Sam Spade and "The Birds"

by gregbell 10/12/2008 7:32:00 PM

Another preemption free Saturday, I'm liking this, hope it continues. 

Highlights this week including Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in a half hour version of The Maltese Falcon as presented on the Screen Guild Theatre. Speaking of Dashiell Hammett's detective character, we'll also play an hour of The Adventures of Sam Spade one with Howard Duff and the other with Steven Dunne. 

Sorry about the Johnny Dollar typo that was posted earlier. Had it written for last week and didn't omit it from the entry. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed it last week!

As we get a head start on our busy Halloween week, check out a 1953 Lux Radio Theatre version of Daphne Du Maurier's The Birds 10 years before Alfred Hitchcock adapted it for the movies.

  Here are a few promised photos of OTR stars; Olan Soule & Barbara Luddy from The First Nighter Program as well as Bea Benaderet.

  

Greg 

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Greg,

Thanks for the pictures. Just to point out that Bea Benaderet not only was Kate Bradley on Petticoat Junction, Cousin pearl on The Beverly Hillbillies but she was also the voice of "Betty Rubble" on the Flintstones.

As for Olan Soule, I remember him mostly from occurring roles on Dragnet. Looking forward to hearing "The Maltese Falcon" which I have never seen or in this case heard, as well as "The Birds". Keep up the good work.

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10/14/2008 12:37:27 PM

Bob

Another added note about Olan Soule that I just found out. He died on his birthday in 1994. He also had an occurring role as John Masters the Chorus Director in "The Andy Griffith Show".

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10/14/2008 6:44:32 PM

Bob and Helen Straughn

We noticed that you have mentioned playing the new Johnny Dollar marathon (The Primrose Matter) again this week. You played that last week. Is this a typo, or are you going to play a different version of it?

We really appreciate what you are doing with the channel. Please continue doing what you are doing! Thanks and God Bless.

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10/14/2008 9:49:31 PM

gregbell

Bob & Helen,

Yes, it was last week, sorry. It was written for the blog last week and I forgot to drop it this time. It is gone now. Hope you enjoyed last week's Johnny Dollar Marathon.

Greg.

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PS: DO you have any radio shows featuring the truly GREAT Claude Rains? There is a new book (biography) about him co-written by his daughter Jessica. I'm going to buy it for myself as a Christmas present --- on Christmas! I always loved his voice, and his rendition of "The Invisible Man" in the movie of that title is one of the scariest things I've ever --- seen. That movie was done in 1933 and I STILL haven't figured out how they made Claude invisible.

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