Re: Radio Scripts

by Space Cadet 10/10/2021, 10:41 pm

Done. I felt that it should be a sticky, because it probably won't get a huge number of additions in the short term. But being visible at the top, it may draw more additions from others who may have copies of OTR scripts. They're pretty uncommon and it'd be great if we could gather as many as possible in one location.

Thanks for sharing,
Space

by airlanes 10/13/2021, 1:00 am

Just posted: The Tales of Fatima. 1949-01-29. The Frozen Forest

This is a rare one. There are only three extant recordings of the series available. This script is one of the missing episodes. It was fourth in the series and from a time when the plays were, however loosely, based on incidents taken from Basil Rathbone's life. I reference the script in an article about the series I recently completed for Radiogram for publication sometime in the coming year.

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by airlanes 10/16/2021, 8:19 pm

Now uploaded: Day of Reckoning. 1943-03-20. The People Vs. Pierre Laval
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This script is an interesting one and was episode three of a five episode series called Day of Reckoning. The series was broadcast on NBC in cooperation with the Council for Democracy. It is a series I have been recently researching; it imagines five key war criminals each suddenly brought to judgment. This script calls to account the French collaborationist Pierre Laval. All five scripts for the series can be found here as part of the American Jewish Committee Archives:

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Both my script and the online script are first revisions. However, the copy in my collection is heavily marked with designated broadcast changes while the AJC script lacks such changes.

by airlanes 10/19/2021, 12:19 am

Now posted: Strange. 1955-05-31
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This 1955 series had a short run but is primarily noteworthy for its narrator, Walter Gibson.

by airlanes 10/23/2021, 8:05 pm

Now uploaded to collection: Big Town. 1944-03-14

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by emruf7 10/27/2021, 1:55 am

Lights Out. 1937-12-01. Death Pit

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Something creepy for Halloween.

by airlanes 10/27/2021, 3:58 pm

Just added: Strange. 1955-06-06

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by airlanes 11/4/2021, 4:05 pm

Now added: My True Story. 1946-12-25. The Ragged Cloak

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by airlanes 11/6/2021, 8:05 pm

Now added: Boston Blackie. 1945-10-25. Richard's Diamond Case

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by pnussbaum 11/7/2021, 1:32 am

I'm getting an error message for the link, air. Could you please check it?

by airlanes 11/7/2021, 1:15 pm

pnussbaum wrote:I'm getting an error message for the link, air. Could you please check it?

pnussbaum, checked the link and seems to be working. I was able to download the file with no problem. D/L count shows it has been downloaded 6 times so far. To be safe, I have uploaded the file here as well; this is a direct download:
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Let me know if there is a further problem.

Gary

by pnussbaum 11/7/2021, 3:26 pm

Thanks, Gary. The problem was on my end.

by airlanes 11/13/2021, 3:05 am

Now added: Strange. 1955-10-10

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by airlanes 11/15/2021, 1:12 am

Just Posted: Dragnet. 1949-06-03

This is actually a scan of a photocopy of the first Dragnet radio episode. For a time, back in the 1990's, Pat Lucanio and I were contributing occasional articles to Filmfax Magazine. In 1993, the magazine published our two-part series on the history of Dragnet on radio and television. We had a researcher do a bit of legwork for us. One of the items he came up with was a photocopy of the premiere script. Recently, while reviewing my files I rediscovered this copy. Last I checked, no recording of this first episode has yet surfaced. But I can, at least, offer a copy of the script here:

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by pnussbaum 11/15/2021, 1:54 am

This is really exciting! Thanks, Gary.

by airlanes 11/20/2021, 1:36 am

Now added: Ted Malone. 1947-09-26

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by airlanes 11/23/2021, 2:24 pm

Now uploaded: Prairie Farmer WLS School Time

This is an interesting bit of history. In 1944, the school children of Illinois raised funds to purchase an original handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address for the Illinois State Historical Library. Known as the Everett copy, the students raised $60,000. This broadcast, set against the backdrop of WWII, features the presentation ceremony of the copy to the library.

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by pnussbaum 11/23/2021, 2:49 pm

Great, historic find, Gary.

by airlanes 11/26/2021, 7:54 pm

Now uploaded: Boston Blackie. Program # 6A. 1945-05-16. Uncle Bill Blaine's Legacy

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by airlanes 11/27/2021, 3:33 pm

Now Uploaded: Strange. 1955-08-02

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by airlanes 12/18/2021, 8:35 pm

I'm afraid I've been a bit remiss lately posting in this thread. So here is a newly uploaded script:
Treasury Star Parade. 1942-06-13. Record #60. This particular script features Edward G. Robinson and Dinah Shore.

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by airlanes 12/19/2021, 4:02 pm

Uploaded today: Strange. 1955-06-07

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by pnussbaum 12/19/2021, 4:41 pm

Thank you for the scripts and Happy Holidays!

by airlanes 12/19/2021, 8:25 pm

pnussbaum wrote:Thank you for the scripts and Happy Holidays!

You are more than welcome; and Happy Holidays to you and everyone here at the Cobalt Club Annex.

by airlanes 12/27/2021, 2:34 pm

Just added: Strange. 1955-07-04

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