You are absolutely correct

It's still like that, pretty much, in England.

Well said, Vann Smith....love these films & actors!

Yes, Vann Smith! When we had interesting character actors! I miss those days, too.

Very well said and very well put, Vann ! Thanks for a refreshingly insightful comment !

@@fairportfan2 Except for the common trait of bad teeth, of course.

And dwarfs were dwarfs. Oops ... did I give away a "spoiler"?

In that thumbnail, he looked like john wayne

Aww, Sum?

Until later, I thought he was using some kind of mouth-inserted "gimmick" to disguise his voice.

Update: There is a TV episode of " Night Beat" and it's on KZfaq!

I used to greatly enjoyed listening to episodes of radio's "Nightbeat" when a local radio station used to broadcast programs from radios Golden Age. Frank Lovejoy had a great voice for radio ! Very well written series ! Yes, it would have made a great TV series !

@@jubalcalif9100 The KNX Drama Hour had two old time radio episodes at 9: 00 pm.The Station was an all news format on KNX Los Angeles1070 AM , but played the Drama Hour at 9:00 pm and a repeat broadcast at 2:00 am. The new General Manager at KNX in the early 2000s canceled the Drama Hour in 2003, but thank God for the internet because I discovered old time radio shows online.😊😊

@@shawnmalone9711 Yes indeed Shawn ! Even though I live here in Central Calif, KNX's signal was strong enough for me to often get their station (on a clear night). I'd often listen to their Radio Drama Hour. Even sometimes the later 2am rerun if I was still up ! KMJ 580 AM here in the San Joaquin Valley presented "The Golden Age of Radio" and then later "When Radio Was" for many years. That's how I fell in love with Old Time Radio. And as you astutely pointed out, thank heavens for the internet, where literally thousands of hours of old radio shows can be heard ! Thanks so much for your follow up comment !! :-)

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Good thing they weren't setters.

I swear what I saw in classic movies growing up was going to be life as a young adult, boy was I wrong. We got all, the left overs these days bahaha.

John Harmon was in the Star Trek Episodes City On The Edge of Forever & A Piece of The Action. I thought I recognized him. John Sebastian tended to play hoods but he worked in the LAPD garage in the first episode of the revamped Dragnet back in the 1960's.

@@georgesenda1952 I never had much time for entertainment, but I recognize Lyle Talbot, that lived to be 94, his career spans 3 decades might be the reason why. ..becuse of YT, I'm catching up and enjoying what I missed.

Usually, "notorious" gangsters, or molls, or business operators, or politicians, were "escorted" to Congressional hearings by US marshals, often in armored vehicles, and hidden out until their time to "sing" before the committee[s].

Notice how, twice during the show, he misuses "who" and "whom", and, in fact, improperly "corrects" someone who uses the proper word.

Father of Stephen Talbot, who played "Gilbert" on "Leave It To Beaver".