Archival Dispatch: September 2 Calendar Walk — Vincent Price, Edward R. Murrow & Theater Five
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 2, Calendar Walk, The Saint, Vincent Price, Leslie Charteris, Bromo Seltzer, NBC, Theater Five, ABC Radio, ABC, CBS European News, Edward R Murrow, London Blitz, Indictment, Karl Weber, The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hallmark Cards, Guilty Party, BBC Light, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 2 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 611)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 2 across debonair detective investigations, live London rooftop Blitz broadcasts, mid-century legal grand jury proceedings, athletic gambling thrillers, British mystery quizzes, and greeting-card-sponsored domestic comedy, Vincent Price as The Saint for Bromo-Seltzer (1951), Edward R. Murrow reporting live on CBS during a London air raid (1940), Theater Five (1964), Karl Weber in Indictment (1956), Charlotte Greenwood for Hallmark Cards (1945), and Guilty Party (1940–1964):
1. September 2 Archival Inventory (Increment 611)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint_1951_FishingBoat.mp3 Alt: The Fishing Boat Case The Saint |
"The Fishing Boat Case with Vincent Price as The Saint" | NBC (KFI) 1951-09-02 7:30 PM EDT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Vincent Price (Simon) | Leslie Charteris (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Saint", "Vincent Price", "Bromo Seltzer"] |
Simon Templar investigates the midnight sabotage of a commercial tuna clipper involved in an international diamond smuggling racket. |
Murrow_1940_AnotherAirRaid.mp3 Alt: Another Air Raid On London CBS European News |
"Another Air Raid on London with Edward R. Murrow" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-02 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Eyewitness News |
Edward R. Murrow | CBS London Bureau | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Edward R Murrow", "CBS"] |
Edward R. Murrow reports live from a London rooftop amidst air-raid sirens, describing antiaircraft batteries engaging German bomber squadrons. |
TheaterFive_1964_TheFix.mp3 Alt: The Fix Theater Five |
"The Fix with Dramatic Cast and ABC Radio" | ABC Radio 1964-09-02 |
Sustaining Modern Radio Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Warren Somerville (Prod) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Theater Five", "ABC Radio", "Crime"] |
A desperate small-town athletic trainer is bribed by mob gamblers to secretly doctor a champion prizefighter's boxing gloves. |
Indictment_1956_SmearEditor.mp3 Alt: Blackmail (villain is editor of a smear magazine) |
"Blackmail of the Smear Magazine Editor with Karl Weber" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-09-02 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Legal Crime Drama |
Karl Weber (Blaine) | Joe Bates Smith (Writer) | ["Legal", "Police", "Crime", "Indictment", "Karl Weber"] |
Assistant District Attorney Tom Blaine prosecutes the unscrupulous publisher of a scandal tabloid extorting payoffs from Hollywood screen stars. |
Greenwood_1945_MissingFifty.mp3 Alt: Jack And The Missing Fifty Dollars Charlotte Greenwood |
"Jack and the Missing Fifty Dollars with Hallmark Cards" | ABC Blue (WJZ) 1945-09-02 3:00 PM EWT |
Hallmark Cards Greeting Cards |
Charlotte Greenwood | John Brown & Bartell | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Charlotte Greenwood", "Hallmark", "ABC"] |
Charlotte scrambles to replace fifty dollars missing from a community charity treasury before the town committee convenes. |
GuiltyParty_1955_FarmingProblems.mp3 Alt: Farming Problems Guilty Party |
"Farming Problems with BBC Light Programme" | BBC Light Programme 1955-09-02 |
Sustaining Detective Quiz |
Howard Marion-Crawford | BBC Mystery Writers | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Quiz", "Guilty Party", "BBC Light"] |
Amateur sleuths attempt to identify which disgruntled agricultural laborer poisoned a wealthy country landlord's prize pedigree dairy herd. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 2
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 2: 278 / 480 (202 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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