We will feature five of Old Time Radio's great detectives from the beginning of the career to the very last episode in existence with a new episode posted Monday-Friday. In addition, every month, we'll post a public domain movie or TV mystery ..
Posts from ‘December, 2011’
Amazing Short Film on Old Time Radio Sound Effects: "Back of the Mike" (1938)
Insider’s view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects. A boy lies on his bed (wearing a white shirt and a necktie), listening to a radio western. We see the images the radio creates in his mind, then we cut to the studio, where we see that this whole fantasy world is created at a frantic pace by announcers in three-piece suits and sound-effects technicians operating incredibly complicated jury-rigged devices.
A Geek's Journal-1976: Friday, December 10th, 1976
In those days, sometimes I'd forego television and just listen to my AM/FM radio all evening. I first discovered the station when I found Dr Jim King playing comedy records and old time radio sitcoms. ..