Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.
The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time." The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and still remains the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes.
One of my favorite You Tube Channels that you might enjoy is "The Gunsmoke Channel"
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"Hi-Yo, Silver! A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi-Yo Silver"... The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof-beats of the great horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again!"
Fred Foy was the announcer for the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet. Another voice from the golden age silenced.
Mr. Foy passed on December 22. He was 89.
I would like to wish all the members and visitors of Times Past a Merry Christmas. It is a wonderful time.
The Bing Crosby Show from December 20, 1953 on CBS sponsored by General Electric. The first tune is, "Adeste Fideles." Bing concludes with "White Christmas and "Silent Night." Bing Crosby, Ken Carpenter (announcer), John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Bill Morrow (producer, transcriber), Murdo McKenzie (producer, transcriber).
I first made the acquaintance of Ann Blyth on the film set of the filming of Danger Signal (1945). Warner Bros had borrowed Ann for this film. But burring filming, Ann suffered a broken back in a sledding accident while briefly vacationing in Lake Arrowhead and her mother and aunt went to Lake Arrowhead for a week. Ann had to be replaced in the role. It was burring this time that, Ann and became friends I would push her around in that wheelchair day after day for over a year and a half in a back brace). It was also at that time I made the acquaintance of Charlie Marie Gordon we also have been friends for a very long time. After two years Ann got a cameo roll with Universal she was still her in her wheelchair-in Brute Force (1947).
It was a close friend, Charles K. Feldman, a talent agent since 1932, who first Introduced Me to Ann Blyth.
It was Feldman negotiated on behalf of Hawks to direct Sergeant York (1941), the Jesse L. Lasky independent production that became a box office smash. During World War II, Hawks and Feldman organized H-F Productions an independent company that acted more like a liaison with the studios to provide the director more creative leverage. H-F acquired talent and story properties, developed material, and then sold each project as a package to a studio, usually with Hawks as producer-director. Two Hawks successes at Warner Bros. originated in this manner, To Have and Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946).
On vacation in Lake Arrowhead wilh Ann Blyth these photos were taken before her sledding accident. (see my photo album( - ("My time behind a film camera"). Just a few of my still photos of Ann Blyth.
He has worked with everyone from Jack Benny to Bing Crosby, but this past Thursday on Dec 2nd, Jon was interviewed on the trivia podcast "Wait, I Know This!". The show interviews a celebrity from the world of TV, music or film and you get the backstage stories. One of my favorite podcast.
Here is the interview.
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If you would like to jog your memory before you listen to the interview, watch a few of the Lassie shows with Jon Provost as Timmy.
Rogers of the Gazette aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS Radio starring Will Rogers Jr.(October 20, 1911–July 9, 1993), son of legendary humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935).
Homespun, slow-spoken Will is the friendly editor of a country newspaper who struggles against the pressures and prejudices of small-town life. He drops gems of wisdom in his razzing voice, perhaps in a questioning manner, of his humorist father.
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Here is a post I did back in May that ties in quiet well.
The Story of Will Rogers was a 1952 movie biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers. Starring in the production was Will Rogers, Jr. Jane Wyman.
William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a Cherokee cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor.
By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people, and was the top-paid movie star in Hollywood at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska Territory.
Below is the original movie trailer, and also the radio version from Hollywood Radio Theater as AFRS called it. But also known as episode 812 of Lux Radio Theater. The radio version has the original stars Will Rogers, Jr. and Jane Wyman.
Kind of interesting to watch the movie trailer, and then listen to the radio version.
You will now find on the bottom Tab Bar a button for Old Radio Times. By clicking on the button you can select to read on-line some of the current issues. So kick back and be entertained with this great publication. Also if you like the publication would like to subscribe, click here. Enjoy and support The OTRR.
this site is constantly evolving and growing in many ways. We operate on a shoe-sting budget in a dwindling world economy and try and improve the experience through volunteer effort. We cannot hire state of the art graphic artists to bring more life and variety into our home away from Home. We rely on the amateur ingenuity and efforts of our members. One such member gives an inordinate amount of time and magic to our pages. She is an Administrator who selflessly gives not only of her administrative talent but also of her amateur artistic ability. She has been spending hours of her own priceless time attempting to bring this site out out of the brown and yellow world it is encased in. Though it may not be what would be interpreted by some as state of the art according to professional Graphic Artists.There is nothing professional about this site except the cost to our members. It is simply the combined creativity and effort of our members. While some choose to use their efforts to complain about what is done others are using their time to do and create an evolving unique experience that is us. I prefer to use my time to contribute in any way I can. I do not have the ability or the expertise needed to design web pages, I simply do other things to help out. I prefer to say Thank You Katy for your time and your efforts to bring us out of the drab brown and yellow world of Times Past.
That being said I invite others to contribute to this space their positive or negative thoughts on anything happening on Times Past. Please temper your negative responses with realistic suggestions and hopefully a volunteering of your own talents and time to enrich the experience of Times Past. In other words idle criticism is counterproductive, so please make your negative comments constructive. That is the current end of my thoughts and opinion. Now it is time for all of your comments for the membership to discuss. ------------- Rick (Site Administration).
My Opinion,
I shouldn't have to tell members that other members have the same rights as you do. No matter what you feels about anther member courtesy should be observed at all times. If what you have to say to someone is nasty, then there should be restraint. That is the time to unload the problem to the Administrators or/and the owner of the site. Although we shouldn't have to become involved in petty squabbles we have to when asked to. he said or she said is not what I signed up for when I became an administrator. I became an administrator to physically make this a better site and to keep the outside forces outside.
If you cannot be nice, do not comment. You are not an administrator of the site and you do not set policy. All friendships aside, the site comes first. If you need rules to abide by number One is Do not be nasty to other members. They have as much right to be here as you do. Number Two, Posting is not a requirement for membership but courtesy is. If you request something PLEASE is mandatory as well as THANK YOU.
We all have our own personal problems as well as our own pet peeves. They should be left at the door to the site when we enter. None of us are children chronologically, but childishness appears to be alive and well on Times Past. I am not speaking of any individual, but of a collective we. There are those that choose to rise above the squalor. You know who you are and I commend you. When one of these who rises above has to lower themselves into the muck, then I have no choice but to speak out. This site is here for one express purpose. It is a community of like minded people to preserve, trade and discuss OTR/NTR and Audio Books. Nowhere in that purpose do the words complain, bitch or otherwise harangue other members appear. In the spirit of what I have stated: Please be courteous to other members even when you do not feel that way. There are many ways to say things. Please pick the better way. If the problem is bad enough for you to be angry then place it in the mailbox of the Administrators and the Owner of the site. ---------- Rick (Site Administrator)
Smiley Burnette hosted his own radio show called "The Smiley Burnette Show". It was recorded on large transcription records, which were used in the same manner we use cassette tapes and CD's today. The transcription records were sent to the radio stations to be placed on the airwaves. Smiley produced and transcribed his radio show under the "RadiOzark" recording label.
Smiley Burnett, "the clown prince of Western pictures," throws out jokes and Western music like a real pro in this rare Western radio show. Smiley was the first Western movie musical side-kick. Although a great composer and musical genius (he could play over 105 instruments), he is best known as the sidekick to such greats as Gene Autry, Charles Starrett, Roy Rogers, and Sunset Carson.
However, he hadn't even been in the West when he wrote his first cowboy composition, "The Round-up in Cheyenne," for Gene Autry's recording in 1934. After an inspirational drive through New Mexico and Arizona on his way to LA, Smiley fell in love with the West and went on to write almost all of Gene Autry's movie songs. Smiley performed in many Western movies and was a guest on various Western radio show, such as National Barn Dance.
With all of his fame and several million dollars of fortune, Smiley continued to be a down-to-earth simple man. He loved to cook (although he hated spinach and watermelon). He owned a drive-in chain, "The Checkered Shirt," and lived with his wife in a San Fernando trailer park. (From the Old Time Radio Research Group)
Smiley Burnette Official Web Site
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WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE RADIO TO DAY.ITS JUST MUSIC.MOST OF IT.WE DON'T UNDERSTAND,THEIR IS NO TUNE.NO GOOD PLAYS .OR FILMS TO LISTEN TO FROM START TO FINISH.,NO ENTERTAINMENT ON THE RADIO ANY-MORE.NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE GOOD ENTERTAINMENT ANYWAY.
"Hearts in Harmony” was a five day a week soap opera syndicated in the mid-West from 1941 into the 1950s sponsored by grocery store chain, Kroger. It's the story of a poor young man, Steve Parker, who wants to be a composer and falls in love with a young beautiful singer named Penny from a wealthy family. Drama and heartbreak follow and of course lots of music. A true dramatic soap opera serial.
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If you have ever listen to audio recordings of Sherlock Holmes, or any audio book for that matter, the narrator, or what I like to call the storyteller, makes all the difference in how enjoyable the story is. Take for example narrator David Ian Davies from One Voice Recordings. The magnitude of distinctly unique voices he performs of the characters creates a magically ensconce and elegant listening experience. Listen to this sample from Audible.com of "Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders" narrated by David Ian Davies: Listen
Whatever has sustained this fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes will continue no doubt. Is it his savvy logical reasoning, his ability to take on almost any disguise, or his forensic science skills to solve a problematic case. Anyway for all of us Sherlockian enthusiast, it is not just another detective case to be solved, with Holmes it is an adventure.
House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American B movie horror film from Allied Artists. It was directed by William Castle, written by Robb White, and starring Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren. He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a "Haunted House" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000 each. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.
Cast
* Vincent Price as Frederick Loren, a millionaire whose first three wives all died suspicious deaths
* Carolyn Craig as Nora Manning, a secretary for one of Mr Loren's companies supports her whole family
* Richard Long as Lance Schroeder, a pilot
* Elisha Cook as Watson Pritchard, a man whose sister-in-law and brother were murdered in the house; the owner of the property
* Carol Ohmart as Annabelle Loren, Frederick's fourth wife
* Alan Marshal as Dr. David Trent, a psychiatrist
* Julie Mitchum as Ruth Bridgers, a columnist with a gambling problem
* Leona Anderson as Mrs. Slydes, a housekeeper
* Howard Hoffman as Jonas Slydes, another housekeeper
* Skeleton - Himself
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Test Pilot from Lux Radio Theater aired May 25, 1942 starring Robert Taylor, Rita Hayworth and Robert Preston. The show opens with Cecil B. DeMille and Rita Hayworth giving a message to the armed forces.
An irresponsible test pilot''s wife and best friend try to get him to grow up.
Lux Radio Theater 42-05-25 0353 Test Pilot (HQ)
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The Reformer And The Redhead from Lux Radio Theater aired Jun 25, 1951 srarring in their original role Dick Powell as Andrew Rockton Hale and June Allyson as hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire.
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
Lux Radio Theater 51-06-25 0753 The Reformer And The Redhead (HQ)
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It’s not very often that I find a Media Center plugin that really gets me excited. Despite the platforms popularity and Microsoft support, it just doesn’t seem the draw the developers. That may have something to do with how complicated development is, but also the appeal of easy-money for smart phone app development. Regardless of that, though, I recently came across one that has me jumping for joy! Kylo is a web browser that integrates itself into the Media Center menu, is full-screen by default, has good Media Center-type features, and sports a home page with links to a plethora of content. In short, it’s what Microsoft should have done long ago.
Latest Version Includes Instant Visual Search Through Integration with Clicker.tv
Now Available for the United Kingdom, with a UK-Centric Kylo Directory
Now Available for the United Kingdom, with a UK-Centric Kylo Directory
There is a massive amount of links such as NFL (which goes straight to the NFL’s video page), MLB, NBA, Yahoo Fantasy Football, Pandora, all of the major (and some of the minor) TV networks, online-only content like Revision3, some games and social networks, and more.
Now let’s take a look at what it does.
During installation you will be prompted to choose shortcuts. Make sure you enable the Media Center menu option.
When you open the browser you will be greeted with an almost overwhelming amount of content links.
There is an on-screen keyboard if you prefer such a thing.
You’ll find a limited, but useful amount of items in the settings.
One thing I found very useful in settings was the ability to manually stretch the screen to match my TV. Perhaps not everyone will need this, but I found Kylo would not open to full-screen until I did this. It remembers the setting so you’ll only need to do this once.
The one problem I have with Kylo is it’s inability to import bookmarks. Previously I was running Firefox on my Media Center PC and I had a sparse, but much needed, set of bookmarks. Some are included, but some are not. It looks as though I will be adding those by hand.
Overall, though, I have found this browser to be just about everything I need in a Media Center browser. It’s a definite add-on to any system I build in the future.
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