Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — The Shadow, Box 13, and Satan's Waitin'

Date: 2026-08-29

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, The Shadow, Bret Morrison, Gertrude Warner, Wildroot Cream-Oil, Box 13, Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker, Russell Hughes, Satans Waitin, Frank Graham, Mystery House, Bela Lugosi, Bob and Ray, Mr Science, The Navy Lark, Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 331)

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, BBC Light Programme, and syndication, Bret Morrison solving country club homicides on The Shadow for Wildroot Cream-Oil (1954), Alan Ladd answering shipping fraud classifieds on Box 13 (1948), Frank Graham's series finale of Satan's Waitin', Bela Lugosi in Mystery House, Bob & Ray's 'Mr. Science' laboratory parody, and naval antics on BBC's The Navy Lark (1948–1965):

1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 331)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Mystery_House_1948.mp3` Alt: `Clock Strikes Midnight`	"The Clock Strikes Midnight"	Syndicated Elec 1948-08-29	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Bela Lugosi, J. McIntire	Syndicated Horror Staff	`["Horror", "Mystery", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Anthology"]`	An eccentric antique collector traps greedy relatives inside a gothic mansion where a cursed pendulum clock marks victims for execution.
`Satans_Waitin_1950.mp3` Alt: `Cat Emerald Eyes (Finale)`	"The Cat with the Emerald Eyes (Final Episode)"	CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-29 8:30 PM EDT	Sustaining Supernatural Thriller	Frank Graham (The Devil)	CBS Drama Staff	`["Horror", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Psychological", "Anthology"]`	Satan narrates the final macabre downfall of an unprincipled art burglar hunted through an abandoned museum by a spectral black cat.
`Box_13_1948.mp3` Alt: `Insurance Fraud`, `Alan Ladd`	"Insurance Fraud"	Mayfair / Synd 1948-08-29	Commercial Regional Sponsors	Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker	Russell Hughes (Writer)	`["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Mystery", "Noir"]`	Writer Dan Holiday answers a classified ad from a frightened bookkeeper who discovered a corrupt shipping syndicate faking cargo drownings.
`Bob_Ray_1952_Science.mp3` Alt: `Mr. Science Paperclip Test`	"Mr. Science and the Great Paperclip Test"	NBC (WNBC) 1952-08-29 5:45 PM EDT	Sustaining Comedy Broadcast	Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding	NBC Comedy Staff	`["Comedy", "Satire", "Parody", "Sketches", "Americana"]`	Bob and Ray satirize instructional children's educational programs with their deadpan parody of 'Mr. Science' and ludicrous laboratory experiments.
`Navy_Lark_1965.mp3` Alt: `Right Pig's Breakfast`	"Making a Right Pig's Breakfast"	BBC Light Prog 1965-08-29 1:30 PM BST	Sustaining British Comedy	Jon Pertwee, L. Phillips	Lawrie Wyman (Writer)	`["Comedy", "British", "Military", "Sitcom", "Naval"]`	Chief Petty Officer Pertwee and Sub-Lieutenant Phillips smuggle live livestock aboard HMS Troutbridge to win an annual naval agricultural bet.
`The_Shadow_1954.mp3` Alt: `The Blackball Murder`, `Wildroot`	"The Blackball Murder"	Mutual (WOR) 1954-08-29 5:00 PM EDT	Wildroot Company Wildroot Cream-Oil	Bret Morrison, G. Warner	Mutual Production Staff	`["Superhero", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Supernatural", "Noir"]`	Lamont Cranston uses his hypnotic powers of invisibility to unmask a vengeful socialite who murders prominent members of an exclusive country club.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 29
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 54
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog