Archival Dispatch: August 23 Calendar Walk — Sam Spade, Philo Vance, and Gene Autry's Champion Serial
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Tags: August 23, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Sam Spade, Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Dashiell Hammett, Philo Vance, Jackson Beck, Joan Alexander, SS Van Dine, Ziv, Official Detective, Craig McDonnell, Dan Britton, Mutual, Adventures of Champion, Gene Autry, Serial, Ethel and Albert, Peg Lynch, Alan Bunce, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 23 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 15)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, serial multi-part narrative arcs, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American network and syndication broadcasting history (1946–1956):
1. August 23 Archival Inventory (Increment 15)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champion_1949_08_23.mp3 Alt: Mystery Lost Treasure Ch 2, Champion Western Serial |
"The Mystery of the Lost Treasure (Chapter 2) — Superstition Mountain" | Mutual 1949-08-23 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Western Series |
Gene Autry, Johnny Bond, Pat Buttram, Champion | Arthur Browne Jr. (Writer), Frank Bingham (Director) | ["Western", "Children", "Adventure", "Action", "Serial"] |
In Part 2 of The Mystery of the Lost Treasure, Gene Autry and his wonder horse Champion track outlaw claim-jumpers into Superstition Mountain, rescuing a young Navajo boy trapped on a crumbling canyon ledge. |
Philo_Vance_1949_08_23.mp3 Alt: Blue Penny Murder Case, Mauritius Stamp Forgery |
"The Blue Penny Murder Case (Starring Jackson Beck)" | Ziv Syndication 1949-08-23 (WNBC / Syndicated) |
Local Commercials Co-op Advertisers |
Jackson Beck (Philo Vance), Joan Alexander, George Petrie | S.S. Van Dine (Author), Frederic W. Ziv (Director), Kenny Delmar | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime"] |
Aristocratic sleuth Philo Vance is called in when an eccentric stamp collector is found murdered inside his locked vault, discovering that a world-famous 1847 Mauritius 'Blue Penny' postage stamp was switched with an expert forgery. |
Official_Detective_1949_08_23.mp3 Alt: Night Watchman Murder, Chemical Plant Safe Robbery |
"The Murder of the Night Watchman (Detective Lt. Dan Britton)" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-23 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Radio Drama |
Craig McDonnell (Lt. Dan Britton), Tom Tully, Mandel Kramer | William Sweets (Writer), Wynn Wright (Director), Carl Warren | ["Police", "Procedural", "Detective", "True Crime"] |
Detective Lieutenant Dan Britton investigates the bludgeoning of an elderly night watchman at a chemical plant, reconstructing tire tread impressions to trap a gang of industrial saboteurs. |
Official_Detective_1956_08_23.mp3 Alt: Highway Hijackers, Turnpike Armored Car Heist |
"The Highway Turnpike Hijackers (Detective Lt. Dan Britton)" | Mutual (WOR) 1956-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Radio Series |
Craig McDonnell (Lt. Dan Britton), Lawson Zerbe, Ralph Bell | William Sweets (Writer), Wynn Wright (Director), Carl Warren | ["Police", "Procedural", "Detective", "True Crime"] |
Lieutenant Dan Britton coordinates an interstate roadblock operation after a ruthless highway robbery crew hijacks an armored jewelry transport van along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. |
Sam_Spade_1946_08_23.mp3 Alt: Zig Zags of Treachery, Zigzag Treachery Caper |
"The Zig Zags of Treachery Caper (Wildroot Cream-Oil)" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Co., Inc. Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic |
Howard Duff (Sam Spade), Lurene Tuttle (Effie), William Conrad | Bob Tallman & Jason James (Writers), William Spier (Director) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir"] |
Private investigator Sam Spade is hired by an elusive femme fatale who claims her ex-husband is trying to kill her, leading Spade through a maze of double-crosses across San Francisco's fog-shrouded wharves to uncover a hidden bullion fortune. |
Ethel_And_Albert_1946_08_23.mp3 Alt: Albert Phones From California, Cross Country Phone Call |
"Albert Phones Long Distance from California (Peg Lynch & Alan Bunce)" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-08-23 2:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining ABC Daytime Sitcom |
Peg Lynch (Ethel Arbuckle), Alan Bunce (Albert Arbuckle) | Peg Lynch (Creator & Writer), Bob Brown (Director), Fred Cole | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Marriage"] |
While Albert is attending a business convention in Los Angeles, Ethel frantically prepares for his expensive long-distance phone call home to Sandy Harbor, only to spend three costly minutes debating the correct spelling of an aunt's recipe ingredient. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 23
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 23: 90
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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