THIS IS HOLLYWOOD: The Stranger

The Narada Radio Company proudly presents a re-imagined episode of a lost radio series, This is Hollywood! Little is known about this series, other than the fact that it, like many other series in the Golden Age, presented radio adaptations of popular films. When director Pete Lutz was working on his adaptation of the screenplay, he discovered that The Stranger had been adapted for this lost series. Since no recording of this episode, nor any episode, could be located, Mr. Lutz created an introduction and a closing segment that might've been the way This is Hollywood presented them. Right or wrong, there it is, and who can dispute it?

In this production, the Narada Radio Company presents an adaptation of the full film -- indeed the running times of this audio play and the motion picture are very similar -- so you get an hour and a half of suspense, action, adventure, and thrills, all surrounding the story of a post-WWII Nazi hunter, on the track of her prey, the mastermind behind the death camps -- who has destroyed all links to his identity! We're sure you'll agree that our production is just as thrilling as the 1946 film.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold

Geri Elliff as COMMISSIONER WILSON

Rhiannon McAfee as MARY LONGSTREET

Pete Lutz as CHARLES RANKIN

Carole Krohn as the SECRETARY and MRS. LUNDSTROM

Greg McAfee and Mark Kalita as the DIPLOMATIC DEPUTIES

Dana Gonsalves as CONRAD MEINEKE 

Michele Barnett as MRS. POTTER

Kendra Murray as SARA

Victoria Fancki as NORA LONGSTREET

Jeff Moon as JUDGE LONGSTREET

Greg McAfee as JEFF LAWRENCE

Bobby Vela as the IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL and the SHIP'S STEWARD

Paul Arbisi as the PHOTOGRAPHER

Nick Wommack as MARVALES and MR. HAROLD

Eugene Lutz as the VOICE ON THE TELEPHONE

Nick Wommack, Eugene Lutz, Keane Lutz, Carole Krohn, Isla Braly, and Melody Gaines as the STUDENTS

Frank Guglielmelli as MR. PEABODY

Riley Lutz as MRS. LAWRENCE

Mark Kalita as MR. LUNDSTROM

Holly Braly as MRS. TINSDALE

Melody Gaines as MRS. RAND and the SHIP'S PASSENGER and

John Bell as DR. HIBBETT

Additional voices were by Julie Krohn and members of the cast

Music was composed and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt. The entire production was supervised by Pete Lutz.

OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 51: Wayne & Shuster

Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 51, and as we continue Season 5, we present Patte's pick, an example of the Canadian comedy duo Wayne & Shuster, in which they present their famous routine, "Rinse the Blood Off My Toga" -- a sort of Julius-Caesar-meets-Mickey-Spillane. Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards!

As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:

1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")

2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?

So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our fifty-first number (but 2nd official episode of S5), this episode of Wayne & Shuster, from 2-4-54. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it! 

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To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at [email protected] . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line.

Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated.

Next Time: It's Paul's pick again, and he had nothing ready by the time we asked him what it was, but we're it'll be something...interesting. Join us then, won't you?

abVoices presents: Bat-Supe! Old Time Radio’s “Adventures of Superman” featuring Superman and the Dynamic Duo!

 It’s a brand new adventure, gang! Having received an urgent late-night phone call from Editor Perry White, Clark Kent has rushed to pick up Lois Lane so that they could get to White’s home for what he called a matter of life or death! But Lois’s apartment was ransacked, and she’s gone! Will Superman be able to find her? Plus, in today’s Important Message, now that the Swell Shell Casings have all run out, we’re going to make some changes to our Swell Prizes Program. But that doesn’t mean the fun is over!

Part 1 of “The Story of the Century” was originally broadcast on April 1, 1946!

 THE TABLE ROUND Chap. 2: Of the Rescue of Leodegrance and the Gaining of Excalibur

Narrator: Nicola Branch Arthur: Chandler Walpole Merlin: Blair Palmerlee Guinevere: Cathie Vargas Ector: David KendallRyons: Kyle Lanterman Gawain: Tom Southern Leodegrance: Frank McDonnel Menw: Toddy Harold Enid: Whiti Cranfield Balin: Charles Marchione

“Fortune’s Wheel” Theme by Nicola Branch “Lake Spirt Song” Tune by Nicola Branch Virutes Instrumeni Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Opening verse from “To One Reading The Morte D’Arthure” by Madison Cawein

As The Lone Ranger and Tonto are heading to a new town, to check on new outlaw posters, they come across a situation that will change not only a doctor’s life, but a whole town's.

The Lone Ranger and related characters were created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, and lovingly recreated by the Misfits Audio players.

The Lone Ranger: “A Doctor’s Story” featured the voice talents of:

Ralph Small as Dr. Frank Rockford Suzanne Bennett as Mary Rockford Jennifer Ann Scott as Sally Rockford Kyle McDonald as The Sheriff

With Capt. John Tadrzak as Tonto Jim Patton as Lone Ranger

Directed by Jim Smagata

BLACKOUT CITY: MURDER STREET EPISODE 1

CAST:

Austin Beach as JOE SMOKE

Sarah Golding as LILLY

Atticus Jackson as HASHTAG

CREDIT NARRATION by Sharon O. Blumberg

MUSIC BY CARPENTER’S NOTCH and PURPLE PLANET’S CAFÉ BLUE 

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MARK SLADE

A production of the 4077th/All-Better Audio

abVoices presents: Bat-Supe! Old Time Radio’s “Adventures of Superman” featuring Superman and the Dynamic Duo!

It all comes down to this, fellows and girls! The answer to the question “Is There Another Superman” will be answered once and for all! Who’s been breaking into bank vaults and donating the proceeds to charity? Why have they been doing it? What was the goal? Well…yeah. We’ll answer those questions too. Plus, in today’s Important Message, the Swell Shell Casings are all gone, and none too soon thanks to Billy...

Part 13 of “Is There Another Superman” was originally broadcast on February 14, 1946!

PROJECT AUDION 72: Jimmy Durante - Garry Moore Show

Jimmy Durante: so famous for so many decades that just a caricature of his face was enough to elicit a smile. His outsized "Schnozz" matched the outsized personality from the 1920s through the 1970s. Even today, when his name and face are no longer common currency, his catchphrases and songs have endured. You can hear Durante singing in the "Joker" movie of 2019, imitated in lines from the "Lion King," and showing up every year in animated Christmas specials. 

In this Audion Original, Pete Lutz revisits this unique talent, imagining a 1940s episode of the Jimmy Durante Comedy Caravan with his on-air partner Garry Moore, and guest stars Sydney Greenstreet and Rose Marie. "Everyone wants ta' get inta de act!" and they do for a half hour of mirth and music.

Pete Lutz, in Texas, as Jimmy Durante

Bob Beaumont, in California, as Garry Moore

Scott McKinley, in New Jersey, as Sidney Greenstreet

Jessica Matthews, in Texas, as Rose Marie

Laura Mirsky in New Jersey, as Vera Vague

Sheree Whichard, in New York, as Florence Halop

Trevor Rines, in Ontario Canada, as Candy Candido

Andy Hartson-Bowyer, in Virginia, as Verne Smith

Written and directed by Pete Lutz

Produced by Larry Groebe in Texas

GRAY AREA PRODUCTIONS present Libromendel

During an unspecified “government transition” in the near future, the young scholar Alejandra Cortez (no relation to AOC) returns home from Rhinebeck on an extremely rainy night and stumbles into a West Village café where she was once a regular during the Second Trump Administration.  But aside from the rowdy RPG players, what happened to all the colorful eccentrics?  Why does nobody remember the history of Café Gluck aside from an overworked barista named Sporschill?  Who is the strange new owner claiming to be a “crypto king”?  And why doesn’t anybody remember the charming and eccentric old bookseller Jaime Abrego Mendel who set up shop in the adjacent card room every day?  This full-cast 332 track standalone epic examines the true human cost of removing vital figures from American life. (Running time: 54 minutes)

Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion

Adapted from the short story “Buchmendel” by Stefan Zweig

Original music soundtrack by Edward Champion

CAST:

Alejandra:  Belgys Felix Mendel: Wolf Reigns Florian: Zack Glassman Standhartner: Sally Maitland Sporschill:  Julie Chapin Ramirez:  Melissa Medina Dirks: Luvelle Pierre Tallis: Jack Ward Becky: Emily Carding ICE Officer: Will Billingsley ICE Officer #2:  Frank Romeo Felicia/The Radio: Samantha Jo Clueless Customer: Glenn Kenny The New Yorkers: Heath Martin and Pauly Sinatra Boris: Pete Lutz DM:  Dr. Implausible The Staffers: Ella Gans and Jay Silver Victim:  Zoraya Christian Exuberant Customer: Lokia Rockwell Café Patron: Laura Spear and Edward Champion as The Assassin.

This is a co-production of The Sonic Society and The Gray Area.

KCAL PRESENTS The Wizard of Oz

Your favorite small-town Old-Time Radio Theatre is back, with a very special presentation: a remake of the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the beloved M-G-M film, The Wizard of Oz! This full-cast dramatization includes many of the songs made famous in the film, plus all of the familiar characters. A top-notch cast of voice actors will keep you spellbound for the next hour (or so). Enjoy!

The original adaptation for radio was broadcast as an episode of the Lux Radio Theatre on December 25, 1950. Performed live at the KCAL Hometown Theatre on July 20, 2025. This KCAL adaptation featured:

Faith Combs....................as Dorothy Gale

Doug Fain.........................as Professor Marvel, the Gatekeeper and the Wizard of Oz

Denise Cline.....................as Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West

Susan Clements...............as Glenda, the good witch of the North

Norman Cline...................as Hunk and the Scarecrow

Adam Higginbotham.......as Hickory and the Tin Man

David Damron..................as Zeke and the Cowardly Lion

Connie McDonald............as Aunt Emily (Auntie Em)

Steve Watts......................as Uncle Henry, Toto and Bossie

Galisa Watts.....................as The Mayor of Munchkinland and Sound Effects Engineer