"Danger at Seven
Mile Bend"
Copyright
1994
110 minutes (Part I 60:00, Part II, 50:00)
Click here to listen to
a sample!
An epic river story and
suspense thriller. If Mark Twain and Aaron Copland had gotten together
to create an American river story for radio, it would probably sound
something like this. Richard Thomas gives a memorable performance
as river pilot Jeb Hardy, hired to deliver 15 barges and 40 million
pounds of coal upriver on the Ohio to a power plant above Cincinnati.
What begins as idyllic rafting trip turns into a pilot’s worst nightmare,
as the tow encounters a flash flood, a coal fire on the lead barge,
and worst of all, a family of inexperienced motor boaters swept
down river in the dark.
This
highly produced program has been our most ambitious undertaking
so far. It has a feature film feel to it, and a cast that includes
river legends Capt. Edgar Allan Poe and John Hartford, as well as
actors Stephen Russell, Annemarie Lang, David Wallace and Nicole
Noel. The production includes awesome sound effects recorded on
the river (including Cincinnati’s famous Singing Bridge before demolition).
The fully orchestrated score by composer Mark Birmingham includes
a stirring 2 minute overture.
Check
out this
site to see a photo sequence of a real towboat accident.
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CHARACTERS |
CAST |
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| Announcer
|
Stephen
Russell |
| Jeb
Hardy, Pilot |
Richard Thomas |
| Nurse |
Connie Birmingham |
| Claire
Knight |
Nicole Noel |
| Silas
Buell, Captain |
David C. Wallace |
| Cindy |
Annemarie Lang |
| Marvin |
Stephen Russell |
| Nicky |
Katherine Oney |
| Luke |
Alex Birmingham |
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| Kid |
Gary Thorup |
| Paulie |
Chris Fuller |
| Lenny |
Ethan Paulini |
| Dick Swain |
Steve Oney |
| Mark Pullman, 1st Mate |
Mark Birmingham |
| Coast Guard Announcer |
John Hartford |
| NOA Weather Radio Announcer |
Steve Oney |
| Pilot of the Sinbad |
Captain Edgar Allen Poe |
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