Archival Dispatch: August 23 Calendar Walk — Lum & Abner, Bing Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney
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Tags: August 23, Calendar Walk, Lum and Abner, Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Horlick's Malted Milk, Alka-Seltzer, Frigidaire, Andy Devine, Zasu Pitts, The Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole Trio, Play It Cool, Alexis Korner, Johnny Burch, Alan Skidmore, BBC Light Programme, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 23 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 39)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American and British broadcasting history (1935–1964):
1. August 23 Archival Inventory (Increment 39)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lum_Abner_1935_08_23.mp3 Alt: The Contest Ends, Horlicks Malted Milk Lum |
"The Jot 'Em Down Store Popularity Contest Ends (Horlick's Malted Milk)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1935-08-23 7:30 PM EDST |
Horlick's Corp. Horlick's Malted Milk |
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards), Norris Goff (Abner Peabody) | Chester Lauck & Norris Goff, Carlton Brickert | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Small Town", "Rural"] |
At the Jot 'Em Down Store in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody tally the final ballots in their hilarious community popularity contest, discovering that Grandpap Spears cast a decisive vote for himself. |
Lum_Abner_1947_08_23.mp3 Alt: Meliot, Meliot Farm Mystery |
"The Case of Neighbor Meliot's Borrowed Plow (Alka-Seltzer)" | CBS (KNX) 1947-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day |
Chester Lauck (Lum), Norris Goff (Abner), Clarence Hartzell | Bill Burch (Director), Gene Baker (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Small Town", "Rural"] |
Lum and Abner get caught in an eccentric misunderstanding regarding neighboring farmer Meliot's prize livestock, concocting a convoluted scheme to return a borrowed plow without admitting they lost it. |
Lum_Abner_1948_08_23.mp3 Alt: County Auction Blunder, Lum and Abner Frigidaire |
"Lum Buys More Than He Intended at the County Auction (Frigidaire)" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Home Appliances |
Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Andy Devine, Zasu Pitts | Larry Berns (Director), Wendell Niles (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Small Town", "Rural"] |
Lum attends the Pine Ridge county estate auction intending only to bid on a small brass tea kettle, but his nervous twitching gestures cause the auctioneer to declare him the winning bidder for a dilapidated barn full of antique junk. |
Play_It_Cool_1964_08_23.mp3 Alt: Play It Cool, Alexis Korner Modern Jazz |
"Play It Cool: Alexis Korner with the Johnny Burch Octet & Alan Skidmore (BBC)" | BBC Light 1964-08-23 5:00 PM |
Non-commercial BBC Jazz & Popular Music |
Alexis Korner (Host), Johnny Burch Octet, Alan Skidmore | Terry Henebery (Producer), BBC Radio | ["Music", "Jazz", "Cool Jazz", "British", "Modern Jazz"] |
Host Alexis Korner introduces leading figures of the British modern jazz renaissance, spotlighting the innovative hard bop and modal arrangements of the Johnny Burch Octet and saxophonist Alan Skidmore. |
Bing_Rosie_1961_08_23.mp3 Alt: Singin In The Rain, Bing and Rosie 1961 |
"The Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney Show: 'Singin' in the Rain' (Buddy Cole Trio)" | CBS (KNX) 1961-08-23 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Daytime Variety |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole and his Trio | Bill Morrow (Producer), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop", "Easy Listening", "Variety"] |
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney exchange relaxed banter and harmonized duets, singing a breezy rendition of 'Singin' in the Rain' alongside solo standards accompanied by Buddy Cole on organ and piano. |
Bing_Rosie_1962_08_23.mp3 Alt: This Can't Be Love, Bing and Rosie 1962 |
"The Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney Show: 'This Can't Be Love' (Buddy Cole Trio)" | CBS (WCBS) 1962-08-23 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Daytime Variety |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole and his Trio | Bill Morrow (Producer), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop", "Easy Listening", "Variety"] |
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney charm daytime radio listeners with delightful vocal chemistry, singing Rodgers and Hart's classic 'This Can't Be Love' with swinging organ rhythms provided by the Buddy Cole Trio. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 23
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 23: 234
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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