:OTRC Amos and Andy was so popular that P.O. Box 119 by AU H. Walle theaters stopped their films at Kenmore,N.Y. 14217 7:00pm and piped the show to the (716) 877-2387 In his autobiography, Tread­ audience. Until both radio and LETTERS TO IP:Kean Crowe mill To Oblivion,Fred Allen wrote, the movies were irrevocably chang­ 200 Woodward Drive "When a radIo comedian's program ed by the emergence of television West Seneca,N.Y. is finally finished it slinks down in the early 1950s,they were twin rr. 14224 Memory Lane into the limbo of yes­ medias often supportive of each lDI­ (716) 674-6123 terday's happy hours. All that other and exchanging acting per­ the comedian has to show for his sonnel,writers,directors,and even ~er COLUMNISTS:Jerry Collins years of work and aggravation is story lines. 56 Christen Court the echo of forgotten laUghter." My time today allows me to Lancaster,N.Y. 14086 Although written as a personal merely rough out my chain of ...1 Hy Daley assessment,Allen's words are an thought and I will limit my com­ M 437 South Center appropriate epitaph for the golden ments to two specific aspects of loY Corry,Pa. 16407 age of radio. Even with a new in­ this relationship. First,I will ~. terest in vintage radio, typified outline the profound influence L­ Stu Mann by numerous recent publications in which one radio personality, Orson 44 Ganson Street this area,radio is a forgotten Welles,had upon the history of North Tonawanda,N.Y. medium. both radio and cinema. Second, I 14120 The scant attention which will give a brief account of the Jim Snycler radio gets often takes the form of various Hollywood based radio 517 Nortl1 Hamilton st. a left handed compliment;it is Saginaw,M1oh. 48602 presented as a mindless nostalgia­ invoking pastime,which in the ret­ rospect of the 1970s,parodies it­ self. Writing in this tradition, NEW MEMBERS: commentators and critics have of­ Peter T. Liaros,2056 Do~e Rd. ten loaded the dice;finely pro­ B.ADiherat,I.Y. 14051 duced shows of sophistication are Daniel Kje1dgaard,101 Bas81 Dr. usually ignored while simplistic Butfalo,N.Y. 14225 and cliched children's shows are T. Wysocki,P.O.Box b164,station F exploited for their camp appeal. Hamilton, Ontario,Can. Vintage radio,however,pos­ sessed a sophistication which eas­ ily eclipses modern television. DEADLINE:for the August IP-July 16th There are several possible explan­ for the Sept. IP-Aug. 13th ations for this fact;perhaps the JOAI FOITAIIE for the Oct. IP-Sept.8th. most vital reason was that radio was able to tap the skills of pro­ SAM LEVIIiI HERIERT MARSHALL BACK ISSUES:AII are $1.00 each, fessional actors and actresses who AIlITA LOUISI. In postpaid, except where noted. Out­ worked in other forms of entertai­ VICKI CUMMIIiGS. ~Mtt?ltMf· ~y nment such as vaudeville and the of-print issues can be borrowed motion picture industry. Today, I KARL MALDEII loy A. A• .­ I from the reference library. " II 'They eeeaped tho _ loomOrson Welles is primarily never occurred between radio and m1r remembered for two things, the War television, and this has limited epi of the Worlds panic broadcast or­ both industries. sta 1938 and the film Citizen Kane, ~lhile a few actors, such as $5'1 which has often been heralded as Orson welles and , Gab the best movie of all time. These had two parallel careers, the maj- hel productions-considered the finest ority of Hollywood's great talents OUr examples of their respective med­ occasionally appeared on a legion ent~ iums and created before Welles of vehicles which were designed to ' was 30-have overshadowed a long spotlight both them and their most tha~ and brilliant career which embrac­ recent films;shows of this type turt ed simultaneously both radio and cinema. include:Academ Award Theatre,Lux as I Radio Theatre,Ha lmark a use; fro~ In 1937,Welles received ac­ Screen Directors ay ouse, creen and! claim for his portrayal of Lamont Guild Theatre,and Skippy Hol!iWOcid h~ d Cranston in the CBS series The Theatre. Although each show had a d1re Shadow,a role he kept until-rhe somewhat different format, all pre- resl panic broadcast of October 30,1938 sented Hollywood's greatest stars nor~ made him an internationally accla­ ta~~ imed artist. The reputation this to the radio pUblic in what amoun- ted to a web of high quality rep- an . show earned,llelles has often lam­ ertory theatres. A brief history tioE ented,forever pigeon holed him as au~ a master of horror and mystery. of Lux Radio Theatre and Screen For a time,however,his success Guild Theatre, the two best remem- abOj earned him a free hand in the pro­ bered of this genre of shows,will en duction of his Mercury Theater Of demonstrate the profound importan- proj The Air,but artist1c innovations ce of such programming to both ra- saw, dio and the movies. . led to several flops and in 1940 ~'Get a plpe.laad of thll," lOy Frank and OrIOn re e Welles and his radio cronies went -as welcomes llIllD-from-MarsWelles to the dUel to Hollywood,resting on their Mar­ new Sinatra program On the air tonight! "I've seen smoked to I tian laurels. ham," says Frank to Orson, "But this is the first time that I've sear Out west,a clique of motion seen a ham smoke"••• and they're off for a gay half-hour of Lux Radio Theatre was one of era1 picture insiders resented the 25 music, merriment, and matchless entertainment. Hear the ver­ wen1 year old upstart and gave him satile Orson coach Frank on the art of.acting-complete with the most lavish and prestigious ing enough rope,hoping he'd hang him­ demonstrations proving that "all's Welles that ends Welles." series in the history of radio-or ceil HearFrank sing yOurfavoritesongs-supported by glamorous for that matter in the history of self. This resentment is typified to C by a poem, based on Little Orphan Eileen Barton, the Vrtnms Vocalists, and Axel Stordahl and his broadcasting. It reeked of Holly­ Orchestra-:a1fbroqght to you by Vimms-the best-known name wood and exploited the glamour of the ~ which was written by Gene in vitamins. Tune in tonight,WKBW, 9 P. M. . pay Lockhart: filmdom during its golden age. the the right to complete the final utilizing a carefully orchestrated Little Orson Annie's come to our aft~ editing of his second picture,~ pUblicity campaign,Lux Radio Thea- anct house to play, Magnificent Ambersons. This is An' josh the motion pichurs up cast what is generally known about Or­ De}l~ an' skeer the stars away son Welles,he was an 'enfant sav­ for An' shoo the Laughtons off the agel who made enemies and master­ lot an' build the sets an' air sweep pieces wherever he went. In spite of controversy,Wel­ an I An' wind the film an' write the les was able to function in both ing talk ani earn her board-en­ movies and radio;a relationship keep; lli!il which many other actors found to and An' all us other acters,when our be enhancing to their careers and perl picthur work is done, financially worthwhile. Movie MotJ We set around the Derby Bar an' celebrities who had radio series has the mostest fun, buil include ,Edward G. I/\~""" ....,... and Robinson,and Ronald Coleman. And thil We set around the Derby Bar an' who can forget 's immor­ ..vatu.. ifill wooe has the mostest fun, tal series Three Sheets to the A-listenin' to the me-tales 'at Mu * 8:30P,'It' Rum Wind? To make the symbiosis even Hick and Nora challl up 0· Annie tells about, Gene Tiemey studies up other victory and tum a' lli!il more pronounced, Welles was able to Arc~e's ~o totl An' the Gobblewelles'll git you parley a film role-that of Harry on language for :rcr::e..creator over illi. Ef you don't watch outl Duffy Tavern visit ...8:30 sen; Lime in The Third Man-into a radio gth But Welles did not stumble;the re­ series. This,of course,is remin­ Screen Directors ural sult was Citizen Kane. iscent of the simultaneous radio Lorn The film,however,angered and film series of the Sherlock Playhouse 10:1 marl william Handolph Hearst, the proto­ Holmes stories starring Basil T.nul.h Bankhead st." . type for Welles' protagonist and a Rathbone and ldgel Bruce. in ·'Lifeboat". FuM hour! shakeup at H.K.O. pictures left Although welles was and is a him without a contract and denied genius anu atypical for that rea- I 1 ...- _

Jul 1 THE ILLUSTRATEv Fh~SS Fa e Five son,his early career is reflective ~ was more than a show,it was an of the entertainment industry of event;broadcast from the husic Box that era. In those days it was Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard,it possible to have a dual career in was given the aura of an opening broadcasting and in film. Such a night complete with spotlights, nat. sharing of personnel,however,has autograph hunters,love struck ad­ never occurred between radio and mirers and ticket scalpers. Each television, and this has limited episode featured from 2 to 4 major both industries. stars who were paid a standard vfuile a few actors, such as $5,000.00 an appearance. Clark Orson \ielles and Basil Rathbone, Gable, demanding special treatment, sse had two parallel careers,the maj­ held out for and got $5,001.00. It ority of Hollywood's great talents During its heyday,Lux was consist­ 1­ occasionally appeared on a legion ently in the top ten: of vehicles which were designed to Lux added to the illusion spotlight both them and their most that thIS was a movie without pic­ IC­ recent films;shows of this type tures by hiring Cecil B. DeMille I include:Academ Award Theatre,Lux as 'Producer'lactually this was a Radio Theatre,Ha lmar a use; front and he mainly served as host Screen Directors ay ouse,~ and master of ceremonies. Although Guild Theatre,and Skippy Hollywood he did not personally produce and Theatre. Although each show had a direct the episodes, the series did somewhat different format, all pre­ resemble his films;costs were ig­ 138 sented Hollywood's greatest stars nored and the episodes became spec­ .a­ to the radio public in what amoun­ taculars,heavily laden with extras .s ted to a web of high quality rep­ and a 21 piece orchestra. In addi­ 1­ ertory theatres. A brief history tion to lending a bit of movie ts of Lux Radio Theatre and Screen authenticity,DeMille told anecdotes Guild Theatre,the two besr-reIDem­ about Hollywood,its people,and oft­ bered of this genre of shows,will en interviewed behind-the-scenes demonstrate the profound importan­ professionals who audiences never ce of such programming to both ra­ saw. dio and the movies. DeMille left Lux Radio Theat­ "Get a pipe-load of thll,"lay Frankand OrIOn ~ due to an argument about union t -as. Frank Sinatra welcomesllIllIJ-from-MIllll Welles to the dues which,on principle,he refused r- new SInatra program on the air tonight! "I've seen smoked to pay. Ignoring a mere $1.00 as­ bam," says Frank to Orson, "But this is the finrt time that I've sessment,he sued the American Fed­ n seen.a ham.smoke" ••• and they're off for a.gay half-hour of Lux Radio Theatre was one of eration of Radio Artists;the case m~lC, memment, and matchless entertainment. Hear the ver­ went to the Supreme Court and dur­ satile Orson coach Frank on the art of acting-complete with the most lavish and prestigious series in the history of radio-or ing the appeal process, DeMille re­ demonstrations proving that "all's Welles that ends Well..." ceived an injunction allowing him ed Hear Frank sing YO\ll" favorite so!igs-supportOO. by glamorous for that matter in the history of Eileen Barton, tbeVitnms Vocali.ts, and AxelStordahl and hiB broadcasting. It reeked of Holly­ to continue on radio in defiance of ~~~-all bro'lghtto you by Vimmo-the best-knownname wood and exploited the glamour of the Federation's edict that he must In Vltamins..Tune In tonight, WKBw, 9 P. M. . filmdom during its golden age. pay up or get out. 'ihen he lost in the last round,he resigned and quit Utilizing a carefully orchestrated the right to complete the final after the January 29,1945 perform­ editing of his second picture The publicity campaign,Lux Radio Thea­ ance. An unplanned phenomenon, the Magnificent Ambersons. This i-s­ case was great publicity. After what is generally known about Or­ Are..,e'. G.est DeMille's exit the show continued son Welles,he was an 'enfant sav­ for another 10 years leaving the age' who made enemies and master­ air in 1955. pieces wherever he went. .ihile Lux Radio Theatre was In spite of controversy,Wel­ an expensive series noted for pay­ les was able to function in both ing outrageous salaries,The Screen movies and radiola relationship Guild Theatre was a charity show which many other actors found to II' and all the earnings of the acting be enhancing to their careers and personnel were turned over to the financially worthwhile. Movie Motion Picture Relief Fund to celebrities who had radio series build rest homes for aged actors include Humphrey Bogart,Edward G. and actresses. As a result of Robinson,and Ronald Coleman. And this gimmick,all the great Holly­ who can forget John Wayne's immor­ Atlnatiru If .. wood greats were eager to appear. tal series Three Sheets to the M.. * 8:30 P.' It' Running from 1939 to 1951,Screen Wind? To make the symbiosis even Nick and Nora chalk up en­ ~ was totally professional and more pronounced, Welles was able to Gene Tiemey studies up other victory and turD a' on Archie's language for ~o i~~ totally movie oriented. The best p~rle~ :?crr,-cnator over a film :ole-that of Harry _~u!o/ Tavern vi.it... 8:30 scriptwriters condensed full len­ L~me ~n The Th~rd Man-into a radio gth feature films into half-hour series. This,of course,is remin­ Screen Directors dramas complete with introduct­ iscent of the simultaneous radio ions,commercials,and closing re­ and film series of the Sherlock Playhouse 10:00 marks. Holmes stories starring Basil T.nul.h Bankhe.d st... Both of these shows were the Rathbone and jjigel Bruce. in "Lifeboat", Although ~elles was and is a Genius and atypical for that rea- July 1979 THE ILLUSTRATED I Page ILLUSTRATED PR~SS Jul1-12l2 their audience. Up until now, the encies,critics usually assume the relationship has consisted tie that TV essentially replaced rad­ mainly of TV buying the rights tiq' io after the latter was forced to films and sharing a chunk of WaYli into its news and music format. real estate in Southern Calif­ theI This,however,is an oversimplific­ ornia. Slowly,however,the old ye~ ation;certain aspects of radio­ hostility seems to be weakening. OTRj including some of its greatest as­ In recent years a host or pro­ of • sets-died and have never been re­ grams based on successful movies mov~ vived on TV. Top of this list was have flooded the airways and in Wayj the relationship between radio and some cases,as in Mash and Paper lit1 the motion picture industry. Chase, original stars recreate pas. It is easy to see Why tele­ tnerr roles for TV. Other ser­ vision and the movies are not co­ ies inspired by movies include Johli operative allies;they are so sim­ How the west Was Won,various Ani­ gre~ WlUJAI ilar they compete with one anoth­ mal House offshoots,and B.J. and fo~ . HOLDEN HOLI er and cannot be easily used to­ the Bear. The courts have decid­ let: gether. As a result,when tele­ ed that Battlestar Galactica is was 4'/h. • '"/I 7" I... Vision arrived as a vital force, not inspired by Star Wars. And ren llUaee.._,_ JVJIl:1IfII. f-B/dfr.1'8 TT- """",,,S­Tlr...J. -= it was as an enemy and not as an Superman:The Movie brings a media mort ally. hero to the screen for the first . in 1 ._- ­ A major result of this di­ time in years. (Sot THOMAS MI'I'CHELL =:::~=:::':. chotomy between movies and tele­ Perhaps this is a first r8lllt vision was that established act­ step,a glimmer of a new era of is 1 THUTRE GUiU ::.AIR THEATRE GUILD:=. AIR ing personnel were (and generally cooperation. Increasingly,movie larl are) forced to choose one or the stars sneak of "work" and not of 1 other as their means of express­ "movies'" or "film". For a num­ andj 8:38 P... WHIM .8:38 P... nlM ion and livlihood. It is diffi­ ber of reasons, including unem­ Wor] cult for major movie stars to ployment in Hollywood,the old HOln U. S. STEEL HOUR U. S. STEEL HOUR appear in TV productions (except barriers appear to be on the makl for talk shows) without compro­ verge of collapse. If TV and ne.­ product of cooperation between mising their careers. John way­ movies can gain the same flexi­ bodJ mass media and the movies. They ne,t'or eX81TIple,was given the bility whioh radio and movies stieG were finely produced and aired first option of playing Matt had in the 19408,a new golden ture during Hollywood's high tide. One Dillon on Gunsmoke,but refused age of entertainment may be role final note, during their reign, because he felt it would hurt dawning. But reoaJ.ling that ved these two shows were back-to-back his image. This division of the three Ani~SJ ,0USf olones cap. on Monday night from 9:00pm to labor has caused most acting are the lates of spr ng of 10:30pm and were conceived of as personnel to specialize in ei­ this inter-genre oross-fertil­ a unit by both radio professionals ther TV or film. Some actors, ization,allow me to advise you and by the radio pUblic. The pro­ such as Clint Eastwood,made the not to hold your breath. ducers of both shows consciously switch from TV to the silver -30­ chose weekly episodes which fit screen,but once there, they tend together nicely to insure that the never to return to their original audience would not be overexposed medium. Others, such as James to either comedy or drama in any Garner,make an occasional movie, :'.';';\~'.: ~:+% one night. The result was a well but are primarily TV stars. As - ....,.. .•. chosen and executed double-feature a result,options have been lost -~....,.­ of Hollywood glamour, excitement and the entertainment industry .,,,...... and entertainment,broadcast coast­ has suffered. to-coast on prime time Monday In their respective gold­ nights, the evening most people are en ages,which largely coincided, least likely to go out. No won­ the movies and radio formed one JOHN \'iAYNE der Howard Cosell is a product of large rield or entertainment;and A REMEHBERANCE the 1970s,not the 1940s. iihen it many talents were not limited to is recalled that many such shows one form of expression. With by existed when radio was king,we can the coming or TV and the inher­ Chuck Seeley appreciate the extent of this re­ ent competition between them, lationship and its great inflU­ movie stars and TV stars have ence. become overspecialized. The 6/16/79 ,iben TV arrived in the late high powered productions and 1940s and early 1950s,many of ra­ individuals which bridged the The earliest I can remember dio's formats and ideas were tot­ gap between media and movies being in a movie theater is in ally translated to video. In ad­ are gone or severely limited 1956. The film was "The Search­ dition,many of radio's most mem­ and the entertainment world has ers",and it starred John Wayne. orable personalities made the suffered as a result. Four years later I saw "The Alamo" transitionjexisting shows such as Perhaps television and mo­ and,to me,Wayne1s version of Davy GWlSf.l01ce and Amos and Andy suc> vies will at last bUry the hat­ Crockett immediately replaced that of Fess Parker,my earlier idol. cessfully riade the switch. Even chet and begin to cooperate,ab­ WEDDIN~ .,-Ian ~~t' s Candid CarrIer:;;. wa3 andoning the thwarting strategy I count myself fortunate O'Hara sII precedeu in radio by Candid ~ic­ which ror 25 years has limited that my father, a Wayne fan since arrive on I copnone. Jecause or these tend- the options or the industry and I 11.­ ,..-,----

Jul 1 THE ILLUSTRATED PRESSS Pa e Seven July 1979 their audience. Up until now, the Saturday matinees of the Thir­ encies,critics usually assume the relationship has consisted ties, exposed me to the Wayne mys­ that TV essentially replaced rad­ mainly of TV buying the rights tique at an early age. Besides io after the latter was forced to films and sharing a chunk of Wayne,he introduced me to many of into its news and music format. real estate in Southern Calif­ the things I have loved over the This,however,is an oversimplific­ ornia. Slowly,however,the old years:Tarzan,,King Kong, ationjcertain aspects of radio­ hostility seems to be weakening. OTR to a limited extent,any number inclUding some of its greatest as­ In recent years a host of pro­ of swashbuckling,high adventure sets-died and have never been re­ grams based on successful movies movies,and more. And when John vived on TV. Top of this list was have flooded the airways and in Wayne died Monday night,I felt a the relationship between radio and some cases,as in Mash and Paper little as I had when my father the motion picture industry. Chase, original stars recreate passed away. It is easy to see Why tele­ tneIr roles for TV. Other sero­ It is my firm opinion that vision and the movies are not co­ ies inspired by movies include John Wayne was the last of the operative alliesjthey are so sim­ How the west Was Won,various Ani­ great movie superstars. And be­ ilar they compete with one anoth­ mal House offshoots, and B.J. and fore any dOUbters get up in arms, er and cannot be easily used to­ the Bear. The courts have decid­ let me define my terms. Wayne gether. As a result,when tele­ ed that Battlestar Galactica is was a superstar by virtue of the vision arrived as a vital force, not inspIred by Star Wars. And following:his pictures have earned it was as an enemy and not as an Superman:The MovIe brIngs a media more money than any other star's ally. hero to the screen for the first in the history of motion pictures i­ A major result of this di­ time in years. (sounds mercenary,doesn't it? But ~ .... D.I chotomy between movies and tele­ Perhaps this is a first remember that the box office take vision was that established act­ step,a glimmer of a new era of is the measure of a star's popu­ 1:1_ ing personnel were (and generally cooperation. Increasingly,movie larity);his practical ownership are) forced to choose one or the stars speak of "work" and not of two film genres, the Western other as their means of express­ "movies" or "film". For a num­ and,to a somewhat lesser extent, 11M ion and livlihood. It is diffi­ ber of reasons,including unem­ World War II movies (Director cult for major movie stars to ployment in Hollywood,the old Howard Hawks once said, "You can't appear in TV productions (except barriers appear to be on the make a Western without John Way­ for talk shows) without compro­ verge of collapse. If TV and ne.");and his longevity and huge mising their careers. John way­ movies can gain the same flexi­ body of work. Wayne was of the ·Y ne,for example,was given the bility which radio and movies second generation of motion pic­ • first option of playing Matt had in the 1940s,a new golden ture stars. His first starring One Dillon on Gunsmoke,but refused age of entertainment may be role came in 1929,and he had ser­ because he felt it would hurt dawning. But reoalling that ved in the business in various ~ ~ck his image. This division of the three House clones capacities since several years labor has caused most acting are the la~rrsprlng of personnel to specialize in ei­ this inter-genre oross-fertil­ ther TV or film. Some actors, ization,allow me to advise you such as Clint Eastwood,made the not to hold your breath. switch from TV to the silver screen,but once there, they tend -30­ the never to return to their original led medium. Others, such as James iY Garner,make an occasional movie, III but are primarily TV stars. As mre a result,options have been lost and the entertainment industry ,st­ has suffered. In their respective gold­ are en ages,which largely coincided, \~AYNE the movies and radio formed one JOHN :of large field of entertainmentjand A REHEMBE1!ANCE :it many talents were not limited to by IS one form of expression. With can the coming of TV and the inher­ Chuck Seeley ~­ ent competition between them, movie stars and TV stars have ! become overspecialized. The 6/16/79 ~e high powered productions and ~­ individuals which bridged the The earliest I can remember ft­ gap between media and movies being in a movie theater is in are gone or severely limited 1956. The film was "The Search­ ~­ and the entertainment world has ers",and it starred John Wayne. I suffered as a result. Four years later I saw "The Alamo" ~s Perhaps television and mo­ and,to me, Wayne's version of Davy vies will at last bury the hat­ Crockett immediately replaced that chet ana begin to cooperate,ab­ of Fess Parker,my earlier idol. r I count myself fortunate WEDDING IN KILLARNEY:"" Jobn Wayne and Maureen anaoning the thwarting strategy O'Hara star in "The Quiet Man," story laid in Ireland to which for 25 years has limited that my father, a Wayne fan since arrive on Paramount Theater screen on Th8nksgiving Day. L the options of the industry and Fage Eight THE ILLUS~RA~E0 PRESS July 1979 Jul rigJi; ILLUor:.:'iAT""":l It strikes me that Wayne pro­ • ...1...... "· lid C.¥.II/III' "CTIII,o." .. bably belongs in company with Tar­ zan,Sherlock Holmes,Buck Rogers, and Superman. All are mythic be­ ings and the John Wayne hero is the stuff of myths and legends. Wayne has impinged on nearly every med­ ium. There were John Wayne comic books,a radio show (THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND;there's a fine article on this series in the June,1979 issue I of Return With Us Now,the newslet­ ter of the Radio Historical Associ­ I ation of Coloradol,numerous TV ap­ pearances (inclUding a couple of dramatic rolesl,and,of course,film. JERRY COLLINS Indeed,he has made a film in just about every genre except horror and science fiction. I hadn't intended to go on at this length,but I'm not sorry I earlier. At least one of his have. I could say more. nearly 200 films plays on TV every John Wayne forgotten? That week;check your TV Guide. Partly be the day. because of this longevity in a fickle business,and partly because c..u-u. of his extraordinary screen pres­ . DeliI' ence,a necessity for any screen "0.2 P.... .~~-;:;..... :~, legend,he has overshadowed his _~ ..:..iu~~ contemporaries. To be sure,peo­ ",' ..... WID. pIe like or or are still around and working,but when did you last go to a theater to see a Stewart movie or a Fonda movie or a Davis movie. I'm talking here of the star's-name-above-the-title kind of movie,not the "ark" movies, Once again it is time to such as "Airport"or"Towering In­ delve into the days of radio ferno" and the like. Given all past••• this, there is no one 16ft in Hol­ When Freeman Gosden and lywood of Wayne's stature. 101 AU Charles J. Correll left WGN in It is currently fashionable TJ(1IIIlS, Chicago, they were not allowed among film critics and those who AClDIAli to take the name Sam and Henry follow their pronouncements to with them. \Jhen they moved to consider Wayne more as a screen EXI:IJDIOO \~~Q they created the names personality than as an actor. In If "Amos and Andy". years to come, this will undoubtably 'ST__ The first broadcast of change,as such things always do. Amos and Andy came on I'larch 19, For,while it is undeniable that he 'FDRTuar, 1928. Gosden and Correll did was a very popular screen personal­ .'3 everything. They played not ity,he was also a very fine actor. ClIOfAl1OS' only Amos and Andy, but every Certainly,in most of his films,Way­ other character,male of female. ne played the same character,which They wrote their own scripts, to a large extent amounted to por­ supplied their own sound effects, traying himself. But my favorite timed their own Shows,as well as Wayne films are those in which he many other jobs. It has been plays "out of character" ,films estimated that during their radio such as "The Searchers"~She Wore A career, Freeman Gosden and Charles Yellow Ribbon", "The Horse Soldiers~ Correll did the voices of over "Rio B~avo","Red River",and others. 550 different characters. I'd have to pick The Search­ The Hooper Rating estimated ers" as my favorite Wayne film. f that in 1931,Amos and Andy had an His performance as a hard-bitten audience of forty million listen­ , ers out of a poulation of one ex-soldier obsessed with searching for his kidnapped niece is superb. hundred, twenty three million. Amol I can't imagine any other actor in The Bell Telephone Company SydJ!el reported a dramatic decline in GreeDl this role. The final shot of Way­ arefri ne,standing alone in the wind,is telephone calls between 7:00 and yooul one of the classic scenes in Amer­ 7:15. water companies also de- MUS1 ican cinema. bylliJl

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oJ<: ILLUSTRAT8iJ PitESS July 1979 Jul 'IH.<.C ILLU;:,'lriATiO:D PRESS l~ine It strikes me th~t Wayne pro­ • bably belongs in company with Tar­ zan,Sherlock Holmes,Buck Rogers, and Superman. All are mythic be­ ings and the John Wayne hero is the DON" 'OOCK "'AT DnLl stuff of myths and legends. Wayne I has impinged on nearly every med­ ium. There were John Wayne comic --THA" ~ books,a radio show (THREE SREETS TO Tlf£ ..,A'/ THE WIND;there's a fine article on ".U~-HU>l this series in the June,1979 issue I liu\t,Wl.I.""'! of Return With Us Now,the newslet­ =-~ ter of the Radio Historical Associ­ I ation of Colorado),numerous TV ap­ 'ID. pearances (including a couple of dramatic roles),and,of course,film. JERRY COLLINS 'N-' ANDY Indeed,he has made a film in just AMOS about every genre except horror 7:30 P. M. and science fiction. , ". II.tflslo .od "N, .,.. I hadn't intended to go on at • ,. 1.. lot .... t. tHlr Jed.. i this length,but 1 1m not sorry I hlL .s have. I could say more. tected a drastic decline in toi­ I John Wayne forgotten? That every let flushing. ~tly will be the da So great was the popularity la ~ of Amos and Andy,that movies were lecause halted at 7:00 so that the audi­ pres­ .hi', 01 P. Mo' ence could listen to their fav­ !een "'0.. orite radio show. Everyone from I1s Herbert Hoover to J. Edgar Hoover peo­ listened to the show. President Ill7 Hoover enjoyed the show so much ai that he was the first President did to have a radio in the Presi­ see a dential office. During the ie or summer, one could follow the show here l~ , even if you were working outside. -title With most windows open,you could lIIovies, Once again it is time to hear the show coming from most In­ delve into the days of radio directions. all past ••• So straight was the char­ . Hol­ 'fuen Freeman Gosden and acter of Amos that his comic and Charles J. Correll left WGN in dramatic appearances declined as !nable Chicago, they were not allowed the show became more sophistica­ i who to take the name Sam and Henry ted. By 1943,he was reduced to ito with them. 'dhen they moved to infrequent walk on parts. In 'elen \~~Q they created the names his place,Gosden played the con­ i. In "Amos and Andy". niving George "Kingfish" Stevens. iubtably The first broadcast of I do. Amos and Andy came on Narch 19, Until next time••• ~at he 1928. Gosden and Correll did "Goodnight all." lrsonal­ everything. They played not only Amos and Andy,but every ~~:~~y- other character,male of female. They wrote their own scripts, supplied their own sound effects, f~:~~~ timed their own shows,as well as ch he many other jobs. It has been s estimated that during their radio are A career,Freeman Gosden and Charles ~diers~ Correll did the voices of over [others. 550 different characters. Search- i The Hooper Rating estimated m. that in 1931,Amos and Andy had an tten audience of forty million listen­ ching I ers out of a poulation of one perb, hundred, twenty three million. Am.1 alld Andy Gel a Sca.. at the l'er:I thought 61 -me tor in The Bell Telephone Company Sydney ,Greenstreet-.n lit. fIa/I-OIl their radio PJ'OIlll'II1 tzilhtl reported a dramatic decline in Greenstreet is famous for ~chiller-dill ... rol.. andAm..8Ild ADc17 Way­ are frightened to death and hilari~ fllDllY. You'll JaUch until ,is telephone calls between 7:00 and your sideo ache. Don't miliatoDii:ht'lriot of fun. Malaiit I familT ADIer­ 7:15. water companies also de- MUlIT to tune in Ameriea'. OWll Am.. " ADdYtoDildn. 1'nIIoDW by Itinao- WBEN -10 P. M. 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Specify _Be_aIoo """""'PI_ and JACK ARMSTRONG programs. cassette or reel,and you'll have ..-.oralllml . M.R.Ciel,112 Central Ave.Hillsdale to take pot-luck as to tapes re­ m~c::.*s-:...'"::.bt~~ . cieved. Please listen to each -..__... be ...... -... N.J. 076~2-Wants:PRESENTINGBORIS Tbe~_~IlIde_ KARLOFF,FRANK MERRlWELL,GREEN HOR­ program on a tape COMPLETELY and NET and NICK CARTER all on \ track. grade shows:Excellent,Very Good, ~-r::.:....~~ Good,Fair or Poor. Please note tr1a1Art_..-.-_bttbe...... WlIo...... WlIobt-..__ Bell Ed Carr,216 Shaner St.,Boyertown, any serious sound defects (static, _Art. Pa. 19512-Wanted:~ show lists from off-speed,etc.). Each show must !JI1II1.be _ "'NewVork, _ tbe collectors of transcription discs, - _ - """"pw by Eft I.e Gal­ be graded seperately. Please re­ ...... a.tc ...... ,.iDd~ or if you have friends who collect turn a list of the graded shows ~ discs,have them send me their lists when you return the tape. 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Edited by Phil Cole. tanl wanda,N.Y.14120-Looking for DAMON This issue of NRT seems to detl RUNYON THEATER and THE LONE RANGER. have more articles than ads. Best of 1 Will trade two for one to get them. ,. of the bunch is Frank Bresee's the column on AMOS & ANDY. Frank by l Bruce Rittenhouse,327 Marquette Dr. Mite Rochester,Mich.48063-Looking for mentions that his GOLDEN DAYS OF RADIO program will pay tribute to taiJ SUPERMAN,FLASH GORDON,and a MAJOR SCREEN DIRECTORS' "" PLAYHOUSE , whic BOWES AMATEUR HOUR from Sept. or PRiSiNTID iVIRY fRIDAY IY RCA YICtOR Gosden and Correll on the broad­ .. casts of August 13 through August folJ Oct. 1943 with an appearance by a ques Detroit Chrysler worker. 17 (over AFRS). Also in this TAPBSPOIWEWi:S: (continued) issue are an article on THE VIC­ at t Jim Snyder,517 North Hamilton St., TORY PARADE OF SPOTLIGHT BANDS, cowt Saginaw,Mich.48602-Looking for any Corb Besco,815 Greenwood Avenue,NE, hobby news,and an OTR news column Ritt LUX RADIO THEATER shows he doesn't Atlanta,Ga. 3030b-Looking for the by yours truly. -CAS rapll have. Will trade two for one to SEARS RADIO THEATER for 2/14/79, OF ~ Under Western Skies lf~.A~ril 1~( get them and has over 300 to choose "The Thirteenth Governess" with Four issues7$6.00 from V;S,137 9 are from. Howard Duff and Linda Kaye Henning. 60th St. North, Clearwater, Florida are 33520. Edited by Ron & Linda Downey. Buy ... I .LUST TED PRESS Jul 9 TAPE LIBRARY:Volunteers are in the July 1979 THE ILLU~TRATED PRESS Page Eleven process of rating the sound quality of each reel and cassette in the Staats Cotsworth, 71, Is Dead; club's Tape Library. 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Natur­ RadioAnI"-Non l' ally,there is no rental charge for 1I_e-llKlftI volunteers, so here's a chance to • ""ourne_oIduIM pick up some shows for just the and oId·tI". rodIo""""""1 cost of postage. The followin~ reels have al­ WhtJmw it is. • • readl been graded:H'8,9,11,13,14, ~mustNdobw 22,24,28,32,37,42-44,46,48,50,58, 1000thlng right! 61-65,71-75,80,94,99,101-105,107­ Iorfroo ...... _ 110,114. The following cassettes Ifyou',. not already II~. Mnd

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REVIEWS: This magazine would seem to National Radi Trader Vo • be a must for Western fans. Each Four quarterly issues • 0 rom issue is packed with information NRT,Box 1147,Mount Vernon, Wash. and enjoyable reading. F'r 1os­ 98273. Edited by Phil Cole. tance:this issue leads off with a This issue of NRT seems to detailed look at the Western films have more articles than ads. Best of (that's right, of the bunch is Frank Bresee's the Three Stooges•••n'yuck,n'yuck) column on AMOS & ANDY. Frank by Stooges fan extraordinaire Walt mentions that his GOLDEN DAYS OF }litchell. Following that is a de­ SCREEN DIRECTORS' . PLAYHOUSE RADIO program will pay tribute to tailed filmography of Dale Evans Rogers~ PRESENTID IVIRY FRIDAY IY RCA VICTOR Gosden and Correll on the broad­ which should interest Roy casts of August 13 through August followers;the always informative 17 (over AFRS). Also in this question and answer colurr~;a look TAPBSPONDENTS: (continued) issue are an article on THE VIC­ at the firearms of various screen 'J TORY PARADE OF SPOTLIGHT BANDS cowboys;and part two of UWS' Tex y Corb Besco,815 Greenwood Avenue,NE, hobby news,and an OTR news cOl~ Ritter filmography. The filmog­ 't Atlanta,Ga. 3030b-Looking for the by yours truly. -CAS raphies presented in UWS and WORLD SEARS RADIO THEATER for 2/14/79, Under \iestern Skies '16 A ril 1 OF YESTERDAY,ITdS' sister magazine, ose "The Thirteenth Governess" with are always excellent. And both Four issues .00 from ~,S,137 9 Howard Duff and Linda Kaye Henning. 60th St. North,Clearwater,Florida are laVishly illustrated as well. 33520. Edited by Ron & Linda Downey. Buy 'em. -CAS _-,;;.,:t: _ -..:-':1.V-:; Tn", ILLU"T;,A'I]';;) Pit";S", Jul because I've just started to write. Unless you are a better writer,if Jul Tii", ILLU"I'RAi'.i>D P I were you,I'd ~eep my big mouth ~lJrrCll' J 11Ci"\.u

~----- quiet. That show is being redone by Please note the deadlines ------someone much more professional than for upco~in8 IP issues listed on is tlte ...... Paul Hemmer could ever be. Besides, page two. Due to unfortunate de­ not ...... the former president of IP,Chuck lays in getting the last IP to Seeley,has to have very low intel­ you (delays not involving the new 111\' ligence to also criticize Hemmer's editorship),there is no conooent­ music and sound effects and then ary on IP ,,')6. l'his has also left FORUM,*X X turn around and print my letter, me short of material for this is­ Nay 29,1979 which was the truth about Hemmer, sue and unless a great deal of ByJ material comes in,for the near Dear Kean, in IP 32. There's quite a few future. Because of this,I am re­ Welcome to the editorship of people in Iowa that are not in printing the following from the the "Illustrated Press". I've en­ love with Paul Hemmer. He doubts such a story could happen? October,1939 issue of the pulp, closed the obituary of Staats Cot­ iUIAZIHG S'l'ORn:S. It is supposed sworth,who played as "Casey, Crime Well I challenge both you to be a radio script that was Photographer". The obit is about and he to come to Calif.,}~.,and you'll find out what crime is written for CBS and rejected. I a month old. ho~e you enjoy it. It will con­ I was very sorry to learn of like. In the meantime,I advise tinue next month. -K.t'''C the death of Allen Rockford,who you and everyone else,unless they was responsible for getting me in­ can back up their foolish and terested in old-time radio. Is unintelligent reasoning, to mind there any more information availa­ their own business,and I mean it. ble on Allen's untimely death? Paul Hemmer can't write,and I doubt seriously whether you can Sincerly yours, Hl~OR~ either. Of course,unless it's Mitchell Weisberg critical of something of which 620 Greenbrier Ct. .I .~ '.'>l.>~ ,It,\ you have no knowledge. I find JI t -·1,. r "~""'f"; __ Fredericksburg,Va. your very existence appalling to 22401 mel ",1 ;J0];j);;?~~~:> -e: «Thank you for the welcome and the Radio & Playwriter, obituary-it can be found else­ Chuck Blaskower «( ""', \~,':;.,~:~~ where in this issue. I haven't «Well,that's comedy time for now {fr' .IbI N'~" any more information on ¥~. Rock­ folks. Do you believe this ford,s death,but I've included paranoid loon. I've been tell­ your full address in case one of ing people that all that sun .'\~ I '1/":' ,,­ the members can help you out-K» out there drives them crazy. ~~~, How else could Ronald Reagan ~r.:~;~ «The following letter was sent to and Jerry Brown ever have been the IP by Corb Besco,who received elected. I can't wait untill t it after a letter from him,refer­ it all falls into the Pacific. tt 1.. ing to }~. Blaskower,appeared in Bozos,all of them. -KFC» the IP #33-KFC» 4-6-79 Mr. Besco, The most ignorant kind of person in the world is one who speaks out on a sUbject he has no knowledge on. You Sir,are not a writerl You have no knowledge of any business agreements between Paul Hemmer and myself. You therefore speak only out of ignorance. For your information,several,I mean several,people heard my show and thought the script was excellent. ! * However,the music and sound effects Mr. Keen '*. 8:00 P.M. When an in­ done by Paul Hemmer left a lot to visible monster lurks in a small 7:30 p. M. Tho gontle' village, terrorizing the country­ be desired. Paul Hemmer,himself, and soft-spoken "Tracer of Side, . as a even admitted the show needed cor­ Lost Penons" matches wits with New England scientist, takes up a cunning criminal in "The Man the case of "The Dunwich rection. For you to speak out With the Twisted Mouth." without knowing the entire details, Horror." shows me what a complete horse's ~ you really arel I defy you to n..Dean write a show as good as that, even H. V. Kaltenborn 7:00 though it is an amatuer's attempt of commentotor. Edit. the News

I because I've just started to write. Unless you are a better writer,if Jul Page Thirteen I were you,I'd keep my big mouth quiet. Time tuns .ack! He~e Please note the ueadlines That show is being redone by iac~ecllhle someone much more professional than for upco~in~ IP issues listed on is the .tol'Y CBS dared Paul Hemmer could ever be. Besides, paee two. Due to unfortunate de­ I\ot b~oaclcast.The completescript, the former president of IP,Chuck lays in getting the last IP to you (delays not involving the new 1IIlexpu~gated,exactly as writtell. Seeley, has to have very low intel­ con~ent­ ligence to also criticize Hemmer's euitorship),there is no music and sound effects and then ary on IP ,,36. 1'his has also left turn around and print my letter, me short of material for this is­ sue and unless a great deal of 8Y LEE LAURENCE ,1979 which was the truth about Hemmer, material comes in, for the near in IP 32. There's qUite a few future. Because of this,I am re­ people in Iowa that are not in lip of printine the following from the OI.CBEITU: (lntroduction .•• Segut re en­ love with Paul Hemmer. He doubts October,1939 issue of the pulp, to Sustailled Cho,d) I Cot­ such a story could happen? Well I challenge both you AllAZI1W S'l'ORli':S. It is supposed ANNOUNCER: The Workshop Pro­ ~Z'im.e to be a radio script that was ~wml Ibout and he to come to Calif.,}~.,and you'll find out what crime is written f'or .CBS.and reje?ted. I O"CH~STRA: (.4 Quick Wipe Out oj h?pe you enJoy It. It wlll c~n,~ Chom) 1m of like. In the meantime,I advise ,ho you and everyone else, unless they ~ :~~o:p,~::::;o~~~~~;::,~j~:~~~ .e in­ can back up their foolish and t l nue nex,t nl)-r-·:c'R Is unintelligent reasoning,to mind ts their own business, and I mean it. NILES: Good evening, everyone. raHa­ This is KeD Niles speaking to you from I? Paul Hemmer can't write,and I doubt seriously whether you can thefoyer ofGrauman's Chinese Theatre lurs, .-'. in Hollywood, where thewhole world is either. Of course,unless it's H ~" ,.~., _iaberg critical of something of which ....-:;;.. .~~~~ expectantly awaiting"Outl~ne theo~ release of 'ier Ct. you have no kn.owledge. I find , :..,'\ H. G. Wells' History" as lurg,s«, Jl t ", ¥, "lM,_~__ filmed by World Wide Pictures Incor­ your very existence appalling to ~.~ \!~~)i',\ ~e. ev~t :401 mel -' "1 ;:: porated, This is the en!ire .,"']t '(:1> ..... ;;,-", v.: , work has been antlCl~ting ever since md the Radio & Playwriter, " .Lf;'i-.i:"->';"':'~" the day that World-WIde p~exy, Alex­ 'ae­ Chuck Blaskower t, ( i:, ander Carman, announced hispur~ r~ of thegreat book by thenoted English en't «Well,that's comedy time for now Onanear1ier.broad~t,only Rock­ folks. Do you believe this l t" historian. ided paranoid loon. I've been tell­ . , a few minutes ago, werotervlewed the De of ing people that all that aun -::::.- starsofthispicture as theyentered the it-K) ) out there drives them crazy. • theatre and realized for the first time How else could Ronald Reagan how little theythemselves knew of ita Itt to and Jerry Brown ever have been production. "Outline of HIstory" has l:eived elected. I can't wait untill • been a two-man job from start to finish refer­ it all falls into the Pacific. ~ -the work ofAleUDder Carman, Pres­ ed in Bozos,all of them. -KFC)) . 'ident of World Wide Pictures, and Bill Hughes, their chief cameraman. Hughes, himself, didnot put in an ap­ ~-79 pearance tonight andit is rumored that he has not been seen at the studio for of more than a month. Carman himself e made the arrangements for rel_ing I no this great picture simultaneously in Hol­ ~ a lywood, New York, Chieago, Lon­ don, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Moscow. r any Within the next few minutes secret 0p­ lul eratives ofthecompany wiD deliver the fore Mm insealed containers andat thesame ,For iDstant, other prints will be delivered In to the projection ma.chine operators in ~~. each theatre where it isbeingpreviewed. Suspense! * There, other representatives of World rreets in~ Wide willbreak theseals and theWorld , to Mr. Keen .*. 8:00 P.M. WhaM." visible monster lurks in • $mall Wide preview will begin. H, 7:30 P.M. The genrl. village, terrorizing the country. and sott-spoken "Treeer of Side, RONALD COLMAN, 3' • cor­ Lost Persons" matches wits with Ne..... England scientist, takes ,up ill cunning crimin.1 In "The Man the case of "The Ounwlch With the TWisted Mouth," Horror," ~;l S ' © COPYRIGHT 1939 u to H, Y, Kaltenborn 111. Dean en 7:00 by AHAZING STORIES ~pt of commenta'ors Edits the News I rage Fourteen THE ILLUSTRATED PnESS Ju1.:L.1.2.U soum>: Sir"" DrnMol Neor VOICES: (Quiet) fivehundred thousand years ago. CARMAN: Miss Wade, please see tbat VOICE: (Really React This Time) Nn.ES: Tile armed escort bearing we're not dlaturbed and call Dr. "The man's mad!"-"It's preposter­ Julv 1979 THE the prints for Graaman's Chinese is Thorndyke for me-I I need a "us!" "He's crazy!" Etc .... comingdownHG!IywoQd Boalevardand stimulant. SPENCER: (B,eaking In) No, be CAIUoUN: Sead IIUs CIDll back to the is stopping in tront of 'the theatre. A, MISS WADE: Yes, Mr. Carman. Iisat, men! He's lying-<:overing upl pwchaaiac department. cordon of police is bRaking a path i SOUND: Door Closes CARMAN: (S1Ir'ugging) See, you MISS W.uIB: VegyweD. through the ctowdlUl4 the containers CARMAN: (After Pasae} Well, gen.ldoa't believe me. (Lallg"s) And I can't 1lODND: Sct4kJJin, of Pen Sto;s ~: (Fi....Ms) Well, there themselves are being uolo8ded. Soon ~tlemen-? ..y tbat I blame you. the world wm witness a picture that KmKMAN: (Dema"di"g) Seehere, SPINCD: (C" a", e s His Tone) you are', Call my car will yeu, Helen? heretofore QD1y two_0 have soen In its ex, we've just come from your pre- Look, Alex, we've been friends for MIss WADE: Yes, sir. (Tile" ... entirety. Andnow I mast leaw for my 'ew of "Outline of History." Where years, you and I-and someof tbe rest StMldeftly Rememberi"g) os, there's a seat iDBIde -thedleaire. jUllt two boura did you get those sbots? f tbne fellows. We've tackled the YlII1118 man waitlns in the reception from now In 1IIl0ther broadcast I sball CARMAN: Some of them I made- problems of tbe industry together­ J'6Ilm.,-.he's been there aiDce noon. live you a full report on the picture. ere in my studio. ft've stood shoulder to shoulder CnMA.N: (ALittleArmoyetl) Wh8t This is Ken Niles, speaking from Holly- KOUtMANS (Raging) You k now hrough a lot of crises. We've a rigbt bs be WIIIIt? wood. what we mean! Wbere'd you get those 10 know how you made tbose pictures. MISS WADE: He refuaes to tell me. He sent his canl. It-it's there on your oaCIIBBTllA: (Bwilds to Bi, C/i1fllU .•. sbots of the Roman ,Coliseum? Vo~r ~tents will be respected--:-you're blotter. HollJ C~ord T"ro","out FollollJj", SPINCD: Where d you pbotograpb entitled to wbat royalties you msh from for Monto,e EJJ"t) those prehistoric animals? the method-but the process should be CAllMAN: H-m·m·m-m •.• "Time VOla: How did you malte those pic. made available to all. Those shots were Travel Incorporated" . . . Dr. Charles NIlWIBOY: Ext~a~ Extra! Read all ures of Columbus? far beyond anything Hollywoed bas Hopkins...• TeD him I'ln busy .•• all abQ':'t.ltl" P~c m thc:atres !~Dows VOICE 2: .•. and the Battle of ever turned out-DeMiIle-Zanuck­ HOPKINS: (OJ Mille . . • From sbowlng of Outline of HIStory. Ex· tings I Where'd you get that? Woody Van Dyke-They've never even D_y) I'D just take a minute of tra ••• paper I CAST VOICU: 8tIild to • Ct..." attempted anything like it. your tiDle,Mr. Carman. cen~ CARKA.N: I'm busy, young man, I IOUND: MotlW R.."..., KnKMAN: (De1nIlndin, Quiet) Wait CARMAN: They couldn't very well, - . a minute, menl (To C_,,) Alex, those shots were the real thing. can't see you. m~Her PoLICE RADIO: Calling all can In we've a right to know bow and where KIRKMAN' But that's absurd Alex! HopKINS: (S4illy) If mortal man in HoDywood area .•• A1I Hollywoo,d you took those picturesI They _ren't Those pre~toric animals Iiv~ five could OIIly understand bowunimportant p can. Proceed at once to Grauman s miniatures and tbey _reD't set&- hundred thousand years ago I time really Is. CbInese Theatre ... restore order. where did you get them? SPENCER: And it's been two thou­ CA&lIAN: Yow time, IJl;1haps, Dr. 1.Ji Calling Gene~ Hospital ••• C~ CAUlAN: (Toying Wit" T"em) ObI sand years since the Roman Empire. Hopkina-not mine. (To AI... Wade) 2.'l1 General Hospital. . . . () Soyou liked those pictures of the post- CuMAN: Nevertbeless, those sbots Haye my car meet me at ~ ride door. 3.Il Mms W_: (Mavin, (JI) Yes, sir. 4.11 SOUNlI: Traffic BtIC"g,ound glacial period, eh, 8DcI those of Cheops were made by Bill Hughes, 01 t"e timet 5.Al bundlne hispyramid? SPENCER: Non sen s e! Where's am-KINs: I know you're busy, Mr. NEWSBOY: Extra ~perl SPENCER: We're not bere to talk, Hughes? CatIDaD, big responsibiIitfe and all 6.1i PoLICE RADpl~L Cal!lngw"!!tca,:s' Carman, we want to knowbow you did CARMAN: (Sadly) I-I don't know. that but "TIme 1'taYe1." is­ ~ .n iOUND· ON\-eman J "IS te::. • • ~: S· . tI That picture wDl mean the ruma- He left three montbs ago-be was to We're not Interested in tra~. 9:~ ::E8TllA' (Build to OverallClimax tion of all our studios. We can't com- be gone only overnigbt-to photograpb Dr. Hopkins. 10 - tmd Out ... Pause) te with you on that basis unless we the ice floesof the Wen> Glacial period. bps: Traveloeues?-Qh, (Lit­ SOUND: Door Flu"g Abruptly. Op... kllOW wbere and bow you took those (Musi"g) Oh, I know you all think I'm IkLruiifu) l_mycanlbasyouabit CAST: (Me,,'s Voices in Angry Mood ,bots. The actors and the rest of the crazy-I thought so, too. But "Outline CCIllflJsed. I don't cIea1 In trave1epes, . . . Ab""t Six Me,,) cut were superimposed, we know that of History" is made-it's in tbe cans, Mr. Cannan,I cIea1ln Time . . • SICllETARY: (Prolesti"g) But, gen- -ordinary process work-but those It was previewed tonight to a half mil­ CAuuN: I cIon't waut any map­ TJa4 tlemen! -Mr. Carman Is busy ... ~bowwere they taken? ion people. Tbat's evidence in itself. zIneI. I'm sure. . . CAltMAN: (Sig"'..g) WeD, I suppose The job's done but it can never be re­ HoPKINs: •.. Time travel .•• SPENCU: (Breaki"g Past) Oh, be'll I'll bave to tell you sometime, it mlgbt peated. (Sig"s) Pour me a drink, Sam, Tak!na people back Into the putI see us all rigbtl as well be now-(Laugh) But I warn and I'll tell you the whole story. Believe cla.AN: ... or nuts. Sorry, joctorl CAST: (CIwrus Agree""'nI) you-you won't believe me. it as you will-it's tbe truth. ~: lJIIDrO#'eJII S.CRETARY: But, Mr. Spencer- SPENCER: Humpbl Leave that to us. SOUND: Stopper 0lIl 0/ Bottle • • • MIu WAD.: Your car's outside, Mr. C.UMAN: (OD Mike a Little) Tbat's CARMAN: Gentlemen, tbose pictures Drink P"",ed Carman. - all rigbt, Miss Wade ... I'll see th~m! were,as you've no doubt guessed, orig- ORC.....TllA: (Begins Bockg,01UJd for CAllMAN: Tbanb. Sbow this younc = SP.NCER: You're blamed well right inal.-ade alllle timet N: Scrotchi", 0/ 1'<0 en ~ n ...... "' .... c: to' -I .... \ObI 0 - THE r­ c- » ..(I en ..I» en CD 3: a.,. » ; - r- •II

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