Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Ma Perkins, Joseph Cotten's Ceiling Unlimited, Dick Tracy, and Whack-O!
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Ma Perkins, Virginia Payne, Charles Egelston, Procter and Gamble, Oxydol, Ceiling Unlimited, Joseph Cotten, Lockheed Vega, Dick Tracy, Matt Crowley, Quaker Oats, Whack-O, Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard, BBC Light Programme, Death Valley Days, Old Ranger, 20 Mule Team Borax, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American and British broadcasting history (1932–1961):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ma_Perkins_1949_08_22.mp3 Alt: Fay's Decision, Rushville Lumberyard 4112 |
"Fay's Difficult Decision at the Lumberyard" | CBS (WABC / WBBM) 1949-08-22 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Laundry Detergent |
Virginia Payne (Ma Perkins), Charles Egelston (Shuffle Shober), Rita Ascot (Fay), Murray Forbes (Willie) | Frank & Anne Hummert (Producers), George Fogle (Director), Jack Brinkley (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Serial"] |
Ma Perkins and her trusted lumberyard partner Shuffle Shober comfort Fay as she wrestles with a life-changing career decision in Rushville, offering wise homespun counsel on family loyalty and integrity. |
Ma_Perkins_1950_08_22.mp3 Alt: Evy's New House Plans, Rushville Blueprints 4372 |
"Evy's House Construction Blueprints" | CBS (WABC) 1950-08-22 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol & Dreft Detergents |
Virginia Payne (Ma Perkins), Charles Egelston (Shuffle Shober), Kay Campbell (Evy), Murray Forbes (Willie) | Frank & Anne Hummert, Philip Bowman (Director), Jack Brinkley (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Serial"] |
Evy Fitz brings contractor blueprints to the Rushville lumberyard office, seeking Ma's approval on mortgage estimates while Shuffle warns Willie about inflated building supply costs. |
Ceiling_Unlimited_1943_08_22.mp3 Alt: Air Transport Command, Hump Airlift Supply |
"Air Transport Command Over the Hump (Narrated by Joseph Cotten)" | CBS (KNX / WABC) 1943-08-22 2:00 PM EWT |
Lockheed Vega Aircraft Corporation ("Look to Lockheed") |
Joseph Cotten (Host / Narrator), supporting Hollywood dramatic cast | Frank Wilson (Writer), Paul Stewart (Director), Wilbur Hatch (Music) | ["Documentary", "Aviation", "War", "Drama"] |
Joseph Cotten narrates the harrowing story of U.S. Army Air Transport Command pilots flying unarmed Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo planes over the Himalayan 'Hump' to deliver aviation fuel and ammunition to Allied airfields in China. |
Dick_Tracy_1947_08_22.mp3 Alt: Waterfront Refinery Ambush, Dick Tracy Quaker 214 |
"The Waterfront Refinery Ambush" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-22 5:00 PM EDT |
The Quaker Oats Co. Puffed Wheat & Puffed Rice ("Shot from guns!") |
Matt Crowley (Dick Tracy), Howard Smith (Pat Patton), Jackie Kelk (Junior), Helen Lewis (Tess) | Chester Gould (Creator), Sidney Slon (Writer), Dan Seymour (Announcer) | ["Adventure", "Detective", "Children", "Crime"] |
Two-way wrist radio crackling with static, detective Dick Tracy and junior partner Pat Patton pursue a jewel-smuggling syndicate into an abandoned waterfront sugar refinery, springing a trap on the gang's trigger-happy enforcer. |
Whack_O_1961_08_22.mp3 Alt: The Dismissal, Chiselbury School Inquiry |
"The Dismissal" | BBC Light Programme 1961-08-22 8:00 PM BST |
Non-commercial BBC Light Entertainment |
Jimmy Edwards (Prof. James Edwards), Arthur Howard (Mr. Pettigrew), Kenneth Cope (Inspector), Edwin Apps (Lumley) | Frank Muir & Denis Norden (Writers), Charles Maxwell (Producer), Aeolian Hall London | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "British"] |
Disreputable, cane-swishing headmaster Professor Jimmy Edwards faces immediate dismissal when the Board of Governors and a strict School Inspector arrive unannounced to investigate missing school funds at Chiselbury Public School. |
Death_Valley_Days_1932_08_22.mp3 Alt: A Parsnip Stew, Prospector's Last Meal |
"A Parsnip Stew" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1932-08-22 8:30 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax Co. 20 Mule Team Borax & Boraxo |
Tim Frawley (The Old Ranger), Jack MacBryde (Grizzly Pete), John White (Lonesome Cowboy) | Ruth Cornwall Woodman (Writer), Felix Mills (Organist), George Hicks (Announcer) | ["Western", "Anthology", "Historical", "Drama"] |
The Old Ranger recounts the humorous frontier tale of a snowbound Nevada gold prospector who guards a single pot of boiling parsnip stew against ravenous camp claim jumpers during the blizzard of 1888. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 104
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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