Word Balloon Comics Podcast WB Theater The Pool Hall
Oct 28, 2025
10:40
A Halloween Special...
Welcome to Word Balloon Theater, where we bring classic radio and record drama back to life — only this time, I’m part of the cast. On this episode, we step into a smoky pool hall, straight out of a 1950s crime picture. I’m your host, John Siuntres, playing opposite one of Hollywood’s great voices — Don Ameche.
You know Ameche from his Oscar-winning performance in Cocoon, his sharp comic timing in Trading Places, and a career that stretched from golden-age radio to the silver screen. This scene comes from his 1958 Roulette Records album, Co-Star: The Record Acting Game — a clever concept that let fans play a speaking role opposite their favorite stars.
In this track, Ameche plays a streetwise hustler working his angles over a crooked game of pool. So chalk up your cue, light a Lucky, and take a seat by the jukebox. You’re about to hear a slice of mid-century cool — Don Ameche and John Siuntres in “The Pool Hall.”
This… is Word Balloon Theater.
Welcome to Word Balloon Theater, where we bring classic radio and record drama back to life — only this time, I’m part of the cast. On this episode, we step into a smoky pool hall, straight out of a 1950s crime picture. I’m your host, John Siuntres, playing opposite one of Hollywood’s great voices — Don Ameche.
You know Ameche from his Oscar-winning performance in Cocoon, his sharp comic timing in Trading Places, and a career that stretched from golden-age radio to the silver screen. This scene comes from his 1958 Roulette Records album, Co-Star: The Record Acting Game — a clever concept that let fans play a speaking role opposite their favorite stars.
In this track, Ameche plays a streetwise hustler working his angles over a crooked game of pool. So chalk up your cue, light a Lucky, and take a seat by the jukebox. You’re about to hear a slice of mid-century cool — Don Ameche and John Siuntres in “The Pool Hall.”
This… is Word Balloon Theater.