S2 E9 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 2
In the conclusion of this two-part adventure, the Tec returns to Tijuana, Mexico, to discover just who murdered his client. Once he arrives, however, there's any number of possible suspects. Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND
Jeff Moon as ED BOHANNON
John Bell as THE FOUR WITNESSES
Rhiannon McAfee as KEWPIE
Mark Kalita as GOOSENECK
Dana Gonsalves as GORMAN
Ian Federgreen as HOOPER
Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR
With Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER GUY
Music by Ross Bernhardt. Post-production and mixing by Fishbonius Sound Design.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 44, the 7th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Pete's pick, an episode of the syndicated series Hall of Fantasy, called "Black Figurine of Death"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards!
As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-fourth number (but 7th official episode of S4), this episode of Hall of Fantasy, from 1-26-53. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following...
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Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.
Next Time: It's Patte's pick again, and she'll decide later...
THE CELLAR MS4 EP5: TWIN PEEKS
RATED PG
For adult language. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the fifth of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in this, our finale, we bring you the pièce de résistance. We hope you've enjoyed all of our entries for this miniseries, and will come back next year for another one.
Episode 5, Twin Peeks, is set in the present day. Twins Judy and Jeff come back from a near-death experience, and each has a vastly different account of what they saw on the other side. Written by father and daughter team Pete and R. C. Lutz, and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
REPORTER/ANCHOR: Carole Krohn
COP: Les Marsden
DOCTOR 1: Stephanie Stearns Dulli
YOUNG JEFF: Huck Dulli
CAPTAIN: Andy Hartson-Bowyer
FATHER PAUL: Pete Lutz
DOCTOR 2: Rhiannon McAfee
YOUNG JUDY: Piper Dulli
BROTHER MAXWELL: Tony Semczuk
TALK SHOW HOST: Tom Konkle
TEEN JEFF/TEEN JUDY: Mel Rose
PROFESSOR: Laura Mirsky
SCIENTISTS: Aileen Corpos, Mark Kalita
The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Here's a tribute to my late friend Viktor Aurelius, a fellow audio dramatist and friend, who collaborated with me on several projects, some being his, and some being mine. A number of health problems shortened his life, and the audio drama community has never really recovered from the loss.
One of the bits he provided voice talent for was this fake commercial for "Redneck Airlines", which can't be described without spoiling the whole effect, so just listen and enjoy. Viktor's playing the "Bubba" character, and he overshadows my character completely.
Miss Daisy is played by Katie Loftin.
THE CELLAR MS4 EP4: RETURN TO THE SABBATH
RATED PG
For adult language and depictions of violence. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the fourth of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better.
Episode 4, Return to the Sabbath, is set in 1930s Hollywood. A film studio public relations man relates his negative experience with hiring a horror actor. Adapted from a short story by Robert Bloch, and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
MILO MAYO: Andy Hartson-Bowyer
LESLIE KINCAID: Rhiannon McAfee
EDWARD RELCH: David Ian
THE STUDIO BOSS: Nick Wommack
BLESKIND: Austin Beach
VITO: George Hatfield
KARL JORLA: Tom Konkle
THE REPORTER: Dana Gonsalves
SYLVIA CHANNING: Carole Krohn
The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
THE CELLAR MS4 EP3: DEATH HOLDS THE POST
RATED PG
For depictions of war and murder. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the third of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better.
Episode 3, Death Holds the Post is set in mid-20th-century Algeria. A remote outpost of the French Foreign Legion has a squadron missing, and they're hearing reports of a German scientist in the area, who has escaped from a sanitarium. Adapted from a short story by August Derleth and Mark Schorer, and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
CRANE: Mark Kalita
RADIOMAN: Nick Wommack
PRAGEUR: Les Marsden
GASPARRI: Tony Semczuk
OURLET: Andy Hartson-Bowyer
PRETTWEG: Jason D. Johnson
VOICES OF SOLDIERS: Pete Lutz
"The Cellar" theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
THE CELLAR MS4 EP3: DEATH HOLDS THE POST
RATED PG
For depictions of war and murder. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the third of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better.
Episode 3, Death Holds the Post is set in mid-20th-century Algeria. A remote outpost of the French Foreign Legion has a squadron missing, and they're hearing reports of a German scientist in the area, who has escaped from a sanitarium. Adapted from a short story by August Derleth and Mark Schorer, and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
CRANE: Mark Kalita
RADIOMAN: Nick Wommack
PRAGEUR: Les Marsden
GASPARRI: Tony Semczuk
OURLET: Andy Hartson-Bowyer
PRETTWEG: Jason D. Johnson
VOICES OF SOLDIERS: Pete Lutz
"The Cellar" theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
THE CELLAR MS4 EP2: THE HANGING OF ALFRED WADHAM
RATED PG
For depictions of murder and execution. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the second of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better.
Episode 2, The Hanging of Alfred Wadham is set in late 19th-century England. An author invites a Catholic priest to dinner and they talk about religion vs. spiritualism, plus a few other things. The priest tells about a recent experience with a young man who is wrongly accused of murder, and his experience after the execution. Adapted from a short story by E. F. Benson and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
BENSON: Les Marsden
HANBURY: Karim C. Kronfli
KENYON: Dana Gonsalves
GUARD/WADHAM/CARDINAL/HOME SECRETARY: Pete Lutz
"The Cellar" theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
THE CELLAR MS4 EP1: INCIDENT IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
WARNING: RATED NC-17
For adult language, sexual situations, violence. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.
Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the first of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better.
Episode 1, Incident in the Lighthouse, is set in early 20th-century France, in a coastal town. Lighthouse-keeper Remy is a shy young man, very pious, whose older brother Remy, a sailor, is 180° different -- fun-loving, irreverent, and impulsive. When they get together, Remy brings along two women of questionable morals. When the brothers learn that their mother is in danger, will Remy deal with the stress in a positive way? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!
CAST:
CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young
ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines
FLEUR: Carole Krohn
LISETTE: Aileen Corpos
THE PRIEST: Chuck Wilson
ACHILLE: Mark Kalita
REMY: Ian Federgreen
PADRIG: Les Marsden
"The Cellar" theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
SONIC SUMMERSTOCK PLAYHOUSE 2024:
QUIET, PLEASE: How Are You, Pal?
Originally released in August 2024 on the Mutual Audio Network as part of the annual Summerstock podcast series, we proudly present this remake of an episode of Wyllis Cooper's classic old radio series. The only extant recording seemingly available is very difficult to listen to: full of scratches and badly damaged. I like to say that the record it came from might've been used in the owner's house to level out a table leg or something.
Anyway, this is the tale of a guy who hooks up with an old friend after a couple decades, and it turns out they have a lot to chat about. In Cooper's inimitable style, it's mostly told in first-person, with some bits of dialog coming in as flashbacks. Still, the actor we hired to imitate Ernest Chappell, the guy who tells the story, isn't too awful. But don't take our word for it. Listen and decide for yourself.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER/COOPER/MAN ON PHONE: Andy Hartson-Bowyer
THE GIRL/HER MOTHER: Jesirae Kesler
CHAPPELL/DANE: Pete Lutz
Music by Ross Bernhardt
People, I can't believe I never posted this one three years ago! And we're coming up on the anniversary of the original launch date, too, September 3rd, 2021. I'm sorry to unintentionally hold back on ya, gang! This is actual Bob & Ray material, unlike the show four entries down from this one, which was written by Yr Obdt Svt. OK, enough apology, read on...
Not too many stars from the OTR era have also hosted Saturday Night Live and a Broadway show, but comic geniuses Bob & Ray did it - and so Project Audion salutes them with a re-creation of the offbeat, deadpan humor that aired on radio networks across the country for years starting in the early 1950s. John Bell in Alabama, and Pete Lutz in Texas take on the many characters created by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding in an assemblage of sketches - both familiar and obscure - designed to replicate the kind of free flowing absurdity they did so well. Larry Groebe is there as well, handling the production aspects from Dallas.
In case you're a stubborn type who doesn't want to scroll down to find the aforementioned "other Bob & Ray", here's a handy link to help you get there, ya ol' curmudgeon:
https://naradaradio.libsyn.com/project-audion-58-matinee-with-bob-ray
Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 43, the 6th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Paul's pick, an episode of the syndicated series Bold Venture, called "Black Tie Affair"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards!
As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-third number (but 6th official episode of S4), this episode of Bold Venture, from 9-17-51. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following...
To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line.
Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.
Next Time: It's Pete's pick again, and he'll bring Essential Listener Andy along for the ride, as they discuss an episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes!
In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life.
Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic:
PETE LUTZ in Texas (Phil)
ANGELA YOUNG in Florida (Alice and Nurse Syringe)
DUANE NOCH in New Jersey (Remley)
JULIE HOVERSON in Washington (Julius)
BOB BEAUMONT in California (Willie/Doctor)
MEL ROSE in Pennsylvania (Phyllis/Little Alice/Store Patron)
HARRY MIDDLEBROOKS in California (Admiral)
RANDY KERDOON in Washington (Announcer)
ROBERT L. MILLS, in California, who also scripted the show (Druggist)
Production was handled in Texas by Larry Groebe
S2 E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1
In this two-part adventure, the Tec is sent by a worried wife down to Tijuana, Mexico, to find her husband. Our hero has a swell time south of the border, but when he returns, he finds a house full of murder! Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz.
CAST:
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND
Amanda Sisk as MRS. ASHCRAFT
Carole Krohn as the LANDLADY
Jeff Moon as ED BOHANNON
Paul Arbisi as LUSK and JAMOCHA
John Bell as THE POLICE CAPTAIN, THE BARTENDER and PEDRO
Frank Guglielmelli as THE NEIGHBOR and THE COP
Angela Young as CORA and the STENOGRAPHER
Rhiannon McAfee as KEWPIE
Joe Stofko as the OLD MAN and
Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR
With Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER GUY
Music by Ross Bernhardt. Post-production and mixing by Fishbonius Sound Design.
PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24)
Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter!
JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama
SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey
ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida
PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia
PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas
BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California
RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri
KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California
LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas
Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 42, the 5th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Patte's pick, an episode of the NBC Radio series The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show, called "Improvement is Necessary"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards!
As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-second number (but 5th official episode of S4), this episode of The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show, from 4-22-51. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following...
To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line.
Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.
Next Time: It's Paul's pick again, and he'll bring a surprise (translation: he has no idea yet)!
SUSPENSE, Episode 55
Premiered May 10, 2024
Suspense is one of classic radio's most highly-regarded dramas -- with good reason. It sustained a remarkably high quality level of dramatic tension for 20 years, as the many surviving recordings attest. But a handful of episodes are lost - and Project Audion now recreates one of them. "The Life of Nellie James" was intended as Suspense's premiere, but circumstances pushed it back to the third episode. It was performed once, live, on July 1, 1942, but never heard again. Until now -- as Project Audion, kicking off its fifth season, brings together a transcontinental cast in a live transcription of "The Life of Nellie James" from the original 1942 script. A dreadful murder takes place in the Simon James home, and justice is done ...or is it? It's a tale well-calculated to keep you in ...Suspense!
Featured in our cast are –
Patte Rosebank in Canada
Tim Burns in Kansas
Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia
Richard Huitema in Florida
Mel Rose in Pennsylvania
Pete Lutz in Texas
Art Brown in California
Denny Thompson in Colorado
Frank Guglielmelli in Pennsylvania
Sharon Grunwald in New Jersey
Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back after a months-long hiatus, with episode 41, the 4th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the ABC Radio series The Henry Morgan Show. This time it's Pete's pick, called "Morgan's Around the World Listening Post"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards!
As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-first number (but 4th official episode of S4), this episode of The Henry Morgan Show, from 6-4-47. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following...
To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line.
Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.
Next Time: It's Patte's pick again, and she'll bring an episode of The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show!
The Mutual Stage: A Cold Night's Death
The Mutual Stage returns with another exciting play, hosted by Jack Ward and starring the Narada Radio Company. This time, we present "A Cold Night's Death", adapted from a 1973 ABC-TV Movie of the Week and directed by Pete Lutz. NASA Scientists Robert Jones and Frank Enari are sent to the top of the world to take over a special primate-studies program on how extreme conditions affect life in space. Once they arrive, strange things start happening, that makes them wonder: are they studying the monkeys, or are the monkeys studying them?
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
HOST: Jack Ward
VOGEL: Tom Konkle
COOPER: Joe Stofko
CHAPPELL: Dana Gonsalves
ENARI: Gino Vianelli
JONES: Pete Lutz
PRIMATE SOUNDS: John Bell
MUSIC: Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Peter Lorre is an actor with such a distinctive voice and presence that even now, 60 years after his death, he's still instantly identifiable. It's surprising he didn't do more radio dramas, but he did host and star in "Mystery In The Air" in 1947. As a summer replacement show, there were only 17 episodes, and only 8 or so recordings exist -- so Project Audion asked Pete Lutz to create a NEW Mystery in the Air script. The result is both light-hearted and supernaturally spooky, and thanks to our transcontinental cast of talented voice actors, sounds just like an unheard episode from this terrific vintage series:
Pete Lutz in Texas
Lothar Tuppan in California
Jeff Billard in Massachusetts
Geri Elliff in Texas
Angela Young in Florida
John Bell in Alabama
Bob Beaumont in California
with Larry Groebe (in TX) handling sounds, music, and production
COMING SOON from The Mutual Stage and 63audio:
A COLD NIGHT'S DEATH
Based on the 1973 ABC Movie of the Week -- screenplay by Christopher Knopf
Adapted, directed and produced by Pete Lutz
With voice talents of: Darren Rockhold - Tom Konkle - Joe Stofko - Gino C. Vianelli - Pete Lutz - Dana Gonsalves - John Bell - Jack Ward
Music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
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S2 E7 - Women, Politics & Murder
Our hero is hired by the widow of a wealthy building contractor to find out who murdered her husband. The Tec soon finds out, however, that he has more suspects than he knows what to do with.
Starring The Narada Radio Company.
Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Geri Elliff as MRS. GILMORE
Rhiannon McAfee as THE MAID
Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR
Angela Young as CARA KENBROOK
Jeff Moon as STANLEY TENNANT
Frank Gugliemelli as THE CABLE CAR MOTORMAN and LT. McTIGHE
Paul Arbisi as OFFICER KELLY and
John Bell as the POLICE SERGEANT and OTHER COPS
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt, other music sourced from the Public Domain
Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design
This production was supervised by Pete Lutz
Western hero Jake Dimes, Range Detective, is back for another very special holiday tale, "Santa Claus of Bitter Creek". Jake and his sidekick Briar Buck spin a Christmas yarn for their wives and in-laws when they all gather for the holidays: A cowboy who has lost his faith in Christmas gets it back in spades when he helps a youngster buy presents for his mother. It's a heart-warming tale that's perfect for Christmas! Written and directed by Pete Lutz – adapted from a short story by A. C. Abbott, and starring the Narada Radio Company.
With the voice talents of:
Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES
Victoria Fancki as CHRIS GREENSLATE DIMES
Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK
Nancy Bueler as MOLLY SUTCLIFFE BUCK
Joe Stofko as FRED GREENSLATE
Glenn Hascall as SLIM SUTCLIFFE and
Debby Gonzales Ramirez as LUPE; with
Philboyd Studge as JEFF MITCHELL
Isla Braly as BUD
Pete Lutz as MIKE GABBY
Paul Patterson as JIM BAILEY and
Lisa Michaud as BUD'S MOTHER
The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.