Archival Dispatch: August 28 Calendar Walk — The Count of Monte Cristo, Kate Smith, and Raffles
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Tags: August 28, Calendar Walk, The Count of Monte Cristo, Carleton Young, Alexandre Dumas, Parley Baer, Robert C Dennis, Kate Smith Speaks, Ted Collins, Post Toasties, Raffles, Horace Keats, EW Hornung, Scottish Ghost, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 28 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 321)
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, Australian syndication, and electrical transcription, four classic adaptations of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo starring Carleton Young (1933–1951), Kate Smith discussing Alaskan pioneer homesteading for Post Toasties (1946), and gentleman thief A.J. Raffles investigating Scottish apparitions on Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman (1933–1951):
1. August 28 Archival Inventory (Increment 321)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kate_Smith_1946.mp3 Alt: Alaska Pioneer Land |
"Alaska Pioneer Land" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-28 12:00 PM EDT |
General Foods Post Toasties / Swans Down |
Kate Smith, Ted Collins | Ted Collins (Producer) | ["Talk", "Commentary", "Americana", "Human Interest", "History"] |
Kate Smith discusses post-war homesteading opportunities in the Alaskan wilderness and shares heroic stories of pioneer aviation. |
Monte_Cristo_1933_86.mp3 Alt: Hidden Treasure (Ep 86) |
"The Hidden Treasure of Monte Cristo (Episode 86)" | Syndicated Elec 1933-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Dramatic Cast | Alexandre Dumas (Author) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Serial", "Drama", "Literature"] |
Edmond Dantes excavates the secret subterranean grotto on the isle of Monte Cristo to claim the vast fortune left by Abbé Faria. |
Monte_Cristo_1945.mp3 Alt: The Plot Against Morcerf |
"The Plot Against Morcerf" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-28 8:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Classical Adventure |
Carleton Young, P. Baer | Alexandre Dumas (Author) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Drama", "Revenge", "Literature"] |
The Count orchestrates a brilliant trap in Parisian high society to expose Count de Morcerf's wartime betrayal of Ali Pasha. |
Monte_Cristo_1949.mp3 Alt: Louisiana Conspiracy |
"The Louisiana Conspiracy" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-28 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Adventure |
Carleton Young (The Count) | Robert C. Dennis (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Swashbuckler", "Espionage", "Drama"] |
Edmond Dantes journeys to New Orleans to disrupt a treasonous scheme to overthrow the territorial government of Louisiana. |
Monte_Cristo_1951.mp3 Alt: Queen's Necklace |
"The Affair of the Queen's Necklace" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Adventure |
Carleton Young (The Count) | Alexandre Dumas (Author) | ["Adventure", "Historical", "Swashbuckler", "Mystery", "Drama"] |
The Count foils an elaborate royal diamond forgery plot designed to ruin an innocent French aristocrat's reputation. |
Raffles_1942.mp3 Alt: The Ghoul of Glen Garron |
"The Ghoul of Glen Garron" | Macquarie / Synd 1942-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Horace Keats (Raffles) | E.W. Hornung (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Supernatural", "British", "Adventure"] |
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles and Bunny Manders investigate a terrifying ghostly manifestation haunting an ancestral Scottish estate. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 28
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 28: 390
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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