“…the stars’ own theatre…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 8th 2020
The
glamour of the motion picture industry often
disguised an uncomfortable truth—that it was an enterprise
that rarely ha
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The Robin Hood of Modern Crime
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 6th 2020
His
creator described him as “a buccaneer in the suits of Savile Row, amused, cool,
debonair, with hell-for-leather blue ey
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“Well…that’s My Little Margie…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 7th 2019
The
studio of legendary movie producer Hal Roach was known in the
industry as the “Lot of Fun.” He quickly learned that his
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“There are many tales told on radio, but only one Chandu…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 11th 2019
The
origin story of Chandu the Magician is as follows:
Frank Chandler, a student of the occult, has spent much of his time
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“The story of your police force in action.”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 3rd 2019
Joe Friday: Room 5. That was the title of the script for a proposed TV pilot,
written by Herb Ellis and Jack Webb, as 1948
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“…the official broadcast from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 6th 2019
Author
Frederick Lewis Collins’ book The FBI in Peace and War became
such a huge best seller in 1943 that a radio adaptatio
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