Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Gangbusters, Rogues Gallery, and Xavier Cugat
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Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, Gangbusters, Phillips H Lord, Don MacLaughlin, Rogues Gallery, Paul Stewart, Richard Rogue, Ray Buffum, All Star Parade Of Bands, Xavier Cugat, Abbe Lane, Waldorf-Astoria, The Penny Singleton Show, Gale Gordon, Night Cap Yarns, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 329)
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 29 across American network radio and electrical transcription, Phillips H. Lord's authentic police cases on Gangbusters cracking Midwestern bank robbers and highway carjackers (1953–1956), Paul Stewart consulting 'Eugor' in cloudland on Rogues Gallery (1951), Xavier Cugat's Latin dance rhythms live from the Waldorf-Astoria Starlight Roof on All Star Parade of Bands, Penny Singleton's rummage sale, and bedtime humor on Night Cap Yarns (1939–1956):
1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 329)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xavier_Cugat_1953.mp3 Alt: Xavier Cugat Waldorf |
"Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra from the Waldorf-Astoria" | NBC (WNBC) 1953-08-29 10:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Musical Remote |
Xavier Cugat, Abbe Lane | Waldorf Starlight Roof | ["Music", "Latin", "Mambo", "Rhumba", "Remote"] |
Xavier Cugat conducts his Latin orchestra in mambos, rhumbas, and cha-chas during a live dance remote from the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. |
Penny_Singleton_1950.mp3 Alt: Penny Rummage Sale |
"Penny's Country Club Rummage Sale" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Summer Comedy |
Penny Singleton, G. Gordon | Parke Levy (Creator) | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Family", "Americana"] |
Penny attempts to raise money for the local animal shelter with a chaotic rummage sale that accidentally auctions off her neighbor's golf clubs. |
Night_Cap_1939.mp3 Alt: Stubby Parker Meets Defeat |
"Stubby Parker Meets Defeat" | Syndicated Elec 1939-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Frank Parker (Narrator) | Syndicated Drama Staff | ["Storytelling", "Humor", "Bedtime Story", "Americana", "Anthology"] |
A nostalgic bedtime yarn recounting a mischievous country boy's comical misadventures trying to outwit the local schoolmaster. |
Gangbusters_1953.mp3 Alt: Case Shennault Alexander |
"The Case of Shennault, Alexander, and Anderson" | CBS (WCBS) 1953-08-29 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Docudrama |
Phillips H. Lord, MacLaughlin | Leonard Bass (Producer) | ["Police Procedural", "Docudrama", "True Crime", "Action", "Law Enforcement"] |
Police detectives deploy fingerprint forensics and road checkpoints to capture a trio of ruthless Midwestern bank vault robbers. |
Gangbusters_1956.mp3 Alt: Case of the Cha Cha Gang |
"The Case of the Cha Cha Gang" | Mutual (WOR) 1956-08-29 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Docudrama |
Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | Mutual Production Staff | ["Police Procedural", "Docudrama", "True Crime", "Action", "Law Enforcement"] |
State troopers track down a violent armed carjacking ring operating out of roadside dance halls and juke joints. |
Rogues_Gallery_1951.mp3 Alt: Case Lady in White, Rogue |
"The Case of the Lady in White" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-08-29 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Mystery |
Paul Stewart (Richard Rogue) | Ray Buffum (Creator) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir", "Psychological"] |
Private eye Richard Rogue is knocked unconscious and consults his alter ego 'Eugor' in cloudland to solve the murder of a cloaked woman. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 29
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 42
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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