Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Admiral Turner, Gunsmoke, and Ellery Queen
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Radio News, Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, Okinawa, Tokyo Bay, Gunsmoke, William Conrad, Howard McNear, Parley Baer, John Meston, LM Cigarettes, The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Hugh Marlowe, Santos Ortega, Gulf Oil, Radio Hall of Fame, Paul Whiteman, Martha Tilton, Philco, I Was a Communist For The FBI, Dana Andrews, Matt Cvetic, The Pacific Story, Vladivostok, Arnold Marquis, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Enrichment (Increment 214)
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, Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner's eyewitness account of the Battle of Okinawa and the Allied victory fleet on CBS, William Conrad and Howard McNear in John Meston's classic Gunsmoke script "Doc Quits" for L&M, Hugh Marlowe as Ellery Queen for Gulf Oil, Paul Whiteman on The Philco Radio Hall of Fame, Dana Andrews in I Was a Communist For The FBI, and Arnold Marquis's geopolitical documentary The Pacific Story (1939–1955):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 214)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radio_News_1945.mp3 Alt: CBS Admiral Turner Okinawa Invasion |
"Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner on Okinawa & Pacific Victory" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-27 8:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining CBS News Special |
Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner | CBS News Staff | ["News", "Military", "Wartime", "Historical", "Live Broadcast"] |
Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner delivers a comprehensive eyewitness account of the amphibious assault on Okinawa and preparations for the Allied occupation fleet entering Tokyo Bay. |
Gunsmoke_1955.mp3 Alt: Doc Quits, L&M 1955 |
"Doc Quits" | CBS (WCBS) 1955-08-27 12:30 PM EDT |
Liggett & Myers L&M Filter Cigarettes |
William Conrad (Dillon), Howard McNear (Doc) | John Meston, Norman Macdonnell | ["Western", "Drama", "Frontier", "Americana", "Adult Western"] |
An exhausted Doc Adams decides to pack his medical bag and abandon Dodge City forever after an ungrateful wounded gunslinger threatens him. |
Ellery_Queen_1939.mp3 Alt: The Secret Partner, Gulf 1939 |
"The Adventure of the Secret Partner" | CBS (WABC) 1939-08-27 8:00 PM EDST |
Gulf Oil Corp. Gulf Pride Oil & Gas |
Hugh Marlowe (Queen), Santos Ortega | Marian Shockley, CBS Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Whodunit", "Armchair Detective", "Crime"] |
Ellery Queen challenges a panel of guest arm-chair detectives to deduce which member of an import firm murdered the silent partner before the safe was looted. |
Radio_Hall_of_Fame_1944.mp3 Alt: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are |
"Variety Revue & Hit Parade Hits" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1944-08-27 6:00 PM EWT |
Philco Corp. Philco Radios |
Paul Whiteman, Martha Tilton | Deems Taylor (Host) | ["Variety", "Music", "Vaudeville", "Big Band", "Pop Standards"] |
Paul Whiteman conducts orchestral selections, Martha Tilton sings wartime hits, and guest stars stage theatrical comedy sketches honoring the week's entertainment achievements. |
IWAC_1952.mp3 Alt: IWCF Burnt Offering, Cvetic 1952 |
"Burnt Offering" | Syndicated (Ziv) 1952-08-27 |
Commercial Espionage Sponsors |
Dana Andrews (Matt Cvetic) | Frederic W. Ziv Production | ["Espionage", "Cold War", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Thriller"] |
FBI undercover operative Matt Cvetic infiltrates a Communist sabotage cell attempting to torch a strategic munitions warehouse. |
Pacific_Story_1944.mp3 Alt: Vladivostok: Mistress of the Far East |
"Vladivostok: Mistress of the Far East" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-27 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining NBC Cultural Series |
NBC Dramatic Repertory | Arnold Marquis (Writer) | ["Documentary", "Educational", "Geopolitical", "Wartime", "Historical"] |
An extensive documentary dramatizing the strategic geopolitical importance, naval fortress history, and supply lines of the Soviet Pacific port city of Vladivostok. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 197
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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