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Rotary Golden Theater - Single Episodes

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ROTARY GOLDEN THEATER

The Rotary Golden Theater was produced by the International Rotary Association in 1955 to celebrate it’s 50th anniversary. Consisting of thirteen 15 minute episodes, it was provided to local Rotary Clubs for broadcast on local stations. In conjunction, thirteen discussion scripts were also offered to be used as follow-up broadcasts or for use as program and educational material where local broadcast might not be possible. Broadcast from March 1, 1955 through March 18, 1955, five times a week. Each episode featured a different situation involving persons with a problem, with the solution being provided by the Rotary Club. Typical of the recordings is “Youth, Yesterday and Today”. Originally broadcast on March 15, 1955, it deals with a former convict who gathers a gang of underprivileged youths and trains them to steal automobile accessories. Through a Rotarian druggist, through whom one of the young men is employed, the Rotary Club becomes aware of the situation, finds a way to appeal to the boy’s better nature, and through a series of highly dramatic sequences, the Rotary Club helps the police catch the former convict. The program ends with many of the boys being rehabilitated and finding lives of useful purpose. The program may seem to be dated, but the moral implications come across loud and clear. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Chapters

Those Golden Years

14:33

Magic Formula

14:23

Working Together

14:40

Hands Across The Sea

14:27

The World We Know

14:36

Dear Enemy

14:25

Worthy Work

14:45

Honor Among Thieves

14:44

Spotlight On Youth

14:36

Lets Get Acquainted

14:30

Youth Yesterday And Today

14:33

The Active Citizen

14:49

Our Partner Youth

14:49

Bewertungen

Not good: self-righteous, cheesy, and pretty stupid

(1 Sterne)

I got a very negative image of the people who might have gullibly sat there to listen to this series way back when and actually liked it. I would not want to know that person. It's basically history and advertisement for Rotary Club, which I know does community service, and that's nice. But, this junk as a radio show is awful. Do not waste your time.

Exactly what you'd expect.

(0 Sterne)

It's a long-form ad promoting Rotary more than a dramatic series, making it the forerunner of infomercials, for which there remains some audience these 60 years later. Nobody put anything over on you. If you are here, you had time to waste anyway. So #%@*&*@ relax.