Pulp-Pourri Theatre is an all-new audio drama anthology series that has its origins in vintage pulp fiction but presents its stories - a mix of original stories and adaptations - in the modern way. Produced and directed by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company.
The Mutual Stage: A Cold Night's Death
The Mutual Stage returns with another exciting play, hosted by Jack Ward and starring the Narada Radio Company. This time, we present "A Cold Night's Death", adapted from a 1973 ABC-TV Movie of the Week and directed by Pete Lutz. NASA Scientists Robert Jones and Frank Enari are sent to the top of the world to take over a special primate-studies program on how extreme conditions affect life in space. Once they arrive, strange things start happening, that makes them wonder: are they studying the monkeys, or are the monkeys studying them?
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
HOST: Jack Ward
VOGEL: Tom Konkle
COOPER: Joe Stofko
CHAPPELL: Dana Gonsalves
ENARI: Gino Vianelli
JONES: Pete Lutz
PRIMATE SOUNDS: John Bell
MUSIC: Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Peter Lorre is an actor with such a distinctive voice and presence that even now, 60 years after his death, he's still instantly identifiable. It's surprising he didn't do more radio dramas, but he did host and star in "Mystery In The Air" in 1947. As a summer replacement show, there were only 17 episodes, and only 8 or so recordings exist -- so Project Audion asked Pete Lutz to create a NEW Mystery in the Air script. The result is both light-hearted and supernaturally spooky, and thanks to our transcontinental cast of talented voice actors, sounds just like an unheard episode from this terrific vintage series:
Pete Lutz in Texas
Lothar Tuppan in California
Jeff Billard in Massachusetts
Geri Elliff in Texas
Angela Young in Florida
John Bell in Alabama
Bob Beaumont in California
with Larry Groebe (in TX) handling sounds, music, and production
COMING SOON from The Mutual Stage and 63audio:
A COLD NIGHT'S DEATH
Based on the 1973 ABC Movie of the Week -- screenplay by Christopher Knopf
Adapted, directed and produced by Pete Lutz
With voice talents of: Darren Rockhold - Tom Konkle - Joe Stofko - Gino C. Vianelli - Pete Lutz - Dana Gonsalves - John Bell - Jack Ward
Music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
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S2 E7 - Women, Politics & Murder
Our hero is hired by the widow of a wealthy building contractor to find out who murdered her husband. The Tec soon finds out, however, that he has more suspects than he knows what to do with.
Starring The Narada Radio Company.
Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story by Dashiell Hammett.
CAST:
ANNOUNCER: Darren Rockhold
Pete Lutz as THE TEC
Geri Elliff as MRS. GILMORE
Rhiannon McAfee as THE MAID
Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR
Angela Young as CARA KENBROOK
Jeff Moon as STANLEY TENNANT
Frank Gugliemelli as THE CABLE CAR MOTORMAN and LT. McTIGHE
Paul Arbisi as OFFICER KELLY and
John Bell as the POLICE SERGEANT and OTHER COPS
Theme and incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt, other music sourced from the Public Domain
Mixing and sounds by Fishbonius Sound Design
This production was supervised by Pete Lutz
Western hero Jake Dimes, Range Detective, is back for another very special holiday tale, "Santa Claus of Bitter Creek". Jake and his sidekick Briar Buck spin a Christmas yarn for their wives and in-laws when they all gather for the holidays: A cowboy who has lost his faith in Christmas gets it back in spades when he helps a youngster buy presents for his mother. It's a heart-warming tale that's perfect for Christmas! Written and directed by Pete Lutz – adapted from a short story by A. C. Abbott, and starring the Narada Radio Company.
With the voice talents of:
Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES
Victoria Fancki as CHRIS GREENSLATE DIMES
Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK
Nancy Bueler as MOLLY SUTCLIFFE BUCK
Joe Stofko as FRED GREENSLATE
Glenn Hascall as SLIM SUTCLIFFE and
Debby Gonzales Ramirez as LUPE; with
Philboyd Studge as JEFF MITCHELL
Isla Braly as BUD
Pete Lutz as MIKE GABBY
Paul Patterson as JIM BAILEY and
Lisa Michaud as BUD'S MOTHER
The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.
Mindstream Players Christmas Special. Written, edited, mixed and directed by Tom Konkle
Starring Kurtis Bedford as Dr. John Watson
Tom Konkle as Sherlock Holmes
Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Mrs. Hudson, Lady Arabella, Penelope Chutney-Featherstone
Pete Lutz as Barnaby Winklethorpe
Jude Gerard Prest as Figgy
Gino C. Vianelli as Humphrey Carruthers
Bob Clendenin as Algernon Butterworth
And ? as Madam Zepyra.
Old-Time Radio Essentials is back with episode 40, the 3rd installment of Season 4, and our fourth Holiday Special! Pete, Paul and Patte present an episode of the long-running Mutual series Nick Carter, Master Detective. This time it's Paul's pick, called "Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure"! Will Pete dwell on technical details and miss the historical context? Will Patte compare this to something Canadian? Tune in and find out!
And since we're on the subject of finding things out, while you listen you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria:
1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.")
2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection?
So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our fortieth number (but 3rd official episode of S4), this episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, from 12/25/43. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it!
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Next Time: It's Pete's pick again, and he'll bring an episode of The Henry Morgan Show!
SANTA'S STOLEN TOY SACK, A Jake Dimes Christmas Number
In this special Christmas Western adventure, originally released in 2020, Range Detective Jake Dimes returns to tell a heartwarming tale of the Old West, so have a seat and lend us yore ears, pard'ners! Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, from a pulp Western story written by S. Omar Barker. Starring THE NARADA RADIO COMPANY.
CAST:
Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES
Glenn Hascall as MR. PINKELSON
Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK
John Bell as POP JECKLIN
Owen McCuen as OLD JOE McGILLIS
Agnes McCuen as CAP
Eloise McCuen as KITTY
Aubrey Miller as MARTHA and
Sebastian Ruiz as EDDIE
with additional voices by Lisa Michaud, Philboyd Studge, Ana Ruiz, Evy Elizondo, Crosby Miller, Eva Huckaby, Ian Robertson and Jacqueline Robertson.
Music passages came from "The Winter's Passed" by Wayne Barlow, plus the traditional Christmas carols "Wexford Carol" and "The Holly and the Ivy".
The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.
THE CELLAR Miniseries 3.5: Far Below
The Cellar's third miniseries concludes with this adaptation by Pete Lutz of one of the most famous pulp-horror tales to appear in Weird Tales magazine! Robert Barbour Johnson's story of a special squad of the NYPD, assembled to combat strange subterranean creatures in the subway tunnels, was voted the best story ever to appear in those pages. Mr. Lutz's adaptation takes a few liberties with the story, but only enough to keep it moving along at a good clip. We think you'll approve! Thanks for joining us for this year's miniseries, and be sure to come back next year for our fourth outing in...The Cellar! NARADA RADIO COMPANY
Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young INSPECTOR CRAIG: Pete Lutz LIEUTENANT: Dana Gonsalves DR. BLOOM: Paul Arbisi HAGGERTY: Nick Wommack CAPTAIN RICHTER: Les Marsden THE VOICES OF "THEM": Sarah Leight, Larry Cashion Theme by Tom Rory Parsons Incidental music by Ross Bernhardt Produced & directed by Pete LutzTHE CELLAR Miniseries 3.4: The Renegotiation
The Cellar Miniseries continues with this thrilling retelling, by Kevin Kordis, of an old folktale. In order to save the people of his village from marauders, a blacksmith must enter into an agreement with the agent of a mysterious figure. Some years later, he feels that he should revisit this situation with the agent. The agent doesn't agree, but the smith is...quite persuasive. Mr. Kordis wrote this play for the 2019 Cellar Scriptwriting Competition, and received Honorable Mention. We're very proud to be finally presenting it. This episode has the added thrill of having been edited and mixed in a single marathon production session lasting approximately 10 hours! We hope you enjoy it.
Announcer: Trevor Rines Cadavera Quivry (Your Ghostly Host): Angela Young Nick Wommack as The ORATOR Jason D. Johnson as The SMITH Chuck Wilson as The ELDER Orlando Segarra as The AGENTThe Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons
Incidental music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt
Produced & directed by Pete Lutz
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