The Inventory of the Van Christo Radio Theatre Collection #1589 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Van Christo Radio Collection 10/26/00 Preliminary Listing Note: VCRT = Van Christo Radio Theater; TH= Tree House. Dates refer to broadcast dates for VC's radio programs, not original creation or broadcast dates (unless otherwise noted). I. Audio. A. 7 11 reel to reels. Box 1 1. Not labeled, marked "8." 2. "The Lone Ranger." a. VCRT: "Tunnel to Trouble" and "Guilty Knowledge," 3 3/4 ips, 25 minutes. b. VCRT: "Trouble at the Rafter 'H' ," "Dead Man," "Marked for Murder," 3 3/4 ips. c. VCRT: "Kill or Be Killed," "Birthday for Billy," 3 3/4 ips. d. VCRT: "The Wrong Man," "The Witness," "Boots and the Rodeo," 3 3/4 ips. e. VCRT: "Call to the Colors," "Teacher's Brother," "The Fugitive," 3 3/4 ips. Box4 f. VCRT: "The Count of Three," 7 ½ ips. g. VCRT: "The Count of Three;" "Telescope Clue;" "Marked for Death," 3 3/4 ips. h. TH: "The Wrong Man," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 9/30/n.y. Box 1 3. "Series: Informax: Great Guildersleeve," 7 ½ ips. 4. VCRT: 1. "Blondie"; Music Break: "Let's Dance On" (Goodman); 2. "The Sixshooter"; 7 ½ ips. 5. "X-1", "Episode 2: Martian Death March," 28 minutes. 6. VCRT:1/27/n.y., "Halls oflvy; Archie." 7. VCRT: The Clock: "The Angel with Two Faces, Parts 1 and 2," 7 ½ ips., 25 minutes, 39 seconds; 2 copies. 8. "Old Time Radio Day on WBUR FM," 7 ½ ips. 9. "Dimension X", "Episode 11: A Logic Named Joe," 27 minutes, 4 7 seconds. 10. "War of the Worlds, reel 1 of 2, 30 minutes. 11. VCRT, Side One: Mercury Theatre, "Dracula (1938);" Side Two: a. Molly Mystery Theatre, "The Creeper (1946)"; b. "The Shadow," "White God (1937)," 3 3/4 ips. 12 Not labeled, marked "10." 1 13. VCRT: 1. "The Great Guildersleeve"; Music Break: The Big Band Sound featuring the song "I'm Beginning to See the Light"; 2. The Snow Village Sketches. 14. VCRT: 1. "People are Funny"; Music Break: "Boogie Blues" (Gene Krupa); 2. Dr. Kildare; 3 3/4 ips., 57 minutes, 52 seconds. 15. TH: "Life ofFredrich Chopin Part II," 7/28/n.y.; 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes. 16. Not labeled, marked "9." Box2 17. VCRT: 1. "Challenge of the Yukon"; Music Break: "Three Little Fishes" (Glenn Miller); 2. "Mel Blanc"; Fill Music: Glenn Miller, "Moon Love," "Little Brown Jug," "Back to Back." 18. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, 3 3/4 ips., 134 minutes, 4 seconds. 19. VCRT: "The Sealed Book," "Episode 8: Stranger in the House." 20. TH: "Mougli's Brothers," 7 ½ ips. 30 minutes, 11/11/n.y. 21. TH: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, "Episode 13L," 7 ½ ips., 27 minutes,8/27 /n.y. 22. TH: The Bronze Bow. a "Part I," 7 ½ ips. 30 minutes, 8/18/n.y. b "Part II," 7 ½ ips. 30 minutes, 8/25/n.y. 23. TH: The Door in the Wall, "Part I," 7 ½ ips. 30 minutes, 3/27n.y. 24. The Treetops Show: The Green Hornet, "Woman in the Case," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 10/7/n.y. 25. VCRT: 3/17/n.y. 26. VCRT: Inner Sanctum and Suspense. a. Inner Sanctum, "Death is a Double Crosser;" Suspense, "Marry for Murder"; "'Cabin in the Sky' - Helen Forrest," 62 minutes, 54 seconds, 1/5/n.y. b. Inner Sanctum, "Catch a Killer"; Suspense, "Man Alive with Paul Douglas"; "Lover," Peggy Lee; 3 3/4 ips., 59 minutes, 24 seconds, 8/11/n.y. 27. VCRT: 1. "Aldrich Family," "Episode 25"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 47"; 3 3/4 ips., 57 minutes, 36 seconds, 12/3/n.y. 28. TH: "Life of Friedrich Chopin", "Part I," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 7/21/n.y. 29. TH: "The Perilous Road", "Part I," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 7/7/n.y. 30. TH: "Horton Lays an Egg - Ali Baba," 7 ½ ips., 31 minutes, 11/18/n.y. 2 31. TH: "Life and Times of Mozart," "Conclusion," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 6/30/n.y. 32. VCRT: "The Shadow." Box 3 a. "Phantom Voyage;" "Death is an Art," 3 3/4 ips. Box4 b. "The Creeper"; "Seance with Death," 3 3/4 ips. c. "Death at the Rails"; "A Gift of Murder"; "Carnival of Death," 3 3/4 ips. d. "Death Takes the Wheel"; "Bones of the Dragon," 3 3/4 ips. e. "Mark of the Black Widow"; " Reflections of Death." f. "Comic Strip Killer" and "Murder Underground," 3 3/4 ips., 3/10/n.y. g. "The Nursery Rhyme Murders," 7 ½ ips., 9/16/n.y. h. "Night Marauders"; " Voodoo," 3 3/4 ips., 11/11/n.y. 1. "House That Death Built"; "Murder and the Medium"; "Death Rides High," 3 3/4 ips.; March 31-April 19, n.y. Box3 33. VCRT: "Passing Parade with John Doremus." 34. VCRT: Side 1. "Gangbusters"; Side 2. "Gangbusters." 35. "A Brief History of the Golden Age of Radio (with excerpts)," by VC, 7 ½ ips., 22 minutes, 2 copies. 36. VCRT: The Green Hornet. a. "Circumstances After Cases"; "Bait for a Two- Timer"; "Justice Weaves a Blindfold," 3 3/4 ips. b. "A Question of Time," 3 3/4 ips., 5/11/n.y. 37. TH: Jack Benny; Hansel and Gretel; 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 1/13/n.y. 38. TH: The Canterville Ghost, "Pt. II, #13K," 7 ½ ips., 26 minutes, 35 seconds., 8/20/n.y. 39. TH: Beethoven, "Pt. II," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes; 5/5/n.y. 40. TH: Alice in Wonderland, "Pt. I, #13G," 7 ½ ips., 30 minutes, 20 seconds, 7 /23/n.y. Box4 41. VCRT: 1. The Aldrich Family; 2. Archie Andrews. 42. "Minority Programming at WBUR," 10 minutes, 30 seconds. 43. "Milton Berle Thanksgiving." 44. "Commercial for the 'Muse,' a musical instrument," 7 ½ ips. 45. VCRT: Arch Oboler Radio Drama. 46. 1. Life of Riley, "Episode 25"; 2. Great Guildersleeve, "Episode 7"; 3 3/4 ips., 50 minutes, 56 seconds, 11/26/n.y. 3 Box 3 B. 5" tapes. 1. VCRT: "Middle Sponsor Spot #2," 7 ½ ips., 2 minutes, 47 seconds. 2. "WAARC 'Bell Tolls' 30 seconds, Poor Audio." 3. "l. 'Talk Their Language ... '; 2. 'Tired of the Same Old Radio Commercials ... '," 7 ½ ips. 4. "Christmas Shows Demo." 5. VCRT "Promotion: With Weather," 7 ½ ips. 6. Van Christo Mystery Theatre: "l. Open, 1 minute, 52 seconds," "Close, 45 seconds." 7. VCRT Promotion as heard on WCRB Radio; Promotion for The Shadow, 7 ½ ips. 8. "Pilgrim Press: spot 1. Military Complex; spot 2. Same Sex; spot 3. Hombre Nuevo," 7 ½ ips. 9. "Radio promos for The Devil and Mr. 'O '," 7 ½ ips. 10. "Male Announcers - Samples," 43 samples included. I 11. VCRT: "Song: 'I Had the Craziest Dream,' by Helen Forrest," 7 ½ ips. 12. "Albanian Orthodox Bishop Stefan," 7 ½ ips. 13. "Tired of the Same Old Radio Commercials ... ," 60 seconds. 14. "Interview with VC, Advertising Executive," 7 ½ ips., 7 minutes. 15. "James Kelley Demo Tape," 7 ½ ips. C Dated Reels, 7". Box 1 1. "1950, Duffy's Tavern with Jeff Chandlier," 21:42 fade music, 31 :30." 2. VCRT: "The Lone Ranger." a. "The Notorious El Diablo," 7 ½ ips, 2/23/69. b. "The Infernal Machine," 7 ½ ips, 12/30/78 (also cf. Box 2). Box2 c. "'Shrimp' Butler," 7 ½ ips., 10/5/69. d "Marked for Murder," 7 ½ ips., 10/12/69. Box 3 e. "The Badlands," 7 ½ ips., 4/27/69. Box 1 3. VCRT: "Gunsmoke": "Man Who Lives By The Sword"; 2. The Shadow: "Spider Boy," 3 3/4 ips, 7/21/74. 4. VCRT: "Gunsmoke": "The Man Hunter," 3 3/4 ips., 52 minutes, 9/4/75. 5. VCRT: 1. "Gunsmoke," "Jezera Cobb"; 2. The Shadow: "The Ghost Walks Again"; 3 3/4 ips, 6/19/76. 6. VCRT: "Life of Riley" and "Great Guildersleeve." a. 1. "Life of Riley," "Episode 6", 2. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 9," 3 3/4 ips., 2/26/77. 4 b. 1. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 154"; 2. "Life of Riley," "Episode 9," 3 3/4 ips., 57 minutes, 35 seconds, 4/9/77. c. 1. "Life of Riley," "Episode 24"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 45"; 3 3/4 ips., 55 minutes, 36 seconds, 11/12/77. Box2 d. 1. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 23"; 2. "Life of Riley", "Episode 13"; 3 3/4 ips., 58 minutes, 15 seconds, 6/4/77. e. 1. "Life of Riley", "Episode 19"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve," "Episode 35"; 3 3/4 ips., 59 minutes, 32 seconds, 8/27/77. f 1. Great Guildersleeve, "Episode 17"; 2. Life of Riley, "Episode 10"; 3 3/4 ips., 55 minutes, 15 seconds, 12/17177. Box3 g. 1. Life of Riley, "Episode 14"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve", "Episode 25"; 3 3/4 ips., 57 minutes, 6/18/77. Box4 h. 1. "Life of Riley," "Episode 7"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve," "Episode 11"; 3 3/4 ips., 3/12/77. 1 1. "Life of Riley," "Episode 12"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve," "Episode 2"; 3 3/4 ips., 54 minutes, 20 seconds, 5/21/77. J. 1. "Great Guildersleeve," "Episode 29"; 2. Life of Riley, "Episode 16"; 3 3/4 ips., 59 minutes, 34 seconds, 7/16/77. k. 1. "Life of Riley," "Episode 18"; 2. Great Guildersleeve, "Episode 33"; 3 3/4 ips., 56 minutes, 34 seconds, 8/13/77. 1. 1. Great Guildersleeve, "Episode 37"; 2. Life of Riley, "Episode 20"; 3 3/4 ips., 57 minutes, 30 seconds, 9/10/77. 7. VCRT: "Aldrich Family" and "Great Guildersleeve." Box 1 a. 1. "Aldrich Family," "Episode 159"; 2. "Great Guildersleeve," "Episode 28"; 3 3/4 ips., 59 minutes, 7 seconds, 7/7 /77.