Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Let George Do It, Casey Crime Photographer, and Texaco Star Theater
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, Texaco Star Theater, Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Texaco, Let George Do It, Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Standard Oil of California, Chevron, Casey Crime Photographer, Staats Cotsworth, Jan Miner, Anchor Hocking, Tales From A Long Room, Robin Bailey, Peter Tinniswood, Stand By For Adventure, Devils Island, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 303)
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 28 across American network radio, BBC Radio 4, and syndication, Bob Bailey as George Valentine solving high-stakes poker and novelist death threat mysteries on Let George Do It for Chevron Supreme (1950–1953), Staats Cotsworth hiding from mobsters on Casey, Crime Photographer for Anchor Hocking Glass, Kenny Baker on Texaco Star Theater, cricket satire on Tales from a Long Room, and an escape from Devil's Island on Stand By For Adventure (1940–1981):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 303)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texaco_Star_1940.mp3 Alt: Summer Variety Kenny Baker |
"Summer Variety with Kenny Baker" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-28 9:00 PM EDST |
The Texas Company Texaco Fire-Chief Gas |
Kenny Baker, F. Langford | David Broekman Orchestra | ["Variety", "Music", "Comedy", "Pop Standard", "Vocal"] |
Tenor Kenny Baker hosts an upbeat summer musical variety hour of popular standards, comedy patter, and operatic solos. |
George_Do_It_1950.mp3 Alt: High Card, Chevron |
"High Card" | Mutual / Don Lee 1950-08-28 8:00 PM PDT |
Standard Oil of Calif. Chevron Supreme / RPM |
Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg | David Victor & Gillis | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Gambling", "Noir"] |
George Valentine is hired by an anxious poker player who suspects a high-stakes gambling club owner of running a lethal rigged game. |
George_Do_It_1953.mp3 Alt: It's a Mystery to Me (HSG) |
"It's a Mystery to Me (HSG Syndication)" | Syndicated / Goodman 1953-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg | Goodman Syndication | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Whodunit"] |
George Valentine and Brookxie investigate when an eccentric mystery novelist receives anonymous death threats matching murders in his own books. |
Long_Room_1981.mp3 Alt: Series 1 I Was There |
"I Was There" | BBC Radio 4 1981-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Cricket Comedy |
Robin Bailey (Narrator) | Peter Tinniswood (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sports", "British", "Satire", "Storytelling"] |
An eccentric pavilion bore reminisces over absurd cricketing legends, umpire feuds, and bizarre village cricket matches of yesteryear. |
Crime_Photo_1947.mp3 Alt: Casey Hide Out, Anchor |
"Casey's Hideout" | CBS (WABC) 1947-08-28 9:30 PM EDT |
Anchor Hocking Glass Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth, Jan Miner | George Harmon Coxe | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Noir", "Journalism", "Mystery"] |
Flashgun photographer Jack Casey goes into hiding at an isolated lakeside cabin after snapping an underworld execution photo. |
Stand_By_1946.mp3 Alt: Escape from Devil's Island |
"Escape from Devil's Island" | Syndicated Elec 1946-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Dramatic Adventurers | Syndicated Drama Staff | ["Adventure", "Drama", "Action", "Prison", "Anthology"] |
Four worldly adventurers trade thrilling first-person accounts around a fireplace, recounting a harrowing shark-infested escape from Devil's Island. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 282
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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