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The Land Of The Lost
Description
Land of the Lost was a fantasy-adventure radio series about two children visiting an underwater kingdom.
Land of the Lost was a 1940s radio fantasy adventure, written and narrated by Isabel Manning Hewson, about the adventures of two children who traveled underwater with the fatherly fish Red Lantern. Each week, the show opened with the line, "In that wonderful kingdom at the bottom of the sea..." and then Red Lantern showed Billy and Isabel where different lost objects were stored beneath the waves.
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Showtimes
Original schedule
- 1944–194511:30 AM ETABC Blue · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19447:00 PM ETABC Blue · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19463:30 PM ETMutual · afternoonSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194611:30 AM ETMutual · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1947–194811:30 AM ETABC · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
J
John Gardiner
Announcer
Michael Fitzmaurice
Announcer
Abby Lewis
Cast
AAnn Thomas
Cast
A
Ara Gerald
Cast
D
Dolores Gillen
Cast
Eleanor Audley
Cast
H
IHoward Morris
Cast
Ian Martin
Cast
JJim Boles
Cast
JJoy Terry
Cast
L
Lalive Brownwell
Cast
L
Lee Marshall
Cast
L
Lois Volkman
Cast
Lon Clark
Cast
N
RNaomi Lewis
Cast
Renee Terry
Cast
RRoy Fant
Cast
T
WTina Prescott
Cast
William Podmore
Cast
C
Cyril Armbrister
Director
Art Carney
Red Lantern
AAthena Lorde
The Puffin
BBetty Jane Tyler
Isabel, Miss Spotty
FFloyd Buckley
Fish-Without-a-Name
GGene Perrazzo
Music
Isabel Manning Hewson
Cast
JJay Meredith
Henrietta
JJunius Matthews
Red Lantern
K
Kay Marshall
Vocalist
L
Leora Swinford
Vocalist
M
OMae Questel
Jack Knife
Owen Jordan
Cast
R
Raymond 'Ray' Ives
Jimmy, Billy
T
WTom Eldridge
Vocalist
Walter Vaughn
King Find-All, Snorky the Seal
William Keene
Red Lantern, Punkin Pie
B
Barbara Miller
Writer
References
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Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Hickerson, Jay. The 5th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
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Dunning, John. On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Sperdvac Radiogram.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, October 6, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.