Gale Gordon has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 12 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Our Miss Brooks: The Ultimate Collection - Over 180 Shows.
Our Miss Brooks: The Ultimate Collection - Over 180 Shows
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Our Miss Brooks was a hit on radio from the outset; within eight months of its launch as a regular series, the show landed several honors, including four for Eve Arden, who won polls in four individual publications of the time. Arden had actually been the third choice to play the title role. Harry Ackerman, at the time CBS's West Coast director of programming, wanted Shirley Booth for the part, but as he told historian Gerald Nachman many years later, he realized Booth was too focused on the underpaid downside of public school teaching at the time to have fun with the role. Lucille Ball was believed to be the next choice, but she was already committed to My Favorite Husband and didn't audition. Produced by Larry Berns and written by director Al Lewis, Our Miss Brooks premiered on CBS on July 19, 1948. According to radio critic John Crosby, her lines were very "feline" in dialogue scenes with principal Conklin and would-be boyfriend Boynton, with sharp, witty comebacks. The interplay between the cast - blustery Conklin, nebbishy Denton, accommodating Harriet, absentminded Mrs. Davis, clueless Boynton, scheming Miss Enright - also received positive reviews. Arden won a radio listeners' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948-1949, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March. "I'm certainly going to try in the coming months to merit the honor you've bestowed upon me, because I understand that if I win this [award] two years in a row, I get to keep Mr. Boynton," she joked. But she was also a hit with the critics; a winter 1949 poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors taken by Motion Picture Daily named her the year's best radio comedienne. For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo, and Toni hair care products. The radio series continued until 1957, a year after its television life ended.
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The Whistler
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While the shadows are lonely - a place where lost and lethal souls withdraw into the solitude of their own minds - there is one who knows that they are not deserted. Into this dark and murky realm there is one who can see with cutting clarity…The Whistler! When those who willingly put a first foot on a slippery slope, and then a second, The Whistler knows how such travels go, and how such journeys must end. At every treacherous step, the sly scorn of this circumspect counselor will whisper in their ear - urging them on…toward their undoing! Once again, these 18 digitally restored and remastered episodes are available from the Radio Spirits Archives Collection. Episodes include: The Man Who Died Twice 09-24-45; Death Laughs Last 10-08-45; The House on Sycamore Road 10-15-45; Final Return 10-29-45; Harvest of Death 11-05-45; The Seeing Eye 11-12-45; Coincidence 11-19-45; The Stray Dream 11-26-45; The Sheriff’s Assistant 04-07-47; Stormy Weather 12-12-48; Telltale Brand 01-09-49; The Last Curtain 02-13-49; Murder in Mind 04-16-50; Return with the Spray 04-23-50; The Return 05-21-50; Rebound 06-11-50; Jessica 06-18-50; Manhunt 06-25-50.
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The Whistler: Voices
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He knows many things, for he walks by night! He knows the nameless terrors of which we dare not speak! He's radio's grim conscience: The Whistler! And he's back with another collection of tense, twisting tales featuring some of Hollywood's finest radio talent. Though Bill Forman is the actor best remembered as the series' ruinous raconteur, there were others who shared the role. Their voices are heard in these strange stories, including Gale Gordon, Joseph Kearns, Marvin Miller, and Bill Johnstone. Episodes include: Retribution 05-16-42; The Shrunken Head 06-13-42; The Other Woman 11-22-42; The Confession 01-31-43; Shadow of a Mind 06-05-43; An Eye for an Eye 07-09-43; Murder Is Legal 02-05-45; The Dead Man Laughed 02-19-45; The Beloved Fraud 10-30-44; Death and the Emperor 09-17-47; Sleep My Pretty One 04-17-49; The Intruder 10-29-50; Murder Is Blind 06-04-45; Blueprint for Suicide 06-18-45; The Deadly Innocent 07-02-45; A Pattern for Terror 07-16-45; Let George Do It 07-23-45; Death Wears a White Robe 10-01-45; Concerto of Death 06-16-48; A Question of Murder 08-18-48.
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I Love Lucy: The Untold Story
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Your exclusive backstage pass to the creation of I Love Lucy: I Love Lucy: Behind the Scenes, by Jess Oppenheimer with Gregg Oppenheimer - Winner, Listen Up Awards Best Pop Culture Audiobook of the Year Full-cast performance of Gregg Oppenheimer's play I Love Lucy: The Untold Story 15-minute Bonus Track: never-before-released 1961 interview with Jess Oppenheimer about the creation of I Love Lucy All royalties from this edition benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund - caring for those in the entertainment community who are in need. "A true genius. I owe so much to his creativity and friendship." (Lucille Ball) Jess Oppenheimer, "the brains" behind I Love Lucy, gives us an insider's view of this groundbreaking show, generously interspersed with recordings of classic Lucy radio and TV comedy performances - including her famous "Vitameatavegamin" routine. Oppenheimer weaves a wonderfully entertaining tale of the creation of this landmark series and its evolution from Lucy's hit radio sitcom, My Favorite Husband. Lucy aficionados will delight in his personal accounts of stars like Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, and of course, Lucille Ball. Narrated by three-time I Love Lucy veteran Larry Dobkin, and featuring comedy performances by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet (Petticoat Junction, The Flintstones), Frank Nelson (The Jack Benny Program), and more! Oppenheimer's reminiscences come to life in his son Gregg's new radio play, I Love Lucy: The Untold Story. Recorded on I Love Lucy's 60th anniversary (10/15/11), starring such talents as Dick Van Patten (Eight Is Enough), Phil Proctor (Firesign Theatre), Amy Pietz (Caroline in the City), Richard Herd (Seinfeld), and I Love Lucy veterans Janet Waldo ( "Peggy Dawson", the bobby-soxer with a crush on Ricky Ricardo) and Shirley Mitchell (Lucy Ricardo's girlfriend "Marion Strong").
©2012 Gregg Oppenheimer (P)2012 Gregg Oppenheimer
Our Miss Brooks, Vol. 2
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Our Miss Brooks was a situation comedy show heard on radio and seen on television and in films starring Oscar winner Eve Arden. Her skill with the wicked one-liner and acid aside had begun to lead to typecasting, so, to find a new image, Arden signed on for the lead in radio's Our Miss Brooks. The series centered on Connie Brooks, a smart, sharp-witted, lovable English teacher at fictional Madison High School. Between gentle wisecracks, Miss Brooks doted on nerdish student Walter Denton and frequently locked horns with crusty, cranky Principal Osgood Conklin. Many plot lines revolved around Miss Brooks' longing for Philip Boynton, the school's bashful biology teacher. Our Miss Brooks made a successful jump to TV in 1952 while the radio series lasted until 1957. Episodes included are: "Old Clothing", "Poor Heat", "Student Government Day", "Head of the English Department", "The Frog", "Stretch Has a Crush", "Faculty Dance, New Hairdo", "Cafeteria Boycott", "Clay City High Wants Brooks", "April Fool's Party", "Wake Up Plan", and "Working for Easter Outfit".
©2014 CBS Radio (P)2014 Black Eye Entertainment, LLC
The Cinnamon Bear
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The Cinnamon Bear is arguably the best holiday series ever developed for radio. First heard in1937, this wonderful Christmas fantasy adventure was created and written by Glanville Heisch (with the help of his wife, Elisabeth) for children of all ages. It all starts with twins Judy and Jimmy Barton just before Christmas. Someone - or something - has taken the "Silver Star" from the top of their Christmas tree. The very Irish teddy bear, Paddy O'Cinnamon, comes to their rescue and tells them that the Crazy Quilt Dragon has taken the star to Maybeland. The three venture off to find the Silver Star and come face-to-face with many fantastical characters in Maybeland, including a dragon, a witch, a whale, a queen, a rhyming rabbit, a magician, cowboys, a gentle giant, and even pirates. The adventure concludes with a trip to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus himself! Many well-known radio actors lent their voices to this popular series, including Howard McNear, Gale Gordon, Verna Felton, Frank Nelson, Elliott Lewis, Lou Merrill, and Joseph Kearns. Judy Barton was played by Barbara Jean Wong, Jimmy Barton by Tommy Carr, and Paddy O'Cinnamon by Buddy Duncan. Now, in collaboration with the Heisch estate, we bring you allt wenty-six episodes of The Cinnamon Bear,recorded directly from the original masters for superb sound quality.
©2014 Hollywood 360 (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Our Miss Brooks: Connie vs. Conklin
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In one corner: Connie Brooks (Eve Arden), the teacher who elevated education to a plateau never before realized from a transmitter! In the other corner: Osgood Conklin (Gale Gordon), the pompous principal of Madison High School who is the undisputed champion of the slow burn! On hand for the main event is a charismatic cast of characters, including squeaky-voiced student Walter Denton (Richard Crenna). As both the romantic interest of Conklin's daughter, and as one of Miss Brooks' leading co-conspirators, he was viewed with a jaundiced eye by the omnipresent principal. And, let's not forget the frog-fascinated Philip Boynton (Jeff Chandler, Robert Rockwell), for whom Miss Brooks has a romantic interest of her own. As Connie's commander-in-chief, Conklin is frequently the victor in their battles. But, it's Miss Brooks who usually gets the last laugh in these 20 digitally remastered and restored rounds of madcap mayhem. Episodes Include: Weekend at Crystal Lake 09-19-48; Connie the Workhorse 11-07-48; The Heating System 01-09-49; Head of the English Department 01-23-49; Clay City English Teacher 03-27-49; Yearbook Photo Mix-Up 05-15-49; Taxidermists 06-19-49; July 4th Weekend 07-03-49; Conklin's Carelessness Code 07-17-49; The Sweater 09-18-49; Halloween Party 10-30-49; Elephant Mascot 11-13-49; Thanksgiving Mix Up 11-27-49; Walter's Wonderful Radio 02-12-50; The Burglar 03-11-50; Conklin's TV Set 04-02-50; Rumors 09-10-50; Conklin's Tuba / Contest 12-03-50; The Kiss (Sneaky Peekers) 08-14-55; Couch Potato 08-28-55. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Dr. Watson, that excellent host and incomparable storyteller, awaits us in his familiar study to relate another of his adventures with Sherlock Holmes. From the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London come 16 intriguing episodes, starring Tom Conway as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson, in scripts by mystery legends Denis Green, Anthony Boucher, and more! Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, these capers of curious clues hidden in plain sight feature performances by Peggy Weber, Gale Gordon, Jay Novello, Gavin Gordon, Frederick Worlock, Mary Gordon, and more. Episodes include: "The Adventure of The Stuttering Ghost", 10-12-46; "The Adventure of The Black Angus", 10-19-46; "The Clue of The Hungry Cat", 10-26-46; "The Adventure of the Original Hamlet", 11-02-46; "The Singular Adventure of the Dying Schoolboys", 11-09-46; "The Adventure of the Genuine Guarnerius", 11-16-46; "The Adventure of Sally Martin", 11-23-46; "The Strange Death of Mrs. Abernetty", 11-30-46; "The Singular Affair of The Coptic Compass", 12-07-46; "The Adventure of The Elusive Emerald", 12-14-46; "The Adventure of the Grand Old Man", 12-21-46; "The Singular Affair of the White Cockerel", 12-28-46; "The Darlington Substitution Case", 01-04-47; "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", 01-13-47; "The Singular Affair of the Babbling Butler", 01-27-47; "The Adventure of the Dying Detective", 02-03-47.
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Our Miss Brooks: School Spirits
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Connie Brooks (Eve Arden) rewrote the textbook on how popular culture looked at teachers - with a fresh, funny, and always human take on the pedagogic profession. Come and study these 16 terrific episodes from 1954-1956. If you travel with her through the halls, you might encounter adolescent blunderer Walter Denton (Richard Crenna), the principal’s bobby-soxer daughter Harriet (Gloria McMillan), or the fumbling frog-obsessed science teacher Philip Boynton (Robert Rockwell). Principal Osgood Conklin (Gale Gordon) was her outstanding comic foil - capable of both a cool professionalism and outrageous stack-blowing. Episodes Include: Stretch Is in Love Again 10-24-54; Male Superiority 01-16-55; The Pen Pal Project 01-23-55; Project X 03-06-55; An American Tragedy 04-03-55; Spring Cleaning 05-01-55; The Spring Garden 05-29-55; Bye Bye Boynton 07-10-55; The Non-Fraternization Policy 07-24-55; Marriage Madness 07-31-55; The Cat Burglars 08-07-55; Summer Vacation 09-04-55; Saving the School Newspaper 12-04-55; School on Saturday 01-29-56; Charity Auction 02-05-56; Mr. Conklin’s Statue 02-12-56 PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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