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Books About Old Time Radio
http://www.amazon.com/Inventing-American-Broadcasting-1899-1922-Technology/dp/0801838320/
http://www.amazon.com/Law-Looking-Glass-1896-1939-American/dp/0821417843/ [2008]
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Radio-Marconi-through-Golden/dp/0786423684/
http://www.amazon.com/Blast-Past-Pictorial-History-Radios/dp/1886745064/
http://www.amazon.com/Have-Mercy-Confessions-Original-Animal/dp/0446517429/
 | "Radio For All" [1922] by Hugo Gernsback
Read Books 6½x4½ pb [1/2008] for $26.99 Kessinger Publng 9x6 pb {9/2007] for $23.52 Kessinger Publng 9x6 hardcover [9/2007] for $34.92 sci-fi pioneer Hugo Gernsback [1884-1967] entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Don't Touch That Dial!: Radio Programming In American Life From 1920-1960" [1979] by J. Fred MacDonald Wadsworth Publng 8½x5¼ pb [4/79] out of print/many used Burnham Publng hardcover [9/79] out of print/used |
 | "Radios: The Golden Age" [1987] by Philip Collins 'more than 150 exquisite photographs' Chronicle Books 10¼x8¾ pb [9/87] out of print/many used |
 | "Old Time Radios! Restoration and Repair" [1990] by Joseph J. Carr Kindle Edition from McGraw-Hill/TAB [1990 edition] for $12.99 McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics 9½x7¼ pb [11/90] for $16.51 McGraw-Hill 9¼x7½ hardcover [9/90] for $32.36 Tab Books 9½x7½ hardcover [11/90] out of print/used |
 | "The Broadcast Century and Beyond: A Biography of American Broadcasting" [orig 1992] by Robert L Hilliard & Michael C. Keith Focal Press 4th edition 10¼x7¼ pb [10/2004] for $39.56 |
 | "Radios Redux: Listening In Style" [1992] by Philip Collins
Chronicle Books 8½x10 pb [4/92] out of print/many used Chronicle Books 9x10¾ hardcover [4/92] out of print/used |
 | "Radio Mystery and Adventure, and Its Appearances In Film, Television and Other Media" [1992] by Jim Harmon, with Forewords by Carleton E. Morse, Jack Lester & Les Tremayne radio shows covered include: "The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen", "Captain Midnight", "Sergeant Preston of The Yukon", "Dick Tracy", "Green Hornet", "I Love A Mystery", "Jack Armstrong", "Little Orphan Annie", "The Lone Ranger", "The Shadow", "Sherlock Holmes", "Sky King", "Superman", and "Tom Mix" McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [12/2003] for $37.95 McFarland & Co. 9¼x6¼ library hardcover [11/92] out of print/many used |
 | "Philco Radio 1928-1942: A Pictorial History of The World's Most Popular Radios" [1993] by Ron Ramirez & Michael Prosise Schiffer Publng 11X8½ pb [3/2006] for $29.95 Schiffer Publng 11x8½ hardcover [9/93] out of print/used |
 | "Transistor Radios: A Collector's Encyclopedia and Price Guide" [1994] by David R. Lane & Robert A. Lane Wallace-Homestead Books 11x8½ pb [10/94] out of print/many used |
 | "The Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide To Radio From Jack Benny To Howard Stern" [orig 1995] by Ronald W. Lackmann
Checkmark Books 2nd edition pb [5/2000] for $18.95 |
 | "Lux Presents Hollywood: A Show-by-Show History of The Lux Radio Theatre and The Lux Video Theatre, 1934-1957" [1995] by Connie Billips & Arthur Pierce McFarland & Co. 9¼x6 pb [10/2011] for $50.00 McFarland & Co. 9¼x6 library hardcover [4/95] out of print/used |
 | "Listening To Radio, 1920-1950" [1996] by Ray Barfield Praeger 9½x6½ hardcover [7/96] for $92.95 |
 | "Radio Voices: American Broadcasting, 1922-1952" [1997] by Michele Hilmes A sociological study, from the early days of radio entrepreneurs to the takeover by the big media corporations, with an emphasis on N.B.C. & J. Walter Thompson. Univ MN Press 9x5¾ pb [4/97] for $22.50 Univ MN Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/97] out of print/used |
 | "The Age of Broadcasting: Radio" [1997] Edited by Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin Tandem Library 8x5 econoclad [10/2002] for $15.25 Discovery Enterprises pb [3/97] out of print/used |
 | "Zenith Radio: The Early Years, 1919-1935" [1997] by Harold N. Cones & John H. Bryant Schiffer Publng 11x8½ pb [6/97] for $29.95 "Zenith Radio: The Glory Years, 1936-1945 - History & Products" [2003] by Harold N. Cones, John H. Bryant & Martin Blankinship Schiffer Publng 10¾x8½ pb [10/2003] for $29.95 Schiffer Publng 11x8½ pb [10/2003] for $34.95 |
 | "Five Directors: The Golden Years of Radio" [1998] Edited by Ira Skutch interviews with Himan Brown, Axel Gruenberg, Fletcher Markle, Arch Oboler & Robert Lewis Shayon Scarecrow Press 8½x5½ pb [5/98] for $34.05 Scarecrow Press 8¾x5½ hardcover [5/98] for $47.30 |
 | "On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio" [1998] by John Dunning Oxford Univ Press 10¼x7½ hardcover [5/98] for $42.00 |
 | "Listening In: Radio and The American Imagination - From Amos 'n' Andy & Edward R. Murrow To Wolfman Jack & Howard Stern" [1999] by Susan J. Douglas Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [2/2004] for $13.57 Crown 9½x6¾ hardcover [4/99] out of print/used |
 | "Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960" [2000] by Luther F. Sies
Thousands of entries about individuals, programs, and stations across America; some are very brief (one or two lines), while essays on important topics are longer. McFarland & Co. 2nd edition hardcover [8/00] for $0.00 McFarland & Co. hardcover [3/2000] for $185.25 |
 | "The Great Radio Heroes" [2001] by Jim Harmon McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [2/2001] for $35.00 |
 | "Pirate Radio Stations: Tuning In To Underground Broadcasts In The Air and Online" [1988 & 1995 & 2001] by Andrew Yoder includes CD with 80+ minutes of pirate radio audio McGraw-Hill/TAB 9¼x7¼ 3rd edition pb & CD [12/2001] out of print/used McGraw-Hill/TAB 9x7½ pb [12/88] out of print/used McGraw-Hill/TAB hardcover [4/90] out of print/used |
 | "Encyclopedia of Radio" [2003] Edited by Christopher H. Sterling Routledge {12.4 pounds} hardcover 3-volume set [12/2003] for $420.00 |
 | "The Medium and The Magician: Orson Welles, The Radio Years, 1934-1952" [2005] by Paul Heyer Rowman & Littlefield 9x6½ pb [2/2005] for $29.95 Rowman & Littlefield 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2005] for $87.00 see also the Orson Welles [1915-85] Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store |
 | "Sounds of Change: A History of FM Broadcasting In America" [2008] by Christopher H. Sterling & Michael C. Keith Univ NC Press 9x6 pb [7/2008] for $22.50 Univ NC Press 9¼x6 hardcover [7/2008] for $59.95 |
 | "Behind The Grand Ole Opry Curtain: Tales of Romance and Tragedy" [2008] by Robert K. Oermann Based on over 150 firsthand interviews with the stars of The Grand Ole Opry, which include Trace Adkins, DeFord Bailey, Garth Brooks, June Carter, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Grandpa Jones, Willie Nelson, Stringbean (David Akeman), Trisha Yearwood, many others Center Street 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2008] for $16.65 |
 | "Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio" [2008] by Anthony Rudel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x6 hardcover [10/2008] for $17.16 |
 | "The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Radio" [2010] Edited by Christopher H. Sterling & Cary O'Dell Over 200 entries – business pioneers from the past (Lee de Forest, Fred Friendly, A. Atwater Kent, William S. Paley, David Sarnoff, Nikola Tesla, and Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver) to performers of the past (Don Ameche, Gene Autry, Red Barber, Dick Clark, Jimmy Durante, [blacklistee] John Henry Faulk, Stan Freberg, Arthur Godfrey, Paul Harvey, Bob Hope, Casey Kasem, Larry King, Kay Kyser, Aimee Semple McPherson, Murray 'The K' Kaufmann, Edward R. Murrow, Gary Owens, Will Rogers, Red Skelton, Robert 'Wolfman Jack' Smith, Fran Striker, Louis 'Studs' Terkel, and Walter Winchell) to stars of the present (Glenn Beck, Don Imus, Garrison Keillor, Limp Rushbaugh, Ryan Seacrest, Laura Schlesinger, Nina Totenberg). Kindle Textbook from Routledge [5/2013] buy for $152.00, rent for $44.53 Routledge 10¾x8½ hardcover [7/2010] for $180.50 {sic} |
 | "A Modern Look At Antique Radio Repair: A Guide To The Repair and Restoration of Vacuum Tube Radios" [2011] by Alfred Corbin AuthorHouse 4th edition 9x6 spiral-bound [8/2011] out of print/used |
 | "The Listener's Voice: Early Radio and The American Public" [2011] by Elena Razlogova Kindle Edition from Univ Pennsylvania Press [10/2012] for $9.88 Univ Pennsylvania Press 9x6 hardcover [9/2011] for $35.96 |
 | "A Word From Our Sponsor: Admen, Advertising, and The Golden Age of Radio" [2013] by Cynthia B. Meyers "... repositions the advertising industry as a central agent in the development of broadcasting [and] challenges conventional views about the role of advertising in culture, the integration of media industries, and the role of commercialism in broadcasting history" Kindle Edition from Fordham Univ Press [10/2013] for $15.65 Fordham Univ Press 9x6 pb [12/2013] for $28.80 Fordham Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [12/2013] for $90.08 |
 | "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph, Telephone, and Wireless Adventures For Juvenile Readers, 1890-1945" [2015] by Mike Adams, Foreword by Christopher H. Sterling Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [10/2015] for $19.99 {sic} McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [10/2015] for $39.95 official book site |
Videos & DVDs
 | "Radio In The Movies: A History and Filmography, 1926-2010" [2011] by Laurence Etling Kindle Edition from McFarland & Co. [7/2011] for $16.19 McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [7/2011] for $45.00 |
 | "Radio In The Movies" DVD Box Set Supposedly "a collection of 16 wonderful movies revolving around radio broadcasting", a 2-volume set on 16 DVDs: "Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946], "Check and Double Check" [1930] with Amos & Andy, "Danger On The Air" [1938], "People Are Funny" [1946], "The Phantom Broadcast" [1933], "Up In The Air" [1940], "Wake Up and Live" [1937] with Walter Winchell, many more, with stars including Fred Allen, William Bendix, Jack Benny, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Great Gildersleeve, and Lum & Abner this collection may or may not have actually been produced, but there IS a graphic of the DVD cover |
Documentary Films
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"Empire of The Air: The Men Who Made Radio" [P.B.S. Oct 1991]
 | While showcasing on-air radio talents from long ago, this 100-minute documentary also details the corporate soap opera of the development of radio as a commercial medium. Co-written & directed by Ken Burns; hosted by Jason Robards, Jr. P.B.S. Paramount b&w/color DVD [9/2004] out of prodn/used P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color VHS [2/97] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb companion book by Tom Lewis Harper Perennial 8x5½ pb [1/93] out of print/used HarperCollins 9½x6½ hardcover [9/91] out of print/many used |
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"The History of Talk Radio" [1996]
 | This 60-minute documentary features talk radio pioneers Bill Balance, Alan Burke, Barry Gray, Long John Nebel, Joe Pyne & and others, plus leading talk show personalities including Morton Downey Jr., Bob Grant, Don Imus, Larry King, G. Gordon Liddy, Limp Rushbaugh, Ollie North, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Howard Stern & Dr. Ruth Westheimer. {NOTE: Produced before the Air America Radio Network existed.} Produced by Dennis Hedlund
White Star color DVD [6/2005] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb |
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"Pirate Radio U.S.A." documentary [indep 2006]
 | An 84-minute documentary about rogue (unlicensed) radio stations across America who defy federal law to free the radio airwaves, and the showdown over The Truth during the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle, Washington • Co-produced, written & directed by Jeff Pearson; featuring underground DJs Him & Her
Deface The Nation Films color DVD [8/00] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Pirate Radio" aka "The Boat That Rocked"
[Working Title / Focus Features Nov 2009]
 | As the Sixties rock'n'roll phenomenon bursts onto the scene, British government officials refuse to give licenses for rock music radio stations; so a band of music-loving rebels set up an underground radio station on a leaky ship in international waters of the North Sea. • Co-produced, written & directed by Richard Curtis; starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Darby, Katherine Parkinson, Jack Davenport, Tom Brooke, January Jones, Nick Frost & Rhys Ifans, with Kenneth Branagh & Emma Thompson
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • U.S. official movie site |
"Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio" documentary [indep April 2012]
 | Prior to the 2012 national elections, the three big radio station owners began shutting down money-making progressive radio stations, or converting their formats to sports talk and the like; it is still true that progressive talk will match or beat right-wing stations in both ratings and revenue, and this film makes clear the free-speech-killing strategies of the radio station monopolies • 101-minute documentary film co-produced & filmed & directed by Jon Monday; co-produced & filmed & written by Jennifer C. Douglas; narrated by Jon Elliott & Bree Walker; featuring FCC Commissioner Jon Adelstein, program manager Cliff Albert, J.W. August, Marjorie Cohn, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, Phil Donahue, Andrew Donohue, Wade Douglas, Rev. Bob Edgar [1943-2013], Marti Emerald, Congressman Bob Filner, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Brian Jennings, Van Jones, Erik Klinenberg, Michael Krasny, Rachel Maddow, FCC Chair Kevin Martin, Robert W. McChesney, Bill Moyers, John Nichols, Robert Reich, Randi Rhodes, Ed Schultz, David Shuster, Josh Silver, Stacy Taylor, Cenk Uygur, author Richard Wolffe, and activists Maggie Avener, Barbara Cummings, Charlie Imes, Joan Little & Alexandra Russell
mondayMEDIA color DVD [4/2012] for $9.99 full credits at IMDb • official movie website • watch hour-long version [6/2015 upload; 1:01:56] FREE online at YouTube |
Dramatic Films & Television
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"American Graffiti" [1973]
Directed by George Lucas; nominated for 5 Oscars, including Best Picture & Best Director • full credits from IMDb
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"American Hot Wax" [1978]
Directed by Floyd Mutrux • full credits from IMDb
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"The Big Broadcast" [1932]
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"Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946] /tt0038382/
starring host Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Edward Ryan, Raymond Walburn, Billie Burke,
Zasu Pitts, Hedda Hopper, singer Andy Russell, Spike Jones, Nat 'King' Cole & Minerva Urecal
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"Check and Double Check" [1930] with Amos & Andy
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"Coyote County Loser" [indep 2009]
 | Filmed around Roswell, New Mexico; a radio disk jockey from New York heading to a new & better job in Los Angeles stops for gas in New Mexico and gets into a call-in war with a local love-advice show host; he then learns that his job in California fell thru, so he stages an on-air competition • Directed by Jason Naumann; starring Beau Clark, Nikki Boyer, Wayne Grace, K Callan, Frederic Doss, Tiffany Lynch, Everette Scott Ortiz, Chad Brummett, James Hobbs, Roy Black, Nelson Martinez & Patti Stacy
Monarch Home Video widescreen color DVD [12/2010] for $22.49 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Danger On The Air" [Universal Pictures July 1938] /tt0030037/
starring Donald Woods, Nan Grey, Jed Prouty, Berton Churchill, William Lundigan, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Edward Van Sloan,
George Meeker, Frank Milan, Lee J. Cobb, Johnny Arthur, Peter Lind Hayes, Louise Stanley, Eloise Rawitzer & Joe Downing
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"Do The Right Thing"
[40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks 1989]
  | Possibly inspired by Akira Kurosawa's "Do-desu-ka-den" [1970], the tale of a blighted neighborhood in Spike Lee's home turf of Brooklyn. There is actually a moment, ignored or missed by most reviewers, where 'the right thing' gets done – look for it. Written & directed by Spike Lee; starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, John Turturro, Rosie Perez & Samuel L. Jackson, with Spike Lee as 'Mookie'; Oscar nominations for Best Script & Best Actor [DA]
Universal Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [6/2009] for $18.99 20th Anniversary Edition DVD [6/2009] for $13.99 Universal letterbox color DVD [7/98] for $17.99 Universal widescreen color DVD [2/2001] 2 discs for $28.99 Universal color VHS [1/2000] out of prodn/many used Sony original score CD [9/89] for $11.98 full credits from IMDb Cambridge Univ Press critical text 9x6 pb for $25.19 |
"F.M." [Universal April 1978]
 | Q-SKY is the number one radio station in Los Angeles because of the great music that they play, but the corporate bosses insist on more advertising and less music • Directed by John A. Alonzo, written by Ezra Sacks; original music by Steely Dan; starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates & cameos by Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty & R.E.O. Speedwagon
Anchor Bay widescreen color DVD [1/2000] out of prodn/used Starz/Anchor Bay widescreen color VHS [11/98] out of prodn/used MCA/Universal soundtrack CD [6/2000] 20 tracks on 2 disks for $14.97 full credits from IMDb |
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"Good Morning, Vietnam"
[Silver Screen/Touchstone Dec 1987] /tt0093105/
Directed by Barry Levinson; starring Robin Williams •
full credits from IMDb
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"Good Morning World" [CBS-TV 1967-68]
 | The first-ever TV series set in a radio station, featuring the on- and off-air adventures of a pair of morning DJ's; starring Joby Baker, Ronnie Schell, Julie Parrish, Billy De Wolfe & Goldie Hawn; DVD extras include archival interview with Ronnie Schell, still gallery, trivia quiz & Goldie Hawn bio
S'more Ent. color DVD [1/2006] 26 episodes on 4 disks - out of prodn/used S'more Ent. color DVD [1/2007] 26 episodes on 4 disks - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Good Morning World" [2008] by Tim Colliver A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the prime-time TV series by writer-producers Carl Reiner, Sheldon Leonard, Bill Persky & Sam Denoff, featuring exclusive interviews with the show's creators and surviving stars BearManor Media 8¾x6 pb [1/2008] for $14.95 official book site |
"The Great American Broadcast"
musical feature film [Fox May 1941] /tt0033674/
Directed by Archie Mayo; starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero,
The Ink Spots & The Nicholas Brothers; full credits at IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Broadcast-Alice-Faye/dp/B0019APR5S/
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"The Great Man" [Universal Dec 1956]
![shot of Jose Ferrer & Julie London kissing, from "The Great Man" [1956] movie](covers/TheGreatMan1956-kiss.jpg) | "Everybody loved the Great Man - except those who hated his guts" When a popular radio commentator dies in a car accident, his successor is ordered to produce an hour-long tribute, but he can't find anyone who knew the guy with good things to say about him. • Co-written & directed by & starring José Ferrer; based on the novel by Albert E. Morgan; also starring Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Julie London, Joanne Gilbert, Ed Wynn, Jim Backus, Lyle Talbot, Henny Backus & Johnny Grant
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb |
 | "The Great Man" A Novel" [1955] by Al Morgan While the covers of the books show TV equipment, the story is indeed about radio networks Pocket/Cardinal mass pb [1957] out of print/scarce Dutton 7¾x5¼ hardcover [1955] out of print/used |
"Larceny On The Air" [Republic Pictures Jan 1937]
 | A young doctor pressures the Bureau of Pure Foods & Drugs to use radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patent medicines, with his bitterest attacks being aimed at Kennedy Radium Products, the manufacturer of a tonic called 'Radium Rejuvenating Tablets', which he claims is a slow cause of death; the manufacturer tries every means to defeat and discredit the persistent doctor. • Produced by Nat Levine & Sol C. Siegel; directed by Irving Pichel; written by Richard English & Endre Bohem; starring Robert Livingston, Grace Bradley, Willard Robertson, Pierre Watkin, Smiley Burnette, Granville Bates, William Newell, Byron Foulger, Wilbur Mack, Matty Fain, Josephine Whittell, Charles Timblin, Billy Griffith, William Hopper, Frank Du Frane, Florence Gill, John Holland, Carleton Young
Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [2/2009] for $5.98 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch full movie [9/2015 upload; 52:57] online at YouTube |
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"Mister Rock and Roll" [1957]
"People Are Funny" [Paramount Pictures Jan 1946] /tt0038831/
"The Phantom Broadcast" [Monogram Pictures March 1933]
"Play Misty For Me" [Malpaso/Universal Nov 1971] /tt0067588/
Directed by & starring Clint Eastwood •
full credits from IMDb
"Pump Up The Volume" [NewLine Cinema Aug 1990] /tt0100436/
Written & directed by Allan Moyle; starring Christian Slater •
full credits from IMDb
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"Radio Days" [Orion Jan 1987]
 | A nostalgic look at life in Far Rockaway, New York before World War II, when entertainment and outside news came from the radio. Written & directed by Woody Allen; starring Michael Tucker, Mia Farrow, Diane Keaton, Seth Green, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest, Josh Mostel, Danny Aiello & Jeff Daniels; Oscar & WGA nominations for Best Screenplay; 7 BAFTA noms, won 2
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [11/2001] for $12.99 H.B.O. color VHS [undated] out of prodn/used R.C.A. soundtrack CD [5/92] for $11.98 full credits from IMDb • M.G.M. official movie site |
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"Radioland Murders" [Universal Oct 1994] /tt0110939/
Executive produced by & story by George Lucas;
full credits from IMDb
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"Reveille With Beverly" [1943]
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"Straight Talk" [Hollywood Pictures April 1992] /tt0105481/
Starring Dolly Parton; full credits from IMDb
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"Talk Radio" [Cineplex-Odeon Films Dec 1988]
 | Filmed in Texas; a radio talk show host who thrives on controversy and confrontation is getting burned out just as he is offered a national show.
Co-written & directed by Oliver Stone; co-written by & starring Eric Bogosian, based on the 1987 off-Broadway stageplay by Bogosian & Tad Savinar; also starring Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, Alec Baldwin, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Linda Atkinson, Robert Trebor, Zach Grenier, Tony Frank, Harlan Jordan & Chip Moody; Eric Bogo-sian won Silver Bear for Outstanding Single Achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival
Universal Studios widescreen color DVD [10/2000] for $4.00 {sic} Universal Studios color VHS [3/92] for $6.44 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Talk Radio" playscript [1987] by Eric Bogosian & Tad Savinar opened off-Broadway in May 1987; Broadway run in 2007 won Tony Award for Best Revival Theatre Commns Group 8¼x5¼ pb [9/2007] for $12.42 Samuel French, Inc. 7¾x5 pb [11/2010] for $7.50 'stageplay on Broadway' official website • credits at IBDb stageplay entry at Wikipedia |
"Tune In Tomorrow . . ." [Cinecom Oct 1990] /tt0100822/
Starring Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves & Peter Falk • full credits from IMDb
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"Up In The Air" [Monogram Sept 1940]
 | A second-rate radio singer is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio; a radio page boy and his janitor pal solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police • Directed by Howard Bretherton; starring Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland, Gordon Jones, Lorna Gray, Tristram Coffin & Clyde Dilson
Alpha Video b&w DVD [3/2003] for $7.98 full credits from IMDb |
"Vanishing Point" [Fox 1971]
 | Anti-hero Kowalski (Barry Newman) bets that he can drive a new Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco in 15 hours. This existential car-chase is reported by a disk-jockey in Goldfield, Nevada as it proceeds to its inevitable conclusion – just like life (to the existentialist). Directed by Richard C. Sarafian; co-starring Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger & Victoria Medlin Fox Video widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2009] for $20.99 Fox Video widescreen color DVD [2/2004] for $7.99 Fox Video color VHS [1/99] for $33.95 full credits from IMDb |
"Wake Up and Live" [Fox Aug 1937] with Walter Winchell /tt0029744/
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"W.U.S.A." [Paramount Aug 1970]
Starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins & Laurence Harvey •
full credits from IMDb
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"Rush" [New Crime Prodns; stuck in development hell?]
Announced 11/2012: about right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh; to be produced & written by & starring John Cusack;
Betty Thomas is attached to direct • not listed at IMDb {2014}
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