Thursday, October 08, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Horizons West "Mr. Jefferson's Dream" (1962)


Mr Jefferson's Dream (1962)


Around 1962 or 1963 when "Horizons West" was recorded in studio "B" at Capitol Records in Hollywood. I was privileged to have been one of the engineers on that series of 13 episodes." SERIES DESCRIPTION: Thirteen chapter radio docu-drama of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Excellent scripts and acting. Produced for and broadcasted on Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. CREW: Directed by William Lally. Written by Karl A. and William Tunberg. Sound patterns by Gene Twombly. Announcer: Michael Rye (a.k.a. Rye Billsbury.)


THIS EPISODE:

Program #1. AFRTS origination. "Mr. Jefferson's Dream". President Jefferson asks Captain Merriweather Lewis to explore the lands beyond the Mississippi. Lewis enlists his old friend Billy Clark to be the co-leader of the expedition. Harry Bartell, John Anderson, Don Randolph, Bill Irwin, William Lally (director), Cliff Holland, Stanley Farrar, Ben Wright, Les Tremayne, Tyler McVey, Dal McKinnon, Carl A. Tundberg (writer), William Tundberg (writer), Gene Twombley (sound patterns), Rye Billsbury (announcer, billed as Michael Rye). 30:36.

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