Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — Counterspy, Let's Pretend & Stars Over Hollywood

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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, Counterspy, Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H Lord, Mail Pouch Tobacco, Kentucky Club, Let's Pretend, Nila Mack, Cream of Wheat, Ali Baba, Stars Over Hollywood, Brenda Marshall, Jane Wyatt, Bowey's Dari-Rich, Armour and Company, Dial Soap, In the Crimelight, WOR, A Platform for Christ, Mutual, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
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September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 761)

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 Don MacLaughlin thwarting naval convoy espionage on Counterspy for Mail Pouch Tobacco, Nila Mack's junior players in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves on Let's Pretend for Cream of Wheat, Brenda Marshall & Jane Wyatt on Stars Over Hollywood (Dari-Rich in 1943 and Dial Soap in 1948), true crime police investigations on In the Crimelight, and ecumenical labor ethics on A Platform for Christ, Don MacLaughlin (1944), Nila Mack (1954), Brenda Marshall & Jane Wyatt (1943, 1948), and Counterspy (1935–1960):


1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 761)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles Canonical Title Network, Airdate & Showtime Sponsor & Commercial Ads Credited Cast & Performers Director, Writers & Crew Genres Story Synopsis
Counterspy_1944_TalkativeHousekeeper.mp3
Alt: The Case of the Talkative Housekeeper Counterspy
"The Case of the Talkative Housekeeper with Don MacLaughlin" Blue Network (WJZ)
1944-09-04
9:00 PM EWT
Mail Pouch Tobacco
Kentucky Club Pipe Tobacco
Don MacLaughlin (Harding) Mandel Kramer & Lord ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Counterspy", "Don MacLaughlin", "Phillips H Lord"] United States Counterspies uncover an Axis espionage ring gathering confidential defense naval convoy schedules through a chatty boardinghouse maid.
LetsPretend_1954_AliBaba.mp3
Alt: From Vinyl Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Let's Pretend
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves with Nila Mack" CBS (WCBS)
1954-09-04
11:05 AM EDT
Cream of Wheat Corp.
Cream of Wheat Cereal
Pretenders Junior Troupe Nila Mack (Dir./Writer) ["Children", "Fantasy", "Let's Pretend", "Nila Mack", "Cream of Wheat"] A whimsical dramatization of the Arabian Nights fairy tale as poor woodcutter Ali Baba discovers the magic password into the treasure cave.
StarsHollywood_1943_WomansWeapon.mp3
Alt: A Woman's Weapon Stars Over Hollywood
"A Woman's Weapon with Brenda Marshall" CBS (KNX)
1943-09-04
12:30 PM EWT
Bowey's, Inc.
Dari-Rich Chocolate Drink
Brenda Marshall (Star) Dramatic Repertory Cast ["Drama", "Anthology", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Brenda Marshall", "Dari-Rich"] A spirited society woman uses quick thinking and subtle psychological maneuvering to prevent her fiancé from joining a fraudulent corporate scheme.
StarsHollywood_1948_ModelWife.mp3
Alt: Stars Over Hollywood 1948 Episode
"The Model Wife with Jane Wyatt" CBS (KNX)
1948-09-04
1:00 PM EDT
Armour and Co.
Dial Soap & Chiffon
Jane Wyatt (Star) Dramatic Repertory Cast ["Drama", "Anthology", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Jane Wyatt", "Armour"] An ambitious commercial artist's wife orchestrates a series of social dinner parties to help her timid husband win a lucrative department store campaign.
Crimelight_1935_PoliceDocudrama.mp3
Alt: In The Crimelight 1935 Episode
"True Crime Reenactments with WOR Dramatic Cast" WOR New York
1935-09-04
Sustaining
Police Docudrama
WOR Dramatic Company WOR Production Staff ["Crime", "Docudrama", "In The Crimelight", "WOR", "Police"] A gritty police docudrama tracing police ballistics experts who track down an armed safe-cracking gang operating in Manhattan.
PlatformChrist_1960_LaborManagement.mp3
Alt: Christ and Labor Management Platform for Christ, A
"Christ and Labor Management with Mutual" Mutual Radio
1960-09-04
Sustaining
Religious Discussion
Clergy Panelists Mutual Religious Staff ["Religion", "Talk", "Platform for Christ", "Mutual", "Labor Day"] A Labor Day ecumenical address examining Christian moral principles applied to collective bargaining, fair wages, and corporate workplace ethics.

2. Archival Verification Summary

  • Target Calendar Day: September 4
  • Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
  • Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 288 / 471 (119 remaining)
  • Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog