77
classic broadcasts of Nightbeat
42 classic broadcasts
of Tom Mix
480 more bonus classic Old Time
Radio Shows
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Nightbeat:
Night Beat is an
NBC radio drama series that aired February 6,
1950–September 25, 1952, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon
Beer and Wheaties.
Frank Lovejoy starred as Randy (originally "Lucky")
Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the
Chicago Star, encountering criminals and troubled souls.
Listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches
through the city for the strange stories waiting for him
in the darkness."
Ripperologist editor Paul Begg offered this description
of the series:
Broadcast on NBC, Nightbeat... starred Frank Lovejoy as
Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked
the nightbeat for the Chicago Star, looking for human
interest stories. He met an assortment of people, most
of them with a problem, many of them scared, and
sometimes he was able to help them, sometimes he wasn't.
It is generally regarded as a "quality" show, and it
stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914–1962)
isn't remembered today, but he was a powerful and
believable actor with a strong delivery, and his
portrayal of Randy Stone as tough guy with humanity was
perfect. The scripts were excellent, given that they had
to cover much in a short time. There was a good
supporting cast, orchestra and sound effects. "The
Slasher," broadcast on 10 November 1950, the last show
of season one, has a very loosely Ripper-derived plot in
which Stone searches for an artist.
Supporting actors included Joan Banks, Parley Baer,
William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Lawrence Dobkin, Paul Frees,
Jack Kruschen, Peter Leeds, Howard McNear, Lurene
Tuttle, Martha Wentworth, and Ben Wright. The announcer
was Donald Rickles.
Tom Mix:
Thomas Edwin Mix
(born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12,
1940) was an American film actor and the star of many
early Western movies between 1909 and 1935. Mix appeared
in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent movies.
He was Hollywood's first Western star and helped define
the genre as it emerged in the early days of the cinema.
Thomas Hezikiah Mix was born January 6, 1880 in Mix Run,
Pennsylvania, about 40 miles (64 km) north of State
College, Pennsylvania, to Edwin Elias Mix (February 22,
1854 – November 29, 1927) and Elizabeth Heistand
(November 1858 – July 25, 1937). He grew up in nearby
DuBois, Pennsylvania, where his father, a stable master
for a wealthy lumber merchant, taught him to ride and
love horses. He spent time working on a local farm owned
by John DuBois, a lumber businessman. He had dreams of
being in the circus and was rumored to have been caught
by his parents practicing knife-throwing tricks against
a wall, using his sister as an assistant.
In April 1898, during the Spanish–American War, he
enlisted in the Army under the name Thomas E. (Edwin)
Mix. His unit never went overseas, and Mix later failed
to return for duty after an extended furlough when he
married Grace I. Allin on July 18, 1902. Mix was listed
as AWOL on November 4, 1902, but was never
court-martialed nor apparently even discharged. His
marriage to Allin was annulled after one year. In 1905,
Mix married Kitty Jewel Perinne, but this marriage also
ended within a year. He next married Olive Stokes on
January 10, 1909, in Medora, North Dakota. On July 13,
1912, Olive gave birth to their daughter Ruth.
In 1905, Mix rode in an inaugural parade led by Seth
Bullock with a group of 50 horsemen, which included
several former Rough Riders. Years later, Hollywood
publicists would muddle this event to imply that Mix had
been a Rough Rider himself.
Mix was appointed the Town Marshal of Dewey, Oklahoma in
1912. After working a variety of odd jobs in the
Oklahoma Territory, Mix found employment at the Miller
Brothers 101 Ranch, one of the largest ranching
businesses in the United States, covering 101,000 acres
(41,000 ha), hence its name. The ranch had its own
touring Wild West show in which Mix appeared. He stood
out as a skilled horseman and expert shot, winning
national riding and roping contests at Prescott, Arizona
in 1909, and Canon City, Colorado in 1910.
And more
Bonus Radio Shows:
As a sampler of our old
time radio library, we are including these
classic old time radio shows on this DVD-ROM at no extra charge:
Biography in Sound |
Guiding Light |
Hello Americans |
Grand Marquee |
Guilty Party |
Hello Mom |
Grantland Rice Story, The |
Hardy Family, The |
Hello Sucker |
Great Plays |
Hawaii Calls |
Henry Busse |
Great Scenes From Great Plays |
Hawk Larabee |
Herb-O-Lac Program |
Green Valley |
Hayward Sanitarium |
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