Wednesday, June 21, 2023

1945-09-06 Sorry, Wrong Number

This is the “fourth” production of SWN on Suspense. Because of east and west broadcasts in the past and on this date, this is the sixth and seventh time Moorehead performs the script.

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An abridged version of the script was performed by guest Ida Lupino on The Kate Smith Show of May 20, 1945. A recording has not survived. Lupino was the only actor other than Moorehead to perform SWN during radio’s golden age.

Previous posts about SWN are

There are four existing recordings: an incomplete east recording, two west recordings (one from the studio feed and the other is a KNX aircheck), and an Armed Forces Radio Service recording (#119). The east recording does not have an opening and has a clipped end and has a gap at about the 12 minute mark; no intact east network recording exists.

The AFRS recording is drawn from the East broadcast as follows, with times approximate

  • West KNX 14:06 “Now, just, now I’ve got a couple of other matters here on my desk that require immediate attention. Good night, ma’am, and thank you”

  • AFRS 11:48 “Now, now, just now I’ve got a couple of other matters here on my desk that require immediate attention. Good night, ma’am, and, and thank you”

  • The abridged East recording matches the AFRS starting at 11:41

The file named “Suspense 1945-09-06 Sorry Wrong Number NETWORK WC” is the best sounding recording. The recording has some flaws, but is richer sound by a wide margin.

LISTEN TO THE PROGRAM or download in FLAC or mp3
https://archive.org/details/TSP450906

THE CAST

AGNES MOOREHEAD (Mrs. Stevenson), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice), Harry Lang (George’s Contact / Western Union), Jack Edwards, Jr. (George), Wally Maher (Sergeant Martin), unknown (Operator), unknown (Chief Operator), unknown (Hospital Nurse), Peggy Rea? (Information)

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