Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Sherlock Holmes, The Sea Hound & Don DeFore

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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, Michael Hardwick, Arthur Conan Doyle, Petri Wine, The Sea Hound, Fran Striker, Bobby Hastings, Ken Daigneau, Serial Story Arc, Secret of the Caribbean, The Coral Reef Smugglers, Hollywood Preview, Don DeFore, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
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September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 714)

This inaugural archival dispatch for September 4 documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses across three classic Sherlock Holmes investigations (Basil Rathbone on Mutual for Petri Wine alongside Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley on the BBC Light Programme), high-seas juvenile radio serial cliffhangers penned by Fran Striker on The Sea Hound, and romantic Hollywood radio previews with Don DeFore, Basil Rathbone (1944), Carleton Hobbs (1962, 1964), The Sea Hound (1944, 1946), and Don DeFore (1944–1964):


1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 714)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles Canonical Title Network, Airdate & Showtime Sponsor & Commercial Ads Credited Cast & Performers Director, Writers & Crew Genres Story Arc Metadata Story Synopsis
SherlockHolmes_1944_Demetrius.mp3
Alt: Demetrius, The Divine Sherlock Holmes
"Demetrius, the Divine with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes" Mutual (WOR)
1944-09-04
8:30 PM EWT
Petri Wine Company
Petri Wine
Basil Rathbone (Holmes) Nigel Bruce & Boucher ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Basil Rathbone", "Petri Wine"] null Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a fraudulent spiritualist charlatan who tricks wealthy London widows out of their inheritances.
SherlockHolmes_1962_MazarinStone.mp3
Alt: The Mazarin Stone Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone with Carleton Hobbs" BBC Light Programme
1962-09-04
Sustaining
British Radio Drama
Carleton Hobbs (Holmes) Norman Shelley & Hardwick ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Carleton Hobbs", "BBC Light Programme"] null Sherlock Holmes places a wax dummy in his Baker Street window to outsmart a jewel thief attempting to fence the Crown's stolen hundred-thousand-pound yellow diamond.
SherlockHolmes_1964_ThreeGarridebs.mp3
Alt: The Three Garridebs Sherlock Holmes
"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs with Carleton Hobbs" BBC Light Programme
1964-09-04
Sustaining
British Radio Drama
Carleton Hobbs (Holmes) Norman Shelley & Hardwick ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Carleton Hobbs", "BBC Light Programme"] null Holmes unmasks an American counterfeiter fabricating an elaborate inheritance quest to gain access to an elderly collector's secret cellar printing press.
SeaHound_1944_Minefield.mp3
Alt: The Sea Hound 1944 Episode
"The Hidden Minefield with Captain Silver" Blue Network
1944-09-04
5:00 PM EWT
Sustaining
Maritime Adventure
Ken Daigneau (Silver) Bobby Hastings & Striker ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Fran Striker", "Blue Network"] {"title": "Secret of the Caribbean", "part": 12, "total_parts": 30} Captain Silver and his crew navigate their vessel through underwater explosive mines planted along a hidden Caribbean submarine channel.
SeaHound_1946_PirateRaider.mp3
Alt: Episode The Sea Hound
"Escaping the Pirate Raider with Captain Silver" ABC
1946-09-04
5:00 PM EDT
Sustaining
Maritime Adventure
Ken Daigneau (Silver) Bobby Hastings & Crew ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Ken Daigneau", "ABC"] {"title": "The Coral Reef Smugglers", "part": 15, "total_parts": 26} Captain Silver executes an evasive seafaring maneuver through a treacherous coral reef to elude an armed smugglers' gunboat.
HollywoodPreview_1945_Marriage.mp3
Alt: Ground for Marriage Hollywood Preview
"Ground for Marriage with Don DeFore" CBS (KNX)
1945-09-04
8:30 PM EWT
Sustaining
Hollywood Preview
Don DeFore (Host) Sterling Tracy (Dir.) ["Comedy", "Romance", "Hollywood Preview", "Don DeFore", "CBS"] null A charming bachelor doctor finds his quiet routine upended when his opera singer ex-wife orchestrates a comedic campaign to win him back.

2. Archival Verification Summary

  • Target Calendar Day: September 4
  • Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
  • Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 6 / 471 (401 remaining)
  • Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog