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THE OUTCASTS
OF POKER FLAT dramatized for audio by Carol Adorjan & Yuri Rasovsky based on stories by Bret Harte with Forrest Tucker, Viola Berwick, Carolyn Brenner, Paula Francis, Robert Scogin, Jack Callahan, Robert Falls, Bill Mowry produced and directed by Yuri Rasovsky co-producer Michelle M Faith original music by Hans Wurman engineers Mike Minuskin, Barry Radman Although both Harte's popularity and critical admiration for his work have declined since his death, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" (1869) remains an important piece of American literature and one of the best tales of the rough-and-tumble days of the California Gold Rush In his use of the Western setting and local color, Harte proved to be a model for other authors, including Mark Twain, whose career he helped launch. Indeed, the familiarity of many of Harte's characterizations — the quick-witted gambler or the prostitute with a heart of gold — attest to the durability of his impact on popular culture. This radio dramatization was first broadcast in 1978. |
