Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — McGarry & Mouse, Romance & Robert Montgomery
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, McGarry and His Mouse, Wendell Corey, Shirley Mitchell, Matt Taylor, Post's Raisin Bran, Romance, Seventh Heaven, Austin Strong, Bret Harte, Antony Ellis, Globe Theater, Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, AFRS, Intrigue, The Dreyfus Affair, Robert Montgomery, Joel Malone, CBS News, Elmer Davis, Edward R Murrow, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 751)
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 Wendell Corey & Shirley Mitchell in rookie detective domestic comedy on McGarry and His Mouse for Post's Raisin Bran, two sweeping romantic dramas on Romance (Seventh Heaven in 1945 and Bret Harte's The Postmistress of Laurel Run in 1954), Jean Arthur & Fred MacMurray in Too Many Husbands on Globe Theater for AFRS, Robert Montgomery exploring the historic French military espionage conspiracy in The Dreyfus Affair on Intrigue, and Elmer Davis on CBS News, Wendell Corey (1946), Austin Strong / Bret Harte (1945, 1954), Jean Arthur (1944), Robert Montgomery (1946), and Elmer Davis (1940–1954):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 751)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McGarry_1946_MissingMink.mp3 Alt: McGarry and His Mouse 1946 Episode |
"The Missing Fur Coat with Wendell Corey and Shirley Mitchell" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-04 8:00 PM EDT |
General Foods Post's Raisin Bran |
Wendell Corey & Mitchell | Matt Taylor (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Mystery", "McGarry and His Mouse", "Wendell Corey", "Shirley Mitchell"] |
Rookie detective Dan McGarry struggles to solve a department store mink theft while his well-meaning girlfriend Kitty relentlessly meddles in the case. |
Romance_1945_SeventhHeaven.mp3 Alt: Seventh Heaven Romance |
"Seventh Heaven with Austin Strong Adaptation" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-04 8:30 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Halo & Palmolive |
Dramatic Repertory Cast | Austin Strong (Author) | ["Romance", "Drama", "Romance", "Austin Strong", "Colgate"] |
An impoverished Parisian sewer worker rescues an abused street waif, creating a romantic sanctuary in his humble seventh-floor attic. |
Romance_1954_Postmistress.mp3 Alt: The Postmistress Of Laurel Run Romance |
"The Postmistress of Laurel Run with Bret Harte" | CBS (KNX) 1954-09-04 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Romance |
Dramatic Cast | Antony Ellis & Harte | ["Romance", "Western", "Romance", "Bret Harte", "Antony Ellis"] |
A devoted Sierra Nevada mining camp postmistress harbors a secret longing for a stagecoach driver who visits her remote postal window. |
GlobeTheater_1944_TooManyHusbands.mp3 Alt: The Too Many Husbands Globe Theater |
"Too Many Husbands with Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray (AFRS)" | AFRS Transcription 1944-09-04 |
Armed Forces Radio Troop Entertainment |
Jean Arthur & MacMurray | Frank Morgan & Bradley | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Globe 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. |
Intrigue_1946_DreyfusCase.mp3 Alt: The Dreyfus Case Intrigue |
"The Dreyfus Affair with Robert Montgomery" | CBS (WABC) 1946-09-04 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Historical Espionage |
Robert Montgomery (Host) | Joel Malone (Writer) | ["History", "Drama", "Intrigue", "Robert Montgomery", "CBS"] |
A dramatization of the fraudulent espionage conspiracy and French military coverup that falsely condemned Captain Alfred Dreyfus to Devil's Island. |
CBSNews_1940_DestroyerBaseTransfer.mp3 Alt: British Naval Treaty With The US CBS News |
"Anglo-American Destroyer Base Transfer with Elmer Davis" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-04 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining News Roundup |
Elmer Davis (Anchor) | Edward R. Murrow & Staff | ["News", "WWII", "CBS News", "Elmer Davis", "Edward R Murrow"] |
CBS correspondents report on Churchill's announcement transferring fifty US naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for Caribbean naval bases. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 228 / 471 (179 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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