Batch 103 Forensic Discoveries
Batch 103 recovers and dates 12 extraordinary recordings capturing Hollywood legends, live battlefield reportage, post-WWII veteran homecomings, macabre radio drama, big band swing, and country music history: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall trading hardboiled quips in Bold Venture (1951), Bogart guest starring alongside Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on Chase & Sanborn (1944), legendary WTIC broadcaster Bob Steele live at Bradley Field greeting returning WWII combat soldiers on transport planes (June 1945), master of the macabre Vincent Price hosting a chilling special Halloween dramatic feature 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (1974), the official U.S. Marine Corps wartime documentary on the bloody assault and flag-raising in 'The Battle for Iwo Jima' (1945), Harry James and His Music Makers broadcasting live from the Chatterbox Club (1944), Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb performing 'Thanks a Lot' on the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport (1964), and harmony duo Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan singing 'The Washington and Lee Swing' (1948).
1. Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall & WTIC WWII Veterans Homecoming
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Historical & Production Highlights |
Bold_Venture_Smuggled_Gold.mp3 |
"Bold Venture: Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall - 'Search for Smuggled Gold'" |
1951-04-16 |
Slate Shannon and Sailor Duval navigating Caribbean waterfront intrigue aboard the Bold Venture. |
Edgar_Bergen_Bogart_Guest.mp3 |
"The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show: Guest Humphrey Bogart (Chase & Sanborn)" |
1944-11-19 |
Bogart sparring comically with wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy and Ray Noble's orchestra. |
WTIC_Bob_Steele_Bradley_Field.mp3 |
"WTIC Radio News: Bob Steele Live from Bradley Field Interviewing Returning WWII Veterans" |
1945-06-12 |
Raw live-mic emotional interviews with Cpl. Charles Conner and Cpl. Henry Eaststrich stepping off transport aircraft. |
2. Vincent Price Macabre Feature & Marine Corps Iwo Jima Documentary
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Dramatic & Documentary Significance |
Vincent_Price_Halloween_Pt1.mp3 |
"Vincent Price: Special Halloween Feature - 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (Part 1)" |
1974-10-31 |
Vincent Price's velvet-toned delivery in a bizarre psychological horror tale. |
Vincent_Price_Halloween_Pt2.mp3 |
"Vincent Price: Special Halloween Feature - 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (Part 2)" |
1974-10-31 |
The macabre climax and epilogue of the Halloween special. |
Marine_Corps_Battle_Iwo_Jima.mp3 |
"A Common Virtue: U.S. Marine Corps Combat Documentary - 'The Battle for Iwo Jima'" |
1945-04-05 |
Radio tribute quoting Admiral Chester Nimitz: 'uncommon valor was a common virtue'. |
3. Harry James, Louisiana Hayride, & Wiley and Gene
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Performance / Venue |
Harry_James_Chatterbox_Club.mp3 |
"The Harry James Show: AFRS Remote Broadcast from The Chatterbox Club" |
1944-05-18 |
High-energy trumpet wizardry beamed worldwide to U.S. troops. |
Harry_James_All_Things_You_Are.mp3 |
"The Harry James Show: 'All the Things You Are' & Trumpet Solos" |
1944-05-25 |
Jerome Kern standard arranged in Harry James' signature swinging style. |
Louisiana_Hayride_Ernest_Tubb.mp3 |
"Louisiana Hayride: Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb - 'Thanks a Lot'" |
1964-02-15 |
Live performance from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium. |
Louisiana_Hayride_James_OGwynn.mp3 |
"Louisiana Hayride: James O'Gwynn - 'Changeable Heart'" |
1960-03-12 |
Honky-tonk ballad performance on the 'Cradle of the Stars'. |
Louisiana_Hayride_Margie_Singleton.mp3 |
"Louisiana Hayride: Margie Singleton - 'A Violet and a Rose'" |
1960-03-19 |
Female country pioneer performing her top-charting single. |
Wiley_Gene_Washington_Lee.mp3 |
"Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan: 'The Washington and Lee Swing' & Country Harmonies" |
1948-07-16 |
Uptempo acoustic western swing duet recorded in Columbia's Nashville studios. |