--- Jim Stephenson <
jestephenson@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Question. Is this the same William Conrad who played on JAKE
AND THE FATMAN, who spoke with the bassy voice? That was some
voice. Perfectly suited to hardboiled.
> Jason asked:
>
> > I have a question for any old time radio fans
out there.
> What are the
> > best hardboiled radio shows?
>
> Forget the cop and mystery shows, the best
hard-boiled
> character on
> radio was Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke." As written by
John Meston
> and
> played by William Conrad, the radio Dillon is miles
away from
> the
> avuncular character as played on TV by James Arness.
The
> radio Dillon
> is a hard, unsentimental, often bitter character who
wrestles
> with moral
> ambiguity, violence, and the darker side of humanity
on a
> weekly basis.
> The stories too are hard and often shocking, still
packing a
> punch 50
> years later.
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