#RetroRadio STRANGE WILLS: “The Mad Concerto” & “Alias Dr. Swengali” (1946) #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2023
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: It’s two episodes from “STRANGE WILLS”. First up, it’s “The Mad Concerto” from December 05, 1946… where the will of J.C. Walker calls for a beautiful pianist to give up everything in order to inherit $10 million. And after that story, it’s “Alias Dr. Swengalis” from December 12, 1946… it’s the story of the will of Phillip Martin in which he sought revenge against those who he thought had killed him – that being his psychiatrist and his wife.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey weirdos, our June Weirdo Watch Party is Friday June 30th with a movie presented by |
| 0:05.6 | Saturday Fright Theater, but don't let that fool you, or Weirdo Watch Party is on a Friday |
| 0:11.4 | not a Saturday. |
| 0:12.9 | Friday June 30th. |
| 0:13.9 | We'll be watching 1982's rehearsal for Murder, starring Jeff Goldblum, Lynn Redgrave |
| 0:20.1 | and Robert Preston. |
| 0:21.8 | In a theater on Broadway, a group of friends remember the opening night of a play, where |
| 0:26.6 | tragically the leading lady was killed. |
| 0:29.2 | A year later, all those involved in the production are brought back by the dead woman's fiancée, |
| 0:33.9 | a distinguished playwright, to read for parts in his new play. |
| 0:39.0 | But his true motivations soon become apparent. |
| 0:41.8 | He believes she was actually murdered, and believes someone he invited to the reading |
| 0:47.0 | is the murderer. |
| 0:48.6 | Unless you've seen the film or stage play already, you'll never guess the killer or |
| 0:53.5 | the ending. |
| 0:54.5 | This original television movie did so well, and even won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in |
| 0:58.5 | 1983 for Best Television Feature. |
| 1:01.3 | The Weirdo Watch Party is always free to watch online with all of us, so grab your popcorn, |
| 1:06.2 | candy and soda, and jump into the fun, and even get involved in the live chat as we watch |
| 1:11.4 | the movie. |
| 1:12.4 | So join us as together, we watch rehearsal for Murder, starring Jeff Goldblum, Robert Preston |
| 1:17.7 | and Lynn Redgrave. |
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