Podcast appearances and mentions of Morton Fine

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Network radio opened 1949 fresh off its fourteenth consecutive year of record earnings. Total network revenue exceeded Two-hundred-ten million dollars. Broadway Is My Beat first took to the air over CBS from New York on February 27th, 1949, It starred Anthony Ross and was directed by John Dietz. Dietz was a prolific radio man in the 1940s. He helped get Suspense off the ground and had success with New York-based shows like Casey, Crime Photographer. Early CBS press material for the show told how “as a kid, Danny Clover sold papers and shined shoes along the Great White Way. He later walked the beat as a policeman and knows everything along Broadway—from pan handler to operatic prima donna—but he's still sentimental. The street is forever a wonderland of glamor to him.” CBS was in the middle of the “Packaged Program Initiative.” When head of CBS William Paley returned from World War II in 1946, he saw his network behind NBC in ratings, revenue, and star power. Paley decided to greenlight and cost-sustain shows in order to develop hits not controlled by advertising agencies. The gamble paid off. By February of 1949 CBS had found success with sitcoms like My Friend Irma and Our Miss Brooks. The network was also using capital gains tax laws to sign production deals with stars like Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Red Skelton, and Bing Crosby. For a deep dive on this, please tune into Breaking Walls episodes 108 through 112. Meanwhile, after fifteen weeks Broadway is My Beat was floundering. CBS was going to pull the plug at the end of May when NBC found its first post-talent raid hit. A new police procedural, Dragnet, launched on June 3rd, 1949. The brainchild of Jack Webb, it was unlike anything heard on the air at that point. CBS brass decided to move Broadway is My Beat's production to Hollywood. Elliott Lewis was by then starring as Frankie Remley on The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show and helping to edit scripts for Bill Spier on Suspense. With the urging of men like Spier and Bill Robson, Lewis was given the chance to direct the newly migrated series. He was born in Manhattan on November 28th, 1917. He told Radio Life, “You should hear the city constantly. Even the people in New York are noisy.” Three soundmen were often needed to re-create that New York flavor. Lewis immediately tabbed Morton Fine and David Friedkin to write the series. Here's Morton Fine. Lewis' first episode came on Thursday, July 7th, 1949 when the repackaged Broadway is My Beat debuted as a summer replacement for The FBI In Peace And War. Larry Thor would star as Danny Clover. The change in tenor was immediately evident. Rounding out the regular cast was Charles Calvert as Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen doubling as both Sergeant Muggavan and Doctor Sinski. The last episode of the seven week summer run was “The Val Dane Case,” airing on August 25th, 1949. By then the show had begun to hit its stride. Broadway is My Beat stretched for the poetic metaphor and if the tone was sometimes heavy and wordy, the scenes were gritty, and the crimes were less-than-glamorous. After the initial summer run, the CBS network executives were happy with Elliott Lewis' work and decided to bring the show back in the fall.

This Friday night, Vintage Classic Radio's "Friday Night Noir" promises a thrilling double feature that harks back to the golden age of radio drama. First on the lineup is the "Suspense" episode "Blackjack to Kill," which originally aired on December 10th, 1951 by the CBS radio network. Join seasoned gambler Johnny Denton, played by the formidable Victor Mature, as he navigates a deadly game of chance that turns fatal. After a fellow player is murdered during a game of blackjack, Denton is wrongfully accused and must dodge both the real murderer and the police to prove his innocence. Victor Mature's intense portrayal of a man caught in a dire situation highlights the episode's gripping narrative and emotional depth. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Featured in the case included other actors including Herb Butterfield, Clayton Post, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Eddie Firestone, Joseph Kerns and Steve Roberts. The"Suspense" radio show, including the episode "Blackjack to Kill," was famously sponsored by Auto Lite, a major manufacturer of automotive electrical equipment. This sponsorship is a significant aspect of the show's history, as Auto Lite's support helped ensure the production of high-quality, dramatic storytelling that "Suspense" became renowned for. Continuing the night's noir theme, we delve into the eerie world of "Inner Sanctum" with the episode titled "Study for Murder," first broadcast on May 3rd, 1942. This episode explores the dark intentions of a psychology professor obsessed with crafting the perfect murder. As he orchestrates his sinister plan, the tension escalates, enveloping the listener in a chilling tale of intellectual curiosity gone awry. Known for its atmospheric storytelling, "Inner Sanctum" captivates with psychological thrills and its famously unsettling creaking door sound. Tune in to Vintage Classic Radio this Friday for a night filled with suspense and psychological intrigue. These classic tales from "Suspense" and "Inner Sanctum" are sure to keep you engrossed and remind you why these shows remain beloved staples of early radio drama. Join us as we bring the past to life and thrill anew with timeless stories of mystery and suspense.

On September 30, 1962 a major milestone in radio drama came to an end with the final episode of the long running series, SUSPENSE. Ironically, the episode was titled "Devil Stone" and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that had its roots in the golden age of radio.What began as a "new series frankly dedicated to your horrification and entertainment" took on a life of its own mostly due to the talents of some outstanding producers and adaptations and original stories from the cream of mystery writers of the time. The golden age of radio was truly the golden age of SUSPENSE as show after show broadcast outstanding plays which were "calculated to intrigue...stir [the] nerves."It was the series' first producer, William Spier, who set the framework of rules that was to stay with the show for most of its run. Mr. Spier determined that the series should deal with life-and-death situations established near the beginning of each play and then through the use of Bernard_Herrmann's musical coloring and the writer's characterizations slowly tighten the knot of SUSPENSE. Many of the early stories were written by the mystery writer John Dickson Carr. Others were by such fine writers as Lucille Fletcher, whose SUSPENSE play, "Sorry, Wrong Number" (listen/download) was turned into a major motion picture; Robert Arthur, Robert L. Richards, Morton Fine, and David Friedkin. The series also drew from the mystery writers of the day as well as the horror writers of literature; writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Cornell Woolrich, Dorothy L. Sayers, and H. G. Wells.

Bold Venture | Kuan Yin Statue | Broadcast date: April 2, 1951Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired from 1951 to 1952. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESEnjoying my podcast? You can subscribe to receive new post notices. 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

On January 6th, 1949 Lauren Bacall gave birth to their first child, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, named in honor of his character in To Have and Have Not. Meanwhile Bogart made Knock on Any Door and Tokyo Joe for his Santana Productions company. Both were moderately panned by critics. In 1950 he made Chain Lightning for Warner Brothers and In A Lonely Place for Santana. In A Lonely Place sees Bogart star as Dixon Steele, a troubled, violence-prone screenwriter suspected of murder. Gloria Grahame co-stars as Laurel Gray, his neighbor who soon falls for Dix. The film is considered among Bogart's best and perhaps a character with personality traits most like the real man. It was among a trio of films released that year, along with Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve, which comment on the dark side of Hollywood. Simultaneously, Bogart and Bacall looked for a vehicle on radio for their talents. Santana Productions partnered with the Frederic W. Ziv Company to develop a series called Bold Venture. It would be written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, who famously wrote for Broadway is My Beat and Crime Classics. Bogart had long interest in starring in his own series, but had resisted due to the constraints of live radio. By 1950, due to widespread transcription, that was no longer an issue. He could do the show in takes and have music and sound effects added later. Three or four shows a week could be done, leaving Bogart and Bacall free for the rest of the year. Bogart plays Slate Shannon, hotel owner and owner of a boat called the "Bold Venture." Bacall, plays Sailor Duval, and Jester Hairson plays calypso singer King Moses. Shannon, based out of Havana, is always ready to rescue a friend in need or hunt down an enemy. Seventy-eight thirty minute shows were produced. The first show aired on March 26th, 1951. The Ziv Company distributed the series, putting up twelve-thousand dollars per episode. Bogart and Bacall were each paid four-thousand-dollars per show. Four-hundred twenty-three stations bought the series, paying weekly fees to Ziv ranging from fifteen dollars for small stations to seven-hundred-fifty dollars for big ones. Newsweek noted that although the series was set in Havana, it could just have easily been in Casablanca. While the series was first airing, the Bogarts were in Africa. Humphrey was set to star opposite Kathryn Hepburn in The African Queen.

Ep. 154 features Eto Otitigbe. He recovers buried narratives and gives form to the unseen. He is a polymedia artist whose interdisciplinary practice includes sculpture, performance, installation, and public art. His public art intersects history, community, and biophilic design by using parametric modeling and generative design to transform historical and cultural references into biomorphic forms. Otitigbe's public works include temporary installations in Socrates Sculpture Park (Queens, NY) and Randall's Island Park (New York, NY). His current public commissions include: Peaceful Journey (Mt. Vernon, NY, 2022); Cascode (Philadelphia, PA); Emanativ (Harlem, NY); Invasive Species (Philadelphia, PA). He was a member of the Design Team for the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at UVA (Charlottesville, VA) where he contributed to the creative expression on the memorial's exterior surface. Otitigbe's work has been in solo and group exhibitions that include 2013 Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial, organized by the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill; Abandoned Orchestra, Sound Sculpture installation and performance with Zane Rodulfo, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; The Golden Hour, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA, curated by Oshun D. Layne; and Bronx: Africa, Longwood Gallery, Bronx, NY, curated by Atim Oton and Leronn P. Brooks. Otitigbe's fellowships and awards include the CEC Artslink Project Award for travel and cultural projects in Egypt and the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship at the National Museum of African Art where he explored the intersection of Urhobo language and historical objects. His curatorial projects include directing the es ORO Gallery in Jersey City, NJ (2007-09) and co-curating, alongside Amanda Kerdahi, the Topophilia Exhibition in Nees, Denmark (2017) as part of the ET4U Meetings Festival in Denmark. He is the founder of eo Studio, which received the Creative Capital Grant in 2023 for the project Tankugbe Incubation Lab. He is an Assistant Professor of Sculpture in the Art Department at Brooklyn College. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, an M.S. in Product Design from Stanford University (M.S.) and an MFA in Creative Practice from the University of Plymouth. Photo credit: Anthony Artis Artist https://www.etootitigbe.com/ Cascode https://www.dashboard.us/cascode Transart Institute https://www.transartinstitute.org/people/eto-otitigbe Brooklyn Botanic Garden https://www.bbg.org/feature/birdhouses/eto_otitigbe Surface Magazine https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/eto-otitigbe-morton-fine-art-materiel-remains/ Morton Fine art https://www.mortonfineart.com/artist/eto-otitigbe Creative Capital https://creative-capital.org/artists/eo-studio-tankugbe-incubation-lab/eto-otitigbe/ Brooklyn. Cuny http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/schools/mediaarts/undergraduate/art/faculty_details.php?faculty=1372 Slippage https://slippage.org/eto-otitigbe Arts Westchester https://artswestchester.org/art-matters/artist-eto-otitigbe-wins-sculpture-commission-in-mount-vernon/

In Breaking Walls episode 137 we celebrate the Irish by focusing on St. Patrick's Day on the air. —————————— Highlights: • Fred Allen — The End and the Beginning • Beat the Band • Burns and Allen at the NYC Parade • Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel • Dennis Day Returns from the Navy • Fred Allen is King For a Day • Elliott Lewis and Broadway Is My Beat • The Death of Fred Allen • Ending with Jean Shepherd • Looking Ahead to Opening Day —————————— 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 for today's episode was: • Treadmill to Oblivion and Much Ado About Me — By Fred Allen • On The Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings — By Jim Ramsburg • The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio — By Christopher H. Sterling As well as articles from • The New York Daily News • The New York Times —————————— On the interview front: • Fred Allen was interviewed by Tex and Jinx on NBC Radio — November 24th, 1954 • Goodman Ace, Tallulah Bankhead, Jack Benny, Mort Greene, Jim Harkins, George Jessel, Doc Rockwell, Donald Vorhees, Pat Weaver, Roger White, and Herman Wouk spoke for Biography In Sound — May 29th, 1956 • Dennis Day and Phil Harris spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear these full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com • Dennis Day and Elliott Lewis spoke to John Dunning for his 71KNUS program from Denver. • Morton Fine was with Dan Haefele • Jack Kruschen with Jim Bohannan in 1987. • Orson Welles on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson • George Burns spoke to Barbara Walters —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • The Sails of Galway — By W.B. Snuffy Walden • Overture on Hebrew Themes, Opus 34 — By Andre Moisan • Someone To Watch Over Me — By Blossom Dearie • The Minstrel Boy — By Jacqueline Schwab • Swing into Spring — By Benny Goodman —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers

Broadway Is My Beat first took to the air on CBS from New York on February 27th, 1949, starring Anthony Ross and directed by John Dietz. After fifteen weeks, with Dragnet breaking new ground on NBC, CBS moved the show's production to Hollywood. Elliott Lewis was by then helping to edit scripts for Bill Spier on Suspense. With the urging of men like Spier and Bill Robson, the twenty-eight-year-old Lewis was given the chance to direct the show. He was born in Manhattan on November 28th, 1917. He told Radio Life, “You should hear the city constantly. Even the people in New York are noisy.” Three sound men were often needed to re-create that New York flavor. Lewis' first regular turn as a director came on July 7th, 1949 when the repackaged Broadway is My Beat debuted as a summer replacement for The FBI In Peace And War. Along with David Friedkin, Morton Fine would become one of Lewis' go-to writers. Larry Thor would star as Danny Clover. Rounding out the regular cast was Charles Calvert as Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen doubling as both Sgt. Muggavan and Doctor Sinski. Broadway is my Beat featured some of the best hollywood radio talent like Barney Phillips, Virginia Gregg, Tony Barrett, Herb Butterfield, Betty Lou Gerson, Hy Averback, Cathy Lewis, Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Mary Jane Croft, and Herb Vigran. Although no sponsorship was forthcoming, CBS brass was impressed with Elliott Lewis' capabilities. The March 17th, 1950 episode was called “The Charles and Jane Kimball Murder Case.”

"Tears Of Shiva" is the 12th episode of the Bold Venture radio program. It was released on Jun 16, 1950. Bold Venture was a 1951-1952 syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean."

Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliot Lewis, this unique series featured the dramatization of crimes from the Greek Empire to the late 19th century America. The details of each story were thoroughly researched in order to keep the story as accurate as possible. Sound effects, music, everything was done to keep the story authentic to the time period in which it actually occurred. The part of the narrator, Thomas Hyland, was voiced by actor Lou Merrill. He was so good, audiences that he WAS Thomas Hyland. This track will be stored in the "Crime Classics" Playlist on this Soundcloud.com originated podcast.

In Breaking Walls episode 128 we wrap up our six month look at 1954 by ending in June with network cancellations. —————————— Highlights: • The State of Radio and The Union • The End of Escape with John Dehner • News with Frank Edwards on Mutual • Let's Pretend with Arnold Stang • Autolite Drops Suspense • Goodbye To Jack Benny (For Now) • What's At Stake in the Fall 1954 Midterm Elections • CBS Cancels The Lux Radio Theatre • The End of James Stewart's The Six Shooter • Looking Ahead to July and Roswell —————————— 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 • Network Radio Ratings — by Jim Ramsburg • The Complete Escape and Suspense Logs — By Keith Scott As well as articles from: • Broadcasting Magazine • LIFE Magazine • Newsweek • Radio Guide —————————— On the interview front: • Parley Baer, Ken Carpenter, Elliott Lewis, and Paula Winslowe spoke to Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Herb Ellis, Virginia Gregg, Jack Johnstone, Elliott Lewis, and Herb Vigran spoke to SPERDVAC. For more info, go to SPERDVAC.com. • John Gibson, Elliott Lewis, Vincent Price, and Arnold Stang spoke to Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear these full interviews at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • John Dehner and Vic Perrin spoke with Neil Ross at KMPC. • Dennis Day spoke with John Dunning for 71KNUS. • Morton Fine was with Dan Haefele. • Orson Welles with Johnny Carson. • Jimmy Stewart with Larry King. • Jack Benny spoke with CBS. —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Living Without You and Too Much Between Us — By George Winston • The Last Rose of Summer — By Tom Waits • Seance on a Wet Afternoon — By John Barry —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene. For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com. —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Phil Erickson Jessica Hanna Perri Harper Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Earl Millard Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy Ray Shaw Filipe A Silva —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers

By June of 1954, the thirty-six year-old Elliott Lewis was producer/director of four shows and the star of two. His peers affectionately dubbed him “Mr. Radio.” Perhaps most prominently, he'd been producer and director of Suspense since the fall of 1950. Program sponsor Autolite preferred to keep its commercials humorous, feeling that the change of pace shocked the audience to attention. Each 30-minute episode required over five-hundred total hours of work from fifty people. With Lewis at the helm, Suspense was able to stave off some of the decline in ratings other shows succumbed to. This was partly due to his partnership with Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Although the series, now airing on Mondays at 8PM, was still heard by roughly 12.5 million people each week, at season's end Autolite decided to discontinue their sponsorship after six years. The last Autolite Suspense episode was “A Terribly Strange Bed” on June 7th. Adapted by Morton Fine, it guest-starred Peter Lawford as an English cop in France who wins big at a gambling table, gets drunk, and ends up in a hotel room in a booby-trapped bed. Featured in this episode as The Cropier was Vic Perrin. After the episode climax, announcer Harlow Wilcox signed off for the two-hundred-forty-sixth and final time. Elliott Lewis left the production after July 27th. Suspense would remain a sustained show until finding multiple sponsorship in late 1956. Unfortunately for Lewis, his other shows would soon be canceled. Phil Harris and Alice Faye went off the air on June 18th. Crime Classics on June 30th. Broadway is My Beat on August 1st. And On Stage on September 30th. For more info on Elliott Lewis' career, tune into Breaking Walls episode 113.

Enjoy two free adventure episodes of Bold Venture A) 6/11/51 The Tears of Siva w/ Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall B) 8/13/51 Sunken Spanish Gold w/ Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Humphrey Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall were pitched radio program ideas by ad agencies, networks, sponsors and syndicators on a regular basis.  One of those pitches included an adventure series set in Cuba reminiscent of Key Largo, called Bold Venture.  Beginning in 1951, Bogart played the role of “Slate Shannon,” the proprietor of a small, quasi-respectable hotel in Havana, inhabited by a motley, shifting cast of characters.  Shannon's motorboat, the Bold Venture, was on stand-by, ready to roar to the rescue of a friend or track down an enemy.  Bacall played “Sailor Duval,” ostensibly Shannon's ward and given a seductive edge by the glamorous actress. With its exotic Cuban background and Latin-American flavor, the weekly seafaring adventure program was loaded with gunfights, pirates, questionable characters and romantic intrigue.  The Bogarts' busy schedule demanded that the series be pre-recorded, so mega-producer Frederick W. Ziv funded a syndicated series with a big operating budget ($12,000 per episode) with a fees-plus-royalties deal for each broadcast. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, Bold Venture was produced by the Bogart's picture company, Santana Productions (named after a boat they owned) and recorded in Ziv's Hollywood studio.  The series made a fortune and was syndicated to more than 400 radio affiliates, but after a season and a half, Bogart sank it … “I got tired of it.  I never listened to it, but Betty did.”

It's a triple feature of the same mystery starring three different radio gumshoes. Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote the story of a killer who taunts police with announcements of his upcoming crimes, and the clever tale comes to life in three similar but different adventures. First, Lt. Danny Clover investigates "The Jane Darnell Murder Case" on Broadway is My Beat (originally aired on CBS on August 11, 1949). Then, in London, Inspector Peter Black stars in "Three for All" from Pursuit (originally aired on CBS on November 10, 1949). Finally, Howard Duff plays L.A. gumshoe Mike McCoy in the audition recording for what would have been The McCoy (recorded on or around April 24, 1951).

Often written by the just-heard E. Jack Neuman, the fourth actor to voice Johnny Dollar, John Lund, grabbed the role in November of 1952. Lund had starred with Olivia De Havilland in To Each His Own, Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair, and Betty Hutton in The Perils of Pauline. In spite of radio's falling ratings, in March of 1953, Wrigley's gum signed on to sponsor the show. On Tuesdays at 9PM, Dollar peaked in May with a 7.3 rating. Among the writers who contributed scripts along with E. Jack Neuman, were Les Crutchfield, Blake Edwards, Gil Doud, Morton Fine, and David Friedkin. On March 8th, 1954 Dollar's expense account took him to southeast Asia. Wrigley sponsored Dollar until August. Lund's last episode was “The Upjohn Matter,” on September 19th. It seemed that like many other radio shows, Johnny Dollar's time on the air was coming to an unremarkable end. However the show would be revived the following year. Bob Bailey would star and Jack Johnstone would direct. For more information on Bob Bailey's run as Johnny Dollar, tune into Breaking Walls episode 102.

Crime Classics was a radio docudrama of CBS which was aired from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. The show was produced, created and directed by Elliott Lewis. With consultation with Lewis, Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote every single episode of the show. The show was hosted by Thomas Hyland which was played by Lou Merrill.Crime Classics examines real crimes from ancient Greece to late 19th-century America. The cases varied from assassinations of famous people such as Leon Trotsky, Abraham Lincoln, and Julius Caesar up to some small, not-so-popular cases. William Conrad was one of the most frequent radio actors of the show.The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk Jr.: An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful widow, beloved of both.Originally aired June 29th, 1953.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/steviek)

April 14, 1952 - ep 56 Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired from 1951 to 1952. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Salty seadog Slate Shannon (Bogart) owns a Cuban hotel, Shannon's Place, sheltering an assortment of treasure hunters, revolutionaries, and other shady characters. With his sidekick and ward, the sultry Sailor Duval (Bacall), tagging along, he encounters modern-day pirates and other tough situations while navigating the waters around Havana. Aboard his boat, the Bold Venture, Slate and Sailor experience "adventure, intrigue, mystery and romance in the sultry settings of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean."

Original release. 1951 – 1952. No. of episodes. 78. Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions.

Escape, CBS’s high-adventure anthology, debuted on July 7th, 1947. During its erratic seven year run it was shifted and dropped frequently, almost always cost-sustained by the network. It developed into an experimental training ground in the late 1940s for those who’d come to dominate radio in the next decade. Escape's one period of national sponsorship came in the summer of 1950 when the Richfield Oil Company sponsored the show. This episode is part of that run. In Pass to Berlin, written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, an occupation G.I. is desperately trying to break through a web of death that is being spun around him. This episode was produced and directed by William N. Robson. Featured in the cast were Stacy Harris, Peggy Webber, and Ben Wright. Paul Frees was the voice of Escape. The music was arranged by Ivan Ditmars. Tom Hanlon was the announcer.

On August 9th, 1988, SPERDVAC's Dan Haefele sat down with radio/tv writer Morton Fine for a conversation about his life and career. Fine had a longtime partnership with David Friedkin, as well as with Elliott Lewis. One of their main projects was Broadway is My Beat. Here, Fine talks about the writing formula for the show.

A Cloak & Dagger Commute returns with "St. James Infirmary Blues," a 1953 radio play by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Starring The Wayward Saints: Chris Carter, Gretchen Carter, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Nancy Longo, and Dave Zanieski. Featuring the vocal stylings of Cloak & Dagger's resident Renaissance woman, Karissa Martin. Score composed and performed by Lakin Weaver. Sound managed by Shayne Merideth. Sound effects by The Holy Foley Molies. Produced and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cloak-dagger-on-the-air/message

In Breaking Walls episode 113 it’s September of 1953 and Elliott Lewis is one of the busiest men in radio. He’s the producer/director of four shows and the star of two. We’ll join him that fall, following for a week to find out what life was like for the man affectionately dubbed by his peers as “Mr. Radio.” —————————— Highlights: • Phil and Alice Court Elliott Lewis • Broadway is My Beat, Still Going Strong • Agnes Moorehead Guest-Stars on Suspense • Finding and Losing Love On Stage • The Very Suspicious Borden Family Murders • Radio’s Golden Age Draws to a Close • Looking Ahead to Go Back in time to Wyoming —————————— 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 • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — By Jim Ramsburg —————————— On the interview front: • Sam Edwards, Alice Faye, Phil Harris, Elliott Lewis, Agnes Moorehead, Arch Oboler, and Paula Winslowe were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingOfRadio.com. • Lilian Buyeff, Mary Jane Croft, Sam Edwards, Betty Lou Gerson, Byron Kane, Lou Krugman, Elliott Lewis, and Jeanette Nolan were with SPERDVAC. For more information, go to SPERDVAC.com. • Elliott Lewis and E. Jack Neuman were with John Dunning for his 71KNUS program from Denver. • Elliott Lewis was also with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. Hear this full interview at Goldenage-WTIC.org. • Jack Kruschen, Shirley Mitchell, and George Walsh were with Jim Bohannon. • Morton Fine spoke with Dan Hafele for SPERDVAC in 1988. • WIlliam Conrad spoke with Chris Lambesis. • Norman MacDonnell with John Hickman. • Raymond Burr was with Jack Webster. —————————— Selected music featured in today’s episode was: • Rags to Riches — By Tony Bennett • Manhattan — By Blossom Dearie • Pyramid of the Sun — By Les Baxter • The Venice Dreamer Parts 1 & 2 — By George Winston • I’ll Be Seeing You — By the Harry James Band • Caravan — By Gordon Jenkins —————————— Special thanks to: The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/ Terror on the Air https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbviBTC1CamzamykVCqN0A https://soundcloud.com/terrorontheair https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terror-on-the-air/id1477581905 https://open.spotify.com/show/63o0AY4Zhv5hQsjGVbMbLk?si=YN_vUk3yTgqvOw73u59BtQ —————————— Subscribe to Burning Gotham—the new audio drama set in 1835 New York City. It’s available everywhere you get your podcasts and at BurningGotham.com. —————————— A special thank you to Ted Davenport and Jerry Haendiges: two radio show collectors who helped supply material for this episode. They’re who the large retailers go to. Ted’s got a Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/otrteddavenport/ For Jerry, please visit http://otrsite.com/ I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman of SPERDVAC - http://sperdvac.com/ —————————— Thank you to: Tony Adams Steven Allmon Orson Orsen Chandler Briana Isaac Thomas M. Joyce Ryan Kramer Gary Mollica Barry Nadler Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy John Williams —————————— WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers

2 1/2 hours of Old Time Radio celebrating Valentine's Day! Doctor Christian. February 14, 1940. CBS net. "My True Valentine". Sponsored by: Vaseline. Jean Hersholt, Art Gilmore (announcer), Rosemary De Camp. The Bickersons "Valentine's Day" The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet. February 13, 1949. NBC net. Sponsored by: International Silver. It's Valentine's Day, and Ozzie's looking for something special. Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, Tommy Bernard, Henry Blair. The Cavalcade Of America. February 14, 1944. Red net. "G. I. Valentine". Sponsored by: DuPont. Frances Langford sings "Please Don't Cry," and recalls her U. S. O. tour to Alaska, England, and North Africa with Bob Hope (Bob Hope is not on this program). A good show. The program originates from Hollywood. Frances Langford, June Lockhart, Tony Romano, Frank Gabrielson (writer), Jim Bannon (announcer), Gayne Whitman (commercial spokesman), Frank Graham (doubles), Jeanette Nolan (doubles), William Johnstone (doubles), Wally Maher, Georgia Backus, Ed Penney, Janet Logan (doubles), William Griffis, John W. Bailey Jr., Franklin Parker, Lurene Tuttle, Homer Fickett (producer, director), Robert Armbruster (composer, conductor). The Amos 'n' Andy Show. February 16, 1945. NBC net. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. The Kingfish is determined to find out who sent him an insulting Valentine's Day card. Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Ernestine Wade, The Mystic Knights Of The Sea Quartet, James Basquette, Lou Lubin. Suspense. May 31, 1954. CBS net. "Listen Young Lovers". Sponsored by: Auto-Lite. A supposedly true story about a young Czechoslovakian couple who try to escape from Communism. The story was subsequently produced on Suspense on February 14, 1956. Mona Freeman, Robert Wagner, Sam Edwards, Joseph Kearns, Larry Thor (announcer), David Chamelion (author), Morton Fine (adaptor), David Friedkin (adaptor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), Bert Holland (commercial spokesman), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor).

Cloak & Dagger On the Air continues its Christmas celebration with a special tale for Christmas Eve: "The Night Before Christmas," a 1953 radio play by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. It's Christmas Eve, and Kathy is eagerly awaiting her parents return home from Paris, but as the day wears on and reports of a missing plane surface in the news, the family housekeeper, Miss Buffy, struggles with how to tell Kathy that her parents may never come home again. Starring The Wayward Saints: Chris Carter, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, Emily Hores, Odessa Hores, Tyler Hores, Nancy Longo, Karissa Martin, and in her debut performance with Cloak & Dagger, Kelly Salatino. Our choir, the Traditionally Arranged Carolers, was conducted by Bethany Fernbaugh; Lakin Weaver composed and performed our score; Shayne Merideth managed our sound; and The Holy Foley Molies created our sound effects. Produced and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. Tomorrow: "Mr. Trimble's Turnabout Christmas." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cloak-dagger-on-the-air/message

The story of the activities of the famed British slasher, as seen through the eyes of a young lass. This is a more complete, different AFRTS version than cat. #16793. The middle public service announcement has been deleted. Good Evening, My Name Is Jack The Ripper is the final episode of this yearlong fantastic series. It is set in the year 1888 in London, England. The first murder had taken place on April 3rd and was not reported in the London Times. The woman’s name was Emma Elizabeth Smith and she had blond hair. The second murder took place not far from the first. The woman’s name was Martha Tabram and she had died horribly like the first victim and she too had blond hair, as did Ann Nichols who was the third woman to murdered by knife in such a horrible way. Who could possibly have committed these horrible crimes against the women in the White Chapel area of London in the 19th century? Written from the original newspaper reports by: Morton Fine and David Friedkin Duration: 29:18 Broadcast Date: June 30, 1954

This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 92: Radio And Coney Island (1906 - 1960) _____ Broadway Is My Beat first took to the air from New York on February 27th, 1949, starring Anthony Ross and directed by John Dietz. Shortly thereafter, CBS executives decided the show sounded flat when compared with NBC's new police procedural Dragnet, which debuted on June 3rd. CBS moved production to Hollywood beginning on July 7th, and turned its direction over to Elliott Lewis. Lewis cast Larry Thor as Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen as Muggavan. The show’s chief scriptwriting duo was Morton Fine and David Friedkin. They wrote poetic prose, fit into the gritty world of a sardonic, case-hardened detective. This episode, “The Joey Croft Murder Case” was broadcast on Saturday June 23rd, 1952 at 9:30PM.

Bold Venture was a syndicated radio series starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall that aired in 1951-52. Morton Fine and David Friedkin scripted the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. Beginning in March 1951, the Frederic W. Ziv Company syndicated 78 episodes via electrical transcription. Some sources have claimed that the 78 episodes include reruns, and that there were only around 30 episodes but more than 50 shows have now come to light. Heard on 423 stations, the 30-minute series earned $5,000 weekly for Bogart and Bacall. 57 episodes are now known to exist, some are known by more than one title which can make it appear that there are more. This is the debut episode, "Deadly Merchandise."

ABC Radio Workshop presents Mars Is Heaven a story from the science fiction classic The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. Radio adaptation by: Morton Fine and David Freidkin Announcer: Dick West Cast: Bill Hudson, Francis Urry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/support

Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime. Here is Thomas Hyland’s report to you on Crime Of Bathsheba Spooner the first woman to be tried for murder in the United States. Adapted from the original court reports and newspaper accounts by Morton Fine & David Freidkin Music composed and conducted by: Bernard Herman Produced and Directed by: Elliott Lewis Broadcast: December 3 1952 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dennis-moore9/support

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this syndicated radio series that ran from 1951-52. Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote the taped series for Bogart's Santana Productions. The recordings were made in an informal recording studio by the Frederic W. Ziv company. This series provided Bogart and Bacall rather easy money with a minimum of work and time. The shows were recorded one after the other and then syndicated over time. When they were finished taping this series, and by the time Bold Venture went on the airwaves, Bogie was in Africa working with Kathryn Hepburn on another boat called "The African Queen." Thanks for listening!

This is a snippet from Breaking Walls Episode 92: Radio And Coney Island (1906 - 1960) _____ Broadway Is My Beat first took to the air from New York on February 27th, 1949, starring Anthony Ross and directed by John Dietz. CBS executives thought the show sounded flat. They moved production to hollywood beginning on July 7th, and turned its direction over to Elliott Lewis. Lewis cast Larry Thor as Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen as Muggavan. The show’s chief scriptwriting duo was Morton Fine and David Friedkin. They wrote poetic prose, fit into the gritty world of a sardonic, case-hardened detective. This episode, “The Joey Croft Murder Case” was broadcast on Saturday June 23rd, 1952 at 9:30PM.

Crime Classics. 10-28-1953. CBS net. "John Hayes...His Head...and How They Were Parted". Sustaining. Mr. Hayes returns from war to his lonely wife to find her afrolic with two comely boarders. His head is shortly thereafter found by the side of the Thames...and then encapsulated in a glass jar. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Betty Harford, Jeanette Nolan, Richard Peel, William Johnstone, Bob Lemond (announcer), Alastair Duncan, Ben Wright, Charles Davis. 1/2 hour.

16. Crime Classics. 10-14 -1953. CBS net. "The Seven Layered Cake Of Madame LaFarge". Sponsored by: Plymouth ($25,000 contest, introducing the 1954 models). A murderous wife or a scheming mother? Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), David Friedkin (writer), Edgar Barrier, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Eve McVeagh, Irene Tedrow, Joseph Kearns, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 10-21-1953. CBS net. "Billy Bonney, Bloodletter: Also Known As 'The Kid'". Sustaining. The story of the very violent life of young William Bonney. William Conrad (as Pat Garrett) plays the entire first scene by grunting six times. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), William Conrad, Sam Edwards, Jane Webb, Dick Beals, Frederick Shields, Bob Lemond (announcer), Clayton Post, Tony Barrett, Harry Bartell, Barney Phillips. 1/2 hour.

Created, produced, and directed by radio actor/director Elliott Lewis, the program was a historical true crime series, examining crimes and murders from the past. It grew out of Lewis' personal interest in famous murder cases and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages and feel of the time period. Comparatively little dramatic license was taken with the facts and events, but the tragedy was leavened with humor, expressed largely through the narration. The crimes dramatized generally covered a broad time and place frame from ancient Greece to late 19th-century America. Each episode in the series was co-written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, in consultation with Lewis, although the scripting process was more a matter of research, as the stories were "adapted from the original court reports and newspaper accounts" or from the works of historians. The cases ranged from famous assassinations (of Abraham Lincoln, Leon Trotsky, and Julius Caesar) and the lives (and often deaths) of the likes of Cesare Borgia and Blackbeard to more obscure cases, such as Bathsheba Spooner, who killed her husband Joshua Spooner in 1778 and became the first woman tried and executed in America. The only continuing character was the host/narrator, Thomas Hyland, played by Lou Merrill. Hyland was introduced by the announcer as a "connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Merrill's deadpan portrayal of Hyland provided the welcome note of tongue-in-cheek humor to the proceedings. Unlike the ghoulish weird storytellers of The Whistler and The Mysterious Traveler, Hyland was an ordinary fellow who, in a dry, droll manner, would present a tale from his files, his wry comments interspersed between dramatized scenes. The episodes would typically begin with Hyland inviting the audience to listen to a sound, from drops of rain to horses' hooves, and then introducing the main players and events of his report. The titles also contributed to the series' light tone, as they were intentionally pompous and usually laced with irony. Typical titles included "Your Loving Son, Nero," "If a Body Needs a Body, Just Call Burke and Hare," and "The Axe and the Droot Family... How They Fared". A roster of Hollywood radio actors filled the various historical roles. William Conrad was one of the more frequently heard performers, in such diverse parts as Nero, Blackbeard, Pat Garrett and King Arthur. Other performers, and the villains and victims they portrayed, included Jack Kruschen (as William Burke and Trotsky assassin Ramón Mercader), Jay Novello (as William Hare and Dr. William Palmer), Mary Jane Croft (as Bathsheba Spooner and Madame de Brinvilliers), Betty Lou Gerson (as Agrippina and Lucrezia Borgia), Edgar Barrier (as Julius Caesar), Harry Bartell (as Brutus), Hans Conried (as Ali Pasha), Herb Butterfield (as Lincoln, Trotsky, and Thomas Edwin Bartlett), Jack Edwards (as John Wilkes Booth and Cole Younger), Irene Tedrow (as Lizzie Borden), William Johnstone (as Robert Knox), Betty Harford (as Madeleine Smith and Ripper victim Mary Jane Kelly), Eve McVeagh as Madame Marie Lafarge, Clayton Post (as Jesse James), and Sam Edwards (as Billy the Kid and Bob Younger).

Crime Classics. 08-24 -1953. CBS net. "The Alsop Family: How It Diminished and Grew Again". Sustaining. In the 1670s, a family of highwaymen is none-too-pleased with the bride of one of its members. Lou Merrill (host), Roy Rowan (announcer), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Ben Wright, Herb Butterfield, Ellen Morgan, Betty Harford, Richard Peel, Terry Kilburn, Raymond Lawrence, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-31-1953. CBS net. "Your Loving Son, Nero". Sustaining. The emperor decides to kill Agrippina, his mother. A rare opportunity to hear William Conrad sing (sort of)! Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Betty Lou Gerson, David Friedkin (writer), Edgar Barrier, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Hy Averback, Lou Merrill (host), Martha Wentworth, Morton Fine (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Sammie Hill, William Conrad. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 09-07-1953. CBS net. "The Torment Of Henrietta Robinson and Why She Killed". Sustaining. A lady of Troy New York in 1845, and her doll Cecily. Very insane and very homicidal. The last show of "the summer series." Ben Wright, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Betty Harford, Bob Lemond (announcer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Joseph Kearns, Lamont Johnson, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Paula Winslowe, Sam Edwards, Sammie Hill. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 09-30-1953. CBS net. "The Bloody, Bloody Banks Of Fall River". Sustaining. What happened at 92nd Street on a hot summer's evening in 1892. Since Lizzie was acquitted, who killed Mr. and Mrs. Borden? Lou Merrill, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Irene Tedrow, Jeanette Nolan, Herb Butterfield, Bob Lemond (announcer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Betty Harford, Sarah Selby, William Johnstone, Paul Frees. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 10-07-1953. CBS net. "The Hangman and William Palmer: Who Won?". Sustaining. Dr. Palmer enjoys horse racing and poisoning. Lou Merrill, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Jay Novello, Betty Harford, Bob Lemond (announcer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Ellen Morgan, Joseph Kearns, Ben Wright, Alistair Duncan. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-03-1953. CBS net. "Mr. Thrower's Hammer". Sustaining. A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years later, a doubt arises. The program is also known as, "The Dread Events Surrounding Mr. Thrower's Hammer." Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), William Johnstone, Eric Snowden, Alistair Duncan, Bob Lemond (announcer), Jay Novello, Joseph Kearns, Paula Winslowe, Tudor Owen. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-10-1953. CBS net. "The Axe and The Droot Family: How They Fared". Sustaining. In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Mary Jane Croft, Clayton Post, Herb Butterfield, Sam Edwards, Paul Frees, Charles Davis, George Walsh (announcer). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-17-1953. CBS net. "The Incredible Trial Of Laura D. Fair". The oft-times married Miss Laura uses her "4-shooter" on a ferry in San Francisco harbor...for interesting reasons. Lou Merrill (host), Mary Jane Croft, Herb Butterfield, William Johnstone, Paula Winslowe, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Florence Wolcott, Jean Wood, Joseph Granby, Hugh Douglas (announcer). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-27-1953. CBS net. "The Final Day Of General Ketchum and How He Died". Sustaining. How did the General die? Damned if we know! Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Bill Bissell, David Friedkin (writer), David Young, Elliott Lewis (transcriber, director), George Walsh (announcer), Herb Butterfield, Hy Averback, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Paula Winslowe, Russell Simpson, Sarah Selby. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-20-1953. CBS net. "The Death Of A Picture Hanger". Sustaining. The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, they do just that. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Clayton Post, Sam Edwards, Joseph Granby, Roy Rowan (announcer), Paul Frees, Joseph Kearns, Charlotte Lawrence, Paula Winslowe. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-13-1953. CBS net. "The Terrible Deed Of John White Webster". Sustaining. When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! Lou Merrill (host), Jay Novello, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Larry Thor, Junius Matthews, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Martha Wentworth, Bob Lemond (announcer), Jean Howell. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-06-1953. CBS net. "The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew, Sr.". Sustaining. In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Paul Frees, Antony Ellis, Bob Lemond (announcer), Terry Kilburn, Betty Harford, Ben Wright, Irene Tedrow, William Johnstone. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 06-29-1953. CBS net. "The Checkered Life and Sudden Death Of Colonel James Fisk, Jr.". Sustaining. An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful widow, beloved of both. Lou Merrill (host), Mary Jane Croft, William Johnstone, Harry Bartell, Paula Winslowe, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Charles Calvert, Martha Wentworth, Steve Roberts, Bob Lemond (announcer), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 06-15-1953. CBS net. "The Crime Of Bathsheba Spooner". Sustaining. The first show of the series, a summer replacement for "Suspense." The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. The script was used as an audition for the series, recorded December 3, 1952. Lou Merrill (host), Mary Jane Croft, William Johnstone, Georgia Ellis, Herb Butterfield, Sam Edwards, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Tudor Owen, Ben Wright, Bob Lemond (announcer). 1/2 hour.

The Ohio Valley Cloak & Dagger Company presents Cloak & Dagger On the Air, an anthology series that reimagines Old Time Radio for the modern ear. Recorded before a live studio audience at The Ashley Marie Theatre in Weirton, West Virginia, on Friday, December 14, 2018, "3 Wishes for Christmas" features three suspense-filled Christmas stories: "The Cave" by Antony Ellis with new material by Pete Fernbaugh; "A Christmas for Carole" by David Friedkin; and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Starring The Wayward Saints: Chris Carter, Rob DeSantis, Bethany Fernbaugh, Pete Fernbaugh, Noah Hilton, Emily Hores, Odessa Hores, Tyler Hores, Nancy Longo, Karissa Martin, and Kelly Salatino. Composer and Accompanist: Lakin Weaver. Sound Manager: Shayne Merideth. Sound Effects: The Holy Foley Molies. Community Guest Stars: The Traditionally Arranged Carolers. Adapted, written, produced, and directed by Pete Fernbaugh. A Future Past Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cloak-dagger-on-the-air/message