Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-12-16.
Publication
1937.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  • WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:34) : digital, mono.
Summary
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform Title
March of time (Radio program)
Alternative Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subject
  • Amos, John Wesley > Drama
  • Chabina, Frank > Drama
  • Lissauer, Ernst, 1882-1937 > Death > Drama
  • Konoe, Fumimaro, 1891-1945 > Drama
  • Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 > Drama
  • German American Bund > Drama
  • Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.) > Drama
  • Bill (Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons) > Drama
  • Nazis > United States > Drama
  • National socialism > Social aspects > United States > Drama
  • Public meetings > Connecticut > Drama
  • Cornea > Transplantation > Drama
  • Revues > United States > Excerpts > Drama
  • Satirical songs > Drama
  • Political satire, American > Drama
  • Public opinion polls > Drama
  • Air raid shelters > Law and legislation > England > Drama
  • Gunboats > History > 20th century > Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
  • United States > Politics and government > Humor > Drama
  • Russia > Mobilization > Drama
  • Italy > Mobilization > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Historical radio programs.
  • Radio docudramas.
  • Nonfiction radio programs.
  • Radio serials.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  • Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  • Time, inc., producer.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & announcements [Life: a magazine of pictures] Southbury, Conn.: Citizens vote against Nazi followers -- New Orleans, La.: 67 yr. old John Amos loses eye to cure 19 yr. old Frank Chabinas [Chabina] -- Washington, D. C.: Off-the-record frolic of Gridiron Club [Revue; a public opinion poll].
  • [Part 2]: Europe: Germany: Death of author-Ernst Lissauer. Gr. Britain: Air Raid Precaution Bill passed. Mobilization in Russia & Italy -- Tokyo, Japan: Jap's sink U. S. gunboat "Panay" 7 [&] 3 American oil tankers [featuring a coversation of Emperor Hirohito and Prince Funimaro Konoe] -- Closing announcements & signature [Life: a magazine of pictures].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8683--8684
OCLC
957286634
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-12-16.
Production
1937.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001334 001600
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on NBC [(Blue Network), WJZ] New York, New York 1937 December 16.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8683--8684.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio file : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168683_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168684_v01f01_em.WAV].
Added Author
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
Time, Inc., producer.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Added Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found In:
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research Call Number
*LJ-16 8683--8684
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