Search Results: Radio Scripts from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1975. Draft script for the 1975 radio episode. Copy belonging to actor Gilbert Mack, with his name on the title page, and his annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. CBS Radio Mystery Theatre was a radio drama series created by Himan Brown in 1974. It was broadcast on the CBS Radio Network every weeknight until 1982, with 1,399 episodes in total. This episode follows an elderly man who unexpectedly falls into a coma during a routine surgery as a result of medical negligence. Lacking wrappers, possibly as issued. Title page present, undated, with credits for director Himan Brown and screenwriter Ian Martin. 47 leaves, with last page of text numbered 47. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, unbound.

New York: Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn, 1948. Draft script for "Perfect Union," an episode of the popular anthology drama radio show "The Cavalcade of America," originally broadcast on January 26, 1948. With a few manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the front wrapper. The anthology series was part of a campaign by the DuPont chemical corporation to rehabilitate its image following the public exposure of its arms race profiteering during World War I. In lieu of traditional advertising, Roy Durstine, the creative director of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, proposed that DuPont sponsor "Cavalcade," which integrated the company's slogan ("Better Things For Better Living Through Chemistry") and agenda into its stories of American achievement and inspiration. The show was an early experiment in propagandistic corporate brand-building, virtually unprecedented for a company that had no commercially available products to market to the public. To further promote their clean, humanitarian… Read More

N.p.: World Broadcasting System, 1958. Draft script for the circa 1958 radio show. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford, with his name in manuscript pencil on the first page, and his annotations throughout. A young boy's parents reunite just in time for Christmas, aided by a friendly ranch foreman. Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credit for actor James Gleason. 23 leaves, with last page of text numbered 22. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with a single undated carbon typescript revision page. Pages Very Good plus, unbound.

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Treatment script for "Death Warmed Over," which would later be turned into a radio broadcast and aired in on September 24, 1980 on the Mutual Radio Theater program, then replayed on December 3, 1980. Mutual Radio Theater, formerly the Sears Radio Theater, changed names in 1980 when the program moved from CBS to the Mutual broadcasting network. Tubelle was the head movie critic at "Variety" magazine in the early 1960s. A man is cryogenically frozen when he dies a day after his wedding and is revived 30 years later, having asked his wife to wait faithfully for his return to life. An ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field, the Mutual Radio Theater programming was known for its high caliber writing, and was hosted by the likes of Andy Griffith, Vincent Price, and Leonard Nimoy, and others. Pale blue studio wrappers. Title page present, with credits for writer Lawrence Tubelle. 42 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1937. Draft script for the 1937 live radio show, which originally aired on CBS. Copy belonging to interviewee H. Bruce Humberstone, with his manuscript pencil annotations regarding line changes and deletions throughout. Sponsored by General Mills and marketed as the "Gold Medal Hour," the Hollywood in Person radio show was hosted by Art Baker (under the name "Bob Baker the Bisquick Maker") and Louise Roberts, who would drive to studio lots in a motorized live broadcasting studio and interview the Hollywood elite, such as Deanna Durbin, Basil Rathbone, Jesse Lasky, and Ann Sheridan. The show was an early example of tabloid journalism, with a focus on celebrity gossip and candid, unrehearsed disclosures-although, as the existence of this script proves, the interviews were of course meticulously planned beforehand. In this broadcast, Baker interviews director H. Bruce Humberstone and Twentieth Century-Fox contract player Arleen Whelan, an actress Humberstone claimed to have discovered… Read More

Los Angeles: Jack Stewart and Associates, 1950. Original radio script for "The Dead Are Never Lonely," episode 474 of season 10 (Sept. 25, 1950) of the popular radio program, "Inner Sanctum Mystery." The series aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952, and was created by producer Himan Brown. A total of 527 episodes were broadcast, most of them now presumed to be lost, including this one. Brief annotations in manuscript ink to a few pages. The anthology series featured mystery and horror stories, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like "Suspense" (1942-1962) and "The Whistler" (1942-1955). Early episodes opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," followed by spooky organ music by Lew White, and each episode punctuated by Raymond's morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeeaams, hmmmmm?" and his style of narration became the standard for many similar radio programs to follow.… Read More

N.p.: The Theatre Guild, 1945. Small archive of material relating to the 1945 radio play, including the original play script, a Theatre Guild contract signed by Arthur Miller, and an original program for the live performance. "The Guardsman" was adapted by Arthur Miller from Ferenc Molnár's 1912 play "A Testõr." The play aired on the radio on September 30, 1945, and was one of Miller's earliest efforts, produced four years before the debut of Miller's classic "Death of a Salesman." Included with the script are two contracts: one between the Guild and Miller, signed by Miller and dated September 5, 1945, and one between the Guild and royalty holder Hans Bartsch, signed by Bartsch and dated August 30, 1945. Additionally included with the script is an original program given to the studio audience for the radio performance, dated September 30, 1945. The 1924 Theatre Guild stage production of "The Guardsman" marked the first time legendary duo Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne would appear onstage… Read More