The False Burton Combs
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2024
- Guest narrator: Caspar Stockhuyzen.
Caspar says: Casper Stokhuyzen (pronunciation at your discretion) and link to the audio drama I am currently starring in (Leaving Corvat). open.spotify.com/show/2l0YaWq...
I have also worked on The Deca Tapes open.spotify.com/show/6S8iYgJ... and live in Amsterdam.
I also recently did a cameo in a Dracula retelling called Re:Dracula.
Carroll John Daly, born on September 14, 1889, in Yonkers, New York, carved an essential niche in detective fiction as a pioneering figure in the hardboiled crime genre. His early life was marked by versatility; attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and engaging in roles such as usher, projectionist, and actor. Notably, he ventured into entrepreneurship, opening the first movie theater in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Unlike contemporaries like Dashiell Hammett, who drew from real-life detective work, Daly's journey into the hardboiled genre was unique. He lived a quiet life in White Plains, New York, until the age of 33 when his first crime story was published. Despite his reserved demeanor, Daly's literary creations, characterized by gritty narratives and tough protagonists, laid the foundation for the hardboiled genre.
Carroll John Daly's seminal contribution to detective fiction is epitomized in "The False Burton Combs," a groundbreaking crime story published in Black Mask magazine in December 1922. While Daly may not be lauded solely for the quality of his writing, his distinction lies in being the first to amalgamate the defining elements of the dark, violent hardboiled story. The narrative precedes the works of iconic figures like Dashiell Hammett and Mickey Spillane, influencing an entire generation of crime writers. Daly's popularity in his time was unparalleled; the mention of his name on a magazine cover alone could boost sales significantly. In a Black Mask readers' poll, Daly even surpassed Hammett and Erle Stanley Gardner in popularity. Today, his writing may be viewed as a nostalgic blend of quaint and camp, but it's essential to recognize Daly's pivotal departure from mainstream detective fiction, drawing inspiration from the Wild West rather than Victorian-era mysteries.
Carroll John Daly, often considered the progenitor of hardboiled crime fiction, left an indelible mark on the genre. While his writing may be seen today as a bridge between quaint and camp, Daly's significance lies in being the first to blend all the defining elements of the dark, violent hardboiled story. His popularity during his time was unparalleled, influencing not only contemporaries like Hammett but shaping the trajectory of dozens of writers who followed. By rejecting mainstream detective fiction conventions of his era, Daly drew inspiration from Westerns, featuring tough, urban heroes reminiscent of gunslingers. Creating the first hard-boiled story, "The False Burton Combs," Daly, along with Hammett, established the rules of the hardboiled genre that future writers would adhere to or break, setting the stage for a transformative era in detective fiction.
Many thanks, Tony, for the opportunity - I really enjoyed narrating this one. I hope people enjoy it!
It’s you! People loved it :)
Well done--really enjoyed your narration!
Bravo!
Really enjoyed your narration, like finding an interesting band when you go to see the headliner. Props to you and Tony. Glad for the intro.
As an American I had NO idea that Casper wasn't also American. It's so very rare. Well done, Casper! Glad to have you at Team Classics.
And Tony, please don't ever stop waffling. We love your waffling. Your narration is wonderful -- completely immersive -- but it's your post-story conversation that sets you apart.
Caspar was a great narrator for this tale. And yes, would like some spy stories too. I enjoy the narrations, always learn something new.
A great story with a fun ending. I loved Casper's voice. I'm really enjoying these detective stories, Tony.
Thanks for listening
I liked Caspar 👍
(We ❤ you❣️) …& I liked him too!
Excellent tale. Excellent narration. Thank you, Casper. I found the story very easy to follow; especially for a new-to-me story. Thank you, Tony for finding Casper and the introduction to the author and story. Yes, please, more narration by Casper. Now I want to dig out more Carroll John Daly stories. Enjoyed your end of story waffle-ing.
Very entertaining! Delightful plot twists and turns, truly hard-boiled charm. Love it!!!! Thank you, Casper for your great narration! Thank you, Tony for your informative, also entertaining "raffling! Well done!
Tony you've discussed accents many times. Caspar has a great voice and the perfect accent for those good old hard boiled detective stories. He also has that perfect rhythm for a good narration. Thanks for the introduction.
Really great, my fave so far. Big Spillane fan here and Casper is as excellent at voicing the genre as I've ever heard.
We really enjoyed your narrator 😊❤!
Thank you! 😊
And I look forward to your rambling ❤❤❤
Really nice reading.
I like THIS AMERICAN VOICE, by Casper! The others kinda tried too hard to be “hard-boiled”, but Casper was right on that line: truth & bluff of one’s blown-up ego of the HERO, it just rolls off naturally- WHEREVER he is from. (Considering ALL, except indigenous/“Native American”people whose ancestors migrated over the ice bridge 10,000 years ago, ALL AMERICANs came from global migrations- which is to say, it just makes sense.
Anyway. Loved the story. It is definitely the beginning of the “hard-boiled” detective stories. Street language & underworld of the PROHIBITION, good vs. mobsters. There IS a connection to “how to live/how I live” things that keep me alive. It’s a GREAT beginning that ONLY dated itself in that it ACTUALLY ends w/ marriage & the wife LIVES! (Think Ian Fleming’s In Her Majesty’s Service when 007 Bond gets married, is sort of the odd man out, but of course, it ONLY works because she gets killed.
So, I enjoyed this a lot! Please use Casper again! Much appreciated & a truly GREAT JOB! 🎉😊
Good job narrating this story, Casper! I enjoyed it. Thank you, too, Tony.
Thanks for listening
I really enjoyed that and the narrator was perfect.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I had never heard of Carroll John Daly before - but I do like his writing! Thankyou. The flavour of the story makes me think of French underworld stories - of men who are so tough that they consider it beneath their dignity to be attached to women - where they can only admire another tough male.
Casper is excellent! I am really enjoying the change up and I'm looking forward to more collaborations.
More to come!
The narrator did a great job here. I enjoyed every minute of the story Greetings from Poland 👏✌️🤠
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really good story and read brilliantly like a Dashiel Hammett novel in the 1940’s. A real thriller. Thanks so much.
Great Narrator! More from him!
Casper was terrific! Glad I found your channel. I prefer listening to a story, then watching it on a screen.
Welcome aboard!
I enjoy your discussion afterwards as much as the story. So happy to have found your channel!
Welcome aboard!
Well done. Good decision on sharing “the voices.” First time listener and I will provide modest support. It took a while to understand this was not a story about smuggling fake Fuller Brushes... Writing style, including social mores stands up well and is not embarrassing to listen to decades later. You do a nice job in the summary, too. Again, well done!
Very kind. Thank you
I loved this one and the narrator was perfect!
I very much enjoyed this story and Casper's narration. I also enjoy your American accent, Tony, but I understand why you're finding others to do the hardboiled roles. Bravo!
Also it gives it a little variety. I think I’ve found my American voices now
Casper's voice 🫠
Great job Casper! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your narration. Many thanks. I much appreciate it.
Caspar was very good. More from him would be very welcome!
I will let him know
This was fun! I hope we hear more of this author. I was very surprised to hear that Casper is from Amsterdam; his accent (or lack thereof to my ear) and tone was perfect. The portrait of the man in the brown suit with the gun you had up while we listened was so appropriate; that's just how I pictured our adventurer. They took out the narration in the later version of Blade Runner? I haven't seen it and, if they took the narration out, I'm in no hurry to, either.
This was a treat, not your ususl run of the mill hard boiled hero. Great narration.
Glad you liked the story and narration
Thanks for sharing! We don't get enough Carroll John Daly.
i’m sure we’ll do more
@@classicdetective - That would be great!
Really liked this story and really liked the narrator. Good choices on both!
Thanks for 👂
Just found your channel. I Love it. I really enjoy your comments at the end of the stories. Can’t wait to start listening to all the other stories.
I’m glad
you’re here
Thank you. Really liked the story and your commentary very interesting
Thank you kindly!
Thank you
Always brilliant introductions
I did like Caspers narrative
Great voice
Great story and narrator. 🎉🎉
Also, thanks for the waffle Tony. How else are we going to learn about the author, character and context?
I like doing it because when i research it, i learn too 🔬
I'm really enjoying the new narrators & am of the view that some people use the internet unwisely...... I pity them tbh
Keep up the amazingness & ignore the sad bastards ;)
SPOILER by ‘G’ below, so don’t read till after listening 🌷🌱
Speaking of “hardboiled” & “Wild Western” independent (hero)…will you move from American into the Belgium born, French writer Georges Simenon. Would love to hear you dig out some fitting voice work for some of his shorter works - or edited pieces to create the whole (w/ time-lapsed holes)? Just wondering.
I love how VIBRANT the twenties chartered the charm in their characterization. They created something of a Dandy for all hero/heroine characters via the page, taking ink from that which would become the golden age of FILM NOIR- when scriptwriter’s were as dime a dozen as the dime store novels & magazine shorts via the wave of journalism that flourished among the beginning of a populace of well educated public here in the states.
Note:
Kerouac rambled the ROAD; Burroughs the HOBO. Hunter GONZO.
The “Wild West” archetypal thought-machines typing through pages of the new “in-dust-try” of “consumerism cake”- named “Debbi”, and not as revolutionary as “Marie’s”…just hiss-stories from the snake enticing us to think as we eat the apple. As the apple falls from the tree with gravity, so take we historical values in the genre & passing [on] (of) in time.
Cheers!
I’ve done a Simenon on here . it was a good one
Should you ever need a female narrator/voice actor, I'd really love to get involved, Tony!
What’s your accent ?
@@classicdetective I am a classic American but I spent a lot of time in England and can do a variety of accents. I'm working on voice acting after having done a ton of live theatre. Id love to chat with you!
Me too please? I'm English and though from the Midlands, I lived in Ireland and Italy so have a clear but real mixture of accents 😅
I'd do it just for the experience... No worries either way, but do reach out if you've any interest. I'm trying to put a good reel together and you have been a huge inspiration here in RUclipsLand
@@JennyLane8666 very true! Oh me too for experience. Plus if it'll help Tony with the costs. I have no special equipment except a very quiet area 😊
The reader doesn't do justice to the tale.