On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week, we’re bringing back an old-fashioned RAS Double Feature.
When television began finding its way into American homes, radio had to change. But what happened to all those actors whose faces had existed only in the imaginations of radio listeners? Many of them made the jump to television—and some became even bigger stars.
Our two stories feature four familiar radio voices who did exactly that: Jack Webb, Raymond Burr, John Dehner, and William Conrad.
In This Episode
Geranium Plant — Jack Webb stars as wisecracking waterfront detective Pat Novak, with Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman. What begins as a simple job delivering a geranium plant quickly turns into murder.
The Adversary — John Dehner plays Captain “Honest” Weatherby in this adventure from Escape, with William Conrad narrating. There’s a sunken ship, a fortune in pearls, a questionable crew, and some very serious questions about how that ship ended up on the bottom.
From Radio to Television — Along the way, we look at how Webb, Burr, Dehner, and Conrad carried their talents from the microphones of old-time radio to the television screen.
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