The Villages Old-Time Radio Drama Club
To attend a meeting you MUST show your
Villages ID card,
or be a guest of a Villager!
The OTR Club meets the first Thursday of each month
at 7:00 PM
in the
Savannah Recreation Center – The Villages, Florida
****** We're Taking the Summer
Off ******
****** NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 3, 2024 ******
See Below for Program Details
Plenty of seating at round tables.
Popcorn and soft drinks provided (or Bring Your Own).
There is a $2 donation request to cover cost of snacks and printing.
THE FAT MAN
The fledgling ABC radio network premiered "The Fat One" on January 21, 1946. It followed the adventures of private detective Brad Runyon, voiced by J. Scott Smart. The Fat Man was advertised as “Dashiell Hammett’s most exciting character” despite the fact Hammett had little to do with the writing of any of the radio shows based on his characters. The Fat Man became one of radio’s great icons with its opening: "There he goes, into that drugstore; he’s stepping on the scales; weight - 239 pounds; fortune - Danger; who is it?, THE FAT MAN". The way J. Scott Smart pronounced “murder” was also one of his trademarks that fans remember. In the first episode Runyon declared, “Nobody loves a Fat Man”, but radio audiences begged to differ, as the show lasted six seasons and he became one of few detectives to reprise his ole on the big screen.
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