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A dramatization of a short story by Conrad Aiken about a man’s search for self-understanding through imagination. Adapted by Gerald Noxon. Featuring John Drainie in the title role.
Mr. Arcularis is a good example, in many ways, of the radio dramas that CBC began producing in its rapid development following World War II. It is a revealing moment in the development of a distinctly Canadian radio drama slowly emerging out of the imitation British and American models. This play was written by Conrad Aiken (1889-1973), an American author who lived a good deal of his working life in England, showing the blend of English and American writers whose works were dramatized for CBC during this period. The actors in the production are heard in many of the dramas that were produced for programs in the "Stage" series during the 1940s. The lush scores by the music composer for this drama, Lucio Agostini, are heard in many dramas of this time. The acting style is typical of the screen plays of the period.
Credits
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Length: |
60 minutes |
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| First Telecast: |
November 28, 1948 |
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| Series: |
Stage 49 |
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| Credits: |
Producer/Director: |
Andrew Allan |
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Actor: |
John Drainie, Mr. Arcularis |
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Mona O’Hearn, Miss Hoyle |
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Mavor Moore, Dr. Mitchell and Rev. Mordant |
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Budd Knapp, Dr. Venner and the Captain |
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Don Harron, Medical Student |
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Herb Gott, Medical Student |
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Actor: |
Robert Christie, Harry Freeman |
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Actor: |
Eric Christmas, Steward |
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Alan King, Steward |
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Tommy Tweed, Ship’s Doctor |
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Lloyd Bochner, Uncle David |
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Alan Pearce, Ship’s Officer |
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Author: |
Conrad Aiken |
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Composer: |
Lucio Agostini |
Holdings:
This production was originally broadcast in 1948, and repeated in 1949. The National Archives of Canada holds the original 16-inch aluminum-based soft cut discs. The soft-cut discs, unlike more durable discs sold in record stores, were only intended to withstand a few playbacks. Radio stations and networks were the biggest users of soft-cut discs, primarily to record live broadcasts for later rebroadcast, particularly to different time zones. The recordings were reworked and restored to DAT and rebroadcast on Sunday Matinee in 1991.
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