Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-23.
Publication
1938.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • Electrolux Group, sponsor.
  • 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 (29:55) : 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
  • Jordan, Jessie Wallace > Drama
  • Rumrich, Guenther > Drama
  • Griebl, Ignatz, Dr. > Drama
  • Turrou, Leon G. > Drama
  • Hardy, Lamar > Drama
  • Stern, J. David > Drama
  • Bates, Frank > Drama
  • Bowers, Whitman W. > Drama
  • Thompson, Madred > Drama
  • Johnson, Raleigh > Drama
  • Williams, Joe > Drama
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
  • Fikany, James > Drama
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 > Drama
  • Miller, Web > Drama
  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons > Debates > Drama
  • Espionage, German > United States > Drama
  • Spies > Germany > Drama
  • New Deal, 1933-1939 > Drama
  • Railroad accidents > Montana > Drama
  • Shoes > Fitting > Washington (D.C.) > Drama
  • Air raid shelters > England > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
  • Great Britain > Foreign relations > Spain > 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 ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & [Servel] announcements -- [Dundee, Scotland &] U. S.: Wide spread German spy ring disclosed ; 18 Nazis indicted ; Leon Turrou, Federal Bureau Investigator resigns [also featuring Mrs. Jessie Wallace Jordan, Guenter Rumrich, Lamar Hardy, J. David Stern and Dr. Ignatz Griebl] -- U. S.: "Fortune" magazine survey on F. D. R. [: "What do you think of Franklin Delano Roosevelt?" ; featuring interview commentary by Frank Bates, Whitman W. Bowers, Madred (?) Thompson, Raleigh Johnson and Joe Williams] -- Montana: 44 die in "Olympian" Express [Custer Creek] train wreck [ends abruptly]
  • [Part 2]: Concluding episode re Montana train wreck -- Washington, D. C.: James Fikany solves Mrs. Roosevelt's foot problems -- England: Air raid precautions [featuring American author Web Miller(?)] ; House of Commons debate on Britain's attitude toward Spain [and Britain's foreign policy] -- [Closing announcements & signature [Servel Electrolux Gas Refridgerators].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8723--8724
OCLC
958898272
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-23.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001431 001524
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
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 June 23.
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 8723--8724.
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_lj168723_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168724_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.
Electrolux Group, sponsor.
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 8723--8724
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