The great radio heroes / by Jim Harmon ; forewords by Frank Bresee and Richard A. Lupoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harmon, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio programs--United States.

Radio programs.

Radio plays, American.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]

Summary:

Tradio drama lives on -- and here is a book to keep that love alive for fans old and new. First published in 1967 and now considered a classic, this robust reminiscence takes you back to the heyday of radio programming, with recollections of such dramas as I Love a Mystery, Gangbusters, The Shadow, Inner Sanctum, Batman and Robin, Superman, Tom Mix, and many more.

Now illustrated, revised and greatly expanded, Harmon's acclaimed work is everything you need for your journey back to a past time ... when radio was the pastime.

Contents:

Introduction: What Did You Listen to Every Day at Five o'Clock? 7

1. Jack, Doc and Reggie (I Love a Mystery) 11

2. Crime Lord (Gangbusters) 28

3. "Who knows what evil lurks" (The Shadow) 39

4. "And here is your host..." (Inner Sanctum, Lights Out, and the Anthology Dramas) 54

5. Full Color Heroes That Were Never Seen (Superman, Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy, and Little Orphan Annie) 70

6. The Straight Shooter (Tom Mix) 87

7. For Just a Box Top (Various Radio Premiums) 103

8. For Armchair Detectives Only (Sherlock Holmes, Ellery Queen, The Thin Man, The Fat Man, Sam Spade and Others) 113

9. Gentlemen of the Press (Big Town, Front Page Farrell, and Casey, Crime Photographer) 128

10. "Can a Woman Find Happiness?" (Stella Dallas, One Man's Family, and the Rest) 138

11. From the Studios of WXYZ

I (The Lone Ranger) 156

12. From the Studios of WXYZ

II (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon) 172

13. From the Studios of WXYZ

III (The Green Hornet) 176

14. Aces of the Airwaves (Captain Midnight and Brethren) 182

15. The All-American Boy (Jack Armstrong) 194

16. Some "Heroes" Made Us Laugh (Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee, Amos 'n' Andy, Jack Benny, and More) 206

17. American Indian Heroes (Harka, Straight Arrow, Little Beaver) 215

18. More Mysteries by Morse 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 233) and index.

ISBN:

0786408502

OCLC:

45103047