Archival Dispatch: September 2 Calendar Walk — Al Jolson, Crime Doctor & Edgar Allan Poe
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 2, Calendar Walk, Al Jolson, Oscar Levant, Kraft Music Hall, Crime Doctor, John McIntire, Philip Morris, Hollywood's Open House, Ray Milland, Edgar Allan Poe, Murder Will Out, Australian Radio, Your AAF, USAAF, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Home, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 2 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 639)
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 classic American vocal variety hours, psychiatric criminal sleuths, macabre literary adaptations, Australian detective investigations, wartime military musical tributes, and British repertory ghost plays, Al Jolson and Oscar Levant on Kraft Music Hall (1948), John McIntire as Crime Doctor for Philip Morris (1945), Ray Milland in Edgar Allan Poe's The Premature Burial (1948), Murder Will Out (1937), Your AAF (1945), and Saturday Night Theatre (1937–1948):
1. September 2 Archival Inventory (Increment 639)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jolson_1948_GrandNight.mp3 Alt: First Song - It's A Grand Night For Singing Al Jolson Show |
"It's a Grand Night for Singing with Al Jolson and Oscar Levant" | NBC (KFI) 1948-09-02 9:00 PM EDT |
Kraft Foods Co. Kraft Mayonnaise |
Al Jolson, Levant | Loubring Orchestra | ["Music", "Variety", "Al Jolson", "Oscar Levant", "Kraft"] |
Al Jolson belts Broadway melodies and trades witty banter with classical pianist Oscar Levant over summer concert tours. |
Doctor_1945_ServicemenSwindler.mp3 Alt: Aids in catching girl who victimizes servicemen Crime Doctor |
"The Servicemen's Swindler with John McIntire as Dr. Ordway" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-02 8:30 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
John McIntire (Ordway) | Max Marcin (Creator) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Crime Doctor", "John McIntire", "Philip Morris"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway assists military police in unmasking an attractive confidence trickster preying upon returning GI war veterans. |
OpenHouse_1948_PrematureBurial.mp3 Alt: The Premature Burial Hollywoods Open House |
"The Premature Burial with Ray Milland" | Syndication 1948-09-02 |
Sustaining Hollywood Anthology |
Ray Milland (Lead) | Jim Ameche & Madriguera | ["Drama", "Horror", "Hollywoods Open House", "Ray Milland", "Syndicated"] |
Ray Milland stars in Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of a man obsessed with cataleptic trances who awakens inside an underground tomb. |
Murder_1937_RiverbankFootprint.mp3 Alt: Episode 3 Murder Will Out |
"The Riverbank Footprint Mystery with Inspector Peter French" | 3DB Melbourne 1937-09-02 |
Sustaining Australian Mystery |
Inspector Peter French | Australian Drama Cast | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Murder Will Out", "Australian", "Syndicated"] |
A Scotland Yard investigator analyzes riverbank soil deposits and boot impressions to catch an elusive country estate poacher. |
AAF_1945_VJDayVictories.mp3 Alt: [Move to Thursday, changes to 'Your AAF'] |
"Pacific Air Victories on V-J Day with USAAF Orchestra" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-09-02 8:00 PM EWT |
USAAF Army Air Forces |
USAAF Flight Crews | AAF Symphony Orchestra | ["Military", "Music", "WWII", "Your AAF", "ABC"] |
Army Air Forces flight crews recount aerial operations over Japan and celebrate the official cessation of Pacific hostilities. |
SaturdayNight_1944_ThunderAir.mp3 Alt: Thunder in the Air Saturday Night Theatre |
"Thunder in the Air by Robins Millar with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home 1944-09-02 9:20 PM BST |
Sustaining British Drama |
BBC Repertory Co. | Val Gielgud (Dir) | ["Drama", "British", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Home", "Supernatural"] |
A country manor family gathered during a violent summer thunderstorm is visited by the spectral presence of a soldier killed in action. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 2
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 2: 446 / 480 (34 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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