Archival Dispatch: September 3 Calendar Walk — Ellery Queen, Dana Andrews & Paul Whiteman
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 3, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Hugh Marlowe, Gulf Oil, I Was a Communist for the FBI, Dana Andrews, Matt Cvetic, Philco Radio Hall of Fame, Paul Whiteman, Spotlight Bands, Vincent Lopez, Coca-Cola, The Pacific Story, NBC University of the Air, CBS World News Today, Douglas Edwards, Charles Collingwood, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 3 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 670)
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 3 across iconic armchair detective puzzle mysteries, Cold War undercover espionage, lavish big band broadcasts, live hospital swing remotes for wounded servicemen on V-J Day, and University of the Air historical docudramas, Hugh Marlowe as Ellery Queen for Gulf Oil (1939), Dana Andrews in I Was a Communist for the FBI (1952), Paul Whiteman on Radio Hall of Fame (1944), Vincent Lopez on Spotlight Bands (1945), and The Pacific Story (1939–1952):
1. September 3 Archival Inventory (Increment 670)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ElleryQueen_1939_MillionDollarFinger.mp3 Alt: The Million Dollar Finger The Adventures of Ellery Queen |
"The Million Dollar Finger with Hugh Marlowe as Ellery Queen" | CBS (WABC) 1939-09-03 8:00 PM EDST |
Gulf Oil Corp. Gulf Pride Oil & No-Nox Gas |
Hugh Marlowe (Queen) | Santos Ortega & Shockley | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Ellery Queen", "Hugh Marlowe", "Gulf Oil"] |
Ellery Queen challenges armchair detectives to solve the murder of an eccentric diamond merchant clutching a severed wax finger. |
IWCF_1952_SqueezePlay.mp3 Alt: IWCF Squeeze Play I Was A Communist For The FBI |
"Squeeze Play with Dana Andrews as Matt Cvetic" | Syndication / Ziv 1952-09-03 |
Sustaining Cold War Espionage |
Dana Andrews (Cvetic) | Ziv Production Staff | ["Espionage", "Cold War", "I Was A Communist", "Dana Andrews", "Ziv"] |
Undercover operative Matt Cvetic disrupts a party cell's extortion plot targeting a municipal water filtration system. |
RadioHall_1944_BlueRoom.mp3 Alt: Blue Room Radio Hall of Fame |
"Blue Room with Paul Whiteman and Philco" | Blue Network 1944-09-03 6:00 PM EWT |
Philco Corporation Philco Radios & Tubes |
Paul Whiteman (Host) | Martha Tilton & Guests | ["Music", "Variety", "Radio Hall Of Fame", "Paul Whiteman", "Philco"] |
Paul Whiteman conducts symphonic dance arrangements of Blue Room and welcomes variety stage headliners. |
SpotlightBands_1945_LopezStAlbans.mp3 Alt: Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra From the Us Naval Hospital Spotlight Bands |
"Vincent Lopez Live from St. Albans Naval Hospital" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-03 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Vincent Lopez & Orch. | Lillian Cornell (Vocal) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Vincent Lopez", "Coca Cola"] |
Vincent Lopez brings his piano orchestra to wounded convalescent sailors at St. Albans Naval Hospital on V-J Day. |
PacificStory_1944_BoseQuisling.mp3 Alt: Bose: The Indian Quisling The Pacific Story |
"Bose: The Indian Quisling with NBC University" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-03 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining University of the Air |
NBC Dramatic Cast | Arnold Marquis (Writer) | ["Documentary", "History", "Pacific Story", "WWII", "NBC"] |
A historical docudrama chronicling Subhas Chandra Bose's collaboration with Imperial Japan and the formation of the Indian National Army. |
CBSNews_1944_BrusselsLiberation.mp3 Alt: CBS World News Today Radio News |
"The Liberation of Brussels with Douglas Edwards and Charles Collingwood" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-03 2:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining CBS News Special |
Douglas Edwards (Anchor) | Charles Collingwood | ["News", "WWII", "CBS News", "Douglas Edwards", "Liberation"] |
CBS correspondents report British Second Army armored columns entering liberated Brussels amidst ecstatic civilian street celebrations. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 3
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 3: 211 / 469 (258 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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