{"id":39500,"date":"2024-07-03T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=39500"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T19:00:07","slug":"the-magnificient-montague-montagues-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/the-magnificient-montague-montagues-father\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magnificient Montague: Montague&#8217;s Father (AWR0251)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5807\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-39500-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=39500-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr0251.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/amazingradio\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/amazingradio\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5808\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-39500-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (awr): <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=39500-awr');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr0251.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cover-art.jpg&quot;\" alt=\"Batman Villains of Old Time Radio\" width=\"715\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. This time, we turn to Art Carney who played the Robin Hood-inspired criminal the Archer in the Season 2 opener, &#8220;Shook a Crook Arrow&#8221; and &#8220;Walk the Straight and Narrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We take a look at an episode of the 1950s NBC Sitcom <i> The Magnificient Montague,\u00a0<\/i>a sitcom about an out-of-work Shakespearean actor forced to secretly take a job as the lead in a radio soap opera.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, plans for the celebration of the Magnificient Montague&#8217;s (Montey Wooley) silver jubilee in the theater are complicated by the arrival of his father, the Great Montague (Carney). Things get even worse when Montague&#8217;s Father learns of Montague working anonymously on a soap opera and threatens to expose him if he doesn&#8217;t quit.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Braodcast: January 5, 1951<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Montey Wooley as the Magnificient Montague, Art Carney as the Great Montague, Anne Seymour as Lily, Pert Skelton as Agnes, \u00a0John Gibson, John Griggs<\/p>\n<p>After the podcast, I talk about the Season 2, Two-Parter &#8220;Shook a Crook Arrow&#8221; and &#8220;Walk the Straight and Narrow.&#8221; from 1966.<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49Wykmu\">Batman: The Complete Series <\/a>on blu-ray\/DVD (affiliate link)<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ea9naK\">both episodes<\/a> on Streaming (Affiliate Link)<\/p>\n<p><i>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/amazing.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/amazing.greatdetectives.net<\/a> to subscribe to the podcast.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Brought to you by the support of our Patreon listeners\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support the show monthly at <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ron, Patreon Supporter since March 2022<\/p>\n<p>Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href=\"http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net.\/\">http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSShttp:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0251.mp3Podcast (awr): Play in new window | Download We continue our look at actors who played villains in the 1966 Batman TV series. 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