Monthly Archives: July 2013

Newspaper audience hooked on comics

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Bob Stepno

No journalist shows up to solve the 1944 “radio noir” mystery of “The Comic Strip Murders,” but the audio drama draws an over-the-top picture of dedicated newspaper readers, and the popularity of newspaper crime comics like “Dick Tracy” and “The … Continue reading →

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Theater critic as storyteller, plot device & investigator

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Bob Stepno

What do the movies “All About Eve” (1950) and “Arsenic and Old Lace” (1944) have in common that is relevant to this blog, other than their popularity with radio producers who adapted them for broadcast? There are no corpses or … Continue reading →

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