Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Jack Webb, Jean Arthur & The Whistler
Date:
Author: radio index
Reading: 4 min
Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Jeff Regan Investigator, Jack Webb, Wilms Herbert, E Jack Neuman, The Screen Guild Theater, Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Frank Morgan, Lady Esther, The Whistler, Bill Forman, Signal Oil, Joel Malone, Hollywood Star Playhouse, Herbert Marshall, Bromo-Seltzer, Jack Johnstone, The Adventures of Dick Tracy, Matt Crowley, Tootsie Roll, Chester Gould, Armchair Adventures, Marvin Miller, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 743)
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 Jack Webb starring as hardboiled private eye Jeff Regan in The House by the Sea, Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray in Somerset Maugham's matrimonial farce Too Many Husbands on The Screen Guild Theater for Lady Esther, Bill Forman narrating railroad track-switching sabotage on The Whistler for Signal Oil, Herbert Marshall in isolated jungle outpost drama on Hollywood Star Playhouse, Matt Crowley foiling international munitions cartels on The Adventures of Dick Tracy, and Marvin Miller's solo short story performances on Armchair Adventures, Jack Webb (1948), Jean Arthur & Fred MacMurray (1944), Bill Forman (1946), Herbert Marshall (1950), Matt Crowley (1944), and Marvin Miller (1944–1952):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 743)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JeffRegan_1948_HouseSea.mp3 Alt: Investigator The House By The Sea Jeff Regan Investigator |
"The House by the Sea with Jack Webb as Jeff Regan" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-04 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
Jack Webb (Jeff Regan) | Wilms Herbert & Neuman | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Jeff Regan", "Jack Webb", "CBS"] |
Hardboiled investigator Jeff Regan is hired by an eccentric collector to recover stolen rare pearls from a cliffside Pacific beach house. |
ScreenGuild_1944_TooManyHusbands.mp3 Alt: The Screen Guild Theater (210) Too Many Husbands Screen Guild Theater |
"Too Many Husbands with Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-04 10:00 PM EWT |
Lady Esther Ltd. Lady Esther Cosmetics |
Jean Arthur & MacMurray | Frank Morgan & Bradley | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Screen Guild Theater", "Jean Arthur", "Fred MacMurray"] |
A fashionable woman whose first husband was presumed lost at sea finds herself comically married to two men when he reappears after she remarried. |
Whistler_1946_LinesCross.mp3 Alt: Where The Lines Cross Whistler, The |
"Where the Lines Cross with Bill Forman as The Whistler" | CBS Pacific (KNX) 1946-09-04 9:00 PM PST |
Signal Oil Co. Signal Gasoline |
Bill Forman (Whistler) | Joel Malone (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Thriller", "The Whistler", "Bill Forman", "Signal Oil"] |
A corrupt railroad dispatcher tampers with track signals to orchestrate a fatal train collision and collect on his business partner's life insurance. |
HollywoodStar_1950_Outpost.mp3 Alt: Outpost Hollywood Star Playhouse |
"Outpost with Herbert Marshall" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-04 8:00 PM EDT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Herbert Marshall (Star) | Jack Johnstone (Dir.) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Hollywood Star Playhouse", "Herbert Marshall", "Bromo-Seltzer"] |
A British colonial officer stationed at an isolated jungle outpost suspects his junior colleague is secretly collaborating with ivory smugglers. |
DickTracy_1944_BlackPearl.mp3 Alt: Dick Tracy 1944 Episode |
"The Black Pearl of Singapore with Matt Crowley as Dick Tracy" | Blue Network 1944-09-04 5:15 PM EWT |
Sweets Co. of America Tootsie Rolls |
Matt Crowley (Tracy) | Howard Smith & Gould | ["Detective", "Adventure", "Dick Tracy", "Matt Crowley", "Tootsie Roll"] |
Dick Tracy and Junior pursue an undercover sabotage operative smuggling black pearls to finance an illegal munitions pipeline. |
ArmchairAdv_1952_FishermansLuck.mp3 Alt: Fisherman's Luck Armchair Adventures |
"Fisherman's Luck with Marvin Miller" | Syndication 1952-09-04 |
Sustaining Solo Storytelling |
Marvin Miller (All Voices) | Syndicated Audio Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Armchair Adventures", "Marvin Miller", "Syndication"] |
An elderly coastal fisherman hooks an unexpected waterlogged strongbox containing clues to an unsolved harbor heist. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 180 / 471 (227 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
radioindex.org-metaandradioindex.org-blog