Well, the number of entries for Thrilling Days of Yesteryear’s “Cry Uncle” giveaway wasn’t quite as robust as those for the previous “Mysterious Matters” contest…truth be told, I wasn’t really too surprised because simply on an anecdotal basis, I know there are far more Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar fans than those who are stoked by an episode of Let George Do It. (I will say this: we had more entries than the “Merry Mix-ups” giveaway. I promise I will give these away soon.) As always, I enjoy having people enter these contests of swag and wish I could bestow a set upon everyone who e-mailed me. But the Random.org gods have decreed that the three winners are Kathleen G., Roger S…and longtime TDOY reader/commenter Mike “Mr. Television” Galbreath. (I didn’t protect Mr. TV’s identity because he loves when I mention him on the blog.)
What else do I have available from the “Lake of Largesse”? Well, let’s continue with our private eye
theme: I have two copies of Radio Spirits’ recent The Adventures of the Falcon
release, Shakedown,
to hand out to two random members of the TDOY
faithful. You’ll no doubt read all about
this in the liner notes (well, if you’re lucky enough to win a copy) but I need
to stress that while the success of the George Sanders-Tom Conway feature films
inspired a radio version…the “Falcon” on radio was a different detective,
answering to “Michael Waring.” “Always
ready with a hand for oppressed men, and an eye for repressed women” as the
opening to the program informed us, a series that enjoyed a good healthy radio
run over various networks from 1943 to 1954.
A number of actors played The Falcon during that span of time, including
Berry Kroeger and Les Tremayne…but The Falcon on the broadcasts featured on Shakedown
(an 8-CD set originally priced at $31.95) is none other than Les Damon (whom
you might also know as one of the thesps who played Nick Charles on radio’s The
Adventures of the Thin Man), with character great Ken Lynch assisting
as Sergeant Corbett (Charles Webster is also heard as Corbett).
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