Back of the Mike (1938)

clickhere Visit the Radio America Store web site.Buy your 50 mp3 for &5.00 Back Of The Mike" is well done. It shows the viewer how a 1930's radio play was done in the studio. Unlike television, the radio listeners had to participate by using their imagination. HOW SOUND EFFECTS ARE PRODUCED IN THE MODERN RADIO STUDIO. BOY LISTENS TO WESTERN DRAMA ON RADIO; THIS IS INTERCUT WITH ACTORS & TECHNICIANS PRODUCING SOUND EFFECTS. CONTAINS WESTERN CHASE SCENES. DAY IS SAVED BY SHERIFF'S DAUGHTER IN CHEVROLET. Ken Smith sez: A boy lies on his bed (wearing a white shirt and a necktie), listening to a radio western. We see the images the radio creates in his mind, then we cut to the studio, where we see that this whole fantasy world is created at a frantic pace by announcers in three-piece suits and sound-effects technicians operating incredibly complicated jury-rigged devices. Since this is a Jam Handy picture, the good guys catch the bad guys in the end because the good guys are in a Chevrolet and the bad guys are only on horses. COMMUNICATIONS PERCEPTION ACTORS RADIOS BOYS HOMES HOUSES CHILDREN CHEVROLET ADVERTISING SHERIFFS NARRATIVES COWBOYS CRIMINALS FATHERS DAUGHTERS WOMEN MEN APPARATUS HUMOR WIPES Radio broadcasting Radio studios Microphones Sound effects Surrealism Actors Entertainment Westerns (genres) Automobiles (Chevrolet) Fires Chases Horses Language Accents (regional) Sounds Mountains Stunts Robberies Crime Bandits Desperadoes Radio drama Drama (radio) Plays (radio) Safety