Archival Dispatch: September 5 Calendar Walk — Kraft Music Hall, Mystery House & Box 13

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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 5, Calendar Walk, Taxi, Sid James, BBC Radio 4, Kraft Music Hall, Paul Whiteman, Ramona, Bob Burns, Ida Lupino, Charlie Ruggles, Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter, Kraft Mayonnaise, Mystery House, Bela Lugosi, Box 13, Alan Ladd, Mayfair Productions, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
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September 5 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 789)

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 5 across London cabbie escapades with Sid James on Taxi, three decades of Kraft Music Hall (Paul Whiteman conducting symphonic jazz [1935], Bob Burns bantering with Ida Lupino & Charlie Ruggles [1940], and Bing Crosby serenading [1946]) for Kraft Foods, Bela Lugosi in supernatural radio suspense on Mystery House, and Alan Ladd answering classified danger on Box 13, Paul Whiteman (1935), Bob Burns (1940), and Alan Ladd (1948):


1. September 5 Archival Inventory (Increment 789)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles Canonical Title Network, Airdate & Showtime Sponsor & Commercial Ads Credited Cast & Performers Director, Writers & Crew Genres Story Synopsis
Taxi_1971_StevesNightShift.mp3
Alt: Steve's Night Shift Taxi
"Steve's Night Shift with Sid James" BBC Radio 4
1971-09-05
Sustaining
British Comedy
Sid James & Spinetti Ted Willis (Writer) ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Taxi", "Sid James", "BBC Radio 4"] London cabbie Sid takes on an eccentric late-night passenger whose strange luggage triggers an unexpected police interrogation across Soho.
KraftMusicHall_1935_PaulWhiteman.mp3
Alt: Kraft Music Hall 1935 Episode
"Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with Ramona" NBC Red (WEAF)
1935-09-05
10:00 PM EDST
Kraft-Phenix Cheese
Kraft Mayonnaise
Whiteman & Ramona Kraft Production Unit ["Music", "Variety", "Kraft Music Hall", "Paul Whiteman", "Kraft"] Paul Whiteman conducts symphonic jazz arrangements, showcasing piano solos, hot horn riffs, and vocal ballads for Kraft.
KraftMusicHall_1940_BobBurnsIdaLupino.mp3
Alt: Guest Host - Bob Burns, Guest - Ida Lupino Kraft Music Hall
"Guest Host Bob Burns with Guests Ida Lupino and Charlie Ruggles" NBC Red (WEAF)
1940-09-05
10:00 PM EDST
Kraft Cheese Co.
Miracle Whip Dressing
Bob Burns, Lupino & Ruggles John Scott Trotter Orch. ["Comedy", "Variety", "Kraft Music Hall", "Bob Burns", "Ida Lupino"] Arkansas bazooka virtuoso Bob Burns trades rustic tall tales with actress Ida Lupino and comedian Charlie Ruggles during Bing's summer hiatus.
KraftMusicHall_1946_BingCrosby.mp3
Alt: Episode ++++ Kraft Music Hall
"Bing Crosby and The Music Maids with John Scott Trotter" NBC (WEAF)
1946-09-05
9:00 PM EDT
Kraft Foods Co.
Velveeta & Parkay
Crosby & Music Maids John Scott Trotter Orch. ["Music", "Variety", "Kraft Music Hall", "Bing Crosby", "Kraft"] Bing Crosby serenades listeners with romantic standards, banter with John Scott Trotter, and choral harmonies from the Music Maids.
MysteryHouse_1948_ThirteenthFloor.mp3
Alt: Mystery House 1948 Episode
"The Thirteenth Floor with Bela Lugosi" Syndication
1948-09-05
Sustaining
Horror Anthology
Bela Lugosi & McIntire Harry MacFayden (Dir.) ["Horror", "Mystery", "Mystery House", "Bela Lugosi", "Syndication"] An architect investigating a cursed skyscraper penthouse discovers an elevator button leading to a hidden floor where occult rituals occur.
Box13_1948_BlackmailIsMurder.mp3
Alt: Blackmail Is Murder Box 13
"Blackmail Is Murder with Alan Ladd" Mutual / Mayfair
1948-09-05
7:00 PM EDT
Regional Advertisers
Syndicated Mystery
Alan Ladd & Picker Russell Hughes (Writer) ["Detective", "Adventure", "Box 13", "Alan Ladd", "Mayfair"] Novelist Dan Holiday answers an anonymous classified ad to help an extortion victim and uncovers a murder frame-up within a high-stakes gambling club.

2. Archival Verification Summary

  • Target Calendar Day: September 5
  • Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
  • Cumulative Resolved on September 5: 48 / 401 (353 remaining)
  • Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog