Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Johnny Mercer, Rocky Jordan & Ben-Hur
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Johnny Mercer's Music Shop, Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, Paul Weston, Pepsodent, A Man Named Jordan, Rocky Jordan, Jack Moyles, Jay Novello, Del Monte Foods, Rudy Vallee, The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, Ruth Etting, Standard Brands, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day, Dennis Day, Barbara Eiler, Colgate, Ma Perkins, Virginia Payne, Oxydol, Favorite Story, Ronald Colman, Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace, Jerome Lawrence, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 742)
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 4 across Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford harmonizing on Johnny Mercer's Music Shop for Pepsodent, Jack Moyles facing Egyptian desert perils as Rocky Jordan, Ruth Etting performing torch classics with Rudy Vallee on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, Dennis Day causing small-town havoc on A Day in the Life of Dennis Day for Colgate, Virginia Payne outwitting real estate fraudsters on Ma Perkins for Oxydol, and Ronald Colman presenting General Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur on Favorite Story, Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford (1944), Jack Moyles (1949), Rudy Vallee & Ruth Etting (1930), Dennis Day (1948), Virginia Payne (1950), and Ronald Colman (1930–1950):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 742)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JohnnyMercer_1944_DontWantKnow.mp3 Alt: I Don't Want To Know About You Johnny Mercer's Music Shop |
"I Don't Want to Know About You with Jo Stafford" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-04 8:30 PM EWT |
Pepsodent Company Pepsodent Tooth Powder |
Johnny Mercer & Stafford | Paul Weston & Pipers | ["Music", "Variety", "Johnny Mercer's Music Shop", "Johnny Mercer", "Jo Stafford"] |
Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford exchange swinging songwriting banter and perform pop duets led by I Don't Want to Know About You. |
RockyJordan_1949_StrangerDesert.mp3 Alt: Stranger to the Desert A Man Named Jordan |
"Stranger to the Desert with Jack Moyles as Rocky Jordan" | CBS (KNX) 1949-09-04 |
Sustaining Near East Detective |
Jack Moyles (Rocky) | Jay Novello & Gerson | ["Detective", "Adventure", "A Man Named Jordan", "Rocky Jordan", "Jack Moyles"] |
Cairo cafe owner Rocky Jordan is pursued into the Egyptian desert after protecting an injured European courier carrying a stolen archeological relic. |
RudyVallee_1930_RuthEtting.mp3 Alt: Ruth Etting Rudy Vallee |
"Guest Ruth Etting with Rudy Vallee" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1930-09-04 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Rudy Vallee & Etting | Connecticut Yankees | ["Music", "Variety", "Rudy Vallee", "Ruth Etting", "Fleischmann's"] |
Rudy Vallee welcomes torch singer Ruth Etting for classic Broadway torch ballads and upbeat early Depression-era dance arrangements. |
DennisDay_1948_OperaAudition.mp3 Alt: A Day In The Life Of Dennis Day 1948 Episode |
"Dennis Auditions for the Community Opera with Colgate" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-09-04 10:00 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream |
Dennis Day (Dennis) | Barbara Eiler & Benaderet | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Dennis Day", "Barbara Eiler", "Colgate"] |
Dennis Day causes small-town pandemonium when he tries to secure the tenor lead in the Weaverville amateur community opera production. |
MaPerkins_1950_SylvesterTrickery.mp3 Alt: All Of Sylvester's Trickery Is Out In The Open Ma Perkins |
"Sylvester's Trickery Exposed with Virginia Payne as Ma Perkins" | CBS (WABC) 1950-09-04 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Soap Powder |
Virginia Payne (Ma) | Charles Egelston & Forbes | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Ma Perkins", "Virginia Payne", "Oxydol"] |
Ma Perkins confronts unscrupulous promoter Sylvester in her Rushville lumber yard office after exposing his fraudulent real estate investment scheme. |
FavoriteStory_1948_BenHur.mp3 Alt: Ben Hur Favorite Story |
"Ben-Hur with Ronald Colman" | Syndication / Ziv 1948-09-04 |
General Petroleum Mobilgas & Mobiloil |
Ronald Colman (Host) | Lawrence & Lee (Writers) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Favorite Story", "Ronald Colman", "Ben-Hur"] |
A Jewish prince falsely accused of treason by his Roman boyhood friend survives galley slavery to seek justice in a legendary chariot race. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 174 / 471 (233 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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