Archival Dispatch: August 26 Calendar Walk — Howard Miller, Jack Carson, and The Sealed Book
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Tags: August 26, Calendar Walk, Howard Miller Show, Howard Miller, Chicago Theatre of the Air, Wrigleys Spearmint, Juicy Fruit, The Sealed Book, Philip Clarke, Jock MacGregor, Our Land Be Bright, Jack Carson, Arthur Treacher, Martha Tilton, US Treasury, The Adventures of the Sea Hound, Bobby Hastings, Fran Striker, Mutual Radio Theater, Richard Crenna, Elliott Lewis, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 26 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 191)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 26 across American network and regional radio, Chicago deejay king Howard Miller hosting two editions for Wrigley's Gum (welcoming the Chicago Theatre of the Air cast and reviewing 1957 pop chart hits), Jack Carson and Arthur Treacher in the US Treasury's Our Land Be Bright, Philip Clarke narrating the macabre thriller Time on My Hands on The Sealed Book, juvenile high-seas peril in The Adventures of the Sea Hound, and Richard Crenna in Mutual Radio Theater (1945–1980):
1. August 26 Archival Inventory (Increment 191)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Howard_Miller_1955.mp3 Alt: Guest Chicago Theatre Cast, Wrigleys 1955 |
"Guest Chicago Theatre of the Air Cast (Howard Miller — Wrigley's Spearmint)" | CBS (WBBM) 1955-08-26 10:45 AM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Wrigley's Spearmint Gum |
Howard Miller (Host), Chicago Theatre Cast | Frank Atlass, Art Mercier | ["Music", "Interview", "Pop Standards", "Variety", "Talk"] |
"Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum presents The Howard Miller Show, from the WBBM CBS studios in Chicago!" America's #1 disc jockey Howard Miller spins the week's hit singles, welcoming cast members from the Chicago Theatre stage for lively backstage banter, theatre gossip, and music appreciation for Wrigley's. |
Howard_Miller_1957.mp3 Alt: Howard Miller 1957-08-26, Juicy Fruit 1957 |
"Top 40 Chart Hits & Pop Commentary (Howard Miller — Wrigley's Juicy Fruit)" | CBS (WBBM) 1957-08-26 10:45 AM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum |
Howard Miller (Host), The Miller Trio | CBS Chicago, Art Mercier | ["Music", "Pop Standards", "Rock & Roll", "Interview", "Talk"] |
"Wrigley's Juicy Fruit presents The Howard Miller Show!" Chicago deejay king Howard Miller spins late-summer 1957 pop and early rock & roll chart-toppers, providing witty industry commentary, record reviews, and national listener mail for Wrigley's Gum. |
Sea_Hound_1948.mp3 Alt: The God Of Vengence, The God of Vengeance |
"The God of Vengeance (Bobby Hastings as Jerry — The Sea Hound)" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-26 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Maritime Drama |
Bobby Hastings (Jerry), Ken Daigneau | Fran Striker, Doug Browning | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "Juvenile", "Action", "Mystery"] |
"Ahoy, mates! Stand by to cruise the ocean sea on The Adventures of the Sea Hound with Captain Silver and Jerry!" In 'The God of Vengeance', Captain Silver and the crew anchor off a treacherous volcanic Pacific atoll to rescue a stranded archeologist from a fanatical cult guarding an ancient jade idol. |
Our_Land_1945.mp3 Alt: Win the Peace Jack Carson, Treasury 1945 |
"Win the Peace with Jack Carson & Arthur Treacher (US Treasury War Finance)" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-26 2:30 PM EWT |
US Treasury War Finance ("Victory Bonds") |
Jack Carson, Arthur Treacher, Tilton | Wilbur Hatch, Del Sharbutt | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Patriotic", "Wartime", "Music"] |
"The United States Treasury Department presents Our Land Be Bright: Win the Peace!" Comedian Jack Carson trades self-deprecating wisecracks with his haughty butler Arthur Treacher, featuring Martha Tilton singing patriotic ballads to urge Americans to secure the post-war peace through Victory Bonds. |
Sealed_Book_1945.mp3 Alt: Time On My Hands, Sealed Book 1945 |
"Time on My Hands (Philip Clarke as Keeper of the Book — The Sealed Book)" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-26 9:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Macabre Mystery Series |
Philip Clarke (Keeper), Robert Dryden | Jock MacGregor, John Bryson | ["Horror", "Macabre", "Psychological", "Mystery", "Supernatural"] |
"Once again we open The Sealed Book, which contains all the secrets of all the mysteries, all the thrills and all the terrifying horrors that ever haunted the mind of man!" In 'Time on My Hands', an obsessed clockmaker builds an intricate grandfather clock that can manipulate the flow of time to commit the perfect murder, only to become trapped in an eternal ticking death chamber. |
Mutual_Theater_1980.mp3 Alt: One Man's Fight, Richard Crenna Mutual |
"One Man's Fight (Richard Crenna & Parley Baer — Mutual Radio Theater)" | Mutual 1980-08-26 10:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Modern Audio Theater |
Richard Crenna (Host/Star), Baer | Elliott Lewis, Art Gilmore | ["Drama", "Suspense", "Legal", "Contemporary", "Anthology"] |
"The Mutual Broadcasting System presents The Mutual Radio Theater, with Tuesday Host Richard Crenna!" In 'One Man's Fight', an honest small-town building contractor refuses to pay kickbacks to a corrupt municipal zoning board, risking his family's livelihood and his life in a solitary crusade for civic justice. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 26
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 26: 371
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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