#Lawrence Dobkin

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SIDNEY FALCO + repurposing Leo's insults. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) dir. Alexander Mackendrick

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Bad movie I have Spaghetti Westerns Part Two of Two it has Gunfight at Red Sands 1964, It Can Be Done Amigo 1973, Johnny Yuma 1966, Man from Nowhere 1966, Minnesota Clay 1965, Sundance and the Kid 1969, This Man Can't Die 1967, Trinity and Sartana 1972, Twice a Judas 1969, and White Comanche 1968

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John Davis Chandler The Rifleman: The Executioner Dir: Lawrence Dobkin

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r e m e m b e r i n g

Lawrence Dobkin

16 September 1919 – 28 October 2002

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Baseado em fatos reais: "Rock Hudson - Sua vida, seu segredo" (1990)

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From the Golden Age of Television

France's Greatest Detective - ABC - May 16, 1955

A presentation of "TV Readers Digest" Season 1 Episode 18

Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Arthur Franz as Alphonse Bertillion

Lawrence Dobkin as Renault

Ian MacDonald as Andrieux

Edgar Barrier as Camecasse

Philip Van Zandt as Boyoval

Peter Brocco as Jacques

Gene Reynolds as Hugo

Paul Frees as Vigeois

Claude Akins as Dupont

Belle Mitchell as Emilie

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Happy birthday to my favorite radio actor, Larry Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002)!

Character actor Lawrence Dobkin was a frequent supporting player in radio, with hundreds of credits across dozens of different programs. He appeared in over 170 episodes of Gunsmoke, playing all kinds of characters from gunmen to gentlemen. Other shows where he was often heard include Escape; Romance; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; The Whistler; Let George Do It; Frontier Gentleman; Fort Laramie; Have Gun, Will Travel; NBC University Theatre; etc.

Larry Dobkin's only leading role in a radio series was the title sleuth in Ellery Queen from February 1947 to April 1948—and even there he wasn't exactly a headliner, because, in keeping with the pseudonymous source material, the show tended to be coy about identifying the actors who played Ellery. You might recognize him as Lieutenant Matthews on The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the first of three main Archie Goodwins on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Dave on The Man From Homicide, or Pat McCracken (usually) on Johnny Dollar—and if you ask me, his most memorable and lovable radio character was Louie, the Brooklyn cabbie who sometimes played sidekick to Vincent Price on The Adventures of the Saint.

A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Dobkin also played numerous roles on stage, film and television, and later did writing and directing work for television.

Here are a few of my favorite radio episodes featuring Larry Dobkin:

Ellery Queen 1947-12-04 "Man in the Street": A swindler is murdered before Inspector Queen and Ellery can put him in jail. Whodunit? There were only about ten thousand people with a motive!

The Saint 1950-11-19 "No Hiding Place": The Saint tries to help a young man who has escaped from prison after several attempts on his life. Who framed him, who's out to get him, and why? (Louie isn't in this episode as much as in some others, but the lines he does get include some of my favorite lines ever, and anyway I think it's one of the strongest episodes of the series.)

Escape 1949-07-07 "The Fourth Man": Dobkin narrates this classic story of three "civilized" men adrift on a raft in the tropics, battling thirst and one another while their "savage" pilot calmly sits by.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1949-07-09: An escaped convict, bent on revenge against Richard Diamond, kidnaps Diamond's girlfriend.

Philip Marlowe 1950-01-21 "The Bid for Freedom": A woman has escaped from an asylum, and now her husband is in danger. Or maybe it's not that simple.

Philip Marlowe 1950-07-28 "The Glass Donkey": Lieutenant Matthews calls to ask about a girl Marlowe used to date—a girl who's just been murdered. It's real personal as Marlowe offers his services to find out why a nice girl had to die.

Philip Marlowe 1951-08-18 "The Young Man's Fancy": There's no murder in this somewhat atypical Philip Marlowe episode by Kathleen Hite. Marlowe goes out for Moscow Mule ingredients, and gets involved in the family troubles of the nice old man from whom he buys his limes.

The Story of Dr. Kildare 1951-02-16: A madman with a gun is holed up inside a school building. Dr. Kildare goes in after him, while Dr. Gillespie scrambles to remotely diagnose a mental illness without ever talking to the patient.

Gunsmoke 1952-06-28 "The Ride Back": This recently rediscovered Gunsmoke episode is almost entirely a radio play for only two voices, as Marshall Dillon brings a twisted killer through hostile Indian country.

Gunsmoke 1952-08-02 "Renegade White": Matt goes after a white man who's been selling guns to Indians, and winds up a prisoner of the Indians himself.

Gunsmoke 1953-02-21 "Meshougah": Matt and Chester find a whole town held hostage by a crazed killer and his gang of outlaws.

Fort Laramie 1956-05-13 "War Correspondent": A smart newspaperman from the East tags along with Captain Quince, hoping to show the folks back home a fair picture of life on the frontier. He's got a lot to learn!

Fort Laramie 1956-06-03 "Don't Kick My Horse": One of Captain Quince's soldiers is a meek little man whose only friend is his horse. He's been in the cavalry ten years, and it's time for a new horse. Dude is not ready to accept this. Tragedy ensues.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1956-01-09 – 1956-01-13 "The Todd Matter": A tip on an old burglary leads Johnny into a very fresh shooting. Dobkin plays five roles in this story, and what always strikes me is that he doesn't do five radically different voices—he doesn't even change his accent very much! He just acts each character so completely that you're not even inclined to notice the actor.

Have Gun, Will Travel 1958-12-14 "The Outlaw": Paladin makes a deal with a convicted killer who wants to see his newborn son before being hanged.

Suspense 1954-07-27 "Destruction": "And it had a kind of warmth to it, this dying…" A strange, melancholy, poetic script by radio noir greats Fine and Friedkin, about a pathetic little man at the end of his rope.

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2022: Heinz Winkler, cuoco e imprenditore italiano. Nato a Bressanone, nel 1978 si trasferì in Germania Ovest. Divenne il più giovane chef a ottenere tre stelle nella guida Michelin, nel 1981, a soli 32 anni, oltre che il primo italiano in assoluto. Nel 1991 aprì l’Hotel Residenz Heinz Winkler ad Aschau in Chiemgau: l’annesso ristorante ottenne tre stelle Michelin. Si specializzò nella cucina…

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LUCY & THE CRIMINALS

Lucy’s Encounters with the Criminal Underworld ~ Part 1

To add drama and an element of danger to her sitcoms, Lucy would often encounter burglars, thieves, robbers, and other criminals.  Here’s a look at some of those on the ‘other side of the law’ in early Lucycoms. 

“The Burglar” (1947) ~ Lucille Ball guest stars on the radio show “The Smiths of Hollywood” starring Arthur Treacher and Brenda Marshall. At Lucille Ball’s home, a burglar and a concerned neighbor break in!  

BILL: “By the time he finishes off that Scotch, you’ll wish the real burglar had gotten in!”  BURGLAR: “I am in.”  LUCY (screams): “They’re coming through the woodwork!”

“The Fur Coat” (1951) ~ To get an expensive fur back from Lucy, Ricky enlists Fred to paly a burglar to steal it back. Naturally a real burglar (Ben Weldon) shows up on the same night! 

“New Neighbors” (1952) ~ Lucy believes the actors who move in to the building are actually dangerous spies intent on blowing up the capitol. This leads to a shoot-out with the police. Hayden Rorke and K.T. Stevens play the couple. 

“The Kleptomaniac” (1952) ~ When Lucy is caught collecting household items for the club’s tag sale, Ricky and Fred believe she is a kleptomaniac, a theif who steals uncontrolably. Lucy finds out about their misapprehension and decides to teach them a lesson by pretending to be real theives - robbing a bank and stealing a baby elephant from the circus. 

“The Publicity Agent” (1952) ~ To get Ricky’s name in the papers, Lucy at first thinks that she should stage a robbery, but after a quick inventory her jewels are only worth $43. 

LUCY: “You know how those Hollywood stars get their name in the paper when their jewels are stolen.” 

This actually happened to Lucille Ball when on tour with Desi in 1950. Their Chicago hotel room was robbed and nearly all Lucy’s jewelry was stolen.

“Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans” (1953) ~ Lucy and Ethel are arrested attempting to cut the wires on the roof of their apartment building. At the station, the desk sergeant (Frank Nelson) assumes they are wanted female felons “Pickpocket Pearl and Sticky Fingers Sal”. Later, Sergeant Nelson apologies when he finds out that the criminals are already in prison. 

“Too Many Crooks” (1953) ~ The entire neighborhood is on alert over a prowler nicknamed Madame X.  Ethel thinks it may be Lucy and Lucy thinks it may be Ethel!  Then the real Madame X (Alice Wills) shows up!  The original script had Madame X get away at the end, taking both Ricky and Fred's suits along with her! In the filmed ending, justice is served!  

“Equal Rights” (1953) ~ Over the telephone, Lucy and Ethel pretend to be held up at gunpoint by robbers to get Ricky and Fred to rescue them from washing dishes. But when the boys discover that they were faking, they pretend to be burglars to teach them a lesson. When the police arrive, it is Ricky and Fred who are arrested. 

“Lucy Cries Wolf” (1954) ~ Lucy is overly-worried about her safety during a local crime spree, demanding Ricky demonstrate her love by protecting her against made-up thieves. Whe real burglars break in and kidnap her, Ricky and the Mertzes think Lucy is just ‘yelling tiger’ - Ricky’s version of ‘crying wolf’!  The same two actors who played the policeman in “Equal Rights” (Fred Aldrich and Louis Nicoletti) turn to the darkside here as the burglars. 

“The Great Train Robbery” (1955) ~ A jewel thief (Harry Bartel) is aboard the train and Lucy is tricked into telling him that there is a jewelry salesman in the next compartment. 

“Paris at Last” (1956) ~ Lucy gets a taste of the dark side of the City of Light. First she encounters a counterfeitter (Lawrence Dobkin)...

Followed immediately by a forger (Shepard Menken), who passes off a mass-produced painting as an original. 

“Off to Florida” (1956) ~ During a rideshare to Florida, Lucy and Ethel hear a radio report about Evelyn Holmby, a hatchet murderess driving south and believe it to be their driver, Edna Grundy, who matches the description. While Lucy and Ethel take a cat nap, Mrs. Grundy hears a report that the hatchet murderess is traveling with a red-haired companion and believes it to be Lucy. Finding a hatchett in the car’s trunk convinces Lucy her hunch is correct. 

“Lucy Wants To Move to the Country” (1957) ~ To convince the Spauldings  that they are undesireables and give Ricky his deposit back, Lucy and the Mertzes pretend to be Runyonesque gangsters and Ricky their mob boss!  Believing them, the Spauldings (Eleanor Audley and Frank Wilcox) hold them at gunpoint! 

“K.O. Kitty” (1958) ~ An episode of “The Westinghouse-Desilu Playhouse” in which Lucille Ball played a dance teacher who inherits a prize fighter. Two mobsters (Jesse White and Sid Melton) hold Kitty at gunpoint, pressuring her to fix the fight. In the end, the criminals reveal that they are not real mobsters and their guns are nothing but cigarette lighters!

“Sunday Showcase: The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special” (1959) ~ Lucy and Desi play the Ricardos on a Milton Berle special on NBC. In the story set in Las Vegas, Lucy gets an expensive ring intended for Mrs. Berle stuck on her finger.   Two jewel thieves (George Macready and Mike Mazurki) approach Lucy and tell her they are jewelry wholesalers. When the ring won’t come off, the thieves pursue Lucy and Berle all around the hotel. 

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2

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The Price May Be Right - Number 8

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’ve been counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. Today we focus on Number 8: The Saint.

I’ve talked a lot on this countdown of Price’s work on film, and his work on television. However, there’s one avenue of performance Price worked on I haven’t discussed at all yet: radio. Let’s not forget, Price’s career started during radio’s heyday, and while he became most famous for his work in movies and on TV, the actor’s mellifluous voice and versatile range made him an excellent candidate for radio work. He appeared frequently on several classic programs, such as “Escape,” “Suspense!”, and “Lux Radio Theatre,” just to name a few. However, by far my favorite of Vincent’s radio appearances – and one in which he was the undeniable star – was the radio version of the crime and mystery series, “The Saint.” “The Saint” was based on a series of books by Leslie Charteris. In the books, the title character, Simon Templar – a.k.a. “The Saint” – was a so-called “Robin Hood of Modern Crime.” He was a little bit like the Netflix version of Carmen Sandiego: a morally ambiguous gentleman thief who targeted much worse criminals as a way of helping others. For the radio version that ran between 1947 and 1951, however, the concept was changed: Templar now became a more or less standard private detective, who was called “The Saint” due to a combination of his excellent manners, and the good deeds he did for those who needed help most. He was helped on many of his cases by a cab driver, simply named Louie (played by Lawrence Dobkin), who could essentially be considered the Watson to Templar’s Holmes. Onscreen, the Saint has famously been played by actors like George Sanders, Roger Moore, and even Val Kilmer. All of them do a good job, and are admittedly much more accurate to the book version of the character…but for some reason, whenever I think of The Saint, it’s the radio version starring Price that I think of first and foremost. Price plays Templar absolutely perfectly: he has the same sense of sophistication and charisma many of the screen actors have, but he also has a sort of grounded edge to his performance. He’s also INCREDIBLY funny: The Saint radio show was chock full of one-liners and bits of dark humor that are actually still quite amusing to this day, at least in my opinion. The interactions between the Saint and Louie are just wonderful, and the two actors play the voices so illustratively, you can easily see the action in your head without much trouble at all. This is the only case, by the way, of Vincent effectively playing a good guy to make it into my Top 10. (Well…technically speaking, but we’ll get to those technicalities when we get to them.) It's interesting to hear the man play such an unflappably heroic character, and he does so in a way that never makes things dull or daft. Other actors would occasionally step into the role when Price was unavailable – such as Tom Conway, a radio actor known for playing various detectives (including Sherlock Holmes), and Barry Sullivan. They were both good, but in my opinion, Price topped them all. While he may not have been the most accurate depiction of the Saint from the original stories, he is, was, and likely always will be my favorite incarnation. Next to “The Shadow,” this is probably my favorite old time radio program, and Vincent Price is probably the primary reason why. Tomorrow, the countdown continues with Number 7!

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Hosted by Lawrence Dobkin, this lovely documentary gives you a basic look at such subjects like UFOs, Bigfoot, psychic energy, ghosts, ancient aliens, black holes, lost civilizations, even the morals of cloning before it was scientifically possible.

Through interviews, you will meet the people who have experienced such things as alien abduction, hauntings, UFO encounters, and even a woman who claims to be a witch. While the movie might be a little dated, it is no less interesting, especially for those who wonder whether or not aliens have visited this planet or whether ghosts and physic energies are real.

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Sunday. January 1st. 2023.

Star Trek (1966) - Television - Paramount+ - Season 1, Episode 2 - "Charlie X" (50m)

written by - D.C. Fontana directed by - Lawrence Dobkin

The crew of the Starfleet Enterprise must deal with a 17-year-old found stranded on a planet, who has an uncontrollable temper, and peculiar powers.

Meet Me In the Bathroom (2022) - Documentary - Showtime - (1h45m)

based on the book by Lizzie Goodman directed by - Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern, Andrew Cross, Vivienne Perry, Sam Rice-Edwards

Documenting the Brooklyn music scene in the early post 9/11 days centering the narrative on the meteoric rise of The Strokes.

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John Davis Chandler The Rifleman: The Executioner Dir: Lawrence Dobkin

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When people love each other, they don't stop loving when things go wrong.

Never Fear, Ida Lupino (1950)

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Bad movie I have Patton 1970

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From the Golden Age of Television

Season 1 Episode 21

I'm The Law - The Killer - Syndication - July 3, 1953

Crime Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Jack Gillis

Produced by Jean Yarbrough 

Directed by Robert G. Walker

Stars:

George Raft as Lt. George Kirby

Lawrence Dobkin as Jorgenson

Nestor Paiva as Fred Schultz

June Vincent as Dorothy Hill

Joe Turkel as Duster

Sheila Bromley as Mabel Evans

Robert Bice as Detective Bill

Roy Lennert as Sergeant

J. Anthony Hughes as Uniformed Policeman

Richard Norris as Terry