[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Only remotely OKOM: OTR.

[Harry Callaghan]

But it was a production of the Mercury Theatre repertory company, Orson
Welles' own property, in cooperation with John Houseman, who people barely
knew about for years until he stepped before the camera in "Paper Chase".

There would be no point in bickering over this with you or anyone else, but
I say again that upon hearing the original broadcast (recently, as I wasn't
even born in 1938) I still maintain that he went somewhat overboard in his
attempt to create realism.and achieved what he set out to do, strike fear in
the hearts of listeners.

Here, I believe what might be applicable is, instead of the eye, it is all
in the ear of the beholder.

There was a movie made about it some years ago but I don't know if it is
available on video,  It's entitled "The Night That Panicked America"

HC


On 7/15/10, Pat Ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Callaghan" <
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> To: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
> Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Only remotely OKOM: OTR.
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> ,
>> especially New Jersey where the action took place, he claimed in a press
>> conference that it had not been his intention to create mass hysteria.
>>
>> Not sure I agree with that Harry. It WAS a regular theatre group
> presentation, part of a series (NOT a serial).  It was merely what we would
> call today a  `ducosoap`. A story presented as a documentary. Damn good
> publicity.
>
> Sounds as though the people of New Jersey may be rather like the popular
> idea of the population of Norfolk here. It is a large,sparsely inhabited
> flat and uninteresting part of the country. Noted mainly for farming and
> inbreeding.  It is said that  a usual note by local doctors on  patients
> notes is NFN which means `Normal for Norfolk`
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
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>
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