tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post2137856672604737753..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: “Tired of the everyday grind…?”Ivan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-27326180300049071242013-10-26T22:42:14.637-04:002013-10-26T22:42:14.637-04:00Hi I.S. You'll see the first of several...Hi I.S. You'll see the first of several compliments to your work at #791 on our site. (The rest will come in a month or so). Keep up the good(& thrilling) work. bobbrakemanmovies.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-71436893950463990802013-10-01T08:26:35.860-04:002013-10-01T08:26:35.860-04:00Looks like I've got a new Thanksgiving traditi...Looks like I've got a new Thanksgiving tradition!Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-49005823239846682372013-09-30T20:41:10.430-04:002013-09-30T20:41:10.430-04:00I'm always amazed at how smart I am ... I didn...I'm always amazed at how smart I am ... I didn't know Bill had the Heston part on radio. So I guess I'm not as smart as I thought -- NAH, yes I am!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-31193899528067355782013-09-30T20:38:21.863-04:002013-09-30T20:38:21.863-04:00Is that picture with Charlton Heston from "Th...<i>Is that picture with Charlton Heston from "The Naked Jungle" by any chance?</i><br /><br />Correctamundo, o Classic one! Sadly, Bill is relegated to the supporting role of The Commissioner...but in the radio version, he had Heston's part.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-3493257536957041392013-09-30T20:30:33.050-04:002013-09-30T20:30:33.050-04:00Is that picture with Charlton Heston from "Th...Is that picture with Charlton Heston from "The Naked Jungle" by any chance? It's been a while since I've seen it, but I loved that movie about the army ants eating grass, trees, people, whatever.......... Just wondered...ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-23420658441760308452013-09-28T10:06:37.178-04:002013-09-28T10:06:37.178-04:00My BBFF remarked:
Ivan, I think you and I share t...My BBFF remarked:<br /><br /><i>Ivan, I think you and I share the same love of Conrad's line from The Killers, "They all come here and eat the big dinner."</i><br /><br />My mother has specifically asked me not to use that line at Thanksgiving, which is mostly when I do it. HA! Like that's going to happen.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-59953851285164477332013-09-28T06:05:29.728-04:002013-09-28T06:05:29.728-04:00Ivan, I think you and I share the same love of Con...Ivan, I think you and I share the same love of Conrad's line from <i>The Killers,</i> "They all come here and eat the big dinner."<br /><br />I hadn't thought of Conrad's radio work for years, but all this talk has reminded me how much dad really liked Johnny Dollar, and that I need to go find myself some episodes, along with the bloopers.<br /><br />I am aware that it is Just Not Done to say such things, but Conrad had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. You could just get lost in those eyes of his.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-35245883805266649842013-09-27T21:49:50.460-04:002013-09-27T21:49:50.460-04:00grouchomarxist promised:
Since they've been r...grouchomarxist promised:<br /><br /><i>Since they've been recommended so highly by you guys and others, I'll definitely have to check out some of his radio shows.</i><br /><br />If you jot down the ones mentioned by Mr. Leal, you can't go wrong -- the only ones I would add to the list are <b><i>Escape's</i></b> "Three Skeleton Key" (11/15/49) and "Poison" (07/28/50) plus a May 1, 1956 <b><i>Suspense</i></b> broadcast, "The Waxwork" (Conrad plays all the characters!).Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-8028576893940568492013-09-27T21:47:09.354-04:002013-09-27T21:47:09.354-04:00A theater friend surprised me last year by quoting...A theater friend surprised me last year by quoting "They say the man who was hung was well hanged."Andrew Lealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423892525694724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-16590851713039638582013-09-27T21:43:23.695-04:002013-09-27T21:43:23.695-04:00Andrew pointed out:
there's still something m...Andrew pointed out:<br /><br /><i>there's still something magical about Conrad interrupting George Walsh's usual "Gunsmoke" closing to clarify that tonight's episode was written by "that son of a b**** John Meston."</i><br /><br />Those outtakes where Conrad keeps breaking up doing the promo for the episode "Lynching Man" -- that's probably when I fell in love with the guy, because his attempts to maintain his composure are positively priceless.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-11018264356611928202013-09-27T20:58:53.216-04:002013-09-27T20:58:53.216-04:00We've been re-watching the entire Rocky and Bu...We've been re-watching the entire Rocky and Bullwinkle series on HuluPlus, here at Casa Marxist. One thing's for sure: Conrad must have had an absolute blast working on that show. He was the perfect choice for narrator.<br /><br />Since they've been recommended so highly by you guys and others, I'll definitely have to check out some of his radio shows. grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-33287293215597300572013-09-27T17:56:10.387-04:002013-09-27T17:56:10.387-04:00My favorite sentence: "If you turned on a rad...My favorite sentence: "If you turned on a radio back then and didn’t hear William Conrad…chances are it needed to be taken in for repairs." <br /><br />One of the few shows which showcased him with comparative rarity was "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" (at least in the Johnstone/Bob Bailey era). So it was a thrill to tune in part of a serial installment and hear "Johnny! Johnny Dollar!" at the top, from William Conrad as an irate, aging, mob boss now running a casino: thick-voiced and somewhat slurred (implying dentures or drink and age, either of which fit my mental picture of the character). He was only in that one installment of the week's epic, but man, what a jolt of life. <br /><br />Matt Dillon was undoubtedly his greatest role (although Leiningen has to be mentioned given how often he did that) and I adored his (often weekly) work on one of my all-time favorite shows, "CBS Radio Workshop" (especially "Legend of Jimmy Blue-Eyes," "A Matter of Logic," and the Conrad-directed episodes "1489 Words" and "Epitaphs," and as Richard Burbage in "Interview with Shakespeare"). <br /><br />But I think "Crime Classics" may have given Conrad the most room to just play around and cut loose, beyond typecasting, even more varied than his work on "Escape." Elliott Lewis let him play a grunting Pat Garrett, a wonderfully hammy Blackbeard, a giggling and rather fey Nero ("Mother! Mother, Mother, MOTHER! Kill her!"), and pretty deadpan as King Arthur (I admit my memories of that one are considerably less vivid. <br /><br />Also, any bloopers or rehearsal audio, whether from "Gunsmoke" or "Bullwinkle" is priceless: the fact that the Man of a Thousand Voice went into high-pitched fits of the giggles whenever he started laughing, and usually had trouble stopping (which Paul Frees in particular took advantage of). And I'm averse to profanity as a whole, but there's still something magical about Conrad interrupting George Walsh's usual "Gunsmoke" closing to clarify that tonight's episode was written by "that son of a b**** John Meston."Andrew Lealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423892525694724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-81599644499330097842013-09-27T15:43:45.590-04:002013-09-27T15:43:45.590-04:00I simply adore Bill Conrad. What a pro! And I de...I simply adore Bill Conrad. What a pro! And I definitely agree - he is Matt Dillon.<br /><br />Loving Rocky and Bullwinkle on Boomerang. It's on at a terrible hour, but thank goodness for DVR!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.com