Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Treasury Agent, Bob Hope on Vox Pop, and I Love a Mystery
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Treasury Agent, Knox Manning, Phillips H Lord, Great Plays, Raymond Edward Johnson, Blevins Davis, Vox Pop, Bob Hope, Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Bromo Seltzer, Eno Crime Clues, Spencer Dean, Dan Cassidy, Stewart Sterling, I Love a Mystery, Carlton E Morse, Michael Raffetto, Barton Yarborough, Russell Thorson, Tony Randall, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 195)
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 network radio, Knox Manning narrating Treasury Agent, Blevins Davis's Great Plays, Bob Hope interviewed by Parks Johnson and Warren Hull on Vox Pop for Bromo-Seltzer, Spencer Dean investigating in Eno Crime Clues, and two Carlton E. Morse serial chapters in I Love a Mystery (1935–1957):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 195)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treasury_Agent_1957.mp3 Alt: Counterfeit Tax Stamps, 1957 |
"The Case of the Counterfeit Tax Stamps" | Mutual 1957-08-27 8:30 PM |
Sustaining Crime Docudrama |
Knox Manning (Narrator) | Phillips H. Lord | ["Docudrama", "Crime", "Police", "Investigative", "Law Enforcement"] |
Federal Treasury agents track an interstate ring forging federal liquor and tobacco revenue stamps to a clandestine printing plant. |
Great_Plays_1942.mp3 Alt: Postmarked Today, NBC 1942 |
"Postmarked Today" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-27 9:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Dramatic Anthology |
Raymond Edward Johnson | Blevins Davis | ["Drama", "Wartime", "Historical", "Anthology", "Patriotic"] |
A soldier stationed at an overseas military outpost writes home about the daily sacrifices and shared resolve among Allied servicemen during wartime. |
Vox_Pop_1945.mp3 Alt: Paramount Studios Hollywood Ca Bob Hope, 1945 |
"Paramount Studios Hollywood with Bob Hope" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-27 8:00 PM EWT |
Emerson Drug Bromo-Seltzer |
Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Bob Hope | Emerson Drug, CBS Production | ["Interview", "Variety", "Hollywood", "Comedy", "Americana"] |
Parks Johnson and Warren Hull visit Paramount Studios in Hollywood, conducting impromptu interviews with studio crew members and comedian Bob Hope. |
Eno_Crime_Clues_1935.mp3 Alt: With Felonious Intent, Part 1 |
"With Felonious Intent (Part 1)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1935-08-27 8:00 PM EDST |
J.C. Eno Ltd. Eno Fruit Salt |
Edward Reese (Dean), John McGovern (Cassidy) | Stewart Sterling (Prentice Winchell) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Investigative"] |
Spencer Dean and Dan Cassidy investigate when a wealthy industrialist is poisoned in his locked estate study following a dispute over his altered will. |
ILAM_1943.mp3 Alt: Murder Is the Word for It - Part 15 |
"Murder Is the Word for It (Part 15)" | CBS 1943-08-27 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap / Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto (Jack), Barton Yarborough (Doc) | Carlton E. Morse | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Adventure", "Hardboiled", "Crime"] |
Jack, Doc, and Reggie close in on the mastermind behind the family curse, trapping the killer in the cellar of the decaying Southern mansion. |
ILAM_1951.mp3 Alt: Murder Hollywood Style - Part 11 |
"Murder Hollywood Style (Part 11)" | Mutual 1951-08-27 10:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery |
Russell Thorson (Jack), Tony Randall (Reggie) | Carlton E. Morse, Bob Warren | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Noir", "Crime", "Hollywood"] |
Jack Packard and Doc Long discover the poisoned vial hidden in a stage lighting rig, exposing the blackmail scheme targeting a studio director. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 83
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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