Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 180 Dubbing broadcast
Orson Welles was never one to follow the rules, as evidenced by the style of his broadcasts on CBS.

In fact, what Orson Welles talked about most during his CBS period was actually the later 'Martian Invasion' event.

At that time, in order to achieve a realistic effect, Orson Welles deliberately modified the address of the Martians in the radio drama, changing it from England in H.G. Wells' "Star Wars" to New Jersey. State, and all place names and streets in the play use real names.

The purpose of Orson Welles in doing this is to be able to create more sense of presence for radio dramas.

Unexpectedly, it caused panic among the public. It is said that many listeners who turned on the radio at that time passed out beside the radio.A large number of people took to the streets and did not forget to bring handkerchiefs, because the radio mentioned that 'Martians' would release poisonous gas.

Although, in the arrangement, at the beginning of the story, No. 40 minutes and the end, the announcer Orson Wells reminded: "This is a radio drama, and all of this is fiction."

But the vast majority of the panicked American people did not hear this sentence.

The night of the 'Martian Invasion' event, a large number of American families stayed up all night, spending a difficult night in panic.

It wasn't until the next morning that I learned the truth and understood the fact that all this was a radio drama in the headlines on the front page of the "New York Times".

The 'Martian Invasion' event ended with an apology from host Orson Welles.

Afterwards, this incident became a classic example of American communication studies, and it also made Orson Welles famous, and used this as a stepping stone to successfully enter Hollywood, shooting a classic in the history of film that is well-known to the public in later generations Work - "Citizen Kane".

Because of "Citizen Kane", Orson Welles became a household name as a film genius.

However, this genius's later years were not as beautiful as he imagined, especially the struggle between him and Hollywood.

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Putting away the memories of Orson Wells in his mind, Colin looked up at the young but vigorous man in front of him.

"I am not a professional voice actor. If I appear in a radio drama rashly, it may affect the atmosphere of the entire script."

Facing the concerns raised by Colin, Orson Wells was particularly confident: "Mr. Colin Looper, you don't need to pay too much attention to this point, you just need to be yourself in the radio drama, in fact, The guidance you gave to the troupe actors just now is in line with the appearance of Superman in the script."

"What's more, as the creator of Superman, all the dubbing is just to meet your opinion of this work."

As can be seen from the dialogue here, Orson Welles is clearly creator-oriented.

This may have also contributed to his later performance in movies, more than [-]% of which were self-written and directed.

"Well, since you insist."

Colin is also somewhat interested in participating in the dubbing of "The Adventures of Superman".

Therefore, under the persuasion of Orson Wells, he only shied away a few times before nodding and agreeing.

At the same time, I also apologized slightly to the other actor who originally acted as the opening voice of Superman. The latter obviously did not have the courage to pursue Colin's actions.

In addition, Colin's dubbing in "The Adventures of Superman" is not so much a starring role as a kind of "little easter egg" similar to a guest appearance. many questions.

Standing in the dubbing room of the CBS radio station, Colin gestured slightly to Orson Wells outside, looked down at the script in his hand, and then read out what he wrote in his own hand in the play. Opening line in radio play: "Good morning, Jonathan, good morning, Martha..."

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At eight o'clock on Tuesday night, countless Americans turned on the radio as usual and listened to the radio drama program from the CBS radio station.

Announcer: "Has an unbelievable adventurous character, faster than a flying bullet, stronger than a locomotive, and even an exploding bomb cannot penetrate his hard skin."

Passerby A: "Look at the sky!"

Passerby B: "Is that a bird? (Is that a bird?)"

Passerby C: "Is that a plane? (Is that a plane?)"

Passerby Ding: "That's Superman! (That's - Superman!)"

"It's Superman!"

In New York, in a small apartment with only one bedroom and one living room.

Stanley and his newborn brother Larry huddled in the only living room, listening to "The Adventures of Superman" on the radio, and exclaimed.

Beside him is his younger brother Larry, who still doesn't understand anything. His father is sitting on a folding couch, cutting clothes, and his mother is buttoning the buttons.

Affected by the Great Depression, Stanley's father's income as a tailor dropped sharply, and the family worked hard but could barely fill their stomachs.

As the eldest son of a poor family, Stanley loved reading mystery novels and adventure stories since he was a child.

The radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" broadcast by CBS has become his favorite program.

Even after the broadcast of the radio play, Stanley wrote several short stories about Superman, which were circulated among his classmates.

In the radio play, the description of Superman left a deep impression on Stanley's young mind.

At the same time, he also knew the title of superhero for the first time in "Superman Adventure".

For some reason, even though it was the first time he knew the name of a superhero, Stanley couldn't forget it for a long time.

Announcer: "...in Smallville, Kansas, USA, in an ordinary farm, our Kryptonian baby has grown up healthy and has become an ordinary youth, but we all know that in fact he is not Ordinary, even if this young man looks no different from us."

In a radio play, the announcer lays out the background of the story.

"Stanley, unbutton me here..."

"Okay, Mom."

Hearing his mother's call, Stanley reluctantly left the radio, went to the cabinet and found some buttons, and handed them to his mother who sewed them, but his ears were firmly locked in the direction of the radio drama.

Immediately afterwards, in Stanley's anticipation, Clark's voice came from the radio play.

Clark Kent: "Good morning, Jonathan, good morning, Martha..."

Jonathan Kent: "Good morning."

Martha Kent: "Good morning, how did you sleep, Clark."

Clark Kent: "I've been sleeping well, Mom."

The third episode of The Adventures of Superman opens with a heartwarming family conversation that reveals the depth of Clark's bond with his adoptive parents back on Earth.

Although, there is no Kryptonian thrilling sense of disaster in the story.

But unexpectedly, people feel calm, but the more peaceful this is, the more curious people are about the subsequent development of the story.

After all, everyone knew that Clark Kent was destined to become Superman.

In the radio series, after a warm breakfast conversation, Clark and his adoptive father, Jonathan, start working on the farm.In the story, Clark's abilities as Superman are also shown for the first time.

In the heavy moving of the background, Jonathan seemed a little struggling to breathe, but Clark seemed to be extremely relaxed.

Jonathan Kent: "Huh, huh, let's take a break, Kent."

Clark Kent: "You know, Jonathan, I have inexhaustible strength, so leave the rest to me."

Rejecting his adoptive father's proposal, Clark did all the rest of the farm work on himself.

"The voice is a little different?"

In this segment of the radio play, it mainly describes Clark's power that is different from ordinary people.However, Stanley noticed that there seemed to be some changes in the voice of Clark Kent, which was a little different from the initial period.

Although, he noticed a little difference in his heart, but Stanley didn't know the reason behind it. Coupled with the attraction of the radio drama, he could only hide this thought in his heart and continue to listen to the content of the radio drama carefully.

Jonathan Kent: "Clark, you have to remember a lot of things, and you can't just rely on strength to solve them."

Clark Kent: "At least on the farm, most things can be solved by force."

Jonathan Kent: "Maybe it's my fault. I limited your abilities. I shouldn't just trap you in the farm."

Clark Kent: "What?"

Jonathan Kent: "Nothing, let's get the rest of the farm done."

Clark Kent: "No problem!"

Announcer: "Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent had an insightful conversation that evening."

Jonathan Kent: "I think it's time for Clark to go outside."

Martha Kent: "Why, wouldn't it be nice for Clark to live with us?"

Jonathan Kent: "I know, but we all know that Clark is not destined to be an ordinary person. This has been doomed since he landed in the spaceship. He has abilities that are different from ordinary people, but I will He stayed on the farm, which is not what a father should do."

Martha Kent: "It's not your fault, Jonathan, the truth is, we all love Clark no matter where he's from."

In the background of the broadcast, there was the sound of sobbing.

Jonathan Kent: "Time to make a decision, Martha, we should tell Clark the truth!"

Martha Kent: "Jonathan, do you want to?"

Jonathan Kent: "Yes, Martha, we should tell the truth about Clark's parentage, we are not his biological parents."

Martha Kent: "But, Jonathan, what if Clark leaves us, if he goes looking for his parents."

Jonathan Kent: "Believe me, Martha, Clark wouldn't do this, he's a good young man, don't you forget what we taught Clark all these years, we raised him to be a good young man, how can he do it Something like that happened."

Announcer: "Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent were discussing carefully, but they never thought that the content of their conversation had already been heard by Clark. In the next bedroom, listening to the conversation of the adoptive parents, Clark whispered in his heart. Back."

Clark Kent: "Yeah, I wouldn't do it, you guys are my parents to me."

……

Jonathan Kent: "Clark, I have something to show you."

Announcer: "The next day, Jonathan and Martha stopped Clark with a heavy tone. Under the leadership of the adoptive parents, the three of them came to the warehouse of the farm. Jonathan lifted the splint of the warehouse, revealing a deep After entering the basement, which had been hidden for many years, Clark saw a spaceship."

Background sound: Bang Dang, Bang Dang——

Clark Kent: "This is?"

Jonathan Kent: "Clark, this is the spaceship you rode in when you were a child. We are not actually your biological parents."

Martha Kent: "I'm sorry, Clark, we've been hiding it from you."

Background sound: sobbing.

Announcer: "Clark came to the spaceship. Looking at the scarred spaceship, he can imagine the difficulties he encountered in the universe."

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Announcer: "Clark stretched out his palm and lightly touched the spaceship in the basement. With a sound of starting, the spaceship that had been sleeping on the farm for a long time slowly opened, revealing a big "" The Kryptonian uniform marked with the S" marks the beginning of Clark's career as Superman..."

As the popularity of radio dramas has grown, the duration of episodes has changed from the previous twelve minutes to nearly four and 10 minutes long radio dramas.Although the duration of the series has increased, the compact story development still firmly attracts the attention of the audience.

By the time they regained their senses, the third episode of "The Adventures of Superman", "Clark the Farm Youth", had come to an end.

On the radio, the epilogue began to sound.

Passerby A: "Look at the sky!"

……

Passerby Ding: "That's Superman! (That's - Superman!)"

Announcer: ""Superman" is a work protected by copyright. It is serialized in newspapers and magazines issued by the Courier Newspaper. In addition, special thanks to Mr. Colin Luper who voiced Superman at the beginning and is also the original author of Superman."

At the end of the broadcast, accompanied by Superman's iconic slogan, the announcer Orson Wells expressed his gratitude to Colin, and at the same time let Stanley understand why he felt that Superman's dubbing was different.

"It turns out that the person who started the dubbing was the author of Superman!"

This kind of creator appearing in the work is undoubtedly a very novel experience for Stanley. He even began to imagine that if he could appear in his own works like Colin in the future , what kind of scene will it be.

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