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12 Master Broadcasts Dated Across Humphrey Bogart & Bacall Bold Venture, Iwo Jima Marine Documentary, and Vincent Price

This update restores and dates 12 extraordinary recordings capturing Hollywood legends, live battlefield reportage, post-WWII veteran homecomings, macabre radio drama, big band swing, and country music history: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren…

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This update restores and dates 12 extraordinary recordings capturing Hollywood legends, live battlefield reportage, post-WWII veteran homecomings, macabre radio drama, big band swing, and country music history: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall trading hardboiled quips in Bold Venture (1951), Bogart guest starring alongside Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy on Chase & Sanborn (1944), legendary WTIC broadcaster Bob Steele live at Bradley Field greeting returning WWII combat soldiers on transport planes (June 1945), master of the macabre Vincent Price hosting a chilling special Halloween dramatic feature 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (1974), the official U.S. Marine Corps wartime documentary on the bloody assault and flag-raising in 'The Battle for Iwo Jima' (1945), Harry James and His Music Makers broadcasting live from the Chatterbox Club (1944), Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb performing 'Thanks a Lot' on the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport (1964), and harmony duo Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan singing 'The Washington and Lee Swing' (1948).


1. Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall & WTIC WWII Veterans Homecoming

Title Verified Airdate Historical & Production Highlights
"Bold Venture: Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall - 'Search for Smuggled Gold'" 1951-04-16 Slate Shannon and Sailor Duval navigating Caribbean waterfront intrigue aboard the Bold Venture.
"The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show: Guest Humphrey Bogart (Chase & Sanborn)" 1944-11-19 Bogart sparring comically with wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy and Ray Noble's orchestra.
"WTIC Radio News: Bob Steele Live from Bradley Field Interviewing Returning WWII Veterans" 1945-06-12 Raw live-mic emotional interviews with Cpl. Charles Conner and Cpl. Henry Eaststrich stepping off transport aircraft.

2. Vincent Price Macabre Feature & Marine Corps Iwo Jima Documentary

Title Verified Airdate Dramatic & Documentary Significance
"Vincent Price: Special Halloween Feature - 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (Part 1)" 1974-10-31 Vincent Price's velvet-toned delivery in a bizarre psychological horror tale.
"Vincent Price: Special Halloween Feature - 'Harry Tallow's Headaches' (Part 2)" 1974-10-31 The macabre climax and epilogue of the Halloween special.
"A Common Virtue: U.S. Marine Corps Combat Documentary - 'The Battle for Iwo Jima'" 1945-04-05 Radio tribute quoting Admiral Chester Nimitz: 'uncommon valor was a common virtue'.

3. Harry James, Louisiana Hayride, & Wiley and Gene

Title Verified Airdate Performance / Venue
"The Harry James Show: AFRS Remote Broadcast from The Chatterbox Club" 1944-05-18 High-energy trumpet wizardry beamed worldwide to U.S. troops.
"The Harry James Show: 'All the Things You Are' & Trumpet Solos" 1944-05-25 Jerome Kern standard arranged in Harry James' signature swinging style.
"Louisiana Hayride: Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb - 'Thanks a Lot'" 1964-02-15 Live performance from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium.
"Louisiana Hayride: James O'Gwynn - 'Changeable Heart'" 1960-03-12 Honky-tonk ballad performance on the 'Cradle of the Stars'.
"Louisiana Hayride: Margie Singleton - 'A Violet and a Rose'" 1960-03-19 Female country pioneer performing her top-charting single.
"Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan: 'The Washington and Lee Swing' & Country Harmonies" 1948-07-16 Uptempo acoustic western swing duet recorded in Columbia's Nashville studios.
  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Lauren Bacall
  • Bold Venture
  • Edgar Bergen
  • Charlie McCarthy
  • WTIC Hartford
  • Bob Steele
  • Bradley Field
  • WWII Homecoming
  • Vincent Price
  • Halloween
  • Iwo Jima