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As Time Goes By

Item number (ISN):

7759

Series title:

As Time Goes By

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

7759

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

Accession:

1985-0406

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1966-01-10

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

producer, J. Frank Willis; script/editor, Allan King; editor, Ed Manning; Ron Hambleton; Rod Coneybeare; Robin Woods

Description:

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A series on the history of radio based on material from CBC Program Archives. Host Rod Coneybeare comments on the radio crime program. There are excepts of the following: Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons; The Adventures of the Falcon (CBC discs 3191 and 490512-1); The Saint, with Vincent Price (CBC disc 39857), Ellery Queen, Mr. District Attorney (CBC tape 5181), The F.B.I in Peace and War; Gangbusters; Pat Novak For Hire (CBC disc 38063); Sam Spade; and Dragnet (CBC tape 5178). J. Frank Willis comments on early broadcasts of flights. His comments are interspersed with interviews of the following: Grant McConachie, a pioneer of bush flying in northern Canada; McConachie's assistant, Leo McKinnon; McConachie again; Pierre Berton commenting on the adventures of bush pilot Russ Baker; and pioneer pilot Amelia Earhart. There are also excerpts of: live coverage of Howard Hughes landing at Floyd Bennett Airport after flying around the world in 1930 (CBC Ottawa collection disc 257), and Herb Morrison's live coverage of the landing and disastrous that destroyed the dirigible Hindenberg in 1937 (CBC disc 560801-1). J. Frank Willis describes the era of Whispering Jack Smith, the "whispering baritone". Included are several excerpts of Smith's recordings. <1h>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. For consultation copy see tape 1985-0391/69.

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Vault ISN:

111496

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1985-0406/558
1985-0406/559

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

DISC

Stock:

TRANS

Technical description:

ALUM

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

Available Onsite Only / Seulement disponible sur le site

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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