Radio Soap Opera Discussion

[allmc2008]

According to GL's 70th anniversary an announcer told the audience to write in what the verdict should be. Did that actually happen??

[DRW50]

They had a jury made up of real people, I think.

[allmc2008]

Right but wasn't there an announcement made on the radio that the 70th anniversary stated??

[DRW50]

May 1942 Radio TV Mirror

[allmc2008]

I thought Painted Dreams was the first....

[dc11786]

Wonderful article on "The Right to Happiness."

It all sounds wonderful . I do wonder how the transition from Bill / Carolyn to Dwight / Carolyn played out. I get very different views of both Bill Walker and Dwight Kramer from what I had intiially assumed

I know Richard Campbell, a doctor love interest of Carolyn's, was a juror in the trial. I guess he hadn't been introduced in the story yt by the tim the article was printed.

[EricMontreal22]

Aside from Guiding Light, Right to Happiness is my fave of the radio soaps I've listened to more than 20 episodes of. Though a spin off, I believe Irna passed ver the headwriting reigns to Happiness pretty early on. Of course it was one of the last four remaining radio soaps--I wonder whyt hey never tried it on tv.

There's much debate, really about the true first. It depends on what you call a soap, and other semantics but they were all around the same time.

[allmc2008]

What was the difference between Painted Dreams and the one they claim as the first??

[allmc2008]

Is "Right to Happiness" one of the radio soaps that are almost intact completely?

[DRW50]

TV Radio Mirror February 1957

[DRW50]

March 1954 Radio TV Mirror

[DRW50]

[DRW50]

[Paul Raven]

I just love these articles Carl.The stories on the actors and their lives in 1950's NY always fascinates me. I don't always comment as I should but I read and savour every word!

[DRW50]

Thanks. I have a number of these and never post them because I'm never sure if anyone is interested in radio soaps beyond the core one or two (like Right to Happiness). I decided to go ahead and post a few, in case an asteroid hits tomorrow, or whatever. I'm glad you enjoyed them.