OTR Digest 131 Fall 2010.Pdf

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Building even more elaborately on this • As it turns out, Adventures By Morse extraordinarily 'invented' series of broad took almost three years to find a broad casts, numerous scurrilous collectors, cast outlet--by syndicated transcription, dealers and otr 'authors' cite both 'east airing in a very limited number of mar coast' and 'west coast' sets of Adventures kets during 1946. It never fully aired By Morse that supposedly aired through during either 1944 or 1945. out 1944 and 1945--but never did either- • The vast majority of broadcasts of on either coast. Nor, as must be quite Adventures by Morse didn't occur until obvious, could there ever be a 'designat the very end of The Golden Age of ed set'--of any kind--in any case. Radio years--in 1953 and 1954. And • In the first place, Carlton E. Morse him again, over an extremely limited number This article is from The Digital Deli / Dee Neyhart 2010© self owned every single copy of the of outlets. physical Adventures By Morse tran Adventures by Morse is the greatest single transcription label from a single- scriptions. 8£GINHIHG TONIGHT 1944 Radio adventure series that never as sold--transcription disc. • In the second place, since this was a aired in either 1944 or 1945. Or at least, • Nor can the otr community produce a transcribed, syndicated program there so say the old time radio community--or single 1944 or 1945 newpaper listing was no order--on either coast. Period. ct 9 P. M. 'otr'--that invented itself in the mid-1970s entry for even one single continguous The affiliates that subscribed to for the express purpose of commercializ 1944 or 1945 broadcast run. Adventures By Morse aired them in any ing and exploiting Vintage or Golden Age • Nor can the otr community produce a three-or ten-episode arc order they Adventures Radio. The otr community has long claimed single 1944 or 1945 promotional broad chose to. that Adventures By Morse was one of the cast article about either the program, • And finally, since Carlton E. Morse him three, legendary Radio Adventure series' Carlton Morse's involvement with the self would never have sanctioned such by Morse penned by Carlton E. Morse. program, nor any of the program's stars' absurd concepts as an 'east coast set' • CARLTON E, MORSE There are a multitude of problems with involvement with the program or a 'west coast set', then there simply Presents :his newest o lr thrlll the above otr-perpetuated hypotheses: This rather awkward situation begs sever wasn't such a set. Period. Q.E.D. Any CAPTAIN FR.IDAY • None of Carlton E. Morse's adventure al additional observations. otr vendor who tells you there is, is a the drama programs were particularly leg The first observation that leaps to mind charlatan. In endary--by any critical measure. is the legendary nature of the travesty that's So, on sum, even though this 'legendary ._,,,,. "CITY of the DEA.D'' • Only two of Morse's adventure dramas been foisted onto the otr community for radio program' was neither legendary, nor Bro1,19ht yo1,1r olr• ever actually aired when created--! Love over 32 years regarding this 'legendary broadcast Radio, nor a program per se, w-ciy Heh Sundgy A Mystery and I Love Adventure. radio program.' We say this with some it's clear that it was something. Just what •••.nht!J o-t !> by'- GRAM ITE justifiable conviction since: • Carlton Morse, while justifiably recog that 'something' was, remains to be dis i FUllMITURE CO. nized as one of the 20th Century's most • the program was certainly never covered. '1,, prolific serial drama writers, was not a legendary Now we come to the facts of the mat particularly gifted, let alone imaginative, • it was neither aired nor fully broadcast ters at hand: adventure or suspense writer. over Radio in 1944 or 1945 • Carlton E. Morse famously retained all • The otr community, while claiming air • there's some question as to whether is rights to his intellectual property, going as dates for Adventures by Morse can cite was even intended as anything more far as 'renting' the iranscriptions of his not one single air time or station for a than an elaborate bargaining chip in adventure serials to subscribing stations. Premiere broadcast of Adventures by single 1944--or 1945--run of the series. Carlton Morse's long-running efforts to This, by way of explanation for why we Morse over KALL, Salt Lake City on • Nor can the otr community produce a keep one of his adventure serials airing find no circulating transcription discs of January 20 1946 4 5 Indeed, to this day, all rights to • The Girl On Shipwreck Island in three the role of Skip Turner at one lime or Adventures By Morse are retained by episodes another. Both actors were alumni of Morse's ••A ..1__ MorseLCo, Incorporated, the Morse • Dead Men Prowl in ten episodes 27-year, 14.7 million spoken-word run of Aaventures Family's California-registered Trust. While • You'll Be Dead In A Week in three One Man's Family. they have occasionally issued a license to episodes The modular concept by which the By Morse'' some of Carlton Morse's holdings, the vast • The Land of The Living Dead in ten series was packaged was also of note. majority of his work remains in the exclu episodes With story arcs alternating between three sive possession of the Family's trust. • It's Dismal To Die in three episodes and ten epsiodes each, it was designed to A Apparently the Morse Family has been If the titles seem somewhat childish or appeal to virtually any affiliate station's New M}'Stet)' Thtill~ counseled that a resurgent market for unimaginative, it's not your imagination.

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