Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Sherlock Holmes, Hollywood Preview, and Kay Kyser
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Barry Foster, Arthur Conan Doyle, Hollywood Preview, Robert Young, Kay Kyser, Harry Babbitt, Trudy Erwin, Lucky Strike, Curtain Time, Don Ameche, Wheaties, Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, Humphrey Lyttelton, BBC, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 193)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American and British radio, two classic Sherlock Holmes investigations (Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce in The Adventure of the Cardboard Box for Petri Wine and Barry Foster & David Buck in The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax on the BBC), Robert Young in Hollywood Preview, Kay Kyser on Kollege of Musical Knowledge, Don Ameche in Curtain Time, and Humphrey Lyttelton chairing I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1937–1979):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 193)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherlock_Holmes_1943.mp3 Alt: The Cardboard Box, Petri Wine 1943 |
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-27 8:30 PM EWT |
Petri Wine Co. Petri California Wine |
Basil Rathbone (Holmes), Nigel Bruce (Watson) | Glenhall Taylor, Harry Bartell | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Victorian", "British", "Crime"] |
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate when an innocent Croydon spinster receives a gruesome package containing two severed human ears packed in coarse salt, leading them to a tragic crime of passion involving an estranged sea captain. |
Sherlock_Holmes_1978.mp3 Alt: Frances Carfax, Lady Frances Carfax |
"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" | BBC Radio 4 1978-08-27 9:05 PM |
Sustaining BBC Drama |
Barry Foster (Holmes), David Buck (Watson) | Michael Bakewell, Roger Pine | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Victorian", "British", "Crime"] |
Dr. Watson travels to Lausanne to trace a missing British aristocrat who vanished while carrying valuable Spanish jewelry, uncovering an unscrupulous con man posing as a missionary. |
Hollywood_Preview_1949.mp3 Alt: Sacrificial Lamb, The Sacrificial Lamb |
"The Sacrificial Lamb" | CBS (KNX) 1949-08-27 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Dramatic Anthology |
Robert Young (Host/Lead), Lurene Tuttle | Screen Guild, Elliott Lewis | ["Drama", "Noir", "Hollywood", "Crime", "Anthology"] |
A desperate Hollywood screenwriter falsely confesses to a gangland slaying to raise money for his ailing sister's surgery, only to discover his false alibi is dismantled by real mobsters. |
Kay_Kyser_1941.mp3 Alt: Second Song - I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest, 1941 |
"I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-08-27 10:00 PM EDST |
American Tobacco Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Kay Kyser, Harry Babbitt, Trudy Erwin | American Tobacco, Verne Smith | ["Music", "Quiz", "Big Band", "Pop Standards", "Comedy"] |
Kay Kyser and his musical troupe test collegiate contestants on popular tunes, featuring vocal performances of 'I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest' by Harry Babbitt and Trudy Erwin. |
Curtain_Time_1937.mp3 Alt: Another Life, Wheaties Curtain Time |
"Another Life" | Mutual (WGN) 1937-08-27 10:00 PM EDST |
General Mills Wheaties ("Champions") |
Don Ameche, Beryl Vaughn | General Mills, Pierre Andre | ["Drama", "Romance", "Melodrama", "Americana", "Anthology"] |
A weary concert pianist suffering from amnesia after a train wreck assumes a new identity in a small Midwestern town, falling in love before his forgotten past resurfaces. |
ISIHAC_1979.mp3 Alt: Advertisers Ball, ISIHAC 1979-08-27 |
"The Advertisers' Ball" | BBC Radio 4 1979-08-27 6:30 PM |
Sustaining Comedy Panel Game |
Humphrey Lyttelton (Chair), Barry Cryer | Geoff Mullett, Colin Sell | ["Comedy", "Panel Game", "Satire", "British", "Improv"] |
Humphrey Lyttelton chairs an unscripted comedy panel game featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, and Willie Rushton competing in rounds of Sound Charades and Mornington Crescent. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 71
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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