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.
Mindstream Players Christmas Special. Written, edited, mixed and directed by Tom Konkle
Starring Kurtis Bedford as Dr. John Watson
Tom Konkle as Sherlock Holmes
Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Mrs. Hudson, Lady Arabella, Penelope Chutney-Featherstone
Pete Lutz as Barnaby Winklethorpe
Jude Gerard Prest as Figgy
Gino C. Vianelli as Humphrey Carruthers
Bob Clendenin as Algernon Butterworth
And ? as Madam Zepyra.
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 40, the 3rd installment of Season 4, and our fourth Holiday Special! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the long-running Mutual series Nick Carter, Master Detective. This time it's Paul's pick, called "Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure"! Will Pete dwell on technical details and miss the historical context? Will Patte compare this to something Canadian? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen 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 fortieth number (but 3rd official episode of S4), this episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, from 12/25/43. 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!
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Next Time: It's Pete's pick again, and he'll bring an episode of The Henry Morgan Show!
SANTA'S STOLEN TOY SACK, A Jake Dimes Christmas Number
In this special Christmas Western adventure, originally released in 2020, Range Detective Jake Dimes returns to tell a heartwarming tale of the Old West, so have a seat and lend us yore ears, pard'ners! Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, from a pulp Western story written by S. Omar Barker. Starring THE NARADA RADIO COMPANY.
CAST:
Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES
Glenn Hascall as MR. PINKELSON
Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK
John Bell as POP JECKLIN
Owen McCuen as OLD JOE McGILLIS
Agnes McCuen as CAP
Eloise McCuen as KITTY
Aubrey Miller as MARTHA and
Sebastian Ruiz as EDDIE
with additional voices by Lisa Michaud, Philboyd Studge, Ana Ruiz, Evy Elizondo, Crosby Miller, Eva Huckaby, Ian Robertson and Jacqueline Robertson.
Music passages came from "The Winter's Passed" by Wayne Barlow, plus the traditional Christmas carols "Wexford Carol" and "The Holly and the Ivy".
The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.