Rusc Old Time Radio General Knowledge

Gene Autry made 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' a hit.

The Shadow learned the secret of how to make himself invisible in the Orient. The Orient refers to the countries in East Asia, such as China, Japan, and Korea. These countries have a rich history of ancient martial arts and mysticism, which often include techniques for invisibility or camouflage. Therefore, it is plausible that The Shadow traveled to the Orient to learn this secret.

Roy Rogers' real name was indeed Leonard Slye. This information is accurate and true.

The correct answer is "Before" because Actor Jack Webb directed and starred in Pat Novak, For Hire before he starred in Dragnet.

The radio version of the quiz show "$64 Question" was indeed called "Take It Or Leave It" when it was first broadcast on the radio.

He was born of British parents in 1892 who were living in South Africa at the time and didn't immigrate to England until 1912.

Sound technicians did indeed use a blown-up basketball bladder filled with BB shots to create the sound effects of rain and explosions on radio shows. This technique allowed them to produce realistic and convincing sounds without the need for expensive equipment or dangerous explosives. This method was commonly used in the early days of radio broadcasting when sound effects were created live during the performance.

The Shadow was broadcast from 1930 through to 1954. During that time it was aired at a variety of times from as early as 5pm (1945 to 1954) and as late as 10pm (1931 and 1932).

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The claim to fame of the old time radio show Clara, Lu and Em is that it was the first radio soap opera.

Bret Morrison played the character of The Shadow the longest.

Dennis Day, from the Jack Benny show, was married to Ann Blyth, who is an actress.

Alas, this wonderful series only ran from 1947 to 1949 and yet during that short time it included some real classic broadcasts such as "the Thing on the Fourble Board"

Vincent Price was born in Missouri.

The correct answer is Los Angeles. This can be inferred from the mention of the old time radio show "Calling All Cars," which was set in a specific city where the crimes took place. Among the given options, Los Angeles is the only city mentioned, suggesting that it is the correct answer.

Jack Webb named his first child after Stacy Harris, a frequent radio guest star.

One of the very few still-running shows from the earlier era of radio is a Christian program entitled Unshackled! The weekly half hour show, produced in Chicago, Illinois by Pacific Garden Mission, has been continuously broadcast since 1950. The shows are created using techniques from the 1950s (including home-made sound effects) and are broadcast across the U.S. and around the world by thousands of radio stations. (Source: Wikipedia)

It is true that Perry Mason was broadcast on the radio before it became a TV show, but it first aired way back in 1943 and not 1953 as mentioned in the question.

The early episodes of Amos and Andy were broadcast from the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California.

On March 10 1922, Variety carried the front page headline: "Radio Sweeping Country: 1,000,000 Sets in Use." (Source: Wikipedia)