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A Dramatic SaturdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast March 15, 1949, 76 years ago, The Shiny Gun. A young boy shoots his friend while playing with his father's loaded gun. Running from the law, he hides out in the sewer pipes. Followed by Mr. District Attorney starring David Brian, originally broadcast March 15, 1953, 73 years ago, The Case of the Lovers Lane Killing. A rich girl has been attacked on a back road...and her boyfriend has been killed. Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast on March 15, 1953, 72 years ago—The Big Impossible. Bernie Hanson has been identified as the head of a team robbing markets, but he has a good alibi. He is hospitalized and cannot leave his bed! Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast March 15, 1948, 77 years ago, Meeting at Ticonderoga. A Scotsman saves the life of a murderer, not knowing that the man's victim was a kinsman. Years later, during the French and Indian war, the two meet again. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast March 15, 1949, 76 years ago, Vying for Silence. The phone rings, but there's no one there. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day
A Dramatic SaturdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast March 1, 1951, 74 years ago, A Foreign Affair starring Marlene Dietrich and Lucille Ball. A story about the love affair between an Army officer and a beautiful ex-Nazi in occupied Berlin, and a meddling Congresswoman from Iowa. Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast March 1, 1955, 70 years ago, The Screaming Woman starring Sherry Jackson. A couple of kids hear a screaming woman, who is buried alive!Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast March 1, 1948, 77 years ago, Sketch for a Screenplay. A movie about the war, and all too real!Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast March 1, 1949, 76 years ago, Moving In on Mama. Morning in New York and time to get up. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day
A Dangerous ThursdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead, originally broadcast January 30, 1938, 87 years ago, The Poison Death. A madman threatens to poison the entire city...and signs his threat...The Shadow!Followed by Dark Fantasy, originally broadcast January 30, 1942, 83 years ago, Death Is a Savage Diety. A tale of witchcraft and black magic, based on the novel by Scott Bishop. Then This is Your FBI starring Stacy Keach, originally broadcast January 30, 1953, 72 years ago, The Red Headed Blackmailer. A blackmailer shakes down a married women again and again over old love letters. But he ends up dead. Last show of the series. Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast January 30, 1949, 76 years ago, Northern Lights. A love story about time travel and talking caterpillars.Finally, Superman, originally broadcast January 30, 1942, 83 years ago, Lita the Leopard Woman. Clark Kent and Lois Lane have a meeting with The Leopard Woman. Clark overhears her plans to a have a Nazi submarine torpedo an American tanker.Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day
A Creepy Sunday with some dramaFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Lights Out, originally broadcast December 1, 1942, 82 years ago, The Story of Mr Maggs. A bargain at an auction is a trunk full of horror. Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast December 1, 1947, 77 years ago, Come In, Eddie. Eddie returns from the dead for a visit with the two guys who killed him. We follow that with Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast December 1, 1953, 71 years ago, Murder Among The Statues. Rocky is working for an art dealer, when a statue becomes green. This is very interesting to a wealthy collector. Then Lum and Abner, originally broadcast December 1, 1941, 83 years ago, The Story of Pinky Winky. Lum and Cedric are enjoying one of the books from the Jot 'Em Down Store's new library. Lum reads, "The story of Pinky Winky."And Jonathan Thomas and His Christmas On The Moon, originally broadcast December 1, 1938, 86 years ago, Jonathan Meets Gorgonzola, The Horse. . Jonathan and "The Man In The Moon" are sent to rescue Santa from the land of Squeebobble. Riding a horse named Gorganzola , Jonathan sets out on his mission of rescue.Finally, Superman, originally broadcast December 1, 1941, 83 years ago. The Pan-American Highway. Clark Kent and his friends are brought through a hidden tunnel to the land of the Incas Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day
Step back in time with Vintage Classic Radio's "Friday Night Noir" as we bring you an enthralling double feature from the golden age of radio. First up, delve into the eerie world of "The Hall of Fantasy" in the chilling episode "Shadow People," which originally aired on September 5th, 1952. In this haunting tale, listeners are introduced to a family tormented by dark, whispering figures that emerge from the shadows of their home. As the suspense builds, the family must unravel the mystery of these spectral beings before they become completely engulfed by darkness. The cast features the talented Richard Thorne as the narrator, with Elsie Holmes and Carl Grayson lending their voices to the embattled family members, accompanied by the suspenseful orchestrations of Mel Johnson. Following this gripping tale, "Friday Night Noir" continues with "Arch Obler's Plays" and the profound episode "Strange Morning," which first graced the airwaves on April 5th, 1945. This thought-provoking drama takes listeners to a small town waking up to a world that has drastically changed overnight. The protagonist, played by Ernest Chappell, navigates this new reality, confronting philosophical dilemmas and the essence of human nature. Supporting him are Betty Kane and Robert Dryden, who portray key townsfolk, each adding depth to this intriguing narrative. Tune in for an evening of suspense and introspection, expertly brought to life by a stellar cast and the timeless allure of radio drama. Join us for these captivating stories that continue to echo through the ages, right here on Vintage Classic Radio's "Friday Night Noir."
A Dramatic ThursdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast October 10, 1949, 75 years ago, Criss Cross starring Burt Lancaster. An adaption of the 1949 Film Noir crime tragedy. A gangster story about a planned armored car holdup and a double-double-cross. We follow that with Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast October 10, 1948, 76 years ago, Beezer's Cellar. Three crooks take refuge in a most inhospitable spot.Then Gang Busters, originally broadcast October 10, 1953, 71 years ago, Smoke Ring. A pants presser wants to join up with a big-time crook. Hijacking a truck-load of cigarettes for the "big-timers" leads to a double-cross...or two. A murder soon follows. Followed by Candy Matson YUkon 2-8209 starring Natalie Masters, originally broadcast October 10, 1949, 75 years ago. A restaurateur calls Candy with a small problem. A dead man in a freezer -- wearing a devils costume. Finally, Superman, originally broadcast October 10, 1941, 83 years ago, Crooked Oil Association. Superman saves the tank trucks from a tumbling rock as big as a house. Jimmy is tied to a saddle atop a wild horse, heading out into the desert. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day
This week on Vintage Classic radio's "Friday Night Noir" we continue our Halloween themed broadcast. Prepare for a spine-tingling evening with two classic tales of horror and mystery. First up, we delve into "Mystery in the Air", where Peter Lorre leads as the tormented protagonist in Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale, "The Black Cat". In this gripping episode, a man's descent into madness and violence is hauntingly portrayed, with his growing cruelty towards his wife and his pet cat leading to catastrophic consequences. The atmospheric tension is palpable, enhanced by the eerie performances of Henry Morgan as the Police Inspector and Peggy Webber as the Wife, whose fate will hold you in suspense. Continuing our night of fright, we present the radio show "Quiet Please" in the episode "Don't Tell Me About Halloween", originally broadcast on October 27th, 1947. In this eerie episode, written by Wyllis Cooper and narrated by Ernest Chappell, who also stars as the protagonist, we explore a hauntingly unique take on Halloween. The story follows a man cursed with immortality who confronts the spirits of the dead, on Halloween night, seeking a way to end his eternal wandering. The chilling ambiance and evocative dialogue are sure to captivate those who dare to listen. Tune in to Vintage Classic Radio this Friday night to experience these classic masterpieces of radio horror, brilliantly brought to life by a cast of seasoned actors. Perfect for setting the mood for Halloween.
Welcome to another thrilling evening on Vintage Classic Radio's "Friday Night Noir"! This Friday, we invite our listeners to tune in for two gripping tales from the golden age of radio drama. First up, we have an episode from the "Black Museum" series, titled "The Champagne Glass." Originally broadcast in 1951, this story unfolds within the somber walls of Scotland Yard's repository of crime, the Black Museum, where every object tells a tale of mystery and murder. "The Champagne Glass" centers around a seemingly innocent champagne glass that becomes the key piece of evidence in a perplexing murder case. Narrated by the legendary Orson Welles, who lends his distinctive voice to guide us through the twists and turns of this chilling narrative, the episode is a masterclass in suspense and storytelling. The cast includes notable radio actors of the time, who bring to life the complex characters entangled in this dark plot. Following "The Black Museum," our night continues with "Quiet Please," in the episode titled "Not Enough Time." First aired on October 6, 1947, this episode explores the intriguing concept of time travel. The story follows an ordinary man who stumbles upon a book that grants him the power to travel back in time. As he attempts to change his past for a better future, he encounters unexpected consequences that lead to a thought-provoking climax. Ernest Chappell, who also created the series, stars as the lead character, supported by a small but effective cast that enhances the eerie and introspective atmosphere of the show. Both episodes showcase the unique charm and intrigue of classic radio drama, featuring superb voice acting, atmospheric sound effects, and compelling storytelling. Be sure to join us this Friday night to experience these captivating tales from a bygone era on Vintage Classic Radio's "Friday Night Noir."
SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE 2024: QUIET, PLEASE: How Are You, Pal? Originally released in August 2024 on the Mutual Audio Network as part of the annual Summerstock podcast series, we proudly present this remake of an episode of Wyllis Cooper's classic old radio series. The only extant recording seemingly available is very difficult to listen to: full of scratches and badly damaged. I like to say that the record it came from might've been used in the owner's house to level out a table leg or something. Anyway, this is the tale of a guy who hooks up with an old friend after a couple decades, and it turns out they have a lot to chat about. In Cooper's inimitable style, it's mostly told in first-person, with some bits of dialog coming in as flashbacks. Still, the actor we hired to imitate Ernest Chappell, the guy who tells the story, isn't too awful. But don't take our word for it. Listen and decide for yourself. CAST: ANNOUNCER/COOPER/MAN ON PHONE: Andy Hartson-Bowyer THE GIRL/HER MOTHER: Jesirae Kesler CHAPPELL/DANE: Pete Lutz Music by Ross Bernhardt
SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE 2024: QUIET, PLEASE: How Are You, Pal? Originally released in August 2024 on the Mutual Audio Network as part of the annual Summerstock podcast series, we proudly present this remake of an episode of Wyllis Cooper's classic old radio series. The only extant recording seemingly available is very difficult to listen to: full of scratches and badly damaged. I like to say that the record it came from might've been used in the owner's house to level out a table leg or something. Anyway, this is the tale of a guy who hooks up with an old friend after a couple decades, and it turns out they have a lot to chat about. In Cooper's inimitable style, it's mostly told in first-person, with some bits of dialog coming in as flashbacks. Still, the actor we hired to imitate Ernest Chappell, the guy who tells the story, isn't too awful. But don't take our word for it. Listen and decide for yourself. CAST: ANNOUNCER/COOPER/MAN ON PHONE: Andy Hartson-Bowyer THE GIRL/HER MOTHER: Jesirae Kesler CHAPPELL/DANE: Pete Lutz Music by Ross Bernhardt
2 hours of Drama and ClaudiaFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Gang Busters, originally broadcast August 16, 1952, 72 years ago, The Case of John Economos. A Los Angeles cop follows murderer Nicky Small to Chicago, where a diamond ring and a jar of onions are his undoing. We follow that with Confession, originally broadcast August 16, 1953, 71 years ago, The George S. Decker Case. A man is stuck between his dependent mother and his expensive girlfriend. And he resents them both. But then he finds out the girlfriend has a husband. Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, 76 years ago, Presto Change-o, I'm Sure. A young man who has a magic wand that actually works, finds that it's not all "beer and griddles!"Followed by Dimension X, originally broadcast August 16, 1951, 73 years ago, The Vital Factor. A ruthless millionaire is determined to be the first man to conquer space...no matter what the cost. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, 76 years ago, Claudia has doubts. David has Doubts. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day.
2+ Hours of Mystery and WesternsFirst a look at this day in History.Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, 76 years ago, The Thing on the Forble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. Followed by Confession, originally broadcast August 9, 1953, 71 years ago, Peter W. Greer Case. Peter's wife is pushing him into a life of crime. Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 9, 1952, 72 years ago, The Kentucky Tolmans. The Tolmans from Kentucky include a good lookin' mountain gal, a drinking old father with a secret, and a son willing to kill to get at it. Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 9, 1959, 65 years ago, Finn Alley. Miss Wong has been kidnapped. Paladin gets shanghaied when he visits the Barbary Coast! Finally Claudia, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, 76 years ago, Bobby's First Visitor. Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCivil defense info mentioned on the show can be found here: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/docs.html
The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-004The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 08, 1939. Program #1. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The evil Dr. Fu swears to get Sir Nayland Smith, and starts with the murder of Sir Crighton Davey. Dr. James Petrie lives on Baker Street (with a notable neighbor, no doubt). Hanley Stafford (as Sir Nayland Smith), Gale Gordon (as Dr. James Petrie), Ted Osborne (as Dr. Fu Manchu), Paula Winslowe (as Karamaneh), Edmond O'Brien (as Inspector Rymer). The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. May 10, 1939. Program #2. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The Zayat Kiss and a warning to Dr. Petrie from a beautiful woman. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. The Alan Young Show. December 12, 1944. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Trushay. Alan's going to write his own opera. Motion Picture Daily awards Alan the prize of, "Most Promising Star Of Tomorrow." The program has also been dated December 14, 1944. Alan Young, Kenny Delmar (announcer, performer), Lulu McConnell, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Dickie Monahan, Diane Courtney, Eddie Pola (director). The Big Story. July 21, 1948. Program #69. NBC net. Sponsored by: Pall Mall. The "big story" of Keeler McCartney of the Atlanta Constitution, who attempts to clean up a lottery racket and nearly gets killed for his efforts. The story is untitled, the program has also been dated May 21, 1947. Ernest Chappell (announcer), Bernard J. Prockter (producer), Cy Harrice (announcer), Gail Ingram (writer), George Petrie, Robert Sloane (narrator), Wladimir Selinsky (music), James Van Dyk (doubles), Ted de Corsia, James Monks, George Petrie, Mercedes McCambridge (doubles), John Sylvester, Harry Ingram (director). Behind The Mike. October 27, 1940. Blue Network. Sustaining. A visit from a "female stooge," Minerva Pious. She tells about the many character voices she uses on, "The Fred Allen Show" (including her "Bubbles Rappaport" voice, interviewed by a Fred Allen imitator). Minerva Pious, Jim Harkins, Adrian Savitch (?), Earle Tuckerman, Harvey Hindermeyer, John B. Kennedy, Graham McNamee (host), Mort Lewis (writer), Ernie Watson (composer, conductor), Gilbert Martin (announcer), Ward Wilson (impersonator of Fred Allen and Ted Malone). Night Beat. January 13, 1950. An audition recording. See cat. #61818 for a previous audition recording of the same script starring Edmond O'Brien. The adventures of "Lucky" Stone, reporter for the Chicago Star begin. A friend of Ted Carter, an ex-hoodlum, is found murdered. Lucky is determined to find the killer, and the trial leads to the powerful George Bailey. The script was broadcast on the series on May 8, 1950 (see cat. #50016). Frank Lovejoy, Larry Marcus (writer), Bill Cairn (producer), Frank Worth (composer, conductor). Escape. August 25, 1949. CBS net. "Evening Primrose". Sustaining. A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores! Great radio! The script was used on the program previously on November 5, 1947 (see cat. #65835) and on September 12, 1948 (see cat. #65849). Ben Wright; Bob Lemond (announcer); Vivi Janis; Norman Macdonnell (producer, director); Wilms Herbert (doubles); Ted Rogers (assistant director); Ruth Perrott (possibly quadruples); John Dunkel (adaptor); John Collier (author); Harry Bartell; Georgia Ellis; Lois Corbett; Alexander Courage (music conductor, credited as "Sandy Courage"
Two + hours of DramaFirst a look at this day in History.Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast March 22, 1959, 65 years ago, The Lake Mead Mystery Matter. A hood on a fishing trip is seeking revenge and takes his victim for a "last ride."Followed by a look at the news of the day, then Suspense, originally broadcast March 22, 1959, 65 years ago, Script by Mark Brady starring Marie Winsor. Who killed who? "I didn't know the gun was unloaded!" A radio script writer tries for ultra-realism. Then Escape, originally broadcast March 22, 1953, 71 years ago, Pressure starring William Conrad. An American sub trapped underwater for many hours by a Japanese destroyer. Followed by Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast March 22, 1949, 75 years ago, The Deadly Summons. Elizabeth Blake has been killed in an accidental fall down a flight of stairs. Mrs. Blake was a famous actress. Her son is quoted as saying, "murder will out." The boy's stepfather, confined to a wheelchair, is a possible suspect.Finally Quiet Please featuring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast March 22, 1948, 76 years ago, A Night to Forget. A radio performer starts experiencing what it's like to be dead. Thanks to Richard for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Two + hours of Crime DramaFirst a look at this day in History.Then Escape, originally broadcast March 15, 1953, 71 years ago, The Man With the Steel Teeth starring Harry Bartell and written by John Dehner. An American journalist is arrested in Moscow by the Secret Police. He is imprisoned and tortured to get him to confess to false charges...by a man with steel teeth!Following a brief look at news headlines of the day, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast March 15, 1953, 71 years ago, The Big Impossible. Bernie Hanson has been identified as the head of a team robbing markets, but Hanson has a good alibi. He is hospitalized and cannot leave his bed! Then Big Town starring Edward Pawley, originally broadcast March 15, 1949, 75 years ago, The Shiny Gun. A young boy shoots his friend while playing with his father's loaded gun. Running from the law, he hides out in the sewer pipes. Followed by Quiet Please, originally broadcast March 15, 1948, 76 years ago, Meeting At Ticonderoga starring Ernest Chappell. A Scotsman saves the life of a murderer, not knowing that the man's victim was a kinsman. Years later, during the French and Indian war, the two meet again.Finally Captain Midnight, originally broadcast March 15, 1940, 84 years ago, Another Message. Chuck is to speak to Capt. Midnight again. Will another secret message get out? Capt. Midnight's plan includes a local radio announcer! Thanks to Doug for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Two + hours of CrimeFirst a look at this day in History.Then Suspense, originally broadcast March 1, 1955, 69 years ago, The Screaming Woman by Ray Bradbury and starring Sherry Jackson. A couple of kids hear a screaming woman, who is buried alive! Followed by Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast March 1, 1953, 71 years ago, The Big Want. The search for a "George Richmond" leads to a killer of cops who always takes cabs.Then following a brief look at the headlines of the day, Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, also originally broadcast March 1, 1953, 71 years ago, Behold a Corpse. There's a familiar saying which goes...give a rogue enough rope and he'll hang himself. The theory holds fine except in one instance, what if the chap doling out the rope happens to be the hangman?Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast March 1, 1948, 76 years ago, Sketch for a Screenplay. A movie about the war, and all too real!Finally Captain Midnight, originally broadcast March 1, 1940, 84 years ago, Secret Airfield. Ivan Shark's plan becomes clear...but first a telegram to Capt. Midnight! Steve is played by Stacy Harris this episode. This is an episode that was syndicated by WGN in Chicago before it went national. Thanks to Doug for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Two + hours of MysteryFirst a look at this day in History.Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast February 27, 1944, 80 years ago, The Good Die Young. Young Sondra detests her new step-mother and is determined to get rid of her as soon as possible. Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast February 27, 1947, 77 years ago, Three Faces at Midnight starring William Bendix. "Muscles" applies for a job, and finds himself blackmailing the Governor! Then The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead, originally broadcast February 28, 1938, 86 years ago, The Plot Murder. A hypnotist has sabotaged an aerial torpedo to destroy America's military experts. An early guided missile!Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 27, 1949, 75 years ago, If I Should Wake Before I Die. An excellent story about the future in which a patriotic scientist destroys the Moon, kills off most of the Earth, and has bigger plans for the future! A well-written tale of astronauts and atom bombs.Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 27, 1942, 82 years ago, Strange Happenings At Night. Mousie reports that honest Diogenes has been getting strange visitors at night. Thanks to Doug for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Two + hours of DramaFirst a look at this day in History.Then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast February 23, 1958, 66 years ago, Kendall's Last Stand. During the massacre of General Custer's forces, Kendall, the British reporter has a near-massacre of his own. Followed by Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast February 23, 1958, 66 years ago, Duel on the Trail. The first show of the series. Slaughter takes a herd of cattle to Tombstone and meets trouble along the trail. Then Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast February 23, 1954, 70 years ago, Decoy for Death. The "Organ Grinder" has broken out of jail and is out to get Rocky and the others who set him up. Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 23, 1948, 76 years ago, Wear the Dead Man's Coat. Wear the dead man's coat...and nobody takes note. An easy path to invisibility, and Kidneyfoot Cassidy takes the path.Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 23, 1942, 82 years ago, Installing Victory Boxes. The Jot 'Em Down Store now has "Victory Boxes." Lum describes his strange meeting in Fort Smith.Thanks to Robert for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Three hours of a mixed bagFirst a look at this day in History.Then Suspense, originally broadcast February 3, 1949, 75 years ago, Plan X Starring Jack Benny. Zeno, the Martian, is sent to meet the first rocket from Earth to land on his planet, and to put "Plan X" into effect. Followed by Rocky Fortune starring Frank Sinatra, originally broadcast February 2, 1954, 70 years ago, The Football Fix. Rocky is hired to protect a football player who won't take a bribe, but who does appear in two places at the same time! Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast February 2, 1958, 66 years ago, The Price of Fame Matter. Vincent Price, who plays himself, has been the victim of a $100,000 theft. The trail leads to Paris, a seedy cafe (with the theme from "The Third Man" playing in the background) and a Peter Lorre clone named "The Gray Cat."Followed by Sez Who starring Henry Morgan. originally broadcast February 2, 1958, 66 years ago. A cute quiz show with four good celebrities trying to deduce whose voice they're hearing. Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 2, 1948, 76 years ago, The Pathetic Fallacy. A scientist introduces his lovesick computer to the press, with unpredictable results.Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast February 2, 1942, 82 years ago. The boys are figuring out their income tax, and the Internal Revenue Service will never be the same again.Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
How and why did Quiet Please end? Here's the untold story of the rehearsal for the final non-repeat episode of Wyllis Cooper's series. Listen as Ernest Chappell, Wyllis Cooper, James Monks, William McClintock, Ed Michael and others tussle over the script of "The Hat, the Bed, and John J. Catherine". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How and why did Quiet Please end? Here's the untold story of the rehearsal for the final non-repeat episode of Wyllis Cooper's series. Listen as Ernest Chappell, Wyllis Cooper, James Monks, William McClintock, Ed Michael and others tussle over the script of "The Hat, the Bed, and John J. Catherine". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
First, a look at this date in history.Then Dr Christian starring Jean Hersholt, originally broadcast November 21, 1937, 86 years ago, The Story of the Tanzy Family. The family is taking advantage of Mrs Tanzy, so the Doctor makes sure they take better care of her. Followed by Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey and Virginia Gregg, originally broadcast November 21, 1952, 71 years ago, Tonight the Mayhem is going to be different. An old friend of Brooksie asks for help. However, Brooksie has never heard of the woman, Cecile Lewiston. A visit to the expensive town of Crescent Lane provides the usual corpse. Then Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast November 21, 1948, 75 years ago, One for the Book. An Air Force major hits Mach 12 in an experimental rocket plane in 1957, and finds himself as a Sergeant in the past...1937! Followed by X Minus One, originally broadcast November 21, 1956, 67 years ago, Chain of Command. Intelligent mice living in a top secret laboratory.Finally Lum and Abner, originally broadcast November 21, 1941, 82 years ago. Ervin the Lion escapes. Lum the brave, gets into the Lion's cage, only after a glass partition has been installed. He winds up locked inside the cage and the lion locked outside of it. Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
An hour of Halloween DramaFirst, a look at this date in history.Then Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast October 31, 1949, 74 years ago, A Corpse for Halloween. A tiger hunt...in the jungles of New York City! Larry Haines stars with Berry Kroger and Mercedes McCambridge.Followed by Quiet Please, originally broadcast October 31, 1948, 75 years ago, Calling All Souls. A ghost story about a condemned killer who gets a unique chance to talk to his victims before he's executed. Ernest Chappell stars in this Wyllis Cooper spooktacular.Finally A pair of episodes of Lum and Abner. First, from October 31, 1941, 82 years ago, Squire wants Lum to help swindle the town. After the "success" of the healing of Lum's "broken" leg, Squire Skimp wants Lum to help him go into the healing business. Then from October 31, 1944, 79 years ago, the boys discuss Halloween pranks. Lum is dressed as a ghost for Halloween. He and Abner recall pranks they pulled on previous Halloweens.Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream
Shows and news from 75 years ago, September 13, 1948First, Ernest Chappell scares you with an episode of Quiet Please from September 13, 1948, Symphony in D Minor. A blind hypnotist gives a post-hypnotic suggestion to his wife's lover. He orders the lover to kill the wife when he hears the Cesar Franck symphony - that happens to be the program's theme song. Next, Marie Wilson confuses and bewitches many in My Friend Irma from September 13, 1948. Joan Banks took over the role of Jane from Cathy Lewis while Lewis was ill. After Jane spends their $200 savings paying off the loan on the piano, Irma takes the same $200 out of the bank and buys a half pound diamond!Finally Lum, Cedric, and Grandpap head for Lost Wages - er, Las Vegas - in an episode of Lum and Abner from September 13, 1948. It's a full car with Lum, Abner, Ben Withers, Grandpap...and his dog! Thanks to Ted at Radiomemories.com for this episode.
A forgetful ghost convinces a private detective to find his murderer.To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.This episode originally aired on March 8, 1940.Quiet, Please is a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. The show debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on ABC, with a total of 106 shows broadcast.Theme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this or any episode:Leave us a voicemail at 77-JINTO-107 (775-4686-107)Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below
Quiet Please | Inquest | (11) | This episode aired, August 30, 1947William Ross finds himself in a large room surrounded by strange people. He doesn't know where he is, how he got there, or how long he has been there. A man identifying himself as the coroner tells him that it is an inquest, and immediately he remembers the violent struggle with his sister and brother-in-law. Confident, he tells the coroner and the coroner's jury that there's no doubt it was self defense.Quiet, Please was created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and ended June 25, 1949, on the ABC Radio. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr
This week at the playhouse a classic episode of Quiet Please! - Nothing Behind the Door is brought to us by Shhh! Productions and the Vintage Radio Hour. Quiet, Please! was an old-time radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please! was first broadcast by on June 8, 1947 by the Mutual Broadcasting System as it is rebroadcast weekly on Tuesdays on the Mutual Audio Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week at the playhouse a classic episode of Quiet Please! - Nothing Behind the Door is brought to us by Shhh! Productions and the Vintage Radio Hour. Quiet, Please! was an old-time radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please! was first broadcast by on June 8, 1947 by the Mutual Broadcasting System as it is rebroadcast weekly on Tuesdays on the Mutual Audio Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Campbell Playhouse | ep11, Burlesque (Alice Frost) | This episode aired, Friday, February 17, 1939.Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters.Cast: Orson Welles, Alice Frost, Sam Levine, announcer Ernest Chappell, and includes an interview with Arthur Hopkins.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr
Host, Christopher Lee, brings you the greatest mystery detective horror and sci-fi from the golden age of radio. Gangbusters 9-10-49 “The Case of the Red Hot Readers” Mystery Is My Hobby 1940s “Dude Ranch” w/ Glenn Langen The Big Story 1-7-48 “Manhunt In Manhattan” w/ Ernest Chappell & Bob Sloan To access more classic radio shows visit classicradioclub.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quiet, Please with #8 episode, Bring Me To Life. This episode aired August 8, 1947.Plot: An author is in search of a story. He's approaching his deadline, and he has to get the script written in the next few hours, but he hasn't even started. What he needs most is an idea for a character.The author's typewriter types a message when he's not touching it. It says "bring me to life." The typewriter wants to be the character. Quiet, Please was created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and ended June 25, 1949, on the ABC Radio. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES .Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr
Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score (played by Lew White) punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeeaams, hmmmmm?" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Wyllis Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler)The Wailing Wall: A good story about a man (Boris Karloff) who strangles his wife and is haunted by her moans...for forty years!Originally aired: November 6th, 1945.Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastTerrifying tales of the supernatural! Love a good haunt? A spine-tingling urban legend?...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
In 1934 Chicago was the center for radio production. Writer and director Wyllis Cooper created a program for NBC affiliate WENR that drastically altered the tone of horror. Cooper had been writing advertising copy in the late 1920s when he entered radio, working first as a continuity editor, then for NBC's Empire Builders. His idea was to offer listeners a late-night terror program, at a time when other stations were mostly airing music. It emphasized crime thrillers and the supernatural. The first series of shows were fifteen minutes and ran on Wednesdays at midnight to local audiences. It was called Lights Out. In April, the series expanded to a half-hour. The following year, it went national. Cooper stayed on until 1936 when he left to write film scripts in Los Angeles. He wrote The Phantom Creeps and The Son of Frankenstein before returning for the final season of The Campbell Playhouse on CBS and The Army Hour on NBC. Then in the Spring of 1947 a new opportunity arose in New York. Quiet Please debuted on Sunday June 8th, 1947 at 3:30PM over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Quiet Please elevated the genre to high art. For the weekly lead, Cooper cast Ernest Chappell, The Campbell Playhouse announcer. He proved a natural, playing Scotsman, oil riggers, drunks, and archaeologists. They were every-men who got tied up in the otherworldly. Few supporting voices could be afforded or deployed. Those few were part of New York radio's elite like Frank and Claudia Morgan. The cast was told to play it straight. It resulted in an almost dream-like study in horror, like on October 27th, 1947 when Quiet Please presented “Don't Tell Me About Halloween.” In March of 1948, CBS executive Davidson Taylor sent an internal memo expressing his interest in purchasing the Mutual-sustained series for CBS. Taylor had a keen eye for talent, but nothing materialized. Quiet Please shifted to ABC in September of 1948, but never found sponsorship and went off the air on June 25th, 1949.
Quiet Please with their second episode titled, I Have Been Looking For You. This episode aired June 15, 1947. Quiet, Please was created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and ended June 25, 1949, on the ABC Radio. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats. Plot: A man is looking for someone, a women is looking for someone, both have been looking their whole lives. They don't know the names of the people they seek, but will never forget them. Seen in the distance, but gone are they when near. They think of them constantly and always searching. Featuring: Claudia Morgan, Peggy Stanley, Martin Wolfson : : : : : My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES . Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media/ (https://otr.duane.media) | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/duane.otr/ (@duane.otr)
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, The Thing on the Fourble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. Also Claudia, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, Bobby's First Visitor. Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty year news man. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast July 26, 1948, 74 years ago, The Man who Stole a Planet. A story about an archeologist who finds a strange globe in a Mexican tomb. It's THE globe, the real planet!Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty year news man. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!
Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on the ABC. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats. Earning relatively little notice during its initial run, Quiet, Please has since been praised as one of the finest efforts of the golden age of American radio drama. Professor Richard J. Hand of the University of Glamorgan, in a detailed critical analysis of the series, argued that Cooper and Chappell "created works of astonishing originality"; he further describes the program as an "extraordinary body of work" which established Cooper "as one of the greatest auteurs of horror radio." Similarly, radio historian Ron Lackmann declares that the episodes "were exceptionally well written and outstandingly acted", while John Dunning describes the show as "a potent series bristling with rich imagination." Background. Quiet, Please had its roots in The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940), the successor to Orson Welles's The Mercury Theatre on the Air, which achieved notoriety with its 1938 adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds. Cooper was a writer for The Campbell Playhouse, and Chappell was the announcer. They became friends, and though Chappell had little (if any) acting experience, Cooper imagined him as the star of a new radio program. Cooper's earlier Lights Out was famous for its gruesome stories and sound effects, but for Quiet, Please, Cooper would cultivate a subdued, slower-paced, and much quieter atmosphere that could still, at its best, match Lights Out for frights and thrills. Chappell had ample experience in radio, but mostly as an announcer. As Hand writes, "With Quiet, Please, Cooper gave Ernest Chappell the chance to act, and the result was a revelation. Chappell proved himself to be versatile in accent and delivery." The differences could be broad or subtle, but in nearly every episode, Chappell created a distinctive character, rarely using the same traits in multiple episodes. Writer Harlan Ellison, a longtime Quiet, Please fan, writes that the programs were "backed by sound effects and music…but it was essentially Chappell, just speaking softly. Quietly. Terrifyingly." Ellison also describes Chappell as having "one of the great radio voices. A sound that combined urbanity with storytelling wisdom."
Quiet, Please! was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on the ABC. A total of 106 shows were broadcast, with only a very few of them repeats. Earning relatively little notice during its initial run, Quiet, Please has since been praised as one of the finest efforts of the golden age of American radio drama. Professor Richard J. Hand of the University of Glamorgan, in a detailed critical analysis of the series, argued that Cooper and Chappell "created works of astonishing originality"; he further describes the program as an "extraordinary body of work" which established Cooper "as one of the greatest auteurs of horror radio." Similarly, radio historian Ron Lackmann declares that the episodes "were exceptionally well written and outstandingly acted", while John Dunning describes the show as "a potent series bristling with rich imagination." Background. Quiet, Please had its roots in The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940), the successor to Orson Welles's The Mercury Theatre on the Air, which achieved notoriety with its 1938 adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds. Cooper was a writer for The Campbell Playhouse, and Chappell was the announcer. They became friends, and though Chappell had little (if any) acting experience, Cooper imagined him as the star of a new radio program. Cooper's earlier Lights Out was famous for its gruesome stories and sound effects, but for Quiet, Please, Cooper would cultivate a subdued, slower-paced, and much quieter atmosphere that could still, at its best, match Lights Out for frights and thrills. Chappell had ample experience in radio, but mostly as an announcer. As Hand writes, "With Quiet, Please, Cooper gave Ernest Chappell the chance to act, and the result was a revelation. Chappell proved himself to be versatile in accent and delivery." The differences could be broad or subtle, but in nearly every episode, Chappell created a distinctive character, rarely using the same traits in multiple episodes. Writer Harlan Ellison, a longtime Quiet, Please fan, writes that the programs were "backed by sound effects and music…but it was essentially Chappell, just speaking softly. Quietly. Terrifyingly." Ellison also describes Chappell as having "one of the great radio voices. A sound that combined urbanity with storytelling wisdom."
5 min Audio Introduction outlines the series "Quiet Please" and the creator, writer, director... Wyllis Cooper and the lead actor and narrator, Ernest Chappell. This series has gathered many accolades as one of the most creative and unique radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio. Listen carefully to this story... the ending is significant in the whole point of the story. This track will be in two playlists - "Valentine" and "Horror/Suspense"
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 2, 1948, 74 years ago, The Pathetic Fallacy. A scientist introduces his lovesick computer to the press, with unpredictable results.
Turn down the lights and grab your candy - it's time for the Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! Join me for a king-sized trick-or-treating trip through the golden age of radio for some comedies and chillers designed to get you in the Halloween spirit. Enjoy Bob Hope recreating his role in The Ghost Breakers as presented on The Screen Directors' Playhouse (originally aired on NBC on April 3, 1949). Then, it's a pair of terrifying tales from Edgar Allan Poe - "The Tell-Tale Heart" from NBC Presents Short Story (1951) and "The Black Cat" from Peter Lorre's Mystery in the Air (originally aired on NBC on September 18, 1947). We'll hear a trio of Halloween comedies from The Jack Benny Program (originally aired on CBS on October 31, 1948), My Favorite Husband (originally aired on CBS on October 28, 1949) and Our Miss Brooks (originally aired on CBS on October 30, 1949). Escape presents an adaptation of The Birds that aired a decade before Hitchcock brought the story to the big screen (originally aired on CBS on July 10, 1954). Finally, Ernest Chappell stars in a wry chiller from Wyllis Cooper in "Don't Tell Me About Halloween" from Quiet Please (originally aired on Mutual on October 27, 1947).
This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 96: Halloween On The Air (1943 - 1953) ___________ In 1934, with Chicago the center for radio production, NBC Writer and director Wyllis Cooper created a program for NBC's affiliate WENR that drastically altered the tone of horror. Cooper had been writing advertising copy in the late 1920s when he entered radio, working first as a continuity editor then for NBC's Empire Builders. His idea was to offer listeners a late-night terror program, at a time when other stations were mostly airing music. It emphasized crime thrillers and the supernatural. The first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on Wednesdays at midnight to local audiences. It was called, Lights Out. In April, the series expanded to a half-hour. The following year, it went national. Cooper stayed on until 1936 when he left to write film scripts in Los Angeles. He wrote The Phantom Creeps and The Son of Frankenstein before returning for the final season of The Campbell Playhouse on CBS and The Army Hour on NBC. Then in the Spring of 1947 a new opportunity arose in New York. Quiet Please debuted on Sunday June 8th, 1947 at 3:30PM over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Quiet Please elevated the genre to a high art. For the weekly lead, Cooper selected Ernest Chappell, The Campbell Playhouse's announcer.. Chappell proved a natural. He played Scotsman, oil riggers, drunks, and archaeologists. They were every-men who got tied up in the supernatural. Few supporting voices could be afforded or deployed. Those who were were part of New York radio's elite like Frank and Claudia Morgan. The cast was told to play it straight. It resulted in an almost dream-like study in horrific high-art, like on October 27th, 1947 when Quiet Please presented “Don't Tell Me About Halloween.”
A group of criminals try to hide some stolen money in a supposedly haunted cellar.To download, right-click here and then click SaveJoin the Journey Into Patreon to get extra episodes and personal addresses, plus other extras and rewards.Quiet, Please is a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. The show debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and its last episode was broadcast June 25, 1949, on ABC, with a total of 106 shows broadcast.Relevant Links:OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS - "Tanglefoot" on Quiet, Please "The Thing on the Fourble Board" on Quiet, Please Theme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this or any episode:Leave us a voicemail at 77-JINTO-107 (775-4686-107)Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us us TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, Presto-Change-O I'm sure. A young man who has a magic wand that actually works, finds that it's not all "beer and griddles!" Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 16, 1956. A shot in the dark that missed, and another that hit the bull's eye!
This week at the playhouse a classic episode of Quiet Please! - Nothing Behind the Door is brought to us by Shhh! Productions and the Vintage Radio Hour. Quiet, Please! was an old-time radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please! was first broadcast by on June 8, 1947 by the Mutual Broadcasting System as it is rebroadcast weekly on Tuesdays on the Mutual Audio Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week at the playhouse a classic episode of Quiet Please! - Nothing Behind the Door is brought to us by Shhh! Productions and the Vintage Radio Hour. Quiet, Please! was an old-time radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper, also known for creating Lights Out. Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Quiet, Please! was first broadcast by on June 8, 1947 by the Mutual Broadcasting System as it is rebroadcast weekly on Tuesdays on the Mutual Audio Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 9, 1948, A Red and White Guidon. A story of the U.S. Cavalry and the Indian Wars of the old West. Also Captain Midnight, originally broadcast February 9, 1940, The Mystery. Clues to the disappearance of Chuck Ramsey...a flashback helps to explain.
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, Presto-Change-O I’m sure. A young man who has a magic wand that actually works, finds that it's not all "beer and griddles!" Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 16, 1956. A shot in the dark that missed, and another that hit the bull's eye!
Quiet Please, originally broadcast August 8, 1948, 72 years ago, The Thing on the Fourble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. Ernest Chappell stars in this Wyllis Cooper horrorfest.
The Narada Radio Co. presents a remake of “Good Ghost”, from the old-time radio series, “Quiet, Please”, originally written and directed by Wyllis Cooper, and broadcast on ABC Radio on October 24th, 1948. Our Narada Radio Company cast, in order of appearance: Pete Lutz as ERNEST CHAPPELL and GUS, Merilee Robinson as THE VOICE, Carl Yowell as SCHUSTER, Debby Leal as ADA, and Skeeter Ullman as ROLLO. Your Announcer was Dana Gonsalves. The entire production was supervised by Pete Lutz and was created for the 2016 Sonic Society Summerstock Playhouse.
On March 24th, 1940 Jack Benny was guest-star for a dramatic role on Orson Welles' Campbell Playhouse over CBS airwaves. The story they chose was "June Moon," a play by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner, based on the Lardner short story "Some Like Them Cold," about a love affair that loses steam before it ever gets started. At the center of June Moon is Fred Stevens, a young aspiring lyricist who journeys from Schenectady to New York City, where he hopes to make a name for himself in the world of song publishing and night clubs. On the train he meets dental assistant Edna Baker, and the two embark upon a friendship that evolves into love for her and fondness for him. While struggling to become a Tin Pan Alley notable, Fred takes a shine to his composer partner Paul's glamorous, gold-digging sister-in-law Eileen. The two men sell a song to a music publisher and it develops into a hit. Ultimately, revelations about Eileen's true character help return Fred to his senses and Edna, whom he realizes he truly loves. The cast included Orson Welles (Candy Butcher), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears) and Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker). Lee Patrick reprised her Broadway role as Eileen. Ernest Chappell was the announcer. "June Moon" was Orson Welles penultimate episode with The Campbell Playhouse. He would leave the series after March 31st to focus on the production of his first feature film, Citizen Kane.
Ernest Chappell was the show's announcer and lead actor. Wyllis Cooper who also created "Light's Out" was the writer. The show debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System and it's final episode was on June 25, 1949 on ABC. A total of 106 programs were produced. Though the show earned relatively little notice during it's first run, Quiet Please has since bee praised as one of the finest efforts of the golden age of American radio drama. Critics recognized the show for having " created works of astonishing originality" and "Not Responsible After 30 Years" is a perfect example. Track has a 1 min intro to the series and a bit of a synopsis about the show. Chappell was an excellent actor with a perfect voice for radio. There are more Quiet Please episodes in our "Horror/Suspense" playlist.
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast February 9, 1948, A Red and White Guidon. A story of the U.S. Cavalry and the Indian Wars of the old West. Also Captain Midnight, originally broadcast February 9, 1940, The Mystery. Clues to the disappearance of Chuck Ramsey...a flashback helps to explain.
This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 99: New Year's 1948 On The Air ____________ On Wednesday nights at 10PM eastern time during the 1947-48 radio season, The Big Story took to the air live from New York on NBC. Ernest Chappell announced and some of New York’s most well-known character actors appeared. The series grew out of a real crime case. Bernard J. Prockter, independent producer of radio shows, read a Newsweek account of how two Chicago Times reporters had worked for months on a 14-year-old murder case, writing more than 30 stories before uncovering evidence that led to a pardon for a man wrongly convicted. He wondered if a series built around reporters and their "big stories” would work on the air. It did better than that. The show premiered on April 2nd, 1947 and by the Autumn was topping Bing Crosby on ABC in their head-to-head ratings battle. In a season of inflated audiences, The Big Story played a tremendous role in Bing’s ratings nosedive. It won its time slot with a 16.1. In Prockter’s eyes, crime thrillers were the stuff of radio drama. The show concentrated on long-closed murder cases or other violent crimes against society. The reporter’s and his or her profession was lionized. The names of all characters were changed, except the name of the reporter and the newspaper. At the end of each drama, the real reporter was brought before the microphone and given a $500 reward in the name of the sponsor, Pall Mall Cigarettes. Many reporters looked upon the award with amusement, their real-life characteristics were often changed to the point that, within the story, they barely recognized themselves.
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We are still celebrating the new year by listening to “Rain on New Year's Eve,” an episode of Quiet, Please that was probably inspired by Wyllis Cooper's time spent working on Son of Frankenstein! The story features a beleaguered screenwriter who is trapped in a seemingly endless film production. Can anything convince this director to […]
This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 96: Halloween On The Air (1943 - 1953) ___________ In 1934, with Chicago the center for radio production, NBC Writer and director Wyllis Cooper created a program for NBC's affiliate WENR that drastically altered the tone of horror. Cooper had been writing advertising copy in the late 1920s when he entered radio, working first as a continuity editor then for NBC's Empire Builders. His idea was to offer listeners a late-night terror program, at a time when other stations were mostly airing music. It emphasized crime thrillers and the supernatural. The first series of shows (each 15 minutes long) ran on Wednesdays at midnight to local audiences. It was called, Lights Out. In April, the series expanded to a half-hour. The following year, it went national. Cooper stayed on until 1936 when he left to write film scripts in Los Angeles. He wrote The Phantom Creeps and The Son of Frankenstein before returning for the final season of The Campbell Playhouse on CBS and The Army Hour on NBC. Then in the Spring of 1947 a new opportunity arose in New York. Quiet Please debuted on Sunday June 8th, 1947 at 3:30PM over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Quiet Please elevated the genre to a high art. For the weekly lead, Cooper selected Ernest Chappell, The Campbell Playhouse’s announcer.. Chappell proved a natural. tHe played Scotsman, oil riggers, drunks, and archaeologists. They were every-men who got tied up in the supernatural. Few supporting voices could be afforded or deployed. Those who were were part of New York radio’s elite like Frank and Claudia Morgan. The cast was told to play it straight. It resulted in an almost dream-like study in horrific high-art, like on October 27th, 1947 when Quiet Please presented “Don’t Tell Me About Halloween.”
In Breaking Walls Episode 96, we laugh, scream, and cry while we join radio’s best as they celebrate Halloween on the air. —————————— Highlights: • The Birth of the Great Gildersleeve • Sam Spade has a Halloween adventure • Ernest Chappell says, “Don’t Tell Me About Halloween” • Spike Jones and His City Slickers Celebrate • Sherlock Holmes and the Laughing Lemur • The Story Behind Bing Crosby’s Departure from NBC and move to ABC • Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky • Jack Benny goes Trick-Or-Treating • John Guedel, Art Linkletter, and People Are Funny • Looking Ahead to the Holiday Season —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today’s episode was: • On The Air — By John Dunning • Terror On The Air!, Horror Radio in America — By Richard J. Hand • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim Ramsburg As well as articles by: • TUNE IN Magazine - September 1946 • Broadcasting Magazine - April 14th, July14th, and September 15th, 1947 —————————— On the interview front: • Chuck Schaden interviewed Jack Benny, Ken Carpenter, John Guedel, Shirley Mitchell, Arch Oboler, Hal Peary, Lurene Tuttle, and Mike Wallace. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com. • Howard Duff, June Havoc, and Bill Spier were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. These interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org. • John Gassman of SPERDVAC was with Art Linkletter in 1991. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com. • Jack Kruschen and Shirley Mitchell were with Jim Bohannon on September 12th, 1987. • Chuck Cecil interviewed Ozzie Nelson. • Johnny Hayes, David Nelson, and Jack Wagner were interviewed by KRLA • Johnny Carson interviewed Orson Welles, Ozzie, Harriet, and Ricky Nelson for The Tonight Show, while David Hartman interviewed David, Harriet, and Ricky for Good Morning America. • Frank Bresee interviewed Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter • And Dick Joy was with John Dunning for 71KNUS. —————————— Selected Music featured in today’s episode was: • A Wicked Thought - By John Zacharely • Ghost Bus Tours - By George Fenton for High Spirits and • Travelin Man - By Ricky Nelson —————————— Special thanks to our Sponsors: The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/ The Fireside Mystery Theater https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com/ Quietly Yours https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quietly-yours/id1372389345 I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman of SPERDVAC. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network. By the way, SPERDVAC - The Society To Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy will be having their next convention this coming November 7th through 10th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 3131 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa, CA. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com A Special Thank you to: Tony Adams Ryan Kramer Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Terry Wallace —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com
51:10 – More fun with Ernest Chappell and another Time Machine Related episode of Quiet Please, as recommended by Dave in Kentucky!! Yes, its hissy and a listening challenge, but its swell!! Music from our overflowing vaults of sound!! PQ commentates. reviews a TERRIBLE David Janssen movie, and finishes up Old News from August 1900!! This […]
HOUR 1: Dimension X, originally broadcast August 16, 1951, 68 years ago, The Vital Factor. A ruthless millionaire is determined to be the first man to conquer space...no matter what the cost. -- HOUR 2: Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 16, 1955, The Big Beer. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 16, 1935. -- HOUR 3: Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, Presto-Change-O I’m sure. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 16, 1956.Revised live broadcast from August 16, 2019 on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker and other platforms.LIVE SCHEDULE:Monday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralTuesday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralThursday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralFriday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralSaturday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralSunday: 6 AM to 9 AM CentralON-DEMAND SCHEDULE:Wednesday: Uploaded by 6 PM CentralListen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmedia
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 16, 1948, Presto-Change-O I’m sure. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Crystal Lake Cabin Matter, originally broadcast August 16, 1956.
HOUR 1: Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 8, 1948, 71 years ago, The Thing on the Fourble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. -- HOUR 2: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast August 9, 1953, 66 years ago, The Thirteenth Guest. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast August 9, 1948. -- HOUR 3: Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast August 9, 1955, The Big Missus. Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Alder Matter, originally broadcast August 9, 1956.Revised live broadcast from August 9, 2019 on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker and other platforms.LIVE SCHEDULE:Monday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralTuesday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralThursday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralFriday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralSaturday: 3 PM to 6 PM CentralSunday: 6 AM to 9 AM CentralON-DEMAND SCHEDULE:Wednesday: Uploaded by 6 PM CentralListen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmedia
Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 8, 1948, 71 years ago, The Thing on the Fourble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface.
Happy Halloween! We’re celebrating this spooky time of year by listening to ghost stories. Aimee Pavy from Twelve Chimes It's Midnight recommended this one, “Good Ghost” by Wyllis Cooper from Quiet Please. Thanks, Aimee! It's the story of an everyday sort of guy who suffers a wrongful death, but he's in no rush to become […]
Our thanks to David and Colleen for recommending this week's episode! This installment from our Listener Library is an episode of Quiet Please entitled “Let the Lilies Consider,” in which a man accused of murdering his wife insists that she has become a large lily. Wyllis Cooper wrote this surreal tale of love and strange […]
Wyllis Cooper and Ernest Chappell have invited the Society down to “Beezer’s Cellar” for this story from the celebrated series Quiet, Please. Three thieves decide to hide their loot in the supposedly haunted cellar of a remote, unfinished house. What dark powers await them in that underground room? How much terror will they endure for […]
“The anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score (played by Lew White) punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeeaams, hmmmmm?" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Wyllis Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler).The Show was created by who went on to create the in 1974 Here are the 4 episodes we've chosen for you
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Quiet Please. August 3, 1947 "Inquest" Mr. Ross tells the story of his relations with his sister Eileen...to an unsympathetic jury. Wyllis Cooper (host, writer, director), Ernest Chappell ("the man who spoke to you"), Gene Parazzo (organist), James Van Dyke, Pat O'Malley, Sylvia Cole, John Morely.oldtimeradiodvd.com/sale
Quiet Please. June 15, 1947. "I Have Been Looking For You". . A sad love story about a couple who finally found each other and died with smiles on their faces. Announced as the second show of the series. Guest Claudia Morgan is Mrs. Ernest Chappell. Wyllis Cooper (host, writer, director), Ernest Chappell ("the man who spoke to you"), Claudia Morgan, Peggy Stanley, Martin Wolfson, Gene Parazzo (organist). oldtimeradiodvd.com
Ellery Queen Master Detective - On radio, The Adventures of Ellery Queen was heard on all three networks from 1939 to 1948. During the 1970s, syndicated radio fillers, Ellery Queen's Minute Mysteries, began with an announcer saying, "This is Ellery Queen..." and contained a short one-minute case. The radio station encouraged callers to solve the mystery and win a sponsor's prize. Once a winner was found, the solution was broadcast as confirmation. A complete episode guide and history of this radio program can be found in the book "The Sound of Detection: Ellery Queen's Adventures in Radio" from OTR Publishing, 2002.THIS EPISODE:November 6, 1943. NBC network. "The Adventure Of The Vanishing Magician". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. A has-been vaudevillian promises to disappear from a house to win a $25,000 bet. A good wartime mystery! This is the East Coast broadcast. The West Coast broadcast took place on November 4, 1943. The script was previously used on "Ellery Queen" on September 15, 1940. Sydney Smith, Helen Lewis, Santos Ortega, Ted de Corsia, Charles Paul (organ), Edward Pawley ("Guest Armchair Detective," star of "Big Town"), S. Bigman ("Guest Armchair Detective," editor of "Time" magazine), Ernest Chappell (announcer), Frederic Dannay (writer), Manfred B. Lee (writer), Bruce Kamman (producer, director). 29:04.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. In interviews, EC publisher Bill Gaines stated that he based EC's three horror hosts not on Raymond but on Old Nancy, host of radio's earlier The Witch's Tale (1931-38). When Johnson left the series in 1945, he was replaced by Paul McGrath, who did not keep the "Raymond" name and was known only as "your host" or "Mr. Host." Beginning in 1945, Lipton Tea sponsored the series, pairing first Raymond and then McGrath with its cheery commercial spokeswoman, Mary Bennett, whose pitches for Lipton contrasted sharply with the subject matter of the stories, and who would primly chide the host for his dark humor and creepy manner.THIS EPISODE:April 15, 1944. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Walking Skull". A skull is dug up from an old Indian burial ground. It then finds its way into the house. Even after it's reburied, it comes back! This skull also bites! The drama lasts less than twenty minutes, the fill recording is a crime drama, called, "Death In The Doghouse." Willard Dexter is killed in a crowded bar. The story is also known as, "The Skull That Walked." Raymond Edward Johnson (host), Howard Duff (AFRS announcer), Jackson Beck (in the fill drama), Berry Kroeger, Lesley Woods, Alan Devitt. 29:50.
The Adventures Of Ellery Queen - Tuska cited Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) and Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as the best of the Bellamy-Lindsay pairings. "The influence of The Thin Man series was apparent in reverse", Tuska noted about Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery. "Ellery and Nikki are unmarried but obviously in love with each other. Probably the biggest mystery... is how Ellery ever gets a book written. Not only is Nikki attractive and perfectly willing to show off her figure", Tuska wrote, "but she also likes to write her own stories on Queen's time, and gets carried away doing her own investigations." In Ellery Queen, Master Detective, "the amorous relationship between Ellery and Nikki Porter was given a dignity, and therefore integrity", Tuska wrote, "that was lacking in the two previous entries in the series", made at Republic Pictures before Bellamy and Lindsay were signed by Columbia. THIS EPISODE: January 7, 1943. NBC network. "The Adventure Of The Singing Rat". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. Racketeer Musso has been set up by a stool pigeon. A hollow cigarette holds the secret of murder. This is the West Coast broadcast, the East cast broadcast took place on January 9, 1943. The system cue has been deleted. Carleton Young, Marian Shockley, Santos Ortega, Ted de Corsia, Ann Corio (guest armchair detective), Alfred McKelvey ("a prominent Eastern manufacturer" second guest armchair detective), Ernest Chappell (announcer), Frederic Dannay (writer), Manfred B. Lee (writer), Bruce Kamman (producer, director), Charles Paul (organ). 29:30.
The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch. THIS EPISODE: May 19, 1939. CBS network. "The Bad Man". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Comedy-Adventure about a Mexican Bandito and the mixed bag of Americans who cross his path. Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Diana Stevens, Edwin Jerome, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, Frank Readick, Ida Lupino, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator), William Alland. 59:55.
The Adventures Of Ellery Queen - Tuska cited Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) and Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as the best of the Bellamy-Lindsay pairings. "The influence of The Thin Man series was apparent in reverse", Tuska noted about Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery. "Ellery and Nikki are unmarried but obviously in love with each other. Probably the biggest mystery... is how Ellery ever gets a book written. Not only is Nikki attractive and perfectly willing to show off her figure", Tuska wrote, "but she also likes to write her own stories on Queen's time, and gets carried away doing her own investigations." In Ellery Queen, Master Detective, "the amorous relationship between Ellery and Nikki Porter was given a dignity, and therefore integrity", Tuska wrote, "that was lacking in the two previous entries in the series", made at Republic Pictures before Bellamy and Lindsay were signed by Columbia. On radio, The Adventures of Ellery Queen was heard on all three networks from 1939 to 1948. During the 1970s, syndicated radio fillers, Ellery Queen's Minute Mysteries, began with an announcer saying, "This is Ellery Queen..." and contained a short one-minute case. The radio station encouraged callers to solve the mystery and win a sponsor's prize. Once a winner was found, the solution was broadcast as confirmation. TODAY'S SHOW: March 28, 1943. NBC network. "The Adventure Of The Circus Train". Sponsored by: Bromo Seltzer. The owner of a circus is killed, three $10,000 bills have been removed from the body! The "Guest Armchair Detective" sequence has been deleted, the mystery is complete. The West Coast broadcast has been researched as being on March 25, 1943, the East Coast broadcast on March 27, 1943. Carleton Young, Marian Shockley, Santos Ortega, Ted de Corsia, Bruce Kamman (producer, director), Charles Paul (organ), Ernest Chappell (announcer), Frederic Dannay (writer), Manfred B. Lee (writer). 28:47. September 7, 1947. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Number Thirty-One". A murdered butler provides the clue Ellery needs to convict Mr. Arkaris of diamond smuggling. AFRS program name: "Mystery Theatre." Don Hancock (announcer), Lawrence Dobkin, Chet Kingsbury (organist), Charlotte Keane, Bill Smith, Ed Latimer, Tom Everitt (writer), Manfred B. Lee (writer), Tom Victor (producer, director). 24:36.
The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch. THIS EPISODE: September 24, 1939. CBS net. "What Every Woman Knows". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Drama about an Irish M.P. and his plain and apparently useless wife. Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Ernest Chappell (announcer), Eustace Wyatt, Everett Sloane, Helen Hayes (narrator), Naomi Campbell, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator). 55:24.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeammsss?!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. In interviews, EC publisher Bill Gaines stated that he based EC's three horror hosts not on Raymond but on Old Nancy, host of radio's earlier The Witch's Tale (1931-38). When Johnson left the series in 1946, he was replaced by Paul McGrath, who did not keep the "Raymond" name and was known only as "your host" or "Mr. Host." Beginning in 1945, Lipton Tea sponsored the series, pairing first Raymond and then McGrath with cheery commercial spokeswoman Mary Bennett, whose blithesome pitches for Lipton tea contrasted sharply with the macabre themes of the stories, and who primly chided the host for his trademark dark humor and creepy manner.
FIRST BROADCAST: June 8th 1947 LAST BROADCAST: June 25th 1949 NARRATORS: Ernest Chappell, Jim Boles, Cathleen Cordell, Dan Sutter, Cecil Roy, Bruno Wick, Peggy Stanley, Claudia Morgan PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR: Wyllis Cooper SOUND EFFECTS: Bill McClintock THEME: Second Movement of Franckâs Symphony in D Minor MUSIC: Albert Berman Quiet Please â 1947-1949 Wyllis Cooper, the creator of Lights Out, wrote and directed this thriller series. The program was similar but not so graphic and the sound effects not quite so disturbing. These were not tales of people living happily ever after. Ernest Chappell told the tales and each week he played some âordinary fellow who gets all bollixed up with the supernatural.âTHIS EPISODE:January 12, 1948. Mutual network. "The Room Where The Ghosts Lived". Sustaining. A dying man tells a ghost story to his doctor. He tells how he released the spirit of a woman dead one hundred and seventy five years, from a secret room in his house. Albert April (sound effects), Claudia Morgan, Ernest Chappell, James Van Dyke, Wyllis Cooper (writer, director). 24:34.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Taupin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to the Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt.
The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic. The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.THIS EPISODE:Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does badly. But when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is. January 21, 1940. CBS net. "The Citadel". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A. J. Cronin (author), Edgar Barrier, Ernest Chappell (announcer), Everett Sloane, George Coulouris, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Orson Welles (host), Ray Collins (narrator). 53 minutes.
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeammsss?!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. In interviews, EC publisher Bill Gaines stated that he based EC's three horror hosts not on Raymond but on Old Nancy, host of radio's earlier The Witch's Tale (1931-38).When Johnson left the series in 1946, he was replaced by Paul McGrath, who did not keep the "Raymond" name and was known only as "your host" or "Mr. Host." Beginning in 1945, Lipton Tea sponsored the series, pairing first Raymond and then McGrath with cheery commercial spokeswoman Mary Bennett, whose blithesome pitches for Lipton tea contrasted sharply with the macabre themes of the stories, and who primly chided the host for his trademark dark humor and creepy manner.
The reporter as investigator! This series was based upon real-life incidents in which a newspaper reporter played an important part in solving a crime. The reporter was presented with the Pall Mall Award at the end of the show. These reporters showed the best side of their investigative skills - something shared by the radio detectives featured in this podcast series. The only regular on the series was the announcer, Ernest Chappell (right).
The reporter as investigator! This series was based upon real-life incidents in which a newspaper reporter played an important part in solving a crime. The reporter was presented with the Pall Mall Award at the end of the show. These reporters showed the best side of their investigative skills - something shared by the radio detectives featured in this podcast series. The only regular on the series was the announcer, Ernest Chappell (right).
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreaaaaammmmssss!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Taupin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to the Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
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