Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — Big Town, Cavalcade of America, and Defense Attorney
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, Big Town, Edward Pawley, Walter Greaza, Fran Carlon, Ironized Yeast, Lifebuoy, Cavalcade of America, Walter Huston, Oliver Wendell Holmes, DuPont, Defense Attorney, Mercedes McCambridge, Twenty Questions, Joe E Brown, Ronson Lighters, How The West Was Sung, Glenn Yarbrough, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 308)
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 BBC Radio 2, Edward Pawley & Walter Greaza taking down black marketeers and aerospace saboteurs on Big Town for Ironized Yeast and Lifebuoy (1945–1951), Walter Huston portraying Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on Cavalcade of America for DuPont, Mercedes McCambridge fighting for an accused woman on Defense Attorney, comedian Joe E. Brown on Twenty Questions, and gold rush folk history on How The West Was Sung (1944–1974):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 308)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West_Was_Sung_1974.mp3 Alt: Part 9 of 26 Californ I A |
"California (Part 9 of 26)" | BBC Radio 2 1974-08-28 |
Sustaining BBC Musical Doc |
Glenn Yarbrough (Host) | BBC Radio 2 Staff | ["Folk Music", "Western", "History", "Documentary", "Americana"] |
Folk singer Glenn Yarbrough chronicles the 1849 California Gold Rush through authentic pioneer wagon-train ballads and prospector folk songs. |
Big_Town_1945.mp3 Alt: The Black Marketeers |
"The Black Marketeers" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-28 8:00 PM EWT |
Sterling Drug, Inc. Ironized Yeast / Bayer |
Edward Pawley, F. Carlon | Jerry McGill (Director) | ["Drama", "Newspaper", "Crime", "Hardboiled", "Wartime"] |
Managing editor Steve Wilson goes undercover to expose a dangerous criminal ring forging wartime food and gasoline ration coupons. |
Big_Town_1951.mp3 Alt: A Dragon in the Sky |
"A Dragon in the Sky" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Co. Lifebuoy / Rinso |
Walter Greaza, F. Carlon | Jerry McGill (Director) | ["Drama", "Newspaper", "Crime", "Mystery", "Aviation"] |
Steve Wilson investigates mysterious aerial explosions over the city after an aerospace engineer's rocket prototype is sabotaged. |
Cavalcade_1944_Holmes.mp3 Alt: Yankee From Olympus |
"Yankee from Olympus" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-28 8:00 PM EWT |
DuPont "Better Things for Better Living" |
Walter Huston (Star) | Catherine Drinker Bowen | ["Biography", "History", "Docudrama", "Legal", "Americana"] |
A biographical dramatization depicting Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. defending constitutional civil liberties from the Civil War through the high court bench. |
Defense_Atty_1952.mp3 Alt: Case Midnight Caller |
"The Case of the Midnight Caller" | ABC (WJZ) 1952-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Legal Drama |
Mercedes McCambridge | Howard Culver | ["Legal", "Courtroom", "Detective", "Drama", "Mystery"] |
Defense attorney Martha Bryan represents a terrified woman framed for the shooting murder of her abusive ex-husband after receiving late-night telephone threats. |
Twenty_Questions_1948.mp3 Alt: Joe E Brown, Ronson |
"Guest Joe E. Brown" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
Ronson Art Metal Ronson Lighters / Ronsonol |
Bill Slater, Joe E. Brown | Van Deventer & Rinard | ["Quiz", "Game Show", "Panel", "Comedy", "Trivia"] |
Beloved wide-mouthed comedian Joe E. Brown joins the panel to identify mystery subjects through twenty animal, vegetable, or mineral inquiries. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 312
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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