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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-01-06.
Publication
1938.

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 (29:37) : 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)
  • Life of Emile Zola (Motion picture)
  • Good earth (Motion picture)
  • Captains courageous (Motion picture)
  • Lost horizon (Motion picture : 1937)
  • Star is born (Motion picture : 1937)
  • Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1937)
  • Stage door (Motion picture)
  • Dead end (Motion picture)
  • Winterset (Motion picture)
  • Awful truth (Motion picture : 1937)
Alternative Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subjects
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.
  • According to the Film Daily poll (Part 1), the 10 best motion pictures of 1937 were 1. [The life of] Emile Zola, 2. The good earth, 3. Captains Couragous, 4. Lost horizon, 5. A star is born, 6. Romeo and Juliet, 7. Stage door, 8. Dead end, 9. Winterset and 10. The awful truth. Excerpts of each movie were presented in the broadcast.
  • 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 ; reports on the bombing and sinking of the Panay] U. S.: 10 best motion pictures of 1937 -- U. S.: General business depression; Pres. Roosevelt's annual message to Congress.
  • [Part 2]: Pacific Ocean: Yacht "Aafje" tragedy; murder & piracy -- Rome, Italy: Mussolini congratulates winners of "More & Better Baby[ies]" contest -- China: Chinese industrialist Loh Pa-hong murdered ; N. Y. Timesman interviews Gen. Yu Han-mou ; Dictator Chiang Kai-shek organizes guerilla army -- Closing announcements & signature [Life: a magazine of pictures].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8687--8688
OCLC
957491276
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-01-06.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001524 001413
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 1938 January 6.
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 8687--8688.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168687_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168688_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
Life of Emile Zola (Motion picture)
Good earth (Motion picture)
Captains courageous (Motion picture)
Lost horizon (Motion picture : 1937)
Star is born (Motion picture : 1937)
Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1937)
Stage door (Motion picture)
Dead end (Motion picture)
Winterset (Motion picture)
Awful truth (Motion picture : 1937)
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 8687--8688
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