Archival Dispatch: September 16 Calendar Walk — Gregory Peck, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor & Robert Young
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Author: radio index
Reading: 38 min
Tags: September 16, Calendar Walk, Screen Guild Theater, Gregory Peck, Barbara Britton, Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, Baby Snooks, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Family Theater, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Suspense, Virginia Bruce, Claudia, Coca-Cola, Jungle Jim, Clean Titles, Pure Synopses, Archival Insights
September 16 Archival Metadata Enrichment & Historical Discoveries
This archival dispatch durably records the historical discoveries, technical anomalies, verified cast roles, commercial integrity audits, and contemporary newspaper logs for old-time radio broadcasts transmitted on September 16.
Cardinal Rule Enforced: Clean Canonical Titles
All episode titles across catalog and meta repositories maintain strict canonical naming. Broadcast venues, sequence numbers, and distribution tags are strictly stripped from titles and durably recorded within the narrative synopsis, newspaper citations, and structured metadata notes.
1. September 16 Archival Inventory & Verified Discoveries
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Clean Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis & Discovered Historical Insights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screen_Guild_46-09-16_Arrowsmith.mp3 Alt: Arrowsmith Lady Esther Screen Guild Players |
"Arrowsmith" | CBS Network 1946-09-16 10:00 PM EDT |
Lady Esther Face Cream & Powder Anniversary Offer |
Gregory Peck (Dr. Martin Arrowsmith) Barbara Britton (Leora Arrowsmith) Jean Hersholt (Dr. Gottlieb) Truman Bradley (Announcer) |
Sinclair Lewis (Author) Wilbur Hatch (Music Director) |
["Drama", "Medical", "Screen Guild"] |
Synopsis: Gregory Peck, Barbara Britton, and Jean Hersholt star in Sinclair Lewis's medical drama Arrowsmith on The Screen Guild Theater, sponsored by Lady Esther. Discovered Insights: Rare medical radio drama bringing Gregory Peck and Jean Hersholt (himself famous as Dr. Christian) together in Sinclair Lewis's Pulitzer-winning narrative. |
Baby_Snooks_45-09-16_Baby_Snooks_Visits.mp3 Alt: Baby Snooks Visits The Baby Snooks Show |
"Guest: Eddie Cantor" | CBS Network 1945-09-16 6:30 PM EWT |
General Foods Sanka Coffee (97% Caffein-Free) |
Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks) Hanley Stafford (Daddy / Lancelot Higgins) Eddie Cantor (Guest Star) |
Fanny Brice Productions Carmen Dragon (Orchestra) |
["Comedy", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Fanny Brice stars as Baby Snooks opposite Hanley Stafford when comedian Eddie Cantor visits the Higgins household to help search for missing Snooks. Discovered Insights: Eddie Cantor makes a surprise guest appearance offering comical advice to frantic father Hanley Stafford after Baby Snooks goes missing from school. |
Family_Theater_48-09-16_A_Day_To_Remember.mp3 Alt: A Day to Remember Family Theater |
"A Day to Remember" | Mutual Broadcasting System 1948-09-16 10:00 PM EST |
Family Theater Productions Public Service Archival |
Robert Young Ruth Hussey Robert Ryan (Host) |
Father Patrick Peyton (Producer) Max Terr (Music) |
["Drama", "Family"] |
Synopsis: Robert Young and Ruth Hussey star as parents whose young son schemes to buy an anniversary present, hosted by Robert Ryan on Family Theater. Discovered Insights: Poignant domestic drama highlighting Father Peyton's family prayer crusade, pairing future Father Knows Best star Robert Young with Ruth Hussey. |
Suspense_43-09-16_The_Cross_Eyed_Bear.mp3 Alt: AFRS Suspense The Cross Eyed Bear |
"The Cross-Eyed Bear" | CBS / AFRS Network 1943-09-16 9:00 PM EWT |
Armed Forces Radio Service War Department rebroadcast |
Virginia Bruce John Loder |
William Spier (Producer / Director) Bernard Herrmann (Composer) |
["Mystery", "Suspense", "Thriller"] |
Synopsis: Virginia Bruce and John Loder star as a courageous woman and an undercover agent who investigate an international murder mystery tied to the cross-eyed bear. Discovered Insights: Classic Suspense thriller based on Dorothy B. Hughes's mystery, adapted by William Spier with Bernard Herrmann conducting the score. |
Claudia_48-09-16_A_Steak_Dinner.mp3 Alt: A Steak Dinner Goest To The Dog Claudia |
"A Steak Dinner Goes to the Dog" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1948-09-16 Daily 15-min |
The Coca-Cola Company "The Pause That Refreshes" |
Kathryn Bard (Claudia Naughton) Paul Crabtree (David Naughton) |
Rose Franken (Author) William Brown Meloney (Director) |
["Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Claudia and David dine at an upscale restaurant where she tries to sneak a leftover steak bone home in her purse for their dog, sparking marital bickering. Discovered Insights: Intimate marital radio play transcribed under the direct supervision of author Rose Franken and husband William Brown Meloney. |
Aunt_Mary_47-09-16_Ben_Offers.mp3 Alt: Ben Offers To Buy The Dream House At A Loss To Randy |
"Ben Offers to Buy the Dream House" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1947-09-16 Transcribed Serial |
Syndicated Broadcast Local Grocery Sponsors |
Jane Morgan (Aunt Mary) Randy Lane Ben Calvert |
C.P. MacGregor (Transcriptions) | ["Drama", "Serial"] |
Synopsis: Ben Calvert attempts to purchase Randy Lane's half-finished model home in Wakefield at a sharp financial loss, causing Randy to doubt the community's support. Discovered Insights: High-quality West Coast transcription master from the long-running daytime serial portraying small-town American community life. |
Jungle_Jim_44-09-16_Running_Gun_Battle.mp3 Alt: A Running Gun Battle With The Japanese |
"A Running Gun Battle with the Japanese" | Syndicated / Hearst Weekly 1944-09-16 Syndicated |
Hearst Comic Weekly Sunday Comic Promos |
Jungle Jim Sergeant McGovern Sing Lee Kolu |
Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Juvenile"] |
Synopsis: Jungle Jim and his daring raiders harass Japanese forces occupying Java while rescuing captured Sergeant McGovern and delivering an enemy captain to local villagers. Discovered Insights: WWII Pacific War-era syndicated dramatization featuring Alex Raymond's comic strip characters engaging in guerrilla operations in the Dutch East Indies. |
Drene_Show_44-09-16_Girl_Of_My_Dreams.mp3 Alt: 1st Girl of My Dreams Rudy Vallee The Drene Show |
"Girl of My Dreams" | NBC Red Network 1944-09-16 8:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Special Drene Shampoo |
Rudy Vallee (Host) Ed Gardner (Archie from Duffy's Tavern) |
Rudy Vallee (Director) Xavier Cugat (Music) |
["Variety", "Comedy", "Music"] |
Synopsis: Rudy Vallee welcomes guest comedian Ed Gardner of Duffy's Tavern to his rehearsal studio before singing the popular standard Girl of My Dreams. Discovered Insights: Cross-network comedic banter between Rudy Vallee and Ed Gardner in character as Archie from Duffy's Tavern, poking fun at radio rehearsals and soap opera commercials. |
Amos_And_Andy_47-09-16_Adopting_Andy.mp3 Alt: Adopting Andy The Amos and Andy Show |
"Adopting Andy" | NBC Network 1947-09-16 9:00 PM EST |
Lever Brothers Rinso & Lifebuoy Soap |
Freeman Gosden (Amos / Kingfish) Charles Correll (Andy) Ernestine Wade (Sapphire) |
Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll Lud Gluskin (Orchestra) |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Kingfish schemes to have Andy adopted by an affluent visiting couple, causing chaos when Andy awkwardly waits on the orphanage adoption bench. Discovered Insights: Classic Kingfish scheme where Andy is mistaken for a juvenile orphan while waiting on the adoption bench at the city orphanage. |
Jean_Shepherd_65-09-16_Amazon.mp3 Alt: Amazon The Jean Shepherd Show |
"Amazon" | WOR New York 1965-09-16 11:15 PM EST |
WOR Sustaining Late Night Broadcast |
Jean Shepherd (Host / Narrator) | WOR Radio Staff | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Monologue"] |
Synopsis: Jean Shepherd recounts his return to New York following an expedition deep into the Amazon jungle, sharing impressions of remote indigenous communities. Discovered Insights: Captivating 45-minute unbroken observational monologue describing Jean Shepherd's real-life expedition deep into the South American Amazon basin, reflecting on the psychological shock of returning to civilization. |
Treasury_Star_Parade_43-09-16_Baby_Snooks.mp3 Alt: Baby Snooks and Daddy Treasury Star Parade |
"Baby Snooks and Daddy" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1943-09-16 15-min Syndication |
U.S. Treasury Department Third War Loan Drive |
Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks) Hanley Stafford (Daddy / Lancelot Higgins) Colin Campbell (Announcer) |
Bill Rapp & Delmar Daves (Writers) William Robson (Director) |
["Comedy", "Armed Forces", "Drama"] |
Synopsis: Daddy scrambles to prepare an eccentric dinner on a budget for his uncle, but Baby Snooks causes disaster with the dog bowl and mousetrap cheese. Discovered Insights: Wartime domestic comedy produced for the War Finance Division, highlighted by an emotional mother's letter urging citizens to invest extra war bonds for overseas troops. |
My_Favorite_Husband_49-09-16_Baseball.mp3 Alt: Baseball My Favorite Husband |
"Baseball" | CBS Network 1949-09-16 8:30 PM EST |
General Foods Jell-O Family of Puddings |
Lucille Ball (Liz Cooper) Richard Denning (George Cooper) Gale Gordon (Rudolph Atterbury) Bea Benaderet (Iris Atterbury) |
Jess Oppenheimer (Director) Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh & Bob Carroll Jr. |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Liz Cooper signs up for the annual bank baseball game to George's dismay, but ends up forcing in the winning run after taking a pitch to the head. Discovered Insights: Hall-of-fame physical radio comedy prefiguring I Love Lucy, featuring Liz learning baseball from eccentric neighbor Mr. Wood before being forced into the lineup. |
Lum_And_Abner_41-09-16_Bank_Has_No_Charter.mp3 Alt: Bank Has No Charter Lum and Abner |
"Bank Has No Charter" | NBC Blue Network 1941-09-16 8:15 PM EST |
Miles Laboratories One-A-Day Vitamins & Alka-Seltzer |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) Lou Crosby (Announcer) |
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Lum hides out in terror after learning that his photograph was mistaken for a wanted jewel thief and turned over to the police by a Kansas City widow. Discovered Insights: Classic Pine Ridge rural dialogue where Lum's portrait intended for a romantic courtship is misidentified as a notorious criminal by a Kansas City secretary. |
Aunt_Mary_46-09-16_Ben_Picks_Up_Scarf.mp3 Alt: Ben Picks Up Carla's Scarf Aunt Mary |
"Ben Picks Up Carla's Scarf" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1946-09-16 Daily Serial |
Syndicated Broadcast Local Grocery Sponsors |
Jane Morgan (Aunt Mary) Ben Calvert Carla |
C.P. MacGregor (Transcriptions) | ["Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: At the opening of Wakefield's new supper club, Ben Calvert secretly pockets Carla's dropped silk scarf while nursing a bitter desire for revenge. Discovered Insights: Dramatic turning point in the serialized small-town rivalry where Ben Calvert hides evidence of Carla's presence to exploit against his enemies. |
The_Couple_Next_Door_60-09-16_Betsy_Threatens.mp3 Alt: Betsy Threatens To Run Away The Couple Next Door |
"Betsy Threatens To Run Away" | CBS Radio 1960-09-16 Daily 15-min |
CBS Sustaining Network Daytime Serial |
Peg Lynch (Peggy Piper) Alan Bunce (Jim Piper) Francie Myers (Betsy Piper) |
Peg Lynch (Author / Creator) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: When her parents forbid her from attending a nighttime carnival at the crossroads, nine-year-old Betsy angrily threatens to pack her bags and run away. Discovered Insights: Authentic suburban family humor written by Peg Lynch, highlighting a nine-year-old girl's hilarious attempt to cite a classmate's psychiatrist before settling for butter pecan ice cream. |
World_News_Today_45-09-16_Japanese_Surrender.mp3 Alt: CBS World News Today 1945-09-16 |
"CBS World News Today" | CBS Network 1945-09-16 2:30 PM EWT |
Admiral Corporation Admiral Dual-Temp Refrigerators & Radios |
Robert Trout (Anchor) Charles Collingwood (London) Douglas Edwards (Paris) William J. Dunn (Tokyo) John Adams (Manila) |
Paul White (CBS News Director) | ["News", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: CBS correspondents report on the official Japanese surrender at Hong Kong, tense occupation in Tokyo and Shanghai, and peace treaty debates in London. Discovered Insights: Milestone Sunday news roundup covering the formal Hong Kong surrender ceremony, post-war European border negotiations over Trieste, and MacArthur's protest over a downed B-29 in Korea. |
Lum_And_Abner_41-09-16_Closing_The_Bank.mp3 Alt: Closing the Bank Lum and Abner |
"Closing the Bank" | NBC Blue Network 1941-09-16 8:15 PM EST |
Miles Laboratories One-A-Day Vitamins & Alka-Seltzer |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) Lou Crosby (Announcer) |
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Lum returns from the county seat with bad news for Abner, revealing their Pine Ridge bank must immediately return all deposits because it has no state charter. Discovered Insights: Crucial prelude to sequence 446, featuring Grandpap Spears preparing to become assistant cashier before Lum admits the bank lacks a state banking charter. |
Superman_41-09-16_Dr_Deutch_Part_11.mp3 Alt: Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine - Part 11 The Adventures of Superman |
"Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine" | Mutual Broadcasting System 1941-09-16 5:15 PM EST |
Kellogg's Pep The Super-Delicious Cereal |
Clayton Bud Collyer (Clark Kent / Superman) Jackie Kelk (Jimmy Olsen) Julian Noa (Perry White) |
George Lowther (Writer) Robert Maxwell (Producer) |
["Adventure", "Drama", "Science Fiction", "Children"] |
Synopsis: Arriving by seaplane to trap Doctor Deutsch, Clark Kent scouts ahead while Secret Service agent Lewis draws a gun on Perry White and Jimmy Olsen. Discovered Insights: Tense cliffhanger serial where a supposed government ally reveals his allegiance to the fifth-column mastermind on the volcanic radium stronghold. |
Chase_And_Sanborn_44-09-16_Joan_Blondell.mp3 Alt: Chase And Sanborn Hour Guest Joan Blondell |
"Guest Joan Blondell" | NBC Red Network 1944-09-16 8:00 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Joan Blondell (Guest Star) Ray Noble (Orchestra) |
Edgar Bergen Productions | ["Comedy", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy welcome actress Joan Blondell to a naval air station for a comedic Brooklyn melodrama parody about an angry landlord. Discovered Insights: Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy perform live before sailors at an armed services base, welcoming actress Joan Blondell for an uproarious old-time melodrama skit about a cruel mortgage holder and an innocent daughter. |
Ford_Road_Show_57-09-16_Dont_Blame_Me.mp3 Alt: Don't Blame Me The Ford Road Show |
"Don't Blame Me" | CBS Radio 1957-09-16 5-min Drive Time |
Ford Motor Company Ford Station Wagons with Thunderbird V8 |
Bing Crosby (Host / Vocalist) Buddy Cole (Piano) |
CBS Staff | ["Music", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Bing Crosby croons the popular standard Don't Blame Me accompanied by Buddy Cole before pitching the spacious new Thunderbird V8 powered Ford station wagons. Discovered Insights: Intimate five-minute drive-time broadcast featuring Bing Crosby singing with jazz pianist Buddy Cole and delivering personal commercial endorsements for the Ford Motor Company. |
American_Melody_46-09-16_Fashion_By_Faith.mp3 Alt: Fashion By Faith The American Melody Hour |
"Fashion By Faith" | NBC Network 1946-09-16 10:00 PM EDT |
Carnation Evaporated Milk "From Contented Cows" |
Buddy Clark (Host / Vocalist) Percy Faith (Orchestra Director) Kay Armen (Guest Vocalist) |
C.H. Cottington (Producer) | ["Music", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Host Buddy Clark and conductor Percy Faith welcome guest vocalist Kay Armen for a showcase of popular standards including Out of My Dreams and You Go to My Head. Discovered Insights: Rare intact studio broadcast featuring Percy Faith conducting his lush orchestral arrangements of Oklahoma! alongside guest singer Kay Armen performing live standards. |
Mystery_House_45-09-16_Completewithquartet.mp3 Alt: Completewithquartet Mystery House |
"Complete with Quartet" | Mutual / Syndicated 1945-09-16 Weekly Mystery |
Syndicated Broadcast Local Grocery Sponsors |
Dan Glenn (Carl Renfron / Host) Barbara Glenn (Host) Forrest Lewis (Harry Canby) Rye Billsbury (Announcer) |
Bela Kovacs (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Thriller"] |
Synopsis: A mortician blackmails a gangster when a murdered detective is left in his embalming room, only to reveal he has been assisting the police all along. Discovered Insights: Fascinating dark crime drama where an unscrupulous funeral director turns the tables on a crime syndicate by demanding a fifty-thousand-dollar deluxe funeral service for a murdered undercover investigator. |
Lum_And_Abner_35-09-16_First_Day_Of_School.mp3 Alt: First Day Of School Lum and Abner |
"First Day Of School" | NBC Red / Mutual 1935-09-16 15-min Serial |
Horlick's Malted Milk The Original Malted Milk |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) Grandpap Spears |
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Grandpap Spears worries he will lose his farm for overdue taxes after investing in a questionable silver mine until a visiting stranger purchases shares to save him. Discovered Insights: Early vintage Pine Ridge serial from the Horlick's Malted Milk sponsorship era highlighting Grandpap Spears facing foreclosure on his homestead due to unpaid county property taxes. |
FEN_60-09-16_30th_Anniversary_FEN_Teens_On_Parade.mp3 Alt: Far East Network 30th Anniversary FEN Teens On Parade |
"30th Anniversary Teens on Parade" | Far East Network (AFN) 1960-09-16 30th Anniversary Special |
Armed Forces Radio Military Sustaining Broadcast |
Sharon McKiddo (Producer) Jack Benny (Tribute Subject) FEN Announcers |
Far East Network Staff | ["Armed Forces", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: The Far East Network marks thirty years of military broadcasting with archival clips honoring comedian Jack Benny alongside classic music and variety programs. Discovered Insights: Rare military network retrospective produced by Sharon McKiddo celebrating three decades of service broadcasting across the Pacific theater, featuring a poignant memorial tribute to comedian Jack Benny. |
Hearts_In_Harmony_46-09-16_Freddie_Questioned.mp3 Alt: Freddie Questioned Hearts in Harmony |
"Freddie Questioned" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1946-09-16 Daily 15-min Serial |
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. Kroger Tender-Ray Beef |
Jone Allison (Penny Gibbs) Freddie Lang Captain Holland |
Kroger Transcriptions | ["Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Police suspect Freddie Lang of stealing three hundred dollars until former gang leader Bill Carver corners him in an alley and confesses to the robbery. Discovered Insights: Tense serialized crime arc where Freddie Lang faces police interrogation over missing payroll funds before his old criminal associate reveals he executed the robbery from the back of Penny Gibbs's car. |
Bob_Burns_47-09-16_First_Episode.mp3 Alt: First Episode The Bob Burns Show (Actual: Red Barber Sports Commentary) |
"Red Barber Sports Commentary" | CBS Network 1947-09-16 Sports Commentary |
CBS Sustaining Network Public Service Announcement |
Red Barber (Host / Sports Commentator) | CBS Sports Staff | ["Sports", "News", "Talk"] |
Synopsis: Red Barber previews the major league baseball season across both leagues before delivering an earnest commentary urging Americans to reject racial prejudice. Discovered Insights: Rare sports commentary from the landmark 1947 baseball season (the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier) where Red Barber concludes his analysis with a direct plea against racial and religious prejudice. |
Superman_46-09-16_George_Latimer_Part_10.mp3 Alt: George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss, Part 10 of 17 The Adventures of Superman |
"George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss" | Mutual Broadcasting System 1946-09-16 5:15 PM EST |
Kellogg's Pep The Super-Delicious Cereal |
Clayton Bud Collyer (Clark Kent / Superman) Julian Noa (Perry White) Jackie Kelk (Jimmy Olsen) Jackson Beck (Narrator) |
George Lowther & B.P. Freeman (Writers) Robert Maxwell (Producer) |
["Adventure", "Drama", "Juvenile"] |
Synopsis: Clark Kent confronts the governor over a corrupt boss while a masked vigilante mob ambushes a police transport to lynch an innocent framed veteran in the woods. Discovered Insights: Pivotal chapter in the influential post-war tolerance storyline where Superman combats hooded vigilantes and corrupt political machine boss George Latimer. |
Charlotte_Greenwood_45-09-16_First_Day_Of_School.mp3 Alt: First Day Of School The Charlotte Greenwood Show |
"First Day Of School" | ABC Blue Network 1945-09-16 3:00 PM EWT |
Hallmark Cards Hallmark Greeting Cards |
Charlotte Greenwood (Charlotte) Harry Bartell Will Wright |
Hallmark Productions | ["Comedy", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Aunt Charlotte helps her teenage niece and nephews prepare their wardrobes and ambitions for school while encouraging a returning veteran to pursue college. Discovered Insights: Post-war domestic comedy touching on GI Bill aspirations, high school fashion anxieties, and a patriotic Hall of Fame tribute to Bob Hope's wartime overseas tours. |
CBS_World_News_Today_40-09-16_Speaker_Bankhead.mp3 Alt: Funeral Services Today For Speaker Bankhead CBS European News |
"Funeral Services Today For Speaker Bankhead" | CBS Network 1940-09-16 6:45 PM EDT |
CBS Sustaining Special News Report |
Edward R. Murrow (London) Cecil Brown (Rome) Edwin Hartrich (Berlin) CBS Washington Announcers |
Paul White (CBS News Director) | ["News"] |
Synopsis: CBS correspondents in London, Rome, and Berlin report on wartime bombing raids alongside Washington funeral ceremonies for House Speaker William Bankhead. Discovered Insights: Historical news broadcast featuring Edward R. Murrow live from wartime London covering continuous daylight and night raids during the height of the Battle of Britain, contrasted with official Capitol eulogies for Speaker Bankhead. |
Thats_Rich_54-09-16_Fortune_Told.mp3 Alt: Fortune Told That's Rich |
"Fortune Told" | CBS Radio 1954-09-16 9:30 PM EST |
CBS Sustaining Network Comedy |
Stan Freberg (Richard E. Nickel) Daws Butler Hal March |
Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf (Writers) | ["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Richard panics when a seaside amusement park fortune teller predicts he will be murdered by his best friend, causing him to distrust everyone around him. Discovered Insights: Showcase for voice actor and satirist Stan Freberg portraying bumbling paper company clerk Richard E. Nickel in a paranoia comedy written by future I Love Lucy writers Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. |
The_Goldbergs_43-09-16_George_And_Grace_Confess.mp3 Alt: George And Gracie Prepare To Fess Up The Goldbergs |
"George and Grace Prepare to Confess" | CBS Network 1943-09-16 1:45 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Duz ("Duz Does Everything") |
Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg) James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg) Clayton Collyer (Announcer) |
Gertrude Berg (Creator / Writer) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Molly Goldberg arranges a town meeting in Lastonbury so that a remorseful swindler and his hardened wife can confess their fraud to angry neighbors. Discovered Insights: Circulating filename was playfully mislabeled "George And Gracie", but actual broadcast features Gertrude Berg's Molly Goldberg orchestrating moral redemption in Lastonbury for swindlers George and Grace. |
Cavalcade_Of_America_46-09-16_General_Benjamin_Franklin.mp3 Alt: General Benjamin Franklin Cavalcade of America |
"General Benjamin Franklin" | NBC Red Network 1946-09-16 8:00 PM EST |
DuPont "Better Things for Better Living... Through Chemistry" |
Charles Laughton (Benjamin Franklin) Kathleen Lockhart (Deborah Franklin) William Johnstone |
Zachary Gold (Writer) Robert Armbruster (Music) |
["Drama", "Variety", "Historical"] |
Synopsis: Charles Laughton stars as Benjamin Franklin when he is commissioned as a frontier general to construct wilderness forts and defend settlers against raids. Discovered Insights: Rare historical drama capturing Benjamin Franklin's brief military career in 1756 commanding colonial militia to fortify Northampton County following the Gnadenhütten massacre. |
Burns_And_Allen_40-09-16_George_Needs_A_Guest_Star.mp3 Alt: George Needs a Guest Star Burns and Allen |
"George Needs a Guest Star" | NBC Red Network 1940-09-16 7:30 PM EST |
Geo. A. Hormel & Co. Spam & Hormel Chili Con Carne |
George Burns & Gracie Allen Artie Shaw (Orchestra) The Smoothies |
Burns & Allen Staff | ["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: George frantically tries to book a major Hollywood movie star for the season premiere when the sponsor threatens his contract if he fails to sign Clark Gable. Discovered Insights: Season premiere broadcast sponsored by Hormel Spam featuring Artie Shaw's orchestra, revolving around frantic negotiations with Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Ronald Colman, and Charles Laughton. |
Lum_And_Abner_48-09-16_Group_Arrives_Las_Vegas.mp3 Alt: Group Finally Arrives In Las Vegas Lum and Abner |
"Group Finally Arrives in Las Vegas" | CBS Network 1948-09-16 Daily 15-min Serial |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day Multiple Vitamins |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) Grandpap Spears Gene Baker (Announcer) |
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Lum and Abner recount the mishaps of their road trip after taking the wrong buses and hitchhiking toward the Grand Canyon on their journey to Las Vegas. Discovered Insights: Late serialized CBS run of Lum and Abner featuring rural Pine Ridge humor transplanted into western vacation travel misadventures through Nevada and Arizona. |
Drene_Show_44-09-16_Guest_Ed_Gardner.mp3 Alt: Guest Ed Gardner The Drene Show |
"Guest Ed Gardner" | NBC Red Network 1944-09-16 8:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Special Drene Shampoo |
Rudy Vallee (Host) Ed Gardner (Archie from Duffy's Tavern) Anita Ellis (Vocalist) |
Rudy Vallee (Director) Xavier Cugat (Orchestra) |
["Variety", "Comedy", "Music"] |
Synopsis: Rudy Vallee welcomes comedian Ed Gardner in character as Archie from Duffy's Tavern to his rehearsal studio before singing musical standards for Drene Shampoo. Discovered Insights: Ed Gardner appears in character as Archie from Duffy's Tavern visiting Rudy Vallee's rehearsal studio, exchanging rapid-fire comedic banter and lampooning operatic vocals before Rudy introduces Anita Ellis and performs popular standards. |
Chase_And_Sanborn_45-09-16_Guest_Joan_Blondell.mp3 Alt: Guest Joan Blondell The Chase and Sanborn Hour |
"Guest Joan Blondell" | NBC Red Network 1945-09-16 8:00 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Joan Blondell (Guest Star) Ray Noble (Orchestra) Anita Gordon (Vocalist) |
Edgar Bergen Productions Zeno Klinker & Alan Reed (Writers) |
["Comedy", "Adventure", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Charlie McCarthy squanders his five-hundred-dollar reward money before Edgar Bergen welcomes guest actress Joan Blondell for an uproarious comedic sketch. Discovered Insights: Hilarious post-war Chase and Sanborn broadcast featuring Charlie McCarthy explaining how he lost his lost-dog reward money through rash investments before guest star Joan Blondell joins Edgar Bergen for sharp comedic dialogue and musical numbers with Ray Noble's orchestra. |
Baby_Snooks_45-09-16_Guest_Eddie_Cantor.mp3 Alt: Guest Eddie Cantor The Baby Snooks Show |
"Guest Eddie Cantor" | CBS Network 1945-09-16 6:30 PM EWT |
General Foods Sanka Coffee (97% Caffein-Free) |
Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks) Hanley Stafford (Daddy / Lancelot Higgins) Eddie Cantor (Guest Star) Bob Graham (Vocalist) |
Fanny Brice Productions Carmen Dragon (Orchestra) |
["Comedy", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Comedian Eddie Cantor visits the frantic Higgins household to search for missing Baby Snooks, offering humorous parenting advice before broadcasting a public radio appeal. Discovered Insights: High-energy guest appearance by Eddie Cantor assisting frantic father Lancelot Higgins when Baby Snooks goes missing from school, complete with diapering nursery contests on the Higgins twins and a promise to broadcast an emergency lost-child appeal. |
Howard_Miller_55-09-16_Guest_Laverne_Baker.mp3 Alt: Guest Laverne Baker (1045 11am) The Howard Miller Show |
"Guest Laverne Baker" | CBS Radio Network 1955-09-16 10:45 AM CST |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum |
Howard Miller (Host / Disc Jockey) LaVern Baker (Guest Vocalist) Frank Sinatra (Featured Recording) |
CBS Radio Chicago Staff | ["Variety", "Music", "Talk"] |
Synopsis: Howard Miller plays records and interviews rhythm and blues singer Laverne Baker about her smash hit Tweedle Dee and her new Atlantic release That Lucky Old Sun. Discovered Insights: Landmark mid-1950s Chicago broadcast capturing disc jockey Howard Miller interviewing rhythm and blues trailblazer LaVern Baker about headlining the Regal Theater, mainstream pop artists covering her arrangements, and premiering her Atlantic recording of That Lucky Old Sun. |
Fleischmanns_37-09-16_Guest_Maurice_Evans.mp3 Alt: The Royal Gelatin Hour Guest Maurice Evans; Paolo and Francesca |
"Guest Maurice Evans" | NBC Red Network 1937-09-16 8:00 PM EDT |
Standard Brands Royal Gelatin & Royal Butterscotch Pudding |
Rudy Vallee (Host / Director) Maurice Evans (Paolo) Edith Barrett (Francesca) Tommy Riggs & Betty Lou Willie Howard (Professor Pierre Ginzburg) The Stagg Twins (Clarence & Claude) Helen Stansbury (Interviewee) |
Rudy Vallee (Director) Stephen Phillips (Author, Paolo and Francesca) |
["Variety", "Drama", "Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Rudy Vallee hosts Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans and Edith Barrett in Paolo and Francesca alongside comedy from Tommy Riggs and Willie Howard for Royal Gelatin. Discovered Insights: Exceptional one-hour variety broadcast featuring acclaimed Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans playing Paolo alongside Edith Barrett in a verse adaptation of Stephen Phillips' Paolo and Francesca, an interview with United Airlines' pioneering first female traffic director Helen Stansbury, and Willie Howard's French lesson satire. |
Fibber_McGee_35-09-16_Hanging_Curtains.mp3 Alt: Hanging The Curtains From A Stepladder Fibber McGee and Molly |
"Hanging the Curtains from a Stepladder" | NBC Blue Network 1935-09-16 8:00 PM EST |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax & Johnson's Glo-Coat |
Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee) Marian Jordan (Molly McGee) Rico Marcelli (Orchestra) Lynn Martin (Vocalist) The Johnson Merry Men |
Don Quinn (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Adventure"] |
Synopsis: Fibber McGee avoids hanging curtains for Molly by telling a visiting Chamber of Commerce delegate an elaborate tall tale about growing shoes on trees in Santa Bologna. Discovered Insights: Early vintage broadcast (show 23) from the inaugural year of Fibber McGee and Molly, featuring Fibber spinning a classic Wistful Vista tall tale about cultivating 42 acres of shoe trees yielding leather boots and slippers to avoid domestic chores. |
Guest_Star_51-09-16_Peggy_Lee.mp3 Alt: Guest Peggy Lee, Where Or When Guest Star |
"Guest Peggy Lee" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1951-09-16 15-min Syndication |
U.S. Treasury Department Defense Bonds First Drive |
Peggy Lee (Guest Vocalist) John Conte (Host) Harry Sosnick (Orchestra) Gene DiNovi (Piano) Joe Shulman (Bass) Billy Exiner (Drums) |
U.S. Savings Bonds Division | ["Music", "Armed Forces", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Peggy Lee performs musical numbers with her jazz trio and advocates for defense bonds during America's inaugural defense savings drive with host John Conte. Discovered Insights: Rare Treasury Department syndicated transcription featuring Peggy Lee accompanied by her stellar intimate jazz rhythm trio performing Where or When, All of Me, and He's Only Wonderful from Broadway's Flahooley. |
Hallmark_Playhouse_48-09-16_Goodbye_Mr_Chips.mp3 Alt: Hallmark Playhouse Goodbye Mr. Chips |
"Goodbye Mr. Chips" | CBS Network 1948-09-16 10:00 PM EST |
Hallmark Cards Hallmark Dolls from the Land of Make-Believe |
Ronald Colman (Arthur Chipping / Mr. Chips) James Hilton (Host) Frank Goss (Announcer) |
James Hilton (Author) Jean Holloway (Adapter) Dee Engelbach (Director) Lyn Murray (Music) |
["Drama", "Anthology", "Adaptation"] |
Synopsis: Ronald Colman stars as beloved schoolmaster Arthur Chipping, looking back across forty years of teaching generations of boys at the Brookfield boarding school. Discovered Insights: Ronald Colman completes his James Hilton literary trilogy (after Lost Horizon and Random Harvest) with this definitive radio performance as Mr. Chips, introduced and discussed on-air by author James Hilton himself. |
Your_Hit_Parade_44-09-16_Frank_Sinatra.mp3 Alt: Is You Is Or Is You Ain't The All-Time Hit Parade |
"Guest Frank Sinatra" | NBC Network 1944-09-16 9:00 PM EWT |
The American Tobacco Company Lucky Strike ("Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco") |
Tommy Dorsey (Host / Trombone) Frank Sinatra (Guest Star) Harry Von Zell (Announcer) |
NBC Radio Staff | ["Variety", "Music", "Talk"] |
Synopsis: Tommy Dorsey welcomes Frank Sinatra to sing popular hits and cut a special wartime transcription for allied troops fighting on the front lines in France. Discovered Insights: High-profile wartime network broadcast pairing Tommy Dorsey and his former vocalist Frank Sinatra, highlighted by Sinatra's rendition of I'll Walk Alone, a historical drama vignette honoring President James Madison, and a special V-Disc recording cut directly for overseas combat soldiers in France. |
Eternal_Light_45-09-16_If_Not_Higher.mp3 Alt: If Not Higher The Eternal Light |
"If Not Higher" | NBC Network 1945-09-16 11:00 AM EWT |
Sustaining Broadcast The Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
Juano Hernandez (Rabbi of Nemirov) Joe DeSantis (The Lithuanian Scholar) Bernard Lenrow (Narrator) Cantor Robert H. Segal (Vocal Soloist) |
Norman Rosten (Adapter) Isaac Loeb Peretz (Author) Maurice Levine (Music) |
["Drama", "Religious", "Judaica"] |
Synopsis: A skeptical Lithuanian scholar secretly follows the revered Rabbi of Nemirov on the eve of Selichot to discover where he disappears each year during morning prayers. Discovered Insights: Celebrated dramatization of I.L. Peretz's classic folk tale, featuring Juano Hernandez as the humble Hasidic tzadik who disguises himself as a peasant woodchopper to tend fire for a bedridden widow while reciting Selichot prayers. |
Rudy_Vallee_44-09-16_Rehearsal_Ed_Gardner.mp3 Alt: I Love You The Rudy Vallee Show |
"Rehearsal: Guest Ed Gardner" | NBC Red Network 1944-09-16 Rehearsal Recording |
Procter & Gamble Drene Shampoo |
Rudy Vallee (Host) Ed "Archie" Gardner (Guest Star) Les Paul & His Trio Lulie Jean Norman (Vocalist) |
Frank Galen (Head Writer) Rudy Vallee Staff |
["Comedy", "Variety", "Rehearsal"] |
Synopsis: Archie from Duffy's Tavern attempts to coach Rudy Vallee into crooning like Frank Sinatra while guitarist Les Paul performs with his trio for Drene Shampoo. Discovered Insights: Rare intact rehearsal recording complete with studio stops and technical banter, capturing Les Paul in early electric guitar wizardry playing "Dark Eyes" and Ed Gardner humorously attempting to reinvent Vallee as a teen idol sensation. |
Jungle_Jim_35-09-16_Jim_And_Kolu.mp3 Alt: Jim And Kolu Plan To Terrorize Natives The Adventures of Jungle Jim |
"Jim and Kolu Plan Silent Terror" | Hearst Syndication 1935-09-16 15-min Serial |
The Comic Weekly Hearst Sunday Newspapers |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim) Franc Hale (Shanghai Lil) Kolu |
Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Serial", "Children"] |
Synopsis: Jungle Jim and Kolu track Shanghai Lil to a heavily guarded stockade village in the jungle and launch a silent nighttime campaign to rescue their captive allies. Discovered Insights: Rare vintage syndication from the Hearst Sunday comic supplement series, highlighted by an authentic contemporary on-air promotional teaser announcing the newspaper debut of Lee Falk's The Phantom. |
Theatre_Guild_45-09-16_Jacobowsky_And_Colonel.mp3 Alt: Jacobowsky And The Colonel The Theatre Guild on the Air |
"Jacobowsky and the Colonel" | ABC Network 1945-09-16 10:00 PM EST |
United States Steel Corporation "Makers of Quality Steels for America" |
Louis Calhern (Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky) Oscar Karlweis (S.L. Jacobowsky) Annabella (Marianne) Lawrence Langner (Host) |
S.N. Behrman (Playwright) Franz Werfel (Author) Philip Lewis (Radio Adaptation) Homer Fickett (Director) Harold Levey (Music) |
["Drama", "Comedy", "Adaptation"] |
Synopsis: A resourceful Jewish refugee and an arrogant Polish officer navigate conflicting temperaments as they attempt to escape German occupation forces across France. Discovered Insights: Landmark full-hour Theatre Guild on the Air broadcast starring Louis Calhern and Oscar Karlweis reprising their acclaimed Broadway roles in Franz Werfel and S.N. Behrman's wartime comedy, detailing two unlikely partners escaping the fall of France in an open touring car. |
Chase_And_Sanborn_45-09-16_Joan_Blondell_Alt.mp3 Alt: Joan Blondell The Chase and Sanborn Hour |
"Guest Joan Blondell" | NBC Red Network 1945-09-16 8:00 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Joan Blondell (Guest Star) Ray Noble (Orchestra) Anita Gordon (Vocalist) |
Edgar Bergen Productions Zeno Klinker & Alan Reed (Writers) |
["Comedy", "Adventure", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Charlie McCarthy squanders his five-hundred-dollar reward money before Edgar Bergen welcomes guest actress Joan Blondell for an uproarious comedic sketch. Discovered Insights: Authentic secondary network archive transcription pairing Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy with guest actress Joan Blondell before servicemen at a naval air station, matching the canonical broadcast master. |
Bob_And_Ray_59-09-16_Interstellar_Officer.mp3 Alt: Lawrence Fechtenberger Interstellar Officer Candidte Bob and Ray Present the CBS Radio Network |
"Lawrence Fechtenberger, Interstellar Officer Candidate" | CBS Radio Network 1959-09-16 Daily 15-min |
CBS Sustaining Network Comedy |
Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding | Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Satire"] |
Synopsis: Bob and Ray demonstrate their ten-cent telescope for studio visitors before lampooning space adventures with interstellar officer candidate Lawrence Fechtenberger. Discovered Insights: Circulating collections miscataloged this recording as a standalone juvenile space serial, but full transcription confirms Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding's legendary satire parodying Captain Video and Space Patrol through their hapless hero Lawrence Fechtenberger. |
Great_Gildersleeve_45-09-16_Leroy_Suspended.mp3 Alt: Leroy Suspended From School Diff Open And Close The Great Gildersleeve |
"Leroy Suspended from School" | NBC Red Network 1945-09-16 6:30 PM EWT |
Kraft Foods Company Parkay Margarine & Pabst-ett Cheddar Cheese |
Harold Peary (Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve) Walter Tetley (Leroy Forrester) Lillian Randolph (Birdie Lee Coggins) Louise Erickson (Marjorie Forrester) |
John Whedon & Sam Moore (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Family"] |
Synopsis: When nephew Leroy is suspended from school for one week, Gildersleeve attempts to mete out stern discipline but ends up treating him to sodas and movie tickets. Discovered Insights: Classic Harold Peary comedy contrasting Gildersleeve's pompous declarations of paternal authority with his complete inability to resist spoiling nephew Leroy during a week-long suspension from school. |
Kraft_Music_Hall_43-09-16_Jinx_Falkenburg.mp3 Alt: Jinx Falkenburg Kraft Music Hall |
"Guest Jinx Falkenburg" | NBC Red Network 1943-09-16 9:00 PM EWT |
Kraft Cheese Company Kraft Dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) |
Bing Crosby (Host / Vocalist) Jinx Falkenburg (Guest Star) Kitty Carlisle (Guest Vocalist) John Scott Trotter (Orchestra) The Charioteers |
Kraft Music Hall Staff | ["Variety", "Music", "Talk"] |
Synopsis: Bing Crosby welcomes model and actress Jinx Falkenburg to share humorous tennis stories and wartime experiences alongside musical performances with Kitty Carlisle. Discovered Insights: Wartime Kraft Music Hall variety hour featuring cover girl and tennis star Jinx Falkenburg trading quips with Bing Crosby about overseas USO tours, paired with Kitty Carlisle singing romantic ballads and Kraft Dinner wartime rationing promos. |
Mindwebs_77-09-16_Look_Homeward_Spaceman.mp3 Alt: Look Homeward Spaceman Mindwebs |
"Look Homeward, Spaceman" | WHA Radio Madison 1977-09-16 Weekly 30-min |
WHA Sustaining Wisconsin Public Radio |
Michael Hanson (Narrator / Reader) J. Fitts (Reader) |
Robert Silverberg (Author) Michael Hanson (Producer) Mike Burns (Audio Engineer) |
["Science Fiction", "Anthology", "Drama"] |
Synopsis: A veteran astronaut returns to Earth after six years in deep space and discovers that his aging mother prefers the companionship of an android duplicate. Discovered Insights: Exceptional literary radio adaptation of Robert Silverberg's 1957 speculative short story produced by Michael Hanson for WHA Madison's Mindwebs, exploring the emotional alienation of an interplanetary explorer whose family purchased an artificial substitute to replace him. |
Fibber_McGee_54-09-16_Lost_Library_Book.mp3 Alt: Lost Library Book Fibber McGee and Molly |
"Lost Library Book" | NBC Network 1954-09-16 15-min Daily Serial |
Liggett & Myers / RCA Victor L&M Filter Cigarettes & RCA Victor Television |
Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee) Marian Jordan (Molly McGee) Arthur Q. Bryan (Dr. Gamble) Jack Kruschen (Bookstore Clerk) |
Phil Leslie & Ralph Goodman (Writers) Max Hutto (Director) |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Fibber and Molly frantically search town bookstores trying to purchase a replacement copy of a lost library book titled How to Improve Your Memory. Discovered Insights: Fast-paced 15-minute serial format episode written by Phil Leslie and Ralph Goodman, capturing Fibber and Molly frantically canvassing eight downtown bookstores to avoid library overdue fines for a misplaced memory manual. |
Meet_Me_At_Parkys_45-09-16_Love_Advice.mp3 Alt: Love Advice On The Radio Meet Me at Parky's |
"Love Advice on the Radio" | NBC Network 1945-09-16 7:30 PM EST |
P. Lorillard Company Old Gold Cigarettes ("Why Be Irritated?") |
Harry Einstein (Parkyakarkus) Sheldon Leonard Betty Rhodes (Vocalist) Opie Cates (Orchestra) |
Harry Einstein & Hal Fimberg (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Variety"] |
Synopsis: Parkyakarkus launches a radio program offering romantic advice to town residents, creating hilarious complications across the mayor's office. Discovered Insights: Rare intact season premiere of Meet Me at Parky's sponsored by Old Gold cigarettes, showcasing Harry Einstein's dialect humor as restaurant proprietor and town mayor Parkyakarkus advising romantically confused citizens over the air. |
RS_Playhouse_79-09-16_Mad_Jacks_Dentist.mp3 Alt: Mad Jacks Dentist Graham Kennedys RS Playhouse |
"Mad Jack's Dentist" | ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) 1979-09-16 Weekly 30-min |
ABC Sustaining Australian Radio Comedy |
Graham Kennedy Wendy Hughes (Linda Sheridan) Ross Higgins |
Gary Reilly & Tony Sattler (Writers / Producers) Julianne Ford (Executive Producer) |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: When a chatty man and a famous film actress get trapped together in a hotel elevator, their chaotic conversation wanders into absurd stories and rural eccentricities. Discovered Insights: Australian comedy masterwork starring television and radio icon Graham Kennedy trapped in a hotel elevator with acclaimed actress Wendy Hughes as movie star Linda Sheridan, riffing on Hollywood celebrity absurdities and bush eccentricities. |
Cavalcade_Of_America_52-09-16_Asa_Jennings.mp3 Alt: Man Of Great Importance Asa Jennings Cavalcade of America |
"Man of Great Importance: Asa Jennings" | NBC Network 1952-09-16 8:00 PM EST |
DuPont "Better Things for Better Living... Through Chemistry" |
Lee Bowman (Asa Jennings) Gilbert Mack (Dino) Kenny Delmar (Captain) |
DuPont Staff Bill Hamilton & Cy Harrice (Announcers) |
["Drama", "Historical"] |
Synopsis: Lee Bowman stars as Asa Jennings, an American YMCA secretary in 1922 Smyrna who mobilizes Greek naval ships to evacuate hundreds of thousands of stranded refugees. Discovered Insights: Gripping dramatization of Asa Jennings' real-life humanitarian evacuation during the Great Fire of Smyrna in September 1922, single-handedly securing a Greek merchant fleet to evacuate 350,000 stranded civilian refugees. |
Couple_Next_Door_58-09-16_Nowhere_To_Store.mp3 Alt: Nowhere To Store Furniture The Couple Next Door |
"Nowhere to Store Furniture" | CBS Radio Network 1958-09-16 15-min Daily Serial |
CBS Sustaining Domestic Comedy Serial |
Peg Lynch (Peg) Alan Bunce (Alan) Dorothy Duckworth Frank Sutton |
Peg Lynch (Writer) Walter Hart (Producer) |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Peg and Alan scramble desperately to find storage space when a long-distance moving crew arrives days early and threatens to dump their neighbors' furniture on the lawn. Discovered Insights: Vintage Peg Lynch domestic situational humor where a cross-country van driver insists on unloading a neighbor's household goods immediately, forcing frantic attic reorganizations and neighborhood diplomacy. |
Hearts_In_Harmony_47-09-16_Penny_Difficult_Decision.mp3 Alt: Penny Has a Difficult Decision Hearts in Harmony |
"Penny Has a Difficult Decision" | Syndicated Transcriptions 1947-09-16 15-min Serial (Show 308) |
The Kroger Co. Kroger Cut Beef ("More Meat, Less Waste") |
Penny Gibbs Barry Carlton Little Julie Martin |
Kroger Productions | ["Drama", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: Penny Gibbs wrestles with whether to accept Barry Carlton's marriage proposal due to concerns over a troubled history of mental illness in the Carlton family. Discovered Insights: Dramatic transcription serial sponsored by Kroger Cut Beef, capturing Penny Gibbs confronting hereditary mental illness stigmas and difficult romantic commitments while confiding in orphan Julie Martin. |
Lux_Radio_Theatre_40-09-16_Love_Is_News.mp3 Alt: Love Is News Lux Radio Theatre |
"Love Is News" | CBS Network 1940-09-16 9:00 PM EST |
Lever Brothers Lux Toilet Soap ("9 out of 10 Screen Stars Use Lux") |
Bob Hope (Steve Leyton) Madeleine Carroll (Tony Gateson) Ralph Bellamy (Martin J. Canavan) Cecil B. DeMille (Producer / Host) |
Cecil B. DeMille (Producer) Lou Silvers (Music Director) Melville Ruick (Announcer) |
["Comedy", "Romance", "Drama"] |
Synopsis: Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll star as a brazen tabloid reporter and an enraged heiress who turns the tables by falsely announcing they are engaged to be married. Discovered Insights: Star-studded Lux Radio Theatre presentation pairing Bob Hope with British screen beauty Madeleine Carroll and Ralph Bellamy in a radio adaptation of the 1937 screwball comedy film Love Is News, produced by Cecil B. DeMille. |
Lux_Radio_Theatre_46-09-16_Madame_Curie.mp3 Alt: Lux Radio Theatre (537) Madame Curie (AFRS) |
"Madame Curie" | CBS / AFRS 1946-09-16 9:00 PM EST (Show 537) |
Lever Brothers / AFRS Lux Toilet Soap / Armed Forces Radio Service |
Greer Garson (Marie Curie) Walter Pidgeon (Pierre Curie) William Keighley (Producer / Host) |
William Keighley (Producer) Lou Silvers (Music Director) |
["Drama", "Historical", "Biography"] |
Synopsis: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon star in the inspiring true story of Marie and Pierre Curie as they labor for years in a drafty Paris shed to isolate radium. Discovered Insights: Acclaimed radio adaptation of MGM's 1943 biographical masterpiece reuniting Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, detailing four grueling years boiling tons of pitchblende to discover and isolate the element radium. |
Bob_Elson_Interviews_60-09-16_Moose_Skowron.mp3 Alt: Moose Skowron Bob Elson Interviews |
"Moose Skowron" | Syndicated Radio 1960-09-16 Weekly 30-min |
Syndicated Sustaining Sports Commentary |
Bob Elson (Host) Moose Skowron (Guest / First Baseman) |
Bob Elson Productions | ["Interview", "Talk", "Sports"] |
Synopsis: Former New York Yankees first baseman Moose Skowron discusses his championship seasons, Casey Stengel, and modern player contracts in an interview with Bob Elson. Discovered Insights: Intimate sports interview capturing former New York Yankees first baseman Moose Skowron discussing World Series pressure, manager Casey Stengel's benching tactics, and modern salary dynamics with broadcast pioneer Bob Elson. |
Orson_Welles_45-09-16_Mystery_Stories.mp3 Alt: Mystery Stories, Promotes Film Uncle Harry Orson Welles Commentaries |
"Mystery Stories and Uncle Harry" | ABC Network 1945-09-16 1:15 PM EWT |
Lear Radio Lear Radios and Phonographs |
Orson Welles (Commentator / Host) | Lear Radio Staff ABC Technical Crew |
["Talk", "Commentary"] |
Synopsis: Orson Welles discusses post-war military discharge point systems, shares personal views on current affairs, and previews his upcoming radio mystery presentations. Discovered Insights: Debut weekly commentary broadcast for Lear Radio where Orson Welles critiques post-VJ Day military discharge point inequities and promotes his appearance as Uncle Harry before teasing his forthcoming radio suspense series. |
Mutual_Radio_Theater_80-09-16_Novel_Affair.mp3 Alt: Novel Affair Mutual Radio Theater |
"Novel Affair" | Mutual Broadcasting System 1980-09-16 Nightly 50-min |
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Sears ("Where America Shops for Value") |
Andy Griffith (Host) Janet Waldo (Sondra Blake) Noel Drayton (Herb Brewster) Len Berman |
Elliott Lewis (Producer / Director) John Harlan (Announcer) |
["Comedy", "Drama"] |
Synopsis: Andy Griffith hosts the tale of a struggling Hollywood theatrical agent who orchestrates an elaborate publicity tour across heartland cities for his only client. Discovered Insights: End-of-era radio drama produced and directed by Elliott Lewis, hosted by Andy Griffith and featuring voice legends Janet Waldo and Noel Drayton in a satire of Hollywood talent agents running wild across Midwestern television stations. |
Mindwebs_77-09-16_Pure_Gold.mp3 Alt: Pure Gold Mindwebs |
"Pure Gold" | WHA Radio Madison 1977-09-16 Weekly 30-min |
WHA Sustaining Wisconsin Public Radio |
Michael Hanson (Narrator / Reader) Starr Haas (Reader) |
Lord Saint Davids (Author) Michael Hanson (Producer) Bob Chan (Audio Engineer) |
["Science Fiction", "Anthology", "Drama"] |
Synopsis: Michael Hanson narrates Lord Saint Davids' science fiction tale about an honest bank employee and amateur yacht researcher entangled in international industrial espionage. Discovered Insights: Literary adaptation of Lord Saint Davids' speculative science fiction published in Analog (July 1977), detailing maritime amateur scientists outwitting ruthless multinational industrial espionage operatives. |
Radio_News_41-09-16_Shostakovich_Speech.mp3 Alt: Pcpt Dmitri Shostakovich Seige Of Lenningrad Radio Speech Radio News |
"Dmitri Shostakovich: Siege of Leningrad Radio Address" | Radio Leningrad (Soviet Radio) 1941-09-16 News Bulletin |
Soviet State Radio Wartime News Broadcast |
Dmitri Shostakovich (Speaker / Composer) | Radio Leningrad Staff | ["News", "Historical", "Speech"] |
Synopsis: Composer Dmitri Shostakovich addresses citizens over Radio Leningrad during the German siege, speaking of civic resilience and work on his Seventh Symphony. Discovered Insights: Historic 49-second archival recording of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich speaking directly to the citizens of Leningrad over local radio on September 16, 1941 while serving as a volunteer firefighter and completing the Seventh Symphony under Nazi artillery shelling. |
Jason_Explanation_77-09-16_Of_Communications.mp3 Alt: Of Communications The Jason Explanation |
"Of Communication" | BBC Radio 4 1977-09-16 Weekly 30-min |
BBC Sustaining British Radio Comedy |
David Jason Sheila Steafel Paul Eddington |
Colin Bostock-Smith, Alistair Beaton, Andy Hamilton & Barry Pilton (Writers) Geoffrey Perkins (Producer) |
["Comedy", "Satire"] |
Synopsis: David Jason satirizes telecommunications, telephone etiquette, language barriers, and modern human interaction through quick-witted sketches and monologues. Discovered Insights: Brilliant BBC Radio 4 satirical sketch series written by future British comedy giants including Andy Hamilton and Alistair Beaton, exploring absurdities in telephone switchboards, dating communications, and linguistic misunderstandings. |
Drene_Show_44-09-16_Rehearsal_Guests.mp3 Alt: Rudy Vallee 1st; 'Girl Of My Dreams'. Guests Ed Gardner, Loulie Jean Norman Rudy Vallee The Drene Show |
"Rehearsal: Guests Ed Gardner and Loulie Jean Norman" | NBC / AFRS 1944-09-16 Studio Rehearsal |
Procter & Gamble / AFRS Drene Shampoo / Armed Forces Radio Service |
Rudy Vallee (Host) Ed Gardner (Archie from Duffy's Tavern) Les Paul & His Trio Loulie Jean Norman (Vocalist) |
Frank Galen (Head Writer) Rudy Vallee Staff |
["Variety", "Comedy", "Rehearsal"] |
Synopsis: Rudy Vallee rehearses with Ed Gardner from Duffy's Tavern as they workshop comedic dialogue while electric guitarist Les Paul performs with his trio. Discovered Insights: Archival preservation recording of an uncut network rehearsal session featuring Rudy Vallee running through song cues, banter with Ed Gardner in his Archie persona, and early electric guitar arrangements by Les Paul. |
Jack_Benny_51-09-16_Korean_USO_Tour.mp3 Alt: Program Jack Returns From A Korean Uso Trip The Jack Benny Program |
"Jack Returns from Korean USO Tour" | CBS Radio Network 1951-09-16 7:00 PM EST |
The American Tobacco Company Lucky Strike ("Be Happy, Go Lucky") |
Jack Benny Mary Livingstone Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Phil Harris Don Wilson |
Sam Perrin, Milt Josefsberg, George Balzer & John Tackaberry (Writers) Hilliard Marks (Producer) |
["Comedy"] |
Synopsis: Jack Benny returns home from entertaining United Nations combat troops in Korea, regaling Mary Livingstone and Rochester with exaggerated tales of front-line courage. Discovered Insights: CBS season premiere broadcast following Jack Benny's real-life summer 1951 USO tour entertaining American and UN troops across combat zones in Korea, spun into uproarious domestic braggadocio opposite Mary Livingstone and Rochester. |
Lum_And_Abner_35-09-16_School_Starts.mp3 Alt: School Starts Lum and Abner |
"School Starts" | NBC Blue Network 1935-09-16 Daily 15-min Serial |
Horlick's Malted Milk Corp. Horlick's Malted Milk ("The Original") |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards) Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) Gene Baker (Announcer) |
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Soap Opera"] |
Synopsis: As the local school year begins in Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner ponder selling their mining stock while greeting neighborhood children heading back to class. Discovered Insights: Vintage early Horlick's era broadcast of Lum and Abner capturing small-town Arkansas life at the Jot 'Em Down Store as autumn school sessions commence and the partners deliberate stock ventures. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 16
- Incremental Progress: 139 / 204 (68.1%) verified live in production catalog (
7a05dcb6-a4e0-577a-a770-303dbcac2314.json). - ASR Pipeline Standard: 100% full-duration transcription via faster-whisper (Rung 3). Zero partial extrapolation.
- Canonical Hygiene: Title sanitization stripping distribution artifacts, sequential numbers, and venue prefixes.