Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — The Man Called X, Lassie, and NBC Symphony
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, The NBC Symphony Orchestra, Massimo Freccia, Respighi, The Man Called X, Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco, Jack Johnstone, Old Gold Cigarettes, Frigidaire, Lassie, Marvin Miller, Eric Knight, Red Heart Dog Food, Public Prosecutor, John Howard, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 305)
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 and syndication, Herbert Marshall as secret agent Ken Thurston dodging Axis agents in Lisbon, the Black Forest, and post-war Europe on The Man Called X (1944–1947), Lassie rescuing boys from a collapsing flooded mill for Red Heart Dog Food, Massimo Freccia conducting the NBC Symphony at Studio 8H, and courtroom ballistics on Public Prosecutor (1944–1955):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 305)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NBC_Symphony_1948.mp3 Alt: The Great Bell, Freccia |
"The Great Bell" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-28 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Concert |
Massimo Freccia (Cond) | NBC Symphony Orchestra | ["Music", "Classical", "Symphonic", "Orchestral", "Fine Arts"] |
Guest conductor Massimo Freccia leads the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Respighi's symphonic poem and Russian masterworks at Studio 8H. |
Man_Called_X_1944.mp3 Alt: Murder Music Blonde Madonna |
"Murder, Music, and a Blonde Madonna (AFRS)" | AFRS Military 1944-08-28 |
AFRS / Sustaining Military Rebroadcast |
Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Thriller", "Wartime", "Action"] |
Ken Thurston travels to Lisbon to intercept an Axis courier smuggling secret naval invasion codes hidden within sheet music. |
Man_Called_X_1945.mp3 Alt: Secret of Black Forest |
"The Secret of the Black Forest" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-08-28 10:00 PM EWT |
P. Lorillard Co. Old Gold Cigarettes |
Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Thriller", "Wartime", "Action"] |
Ken Thurston infiltrates a hidden underground laboratory in the Black Forest to stop diehard Nazi scientists preparing biological weapons. |
Man_Called_X_1947.mp3 Alt: The Least Of These, Frigidaire |
"The Least of These" | CBS (WABC) 1947-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Appliances |
Herbert Marshall, Leon Belasco | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Thriller", "Postwar", "Action"] |
Ken Thurston protects an orphaned refugee child carrying key cryptographic documents through war-ravaged central Europe. |
Lassie_1948.mp3 Alt: Trapped in Abandoned Mill |
"Trapped in the Abandoned Mill" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-28 5:15 PM EDT |
John Morrell & Co. Red Heart 3-Flavor Dog Food |
Pal (Lassie), Marvin Miller | Eric Knight (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Animals", "Juvenile", "Action", "Americana"] |
Lassie races through a thunderstorm to lead townsfolk to two boys trapped inside a flooded, collapsing lumber mill. |
Public_Prosecutor_1955.mp3 Alt: TCOT People vs Vance Cooper |
"The Case of the People vs. Vance Cooper" | Syndicated Elec 1955-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
John Howard, Anne Gwynne | Walter Sande | ["Legal", "Courtroom", "Detective", "Mystery", "Whodunit"] |
The public prosecutor presents ballistics and fingerprint evidence to prove an ambitious theatrical producer murdered his wealthy backer. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 294
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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