McKnights Memory

CIA chief James McKnight wakes up in Columbia in the middle of a shoot out. He has no memory. He is returned to Washington DC where he meets the beautiful Carla, the women he lives with. Yet, he doesn't remember her. "It's like sleeping with a beautiful

Written by: Paul Kyriazi
Narrated by: Frank Sinatra Jr

Type: Audio Book; Unabridged
Download Format: m4b AudioBook

File Size: 107 Mb
Length: 3 hrs 45 mins

Share |

McKnights Memory

Try a Sample

Tell a Friend

Give as a Gift

McKNIGHT'S MEMORY is A Romantic Mystery Thriller by Paul Kyriazi

This is the Largest Production in Audio-Book History

Narrated by FRANK SINATRA Jr.

Featuring ROBERT CULP, NANCY KWAN
DAVID HEDISON, DON STROUD, HM WYNANT, BARBARA LEIGH
GARY LOCKWOOD, ALAN YOUNG, EDD BYRNES and HENRY SILVA

CIA Chief James McKnight has three problems -
Amnesia, the Mafia, and his addiction to the ultimate woman.

Carla captivates McKnight to the extent of trusting her when he shouldn't. Carla seems drawn to McKnight's power and position in the CIA, giving her a lifestyle that she couldn't have on her own. But is that all she's there for?

Is she really his lover? The one he choose for himself? Or did someone else choose her for him? To keep him erotically sedated until the kill? And who is that other woman that he dreams about? Has nightmares about? And those bandits that he killed in Columbia. Did they really come back to life? Or are they just a part of his amnesic dreams?

When McKnight thinks that both the CIA and the Mafia are trying to kill him, he has two choices, fight back or run with Carla. But can he trust her? Is she on his side or helping his enemies destroy him? Perhaps his strange dreams hold the answers to his bizarre situation and the truth about Carla.

Join McKnight on his mysterious adventure, as he heads towards the startling revelation.

Listen to the audio sample where McKnight (Culp) confronts Carla (Kwan). Narrated by Frank Sinatra Jr.

A four hour full cast audio-novel with film quality music & effects.

If you like romantic thrillers such as Vertigo, Sea of Love, & Obsession, you'll be captured by this whirlpool story of love, betrayal, and redemption.

You know the actors from these movies:

ROBERT CULP - I SPY - The Outer Limits - Bob, Ted, Carol, & Alice

NANCY KWAN - The World of Suzie Wong - Flower Drum Song - Dragon The Bruce Lee Story

DAVID HEDISON - The Fly - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - The Lost World

DON STROUD - The Buddy Holly Story - Cogan's Bluff - Joe Kid (both with Clint Eastwood)

HM WYNANT - Twilight Zone's 'The Howling Man' - Run Silent Run Deep (with Clark Cable)

HENRY SILVA - Oceans 11 - The Manchurian Candidate - Sergeants 3 (all with Frank Sinatra)

EDD BYRNES - Grease - 77 Sunset Strip - Darby's Rangers

BARBARA LEIGH - Junior Bonner (with Steve McQueen) - Pretty Maids All in a Row (with Rock Hudson)

GARY LOCKWOOD - 2001 a Space Odyssey - It Happened at the Worlds Fair - Wild in the Country (both with Elvis Presley)

ALAN YOUNG - The Time Machine - Tom Thumb - Mr. Ed

Cast of Characters

ROBERT CULP .....	McKnight
NANCY KWAN .....	Carla
DAVID HEDISON .....	The Chief
DON STROUD .....	Lyedecker
HENRY SILVA .....	Masenetti
EDD BYRNES .....	Floyd

GARY LOCKWOOD .....	Pit Boss
BARBARA LEIGH .....	Housewife
JULIAN SCOTT URENA .....	Morales
JOE ALLEN PRICE .....	Hillbilly
GIL ESPINOZA .....	Edwardo
NORBET MEISEL .....	Doc
ALAN YOUNG .....	School President

Recording with Frank Sinatra Jr.

It was a dream working Mr. Sinatra. I had heard his audio commentary on two of his father's movies on DVD, Robin and the Seven Hoods and Oceans 11. His voice, articulation, as well as his respect for character actors impressed me, so he was approached to record the narration on McKnight's Memory.

Also since actor Henry Silva is in both his father's movie The Manchurian Candidate and McKnight's Memory it seemed to me to be cinematically historic for both Mr. Silva and Frank Sinatra Jr to be together in this audio production.

Mr. Sinatra requested his recording be done at night, as that is when most singers feel their voice is the best. He gave a concentrated performance, often coming up with changes in the text that were superior to the original.

For example, there is a line that read, "The hit man was dead before his 200 pound body crashed to the floor." Mr. Sinatra changed it to:"The hit man was dead before his 200 pounds crashed to the floor."

I was in awe of Mr. Sinatra's enunciation and sometimes ending a paragraph in an upward tone, leaving it hanging, as if more will come. I don't know what that's called, but it's great.

Recording with Robert Culp

When Robert Culp walked into the recording studio he was carrying his marked up script for McKnight's Memory and a whole lot of TV and film history. I always make it a point to not immediately go into the work at hand, but to welcome the actor and mention my favorite parts of films they did. I also try to have something of one of their films to give them. And not as a conversation piece, but as coming from a true fan. Since Mr. Culp was in three Outer Limits shows, I gave him the DVD box set.

I mentioned to him that I had heard that his The Outer Limits episode Demon with a Glass Hand was the number one watched hour program in the history of television. He said, "That's right and also the highest cost to profit ratio in the history of television." After looking over the episodes on the back of the box, Mr. Culp got right into questions about the character he would perform.

He had made notes in his script and we went through them. As Mr. Culp is a writer as well as actor, I knew I'd better have good answers to his questions. Robert Culp started off in Broadway, and then jumped to starring in the TV western, Trackdown for two years where her began writing scripts which he wrote from Gunsmoke and The Rifleman, as well.

His big break came with I SPY on TV and then for movies with Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice. He started directing in the second season of I Spy as well as for other TV programs, and the feature film Hickey and Boggs appearing with Bill Cosby again. He appeared on countless TV shows including costarring on the series The Greatest American Hero, while still appearing in features such as The Pelican Brief as the president.

After going over his script notes he got into the recording booth for his first scene with Nancy Kwan. We had recorded for an hour and I didn't have to give any of the actors any direction, but I felt I had to say something to Miss Kwan beside what the next scene was and 'action'. So I pushed the talk button and said, "Miss Kwan. You are doing a perfect blend of voice and performance." She said, "Thank you", and Mr. Culp added, "Yes, you really are."

When Mr. Culp finished and it was time to say good-by. I told him, "The next time you see "Hannie Caulder" listen to the way you say my favorite one word line, 'Winchester' when your are surrounded by bandits and want Hannie to throw you your rifle without them knowing it." He said, "Okay, I will. And thanks for the DVDs.", waved and headed out the door only to be stopped by fans at the elevator asking for autographs which he happily gave.

Recording with Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan came to fame co-starring with William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong and then with James Shigeta in Flower Drum Song. She's appeared in 36 movies and numerous TV shows, as well as producing commercials in Hong Kong.

In my audio-book McKnight's Memory, Robert Culp plays a CIA agent that is obsessed with, who he thinks is, the ultimate woman. For that part I needed an actress to match Mr. Culp's star power, as well as his performance power. Plus she would need a voice that lived up to the role of being sensuous, strong, and independent.

And, even though not a movie, it wouldn't hurt to have an actress that could visually live up to the sensuous role in the minds of the listener as well, not to mention her beautiful photo on the cover that would also add to the realism of the story. Well, Miss Kwan filled the bill beyond imagination.

At four hours long, and with numerous scenes with Robert Culp as well as with David Hedison, Miss Kwan had a demanding day's work lined up for her. She arrived full of energy and a hello for all the actors and sound mixers. I had already discussed the part with her in person a few weeks before, so there nothing more to do, but record with her and Mr. Culp.

Unlike a movie, we had the luxury of being able to record the story in continuity. It was great to hear the relationships of the characters grow as the mystery of the story is revealed.

For most scenes Miss Kwan and Mr. Culp, looked over what was coming up in that scene for a few minutes, talked about what they would do with overlapping dialogue and interpretation, and then did the scene in one take.

There was one scene that went on for a full seven minutes with the two characters, arguing and yelling at each other. Even though there were difficult long speeches in it, they made it through perfectly in one take. When they finished that scene, I pushed the talk button from the control room and everyone in there applauded their performance.

When Miss Kwan heard the final product she told me in person what a great story and production it turned out to be. Even bigger than when she had read it.

Click to see more from this Presenter