Podcast appearances and mentions of walter schumann

Always popular when it was on the radio, television, and even in the movies... because it was believed to be the most realistic police drama in media. That was very much Jack Webb's creation... the staccato delivery of lines... "Just the facts, Mam... Just the facts"... then there was the theme music "Dragnet" and later "Badge 714" written by Walter Schumann. Jack Webb died of a heart attack in 1982 at the age of 62. (He was a very heavy smoker)... As a tribute to him, Los Angeles Mayor, Tom Bradley, ordered all flags flown at half staff in Webb's honor. Webb was buried with a replica LAPD badge bearing the rank of sergeant and the number 714. More tracks in the "Police, Detective, Crime" Playlist

Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday a Los Angeles police detective..in one of the most popular radio shows produced. Not only did he do Dragnet on the radio... it is considered the most famous and influential police procedural dramas in media history. Webb aimed Dragnet to be realistic...he gave the audience a feel for boredom and drudgery as well as the danger and heroism of police work. Webb was the producer of the program... and the acting for him and by him was meant to sound realistic. The four-note introduction to the brass and tympany theme music (titled "Danger Ahead") was composed by Walter Schumann and became instantly recognizable. This show and other police and detective dramas are in the playlist "Mystery - Detective - Crime"

A man has been beaten by a man with a shotgun, while his grocery store was being robbed, yet there is no clue how he made his escape.  Commentary on the Dragnet classic theme and composer Walter Schumann.

Sam Noland is back on Extra Milestone after a week's respite to take on, along with friend and coworker Robert Wilkinson, two radically different classics. First up is Charles Laughton's gothic thriller The Night of the Hunter, which stars Robert Mitchum as a psychopathic priest hunting down two children during the Great Depression. Next up on our itinerary is the landmark spoof comedy Airplane!, the laugh-a-minute lampooning of pop cinema celebrating 40 years of making the world howl with laughter. SHOW NOTES: 00:05:00 - The Night of the Hunter 00:46:25 - Airplane! NEXT WEEK: Adonis Gonzalez returns to discuss two immense classics from the year 1985: Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future and Elem Klimov's Come and See! Music in this episode: Theme from The Night of the Hunter by Walter Schumann, "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, music from the trailers for The Night of the Hunter and Airplane! Cinemaholics in this episode: Sam Noland and Robert Wilkinson Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Noland is back on Extra Milestone after a week's respite to take on, along with friend and coworker Robert Wilkinson, two radically different classics. First up is Charles Laughton's gothic thriller The Night of the Hunter, which stars Robert Mitchum as a psychopathic priest hunting down two children during the Great Depression. Next up on our itinerary is the landmark spoof comedy Airplane!, the laugh-a-minute lampooning of pop cinema celebrating 40 years of making the world howl with laughter. SHOW NOTES: 00:05:00 - The Night of the Hunter 00:46:25 - Airplane! NEXT WEEK: Adonis Gonzalez returns to discuss two immense classics from the year 1985: Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future and Elem Klimov's Come and See! Music in this episode: Theme from The Night of the Hunter by Walter Schumann, "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, music from the trailers for The Night of the Hunter and Airplane! Cinemaholics in this episode: Sam Noland and Robert Wilkinson Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The All the Books Show is proud to bring you a special production of Dragnet: The Big Small written by John Robinson with music by Walter Schumann, Presented by The David A. Howe Public Library and Valley Theatre. The cast includes Nic Gunning as the announcer and Eric Mikols as Frank Smith! Plus past podcast guests Ben Layman, Hilary Gunning, Stephen VanValkenburg, Jessica Wieszczyk and Kendra Mikols. Introducing Michael Blankenship as Joe Friday.

One of the most iconic theme songs to come from the Golden Age of Radio has to be the "ominous, four-note introduction" composed by Walter Schumann for the radio program Dragnet. This theme, derived from Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1946 film The Killers, is still instantly recognizable decades later, even to those who have never heard of the radio program it was created for. Dragnet was an American radio series, created in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, that took listeners step by step through actual cases from official police files. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", describing a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. It was created by actor and producer Jack Webb who also played the lead character Joe Friday. His goal was to create a true to life show that would give audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. The program ran from June 3rd, 1949 to July 26th, 1957 and is regarded by many as the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The episode featured in today's podcast is the fourth episode of Dragnet that aired on June 24th, 1949. It is also the first episode still publicly available that features the theme song. Without further ado, please enjoy "Quick Trigger Gunman" from Dragnet. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/otr-behind-the-mic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otr-behind-the-mic/support

We cover Dragnet and this is our first Crime Genre! This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well, such as dramatizing sex crimes. Children also were killed on occasion as in the episode "Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas". The series eventually went to television and ran there for many years. The familiar DUM DE DUM DUM, the first four notes of the opening theme composed by Walter Schumann, became a pop culture legend and was forever associated with Dragnet. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/richard-templeman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/richard-templeman/support

The iconic Detective Joe Friday (Jack Webb) performed in about 240 radio episodes of the most realistic and popular police procedural show of the 1950's and 60's (television). This is the 126th show "The Case of the Big Hit and Run Killer." Introductory track has some background material on the series followed by the episode from 1951. The staccato monotone delivery of Sgt. Friday may sound unrealistic today, but back in the day it was ground breaking and considered as realistic as it can get. Stories are realistic and of course the music is also classic! Dragnet Theme Music. The theme music for Dragnet, written by Walter Schumann, was known for more than just the theme, as it enhanced the tension of the drama and there would be loud sudden bursts when there was a revelation. The theme was used for the Dragnet radio show and then the TV series, More Dragnet in our "Mystery Detective Crime" Playlist.

In 2017, The Minus 5 released Dear December, but it didn't play any CD-release shows or holiday shows that year because the lone constant in the group, Scott McCaughey, had a stroke a week before its release.  Recently, host Alex Rawls talked to McCaughey about his stroke and how it affected his music and his relationship to the album. He recalls the music of his youth that inspired him including a track by The Voices of Walter Schumann that he quoted on Dear December, and talks about the role that The Monkees' 2018 Christmas album,  Christmas Party, played in the making of Dear December. 

We missed an important anniversary last year as 2013 was the 50th anniversary of the release of the first album by that great vocalese group, The Swingle Singers, who we’ve played on the show many times over the years. So … Continue reading →

The Story Of Doctor Kildare - In the summer of 1949, MGM reunited Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore to record the radio series, The Story of Dr. Kildare, scripted by Les Crutchfield, Jean Holloway and others. After broadcasts on WMGM New York from February 1, 1950 to August 3, 1951, the series was syndicated to other stations during the 1950s. The supporting cast included Ted Osborne as hospital administrator Dr. Carough, Jane Webb as nurse Mary Lamont and Virginia Gregg as Nurse Parker, labeled "Nosy Parker" by Gillespie, with appearances by William Conrad, Stacy Harris, Jay Novello, Isabel Jewell and Jack Webb.THIS EPISODE:June 15, 1950. Program #21. WMGM, New York-Mutual net origination, MGM syndication. Commercials added locally. A newly blinded man loses his will to live. Dr. Kildare tries to help. Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Isabel Jewell, William Johnstone, Peggy Webber, Dick Joy (announcer), Gene Holloway (writer), Walter Schumann (composer, conductor), William P. Rousseau (director). 28:11.

Dragnet was a long-running radio and television police procedural drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first several months were bumpy, as Webb and company worked out the program’s format and eventually became comfortable with their characters (Friday was originally portrayed as more brash and forceful than his later usually relaxed demeanor). Gradually, Friday’s deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as "a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring." (Dunning, 210) Friday’s first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio’s top-rated shows. While most radio shows used one or two sound effects experts, Dragnet needed five; a script clocking in at just under 30 minutes could require up to 300 separate effects. Accuracy was underlined: The exact number of footsteps from one room to another at Los Angeles police headquarters were imitated, and when a telephone rang at Friday’s desk, the listener heard the same ring as the telephones in Los Angeles police headquarters. A single minute of "A Gun For Christmas" is a representative example of the evocative sound effects featured on "Dragnet". While Friday and others investigate bloodstains in a suburban backyard, the listener hears a series of overlapping effects: a squeaking gate hinge, footsteps, a technician scraping blood into a paper envelope, the glassy chime of chemical vials, bird calls and a dog barking in the distance. Scripts tackled a number of topics, ranging from the thrilling (murders, missing persons and armed robbery) to the mundane (check fraud and shoplifting), yet "Dragnet" made them all interesting due to fast-moving plots and behind-the-scenes realism. In "The Garbage Chute" (15 December 1949), they even had a locked room mystery. TODAY'S SHOW: "Helen Corday Murdered With Pipe" (7-07-49) and "The Big Fraud" (10-27-53) July 7, 1949. Program #5. NBC network. Sustaining. A well liked waitress named Helen Corday has been murdered with a steel pipe. The suspect's name is Larson. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr. 29:25. October 27, 1953. Program #219. NBC network. "The Big Fraud". Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Fatima. Sergeant Friday goes undercover to trap a gang posing as narcotic cops to con out-of-towners. Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer), Hal Gibney (announcer), John Robinson (writer), Walter Schumann (music), Ben Hogan (Chesterfield testimonial), Vic Perrin, Paul Richards, Herb Ellis. 29:32.