Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Richard Widmark, CBS Is There, and Town Meeting Debates
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Mutual Radio Theater, Richard Widmark, Jeff Corey, Chick Carter, Leon Janney, Street and Smith, CBS Is There, You Are There, John Daly, Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, The Affairs of Peter Salem, Santos Ortega, Americas Town Meeting of the Air, George V Denny, OPA, Korean War, 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 network broadcasting history (1944–1980):
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mutual_Radio_Theater_1980_08_22.mp3 Alt: The Ship, Ghost Freighter South Seas |
"The Ship (Hosted by Richard Widmark, Starring Jeff Corey)" | Mutual 1980-08-22 10:00 PM |
Non-commercial Mutual Radio Theater |
Richard Widmark (Host), Jeff Corey (Capt. van Doorn), David Opatoshu | Roy Winsor (Writer), Fletcher Markle (Director), Ray Erlenborn (SFX) | ["Adventure", "Drama", "Mystery", "Maritime"] |
Host Richard Widmark presents an eerie maritime adventure about an aging Dutch cargo captain who salvages an abandoned freighter adrift in the South Pacific, only to discover that the vessel's automated steering mechanisms are operating under the control of an unseen supernatural force. |
Chick_Carter_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Counterfeit War Stamps, Chick Carter Chapter 312 |
"The Case of the Counterfeit War Savings Stamps" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-22 5:15 PM EWT |
Street & Smith Selected Juvenile Sponsors |
Leon Janney (Chick Carter), Jean McCoy (Sue), Gilbert Mack (Tex) | Fritz Blocki (Director), Ken Powell (Announcer) | ["Children", "Detective", "Adventure", "Serial"] |
Adopted son of master detective Nick Carter, youthful sleuth Chick Carter and companions Sue and Tex decipher an encrypted code hidden on counterfeit war savings stamps, raiding an abandoned printing shop before the saboteurs can destroy their lithograph plates. |
CBS_Is_There_1948_08_22.mp3 Alt: Lexington Concord, April 19 1775 Reenactment |
"Lexington, Concord and Merriam's Corner: April 19, 1775" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-22 2:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Educational Series |
John Daly (Anchor), Ken Roberts, Don Hollenbeck, Richard C. Hottelet | Goodman Ace & Joseph Liss (Writers), Robert Lewis Shayon (Director) | ["Historical", "Educational", "Drama", "News Reenactment"] |
CBS news correspondents broadcast live on-the-scene reports from April 19, 1775, taking listeners to Lexington Green where the opening shots of the American Revolution are fired, following the Minutemen's stand at Concord Bridge and the British retreat through Merriam's Corner. |
Peter_Salem_1949_08_22.mp3 Alt: Dancing Destroyer, Murdered Ballerina 1949 |
"The Affair of the Dancing Destroyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-22 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery Series |
Santos Ortega (Peter Salem), Jack Grimes (Marty), Luis van Rooten | Louis Vittes (Writer), Mende Brown (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Drama", "Crime"] |
Small-town criminologist Peter Salem travels from sleepy Scarsdale to a premier Manhattan ballet company to investigate the suspicious stage collapse and fatal poisoning of a prima ballerina, unmasking a jealous understudy and a corrupt theatrical manager. |
Town_Meeting_1946_08_22.mp3 Alt: Price Controls OPA, Joseph Ball Robert Nathan |
"Should Federal Price Controls Be Retained? (Debate: Sen. Joseph Ball vs. Robert Nathan)" | Blue / ABC 1946-08-22 8:30 PM EDT |
Town Hall, Inc. Non-commercial Public Affairs |
George V. Denny Jr. (Moderator), Sen. Joseph H. Ball, Robert Nathan | Town Hall Radio Bureau, Gene Hamilton (Announcer) | ["Talk", "Debate", "Public Affairs", "Educational"] |
Moderator George V. Denny Jr. hosts an impassioned debate from Town Hall New York between conservative Senator Joseph H. Ball and progressive economist Robert Nathan on whether federal price controls and the Office of Price Administration should be permanently dismantled. |
Town_Meeting_1950_08_22.mp3 Alt: Korean War Debate, Town Meeting 1950 |
"What Does the Korean Conflict Mean to America?" | ABC 1950-08-22 9:00 PM EDT |
Town Hall, Inc. Public Affairs Presentation |
George V. Denny Jr. (Moderator), foreign policy debaters | William Traum (Director), Gene Hamilton (Announcer) | ["Talk", "Debate", "Public Affairs", "War"] |
Moderator George V. Denny Jr. moderates a national forum exploring the geopolitical consequences of the Korean conflict, featuring heated debate over whether U.S. intervention under United Nations auspices will prevent a wider third world war. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 230
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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