The Last Voyage Of The Lonesome Lena (Aired December 27, 1952)
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The special effects used in the live half-hour TV episodes had to be performed in real time. For example, pistols that shot invisible rays necessitated pre-positioning a small explosive charge on the wall. An actor would point the prop at that spot, whereupon a special effects worker would throw a detonation switch. These effects could not have been superimposed on film for the series was done live. For distribution to distant stations, an image of a tiny, bright TV monitor was filmed to make kinescopes, and most of the Saturday half-hour TV broadcasts are available in this form today.
THIS EPISODE:
December 27, 1952. ABC network. "The Last Voyage Of The Lonesome Lena". Sponsored by: Ralston cereals. After a broken down space freighter and her sickly pilot are grounded, Commander Corry and Cadet Happy are nearly drowned in a uranium mine on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. A trail of "callium seeds" leads to a missing shipment of medicine and the last voyage of, "The Lonesome Lena." Marvin Miller (performer, announcer), Nina Bara, Norman Jolley, Larry Robertson (director), Lou Houston (writer), Mike Mosser (producer), Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn. 28:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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