Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Johnny Dollar, Mysterious Traveler, and Big Town
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Author: radio index
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone, Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters, Frank and Anne Hummert, Toni Darnay, SweetHeart Soap, The Mysterious Traveler, Maurice Tarplin, Robert A Arthur, The Gulf Spray Show, Cliff Arquette, Curt Massey, Doctor in the House, Richard Briers, BBC, Big Town, Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon, Jerry Devine, Ironized Yeast, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 242)
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 the BBC, Bob Bailey investigating altered ledgers on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Frank & Anne Hummert's The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters for SweetHeart Soap, Maurice Tarplin narrating The Mysterious Traveler, rustic comedy on The Gulf Spray Show, Richard Briers in Doctor in the House on BBC Radio 4, and Edward Pawley & Fran Carlon busting jury tampering in Big Town for Ironized Yeast (1944–1968):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 242)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny_Dollar_1956.mp3 Alt: The Kranesburg Matter pt2of6 |
"The Kranesburg Matter (Part 2)" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-08-27 8:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining Five-Part Serial |
Bob Bailey (Johnny), Virginia Gregg | Jack Johnstone (Writer/Dir) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir", "Serial"] |
Johnny Dollar interviews the nervous widow of an industrialist and discovers that key business ledger entries were altered prior to his fatal fall. |
Evelyn_Winters_1945.mp3 Alt: Walter Returns From Washington |
"Walter Returns from Washington" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-27 10:30 AM EWT |
Manhattan Soap Co. SweetHeart Soap |
Toni Darnay, Karl Swenson, Martin Blaine | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Theatre", "Serial"] |
Playwright Gary Roberts welcomes an influential Broadway producer back from wartime government service, hoping to secure backing for Evelyn's debut show. |
Mysterious_Traveler_1944.mp3 Alt: The Unknown Enemy, 1944 |
"The Unknown Enemy" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-27 10:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Mystery Thriller |
Maurice Tarplin (Narrator), Lon Clark | Robert A. Arthur & David Kogan | ["Mystery", "Horror", "Suspense", "Sci-Fi", "Anthology"] |
A paranoid research scientist developing a revolutionary formula becomes convinced that an invisible assassin is stalking him in his isolated laboratory. |
Gulf_Spray_1945.mp3 Alt: Episode, Summer Comedy & Tunes |
"Summer Comedy & Tunes" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-27 7:30 PM EWT |
Gulf Oil Corp. Gulf Spray Insecticide |
Cliff Arquette, Curt Massey, Martha Mears | Gulf Spray Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Music", "Vocal", "Rural"] |
Cliff Arquette performs rustic rural humor and musical novelties alongside popular standards by Curt Massey and Martha Mears. |
Doctor_House_1968.mp3 Alt: Money Troubles, BBC 1968 |
"Money Troubles" | BBC Radio 4 1968-08-27 7:30 PM |
Sustaining BBC Radio Comedy |
Richard Briers, Geoffrey Sumner | Richard Gordon & Ray Cooney | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "British", "Medical", "Humor"] |
Young medical student Simon Sparrow desperately schemes to dodge his overdue landlady bills while avoiding the fiery wrath of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt. |
Big_Town_1946.mp3 Alt: Murder Meets the Jury, Yeast |
"Murder Meets the Jury" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-27 8:00 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Ironized Yeast |
Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon | Jerry Devine (Director) | ["Newspaper", "Crime", "Drama", "Mystery", "Courtroom"] |
Steve Wilson and Lorelei Kilbourne expose a ruthless racketeer who is intimidating and blackmailing sequestered jurors in a high-profile murder trial. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 365
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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