Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Bill Lance, The Cisco Kid, and Hop Harrigan
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Bill Lance, John McIntire, Planters Peanuts, The Cisco Kid, Jack Mather, Harry Lang, Butter-Nut Bread, Jerry of the Circus, Claudia and David, Rose Franken, Patricia Ryan, Richard Kollmar, Hop Harrigan, Chester Stratton, Ken Lynch, Aviation, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 221)
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 and syndication, John McIntire as globe-trotting sleuth Bill Lance for Planters Peanuts, two frontier Western adventures with Jack Mather & Harry Lang on The Cisco Kid (1953 Butter-Nut Bread gold claim, 1957 convict revenge), 1937 big-top drama Jerry of the Circus, Rose Franken's Claudia and David, and Chester Stratton flying high in Hop Harrigan (1937–1957):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 221)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill_Lance_1944.mp3 Alt: The Killing of a Corpse, Planters |
"The Killing of a Corpse" | CBS West Coast (KNX) 1944-08-27 9:00 PM PWT |
Planters Peanuts Jumbo Peanuts |
John McIntire (Bill Lance), Howard McNear | J. Benton Cheney (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Noir", "Crime"] |
Globe-trotting investigator Bill Lance takes the case of a wealthy heir whose body is found shot twice—hours after the coroner determined he had already died of poison. |
Cisco_Kid_1953.mp3 Alt: The Gold Claim Swindle, Butter-Nut |
"The Gold Claim Swindle" | Syndicated (Ziv) 1953-08-27 |
Interstate Bakeries Butter-Nut Bread |
Jack Mather (Cisco), Harry Lang (Pancho) | Frederic W. Ziv Production | ["Western", "Adventure", "Frontier", "Juvenile", "Americana"] |
Cisco and Pancho intercept a crooked frontier land speculator trying to forge gold mine deeds and cheat an elderly prospector out of his claim. |
Cisco_Kid_1957.mp3 Alt: Convict's Revenge, 1957 |
"Convict's Revenge" | Syndicated (Ziv) 1957-08-27 |
Commercial Western Sponsors |
Jack Mather (Cisco), Harry Lang (Pancho) | Frederic W. Ziv Production | ["Western", "Adventure", "Frontier", "Juvenile", "Americana"] |
Cisco and Pancho race across the desert to protect a reformed town marshal from an escaped territorial convict seeking deadly vengeance. |
Jerry_Circus_1937.mp3 Alt: Lion Captured Jerry Hears From Lawyer |
"Lion Captured & The Lawyer's Letter" | Syndicated Elec 1937-08-27 |
Sustaining Circus Serial |
Jerry Randolph, Biff the Clown | Lorenz Circus Troupe | ["Children", "Adventure", "Circus", "Serial", "Americana"] |
Young circus apprentice Jerry helps the trainers capture an escaped lion before receiving an urgent legal letter revealing a clue to his family inheritance. |
Claudia_David_1948.mp3 Alt: Talks About Summer Love, 1948 |
"Talks About Summer Love" | Syndicated Elec 1948-08-27 4:30 PM EDT |
Commercial Domestic Drama |
Patricia Ryan (Claudia), Richard Kollmar | Rose Franken (Creator) | ["Drama", "Romance", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Marriage"] |
Claudia and David enjoy a quiet summer afternoon in their country home, reflecting on the humor and misunderstandings of young married romance. |
Hop_Harrigan_1947.mp3 Alt: The Channel Wing Plane 01, 1947 |
"The Channel Wing Plane (Episode 1)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-27 5:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining Aviation Serial |
Chester Stratton (Hop), Ken Lynch (Tank) | Glenn Riggs (Announcer) | ["Aviation", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Mystery", "Serial"] |
Aces of the Airways Hop Harrigan and mechanic Tank Tinker test an experimental channel-wing aircraft and uncover a corporate sabotage plot targeting the test flight. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 239
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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