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The Adventures Of Frank Merriwell
''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30 pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs as Frank Merriwell. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute NBC Saturday morning show, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe (1914–1992) starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. Announcers were Mel Brandt and Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. See also * The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (serial) ''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' (1936) is a Universal movie serial based on the Frank Merriwell books by Gilbert Patten. Plot College sports hero Frank Meriwell leaves school before an impending decisive baseball game to track down his m ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s. Early life Briggs was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Woodland Hills, California at age 75. He was a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago and worked at KYW radio in 1928. Radio Briggs played the title roles in '' The First Nighter Program'', '' The Sheriff'',French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). ''Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 44. '' Perry Mason'', and '' The Adventures of Frank Merriwell''. Family Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie. Filmography Film Television Source: References External links * * Donald Briggs Films available at Internet Archives The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Merriwell
Frank Merriwell is a fictional character appearing in a series of novels and short stories by Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The character appeared in over 300 dime novels between 1896 and 1930 (some between 1927 and 1930 were written by other authors with the same pen name), numerous radio dramas in 1934 and again from 1946 through 1949, a comic strip from 1928 through 1936,Stripper's Guide: A Frank Merriwell Bulletin! May 30th, 2006. a comic book (four issues) ''Frank Merriwell At Yale'', and a 12-chapter serialized film in 1936. The book series was relaunched (with a different author) in 1965, but only three books were published. Character ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlow Wilcox (announcer)
Harlow Wilcox (March 12, 1900 – September 24, 1960) was an American radio announcer. Wilcox became one of the most successful announcers and pitchmen in radio and he was a pioneer in making commercials part of a program's story. Wilcox also had roles on television and film. Early life Wilcox came from a show business-oriented family, with a father who played in the Ringling Brothers circus band and a sister who played violin both in vaudeville and in classical concerts. Harlow took vocal lessons and briefly performed on stage. ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' He eventually decided to try radio and met Jim and Marian Jordan at a station in Chicago. An April 1944 article in Radio Mirror magazine reported:Jim and Marion icJordan were just getting a toehold in radio in Chicago then and Wilcox helped them cut some records. When the pair landed their own radio show, they asked for Wilcox as their announcer. The future triumphs of the trio are well known to all Fibber McGee and Molly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Frank Merriwell (serial)
''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' (1936) is a Universal movie serial based on the Frank Merriwell books by Gilbert Patten. Plot College sports hero Frank Meriwell leaves school before an impending decisive baseball game to track down his missing father and locate a fabulous lost treasure. Cast * Don Briggs as Frank Merriwell * Jean Rogers as Elsie Belwood * John King as Bruce Browning *Bentley Hewett as Daggett *House Peters Jr. as House Peters *Carla Laemmle as Carla * Sumner Getchell as Harry *Wallace Reid Jr. as Wally *Herschel Mayall Jr. as Herschel * Al Bridge as Henchman Black * Dick Wessell as Henchman Joe * Bud Osborne as Henchman Gorman *Ed Cobb as Henchman Pete *Sam McDaniel as Servant Jeff * Walter Law as Mr. Belwood *Ella Ethridge as Mrs. Merriwell *William P. Carlton as Mr. Merriwell Production ''The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' is set in 1936 instead of the 1890s of the source material. Universal combined several stories by Burt Standish to make this fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Radio Dramas
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s American Radio Programs
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
