Archival Dispatch: September 3 Calendar Walk — The Fat Man, Bob & Ray & Anatole France
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Tags: September 3, Calendar Walk, The Fat Man, J Scott Smart, Dashiell Hammett, Pepto-Bismol, Norwich Pharmacal, Bob and Ray, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, WHDH Boston, The NBC Theater, Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, Today's Children, Virginia Payne, Irna Phillips, General Mills, Stan Kenton Collection, Blue Note Chicago, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 3 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 703)
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 hardboiled Dashiell Hammett detective investigations starring J. Scott Smart for Pepto-Bismol, early Boston station deadpan satire with Bob and Ray, classic French literature on The NBC Theater, matriarchal daytime family drama, and powerhouse big band concerts, J. Scott Smart as The Fat Man (1948), Bob and Ray on WHDH (1948, 1949), The NBC Theater (1950), Virginia Payne in Today's Children (1948), and Stan Kenton (1948–1952):
1. September 3 Archival Inventory (Increment 703)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FatMan_1948_BargainMurder.mp3 Alt: A Bargain for Murder <or> A Bargain With Murder The Fat Man |
"A Bargain with Murder with J. Scott Smart as The Fat Man" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Norwich Pharmacal Pepto-Bismol |
J. Scott Smart (Runyon) | Ed Begley & Hammett | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Fat Man", "J Scott Smart", "Dashiell Hammett"] |
Brad Runyon investigates a cut-rate department store liquidation where a crooked insurance appraiser was murdered during inventory. |
BobRay_1948_ClintonsClothes.mp3 Alt: Trip To Clinton's Clothes, A Bob and Ray Present the CBS Radio Network |
"A Trip to Clinton's Clothes with Bob and Ray on WHDH" | WHDH Boston 1948-09-03 |
Clinton Clothing Co. Boston Haberdashers |
Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding | Bob & Ray Staff | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Bob and Ray", "Bob Elliott", "Ray Goulding"] |
Bob and Ray satirize local haberdashery store promotions and stage an unscripted deadpan commercial parody. |
BobRay_1949_SummerHouse.mp3 Alt: Summer House Bob and Ray Present the CBS Radio Network |
"Closing Up the Summer House with Bob and Ray on WHDH" | WHDH Boston 1949-09-03 |
Sustaining Local Boston Comedy |
Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding | Bob & Ray Staff | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Bob and Ray", "Bob Elliott", "Ray Goulding"] |
Bob and Ray parody post-Labor Day weekend rituals as suburbanites scramble to shutter Cape Cod rental cottages. |
NBCTheater_1950_SylvestreBonnard.mp3 Alt: The Crime Of Sylvester Bonard The NBC Theater |
"The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France with NBC Drama" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-03 2:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Drama |
NBC Dramatic Repertory | Anatole France (Author) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "The NBC Theater", "Anatole France", "Literature"] |
An elderly French scholar risks criminal abduction charges to rescue an orphaned student from cruel guardians and place her in a caring home. |
TodaysChildren_1948_FamilyCouncil.mp3 Alt: Episode Todays Children |
"Mother Moran's Family Council with Irna Phillips" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-09-03 2:15 PM EDT |
General Mills Wheaties & Bisquick |
Virginia Payne (Moran) | Murray Forbes & Phillips | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Todays Children", "Irna Phillips", "General Mills"] |
Mother Moran gathers her grown children together to reconcile marital tensions before a family business decision takes effect. |
StanKenton_1952_BlueNoteRec.mp3 Alt: Blue Note Stan Kenton Collection |
"Live at the Blue Note in Chicago with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra" | Syndication / AFN 1952-09-03 |
Sustaining Jazz Concert |
Stan Kenton & Orch. | Conte Candoli & Ferguson | ["Music", "Jazz", "Stan Kenton", "Blue Note", "AFN"] |
Stan Kenton leads his innovations-in-modern-music orchestra through dynamic brass section features live at Chicago's Blue Note jazz club. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 3
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 3: 409 / 469 (60 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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