Starter of this subject: Randy Collins
Last post in this subject: 3/25/2000
Messages in this subject: 2
| Randy Collins | 3/25/2000 2 replies |
| Can anyone give me any information on this series? All I know is that I have acquired (on-line auction) two 10-12 minute shows from this series and the subject matter comes from World War I and the tapes are labeled 02-23-1932 and 02-02-1932. The production value is excellent, acting is really good. Actors have American accent--don't think series is British. I've checked otr database, Dunning, etc. Any ideas? |
| Elizabeth McLeod | 3/25/2000 0 replies |
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This was a syndicated series, produced for distribution in recorded form in 1931 -- it never aired live. There were dozens of independent companies producing such recorded shows in the early thirties, and I've not been able to pin down the exact one responsible for this series, but McGregor and Ingram of San Francisco might be a good guess judging from the sound of the show - McGregor was known for the quality of their canned dramatic features. Whoever first put these shows into circulation many years ago unfortunately failed to write down this rather important bit of information, so unless someone out there can actually tell us what's on the disc labels, this is just an educated guess.
Determining dates for syndicated shows is always rather conjectural. Sometimes they'll include "Week Of --" information on the labels, but more often, any dates connected to these shows are based on pencil scrawling found on the label or the sleeve -- and may or may not have any real significance. In any case, the broadcast dates for syndicated shows could vary from station to station, so any dates that end up attatched to them are of very limited significance. Some series produced as early as 1931 were still circulating in the syndication market as late as the mid-1940s. |
| Jack French | 3/25/2000 0 replies |
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Part of the problem in researching this series is the different titles that some have assigned to it. Jay Hickerson in his book, terms it "George Bruce's Air Stories" and other sources call it "War Air Stories."
Bruce, of course, was a prolific writer for the pulps in the Thirties, with much of his stuff appearing in ACES magazine, as well as "THE LONE EAGLE" magazine. One of his popular creations was Ace Avery, "the kid who crossed the ocean to follow the |