Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs

     Post or Modify Date: February 19, 05

                         O'HARA
                         (CBS)
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                      1951 & 1956

By: Stewart Wright
Initial Compilation: 02/14/2003
Copyright 2003 by Stewart Wright
Audition Show:   1
First Show:      05/20/1956
Last Show:       10/29/1956
Number of Shows: 12      
Length:          25 and 30 minutes


AUDITION SHOW: 
The audition show for O'HARA was unusual in that it was
recorded nearly FIVE YEARS before the series aired on
CBS.


SERIES DESCRIPTION:
O'HARA was a crime drama series that had two short,
separate runs during 1956.  The main character was Bob
O'Hara, a foreign correspondent, who was based in Hong
Kong.

While the O'Hara character was ostensibly a reporter,
he usually became involved in investigating and solving
some crime. O'Hara was essentially a detective in
reporter's clothing.

The O'Hara character also functioned as the narrator.

During the late Spring - early Summer run, Jack Moyles
starred as O'Hara.  In the early Fall run, Stacy Harris
played O'Hara. 

Standard Openings:
Both runs used a song called "Hong Kong Blues" as their
theme song.

Each of two runs of the series had somewhat different
openings. Here are sample openings.
>From the MOYLES run:
O'HARA:   "From O'Hara - Hong Kong to Interconpress,
          San Francisco.  Check Southeast Asia files
          for quote Mister Marco unquote and advise. 
          If I'm right you'll have two thousand words
          for tomorrow's front page.  If I'm wrong
          you're going to need a new boy in Hong Kong.
          Signed - - O'Hara.
MUSIC:    HONG KONG BLUES MAIN TITLE
ANNCR:    "O'Hara, starring Jack Moyles, a new series
          of adventure, action and danger in the life
          of a free lance foreign correspondent.
MUSIC:    GONG HITS and FADES
ANNCR:    Tonight, O'Hara cables his first story from
          Hong Kong.

>From the HARRIS run:
BIZ:      O'HARA WHISTLING HONG KONG BLUES
SOUND:    INSERT PAPER INTO TYPEWRITER. SLIDE CARRIAGE
          TO STARTING POSITION. BEGIN TYPING.
O'HARA:   O'Hara. . . Hong Kong. . . October 1st.  Here
          is the story of a beautiful girl who got into
          trouble just waiting for a friend.
MUSIC:    HONG KONG BLUES IN AND TO B.G.
ANNCR:    "O'Hara!  Transcribed reports, from one of
          America's noted foreign correspondents. . .
          whose syndicated columns appear in newspapers
          throughout the world.
MUSIC:    GONG AND UNDERSCORE TO B.G.


SPONSORSHIP:
Sustained


CAST AND CREW:
CAST:
Jack Moyles as Bob O'Hara (audition and episodes 001-
007)
Stacy Harris as Bob O'Hara (episodes 008-012)
Byron Kane as Commissioner Phelps (audition and
episodes 001-007)
Ben Wright as Ah Chang (episodes 001-007)

GUEST CAST:
Tony Barrett, Richard Beals, Herb Butterfield, Lillian
Buyeff, John Dehner, Don Diamond, John Dodsworth, Fritz
Feld, Virginia Gregg, Betty Harford, Lou Krugman, Jack
Kruschen, Peg La Centra, Raymond Lawrence, Charlie
Lung, Shep Menken, Ralph Moody, Ellen Morgan, Jeanette
Nolan, Peter Rankin, Alan Reed, Tracey Roberts, Eric
Snowden, Larry Thor, Lurene Tuttle, Peggy Webber,
Miriam Wolfe, and Ben Wright.

CREW:
PRODUCERS:
Tommy Tomlinson and Sterling Tracy  (Audition)
William N. Robson (Episodes 001 - 007)
Antony Ellis (Episodes 008 - 012)

DIRECTORS:     
Tommy Tomlinson and Sterling Tracy  (Audition)
William N. Robson  (Episodes 001 - 007)
Antony Ellis  (Episodes 008 - 012)

WRITERS:  
Gilbert Thomas     (Audition)
Les Crutchfield    (Episode 001)
Irene Winston      (Episode 002)
William N. Robson  (Episodes 003, 005, 007)
Tony Barrett       (Episodes 004 and 006)
Antony Ellis       (Episodes 008 and 010)
Charles B. Smith   (Episodes 009, 011, and 012)

MUSIC:
Jerry Goldsmith            (Episodes 001 - 003)
Jerry Goldsmith & Don Ray  (Episodes 004)
Don Ray                    (Episodes 005 - 008)
Amerigo Marino             (Episodes 009)
Carl Fortina               (Episodes 010 - 012)

ANNOUNCERS:
Art Gilmore   (Audition)
Hugh Douglas  (Episodes 001 - 007)
George Walsh  (Episodes 008 - 010)
Gil Warren    (Episode 011)
Dan Cubberly  (Episode 012)

SOUND EFFECTS:
Bill James and Vic Livoti  (Episode 001)
Gus Bayz and Vic Livoti    (Episodes 002 - 003)
Gus Bayz and Bill James    (Episodes 004 - 007)
Tom Hanley and Ray Kemper  (Episodes 008 & 012)
Tom Hanley and Bill James  (Episodes 009 - 010)
Gus Bayz and Bill James    (Episodes 011 - 003)


LOG:
The log is divided into sections with the day and time
of broadcast listed at the beginning of each section.  

All airing dates, times, and titles, except for the
Audition Show, are from the series scripts.  Episode
Numbers (EP) are based on the chronological order of
episode airing.

All times are for the Eastern Zone.  

AUDITION SHOW
Date         Title
1951         The Judas Face

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SUNDAY       6:05 - 6:30 PM
Date         EP     Title
05/20/1956   001    Visa Vice Versa
05/27/1956   002    The Woman Who Had Everything
06/03/1956   003    Celestial Celestine
06/10/1956   004    The Legend
06/17/1956   005    Godfathers' Day In Old Hong Kong
06/24/1956   006    The Set-Up
07/01/1956   007    The Purloined Mig

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MONDAY       8:30 - 9:00 PM
Date         EP     Title
10/01/1956   008    The Girl Who Waited
10/08/1956   009    The Story of Sister Mary
10/15/1956   010    Mother's Little Darling
10/22/1956   011    Red October
10/29/1956   012    The Lost Boy


INFORMATION SOURCES:
O'HARA Scripts and other documents pertaining to the
series.
KNX Collection
American Radio Archives
Grant R. Brimhall Library
Thousand Oaks, CA
http://www.tol.lib.ca.us

New York Times 1956 Radio listings.




Please send error corrections or additional 
information to: 
Stewart Wright
stewwright@att.net
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