Studio X - Frozen Justice
I got an early Christmas present not long ago from Jerry Haendiges, of The Vintage Radio Place. He sent some programs, suggesting I “broadcast” some here…thing is, many of the programs he sent I’d never heard, and some I’ve never heard of, even as long as I’ve been in the hobby. So over the next several months I’m going to run some of the shows he sent in low-bandwidth MP3 format - even at 32kbps mono, these shows are some of the best-sounding shows you’ll hear. But remember for even better sound, these shows (and a few bazillion others) may be purchased from Jerry in either audio CD format, or ultra-high-quality MP3 format.
Today’s program is an episode of “Studio X,” starring “America’s most versatile actor,” Paul Frees. Frees’ radio, film, and television voice credits are legion; from his many Disney roles in theme park rides and animated programs most notably the voice of Donald Duck’s nutty Uncle, Professor Ludwig Von Drake, to the voice of Rocky and Bullwinkle’s nemesis Boris Badenov, roles in the Christmas classics “Frosty the Snowman” and “The Little Drummer Boy,” even the Pillsbury Doughboy and Toucan Sam. Nostalgic television fans remember him fondly as the voice of the never-seen John Beresford Tipton in “The Millionaire.”
This 1948 syndicated series is better-known by the title used for the bulk of the surviving episodes, The Player, but for at least two of the surviving episodes, the series is referenced as, Studio X. As in all of the episodes, this story, “Frozen Justice,” is a tour de force with Frees performing all of the roles, his voice shifting and changing between characters effortlessly.
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