A dialog about the nearly-lost art of audio drama - find out about the live "old time radio"-styled performances of "Theatre Of The Mindless", the processes of writing, recording, and putting on a show which is unique and thoroughly entertaining. Plus a bunch of Nifty-Keen Old Time Radio stuff!
So I just picked up this May, 1939 issue of Radio Mirror. I got it for the articles. That's Miss Dorothy Lamour, there, on the cover (Hubba, hubba!). Does anyone else think that she looks sort of like Bebe (Frasier's Lilith) Neuwirth? It's almost like looking into a mirror...a RADIO MIRROR, that is! I say, that's a JOKE, son. Ya get it? A joke!
In a newly-restored episode of "The Sealed Book", July 4th 1945, titled "Death Brings Down The Curtain", the evil actress rants:
"Be quiet, you fool! They can't prove a thing! No jury in the world would believe them...I'm too great an actress to be convicted of murder, do you hear?!? I'll give a performance that'll sweep a jury off it's feet. They'll never forgive me, they'll never convict me, never, Never, NEVER!"
Listen for the BIG BLOOPER toward the end, when she says "forgive" instead of "convict"...good thing that she really jacks up the energy right after that, so we don't even notice the mistake. In fact, it actually lends a bit of credibility to her character being a nutjob. But not the greatest actress, unfortunately...
Pick up the new Sealed Book set in sparkling clear sound HERE.
Of course, part of the CHARM of OTR was the great premiums that the shows offered! What was your favorite type?
Old Time Radio...Ah, yes, and the FIRST character that always seems to come to mind is "The Shadow". Of course, The Shadow has had many guises - tick your favorite!
Check the one that fits you best:
Radio drama didn't completely die in 1962. Which is your favorite "post-OTR" radio show?
Most mystery/adventure heroes had an important second-in-command. Which is your favorite sidekick?
So I just picked up this May, 1939 issue of Radio Mirror. I got it for the articles. That's Miss Dorothy Lamour, there, on the cover (Hubba, hubba!). Does anyone else think that she looks sort of like Bebe (Frasier's Lilith) Neuwirth? It's almost like looking into a mirror...a RADIO MIRROR, that is! I say, that's a JOKE, son. Ya get it? A joke!
