Archival Dispatch: September 5 Calendar Walk — Ellery Queen, Spotlight Bands & Dr. Demento
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Tags: September 5, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Sydney Smith, Anacin, Spotlight Bands, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown, Coca-Cola, The Dr Demento Show, Barret Hansen, Masters of Mystery, Springbok Radio, SABC, Heres To Romance, Dick Haymes, Bourjois, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 5 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 804)
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 armchair deduction on The Adventures of Ellery Queen for Anacin, two wartime military remote broadcasts on Spotlight Bands (Tommy Dorsey and Les Brown) for Coca-Cola, irreverent comedy novelty on The Dr. Demento Show, illusionist murder drama on Masters of Mystery, and romantic crooning on Here's to Romance with Dick Haymes for Evening in Paris, Dick Haymes (1943), Tommy Dorsey (1944), and Sydney Smith (1945):
1. September 5 Archival Inventory (Increment 804)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ElleryQueen_1945_ManAfraid.mp3 Alt: The Man Who Was Afraid The Adventures of Ellery Queen |
"The Adventure of the Man Who Was Afraid with Sydney Smith" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-05 7:30 PM EWT |
Whitehall Pharmacal Co. Anacin Pain Reliever |
Sydney Smith & Ortega | Lee & Dannay (Writers) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Ellery Queen", "Sydney Smith", "Anacin"] |
Ellery Queen challenges celebrity armchair guest detectives to deduce who terrorized a wealthy banker into fatal heart failure. |
SpotlightBands_1944_TailorMade.mp3 Alt: Tailor Made Spotlight Bands |
"Tailor Made Swing with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1944-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Soft Drinks |
Tommy Dorsey & Orch. | Blue Network Production | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Tommy Dorsey", "Coca Cola"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his brass orchestra in uptempo swing melodies and sentimental ballad hits broadcast directly to servicemembers. |
SpotlightBands_1944_LesBrown.mp3 Alt: Les Brown Spotlight Bands |
"Les Brown and His Band of Renown at Camp Haan" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1944-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Soft Drinks |
Les Brown & Doris Day | Blue Network Remote | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Les Brown", "Coca Cola"] |
Les Brown and his orchestra perform lively dance numbers for antiaircraft artillery recruits stationed at Camp Haan in California. |
DrDemento_1993_LaborDay.mp3 Alt: The Dr Demento Show 1993 Episode |
"Labor Day Comedy Special with Barret Hansen" | Syndicated Radio 1993-09-05 |
Syndicated Comedy Novelty Countdown |
Barret Hansen (Host) | On the Radio Syndication | ["Comedy", "Music", "Dr Demento", "Barret Hansen", "Novelty"] |
Dr. Demento plays bizarre novelty records, parodies, and irreverent musical comedy cuts culminating in the weekly Funny Five countdown. |
MastersMystery_1956_VanishingMagician.mp3 Alt: First Song - On My Come And Get It Day Masters of Mystery |
"The Vanishing Magician with Springbok Radio" | Springbok Radio 1956-09-05 9:00 PM |
Sustaining South African Mystery |
SABC Dramatic Troupe | Michael Silver (Director) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Masters of Mystery", "Springbok Radio", "SABC"] |
A stage illusionist disappears from a locked cabinet during a live theater performance and is found murdered in his backstage dressing room. |
Romance_1943_DickHaymes.mp3 Alt: Episode Heres To Romance |
"Dick Haymes and the Ray Bloch Orchestra" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-05 6:05 PM EWT |
Bourjois Inc. Evening in Paris |
Dick Haymes & Bloch | Ray Bloch Orchestra | ["Music", "Romance", "Heres To Romance", "Dick Haymes", "Bourjois"] |
Baritone crooner Dick Haymes performs romantic pop standards accompanied by Ray Bloch's lush studio orchestra. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 5
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 5: 138 / 401 (263 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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