Archival Dispatch: September 3 Calendar Walk — Crime Doctor, Wyllis Cooper & Peter Lorre
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Tags: September 3, Calendar Walk, Crime Doctor, John McIntire, Max Marcin, Philip Morris Cigarettes, Quiet Please, Ernest Chappell, Wyllis Cooper, Mystery Playhouse, Peter Lorre, The Whistler, Bill Forman, AFRS, Murder by Experts, Brett Halliday, Saturday Night Theatre, BBC Home Service, Margery Sharp, Jack Pulman, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 3 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 708)
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 psychiatric criminological investigations with John McIntire for Philip Morris, haunting supernatural Dunkirk battlefield drama from Wyllis Cooper on Quiet, Please, Peter Lorre hosting The Whistler on Mystery Playhouse for AFRS, lethal parcel bomb mysteries, and prestigious full-length British theatrical productions on the BBC Home Service, John McIntire in Crime Doctor (1944), Ernest Chappell (1947), Peter Lorre (1945), Brett Halliday (1951), and Saturday Night Theatre (1944–1955):
1. September 3 Archival Inventory (Increment 708)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrimeDoctor_1944_AmbitiousChemist.mp3 Alt: Crime Doctor 1944 Episode |
"The Case of the Ambitious Chemist with John McIntire" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-03 8:30 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
John McIntire (Ordway) | Max Marcin (Creator) | ["Detective", "Psychological", "Crime Doctor", "John McIntire", "Philip Morris"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway investigates a suspicious laboratory explosion involving an industrial chemist who patented a lucrative synthetic resin formula. |
QuietPlease_1947_Dunkerque.mp3 Alt: Retreat at Dunkerque Quiet Please |
"Retreat at Dunkerque with Ernest Chappell and Wyllis Cooper" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Radio Drama |
Ernest Chappell (Narr.) | Wyllis Cooper (Dir.) | ["Drama", "Supernatural", "Quiet Please", "Ernest Chappell", "Wyllis Cooper"] |
A British soldier separated from his unit during the Dunkirk evacuation encounters an enigmatic companion guiding wounded troops through coastal fog. |
MysteryPlayhouse_1945_Whistler.mp3 Alt: Whistler Ambition Perilous Mystery Playhouse |
"The Whistler (Ambition, Perilous) with Peter Lorre and AFRS" | AFRS Transcription 1945-09-03 |
Armed Forces Radio Mystery Anthology |
Peter Lorre (Host) | Bill Forman (Whistler) | ["Mystery", "Psychological", "Mystery Playhouse", "Peter Lorre", "The Whistler"] |
An ambitious junior law partner conspires to frame his senior mentor for embezzlement, only to walk into his own intricately planned legal trap. |
MurderExperts_1951_ReturnSender.mp3 Alt: Return to the Sender Murder By Experts |
"Return to the Sender with Brett Halliday" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Showcase |
Brett Halliday (Host) | Mutual Mystery Cast | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "Murder By Experts", "Brett Halliday", "Mutual"] |
A vengeful blackmailer receives an undelivered parcel bomb returned by the post office with fatal consequences. |
SatNight_1949_FoolishGentlewoman.mp3 Alt: The Foolish Gentlewoman Saturday Night Theatre |
"The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp with BBC" | BBC Home Service 1949-09-03 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | Margery Sharp (Author) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Home Service", "Margery Sharp"] |
An elderly aristocratic widow attempts to atone for a decades-old romantic betrayal by offering her entire country estate to an impoverished cousin. |
SatNight_1955_TheYard.mp3 Alt: The Yard Saturday Night Theatre |
"The Yard by Jack Pulman with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1955-09-03 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | Jack Pulman (Author) | ["Crime", "Drama", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Home Service", "Jack Pulman"] |
Scotland Yard detectives conduct an intensive forensic investigation when a dockland watchman is found murdered near a Thames shipping wharf. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 3
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 3: 439 / 469 (30 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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