Southern OTR Comfort

About this film

Southern OTR Comfort For some reason, there was little representation of the American South in old-time-radio, beyond weekly doses of bandleader Phil Harris on his show and Jack Benny's. Tennessee Williams received four productions of his early plays, one of which is presented here -- Best Plays ' version of Summer and Smoke , starring Missouri's Geraldine Page. The original file had her sounding like a cartoon chipmunk; I've returned this great lady of the stage to her normal voice. Katharine Anne Porter's Noon Wine comes courtesy of NBC University Theater , with narration by Clifton Webb; Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' Florida-set classic, The Yearling, features the film's original cast and some kind soul has already removed most of Lux Theater 's promo material. Although Texas Rangers and the New Orleans-set Michael Shayne have a definite sense of place, Rogers of the Gazette is a little less specific -- I'm guessing Oklahoma, home of Will Rogers, Sr. Grand Ol Opry of course represents Tennessee and All-Star Western Theater gives TX another nod. Purists can find Screen Guild Theater 's version of The Little Foxes in my Half-Hours With Bette collection. As usual, audio files have been…

Directors & creators

MPDMedia

Subjects

old-time radio, American South, romance, tragedy, comedy, music, variety, literature, Katharine Anne Porter, Tennessee Williams, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Gregory Peck, Geraldine Page, Jeff Chandler, Will Rogers Jr, Joel McCrea, Tex Ritter

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