Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Under Arrest, Best Sellers, and The Mystery Project

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Author: radio index
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Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, Under Arrest, Joe DeSantis, Ted de Corsia, Best Sellers, Robert Fontaine, The Happy Time, The Mystery Project, Jim French, CBC, Mysterious Circumstances, Man in the Iron Mask, This Is Wichita, KANS, Hearts in Harmony, Jone Allison, Kroger, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
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August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 333)

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, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and syndication, Joe DeSantis starring as Captain John Drake smashing counterfeit bond rings on Under Arrest (1948), Robert Fontaine's coming-of-age classic The Happy Time on Best Sellers (1945), Jim French's Victorian duel mystery on CBC The Mystery Project, Mysterious Circumstances, Kansas history on This Is Wichita, and Hearts in Harmony for Kroger (1941–1998):


1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 333)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles Canonical Title Network, Airdate & Showtime Sponsor & Commercial Ads Credited Cast & Performers Director, Writers & Crew Genres Story Synopsis
Mystery_Proj_1998.mp3
Alt: Find Lady Andrew Duel
"Find the Lady — In Which Andrew Loses a Duel" CBC Radio
1998-08-29
Sustaining
Canadian Radio Drama
CBC Dramatic Co. Jim French (Author) ["Mystery", "Victorian", "Drama", "Suspense", "Anthology"] A Victorian gentleman gets pulled into an illegal dawn duel over a mysterious French noblewoman harboring a stolen diamond necklace.
Mysterious_Circ_1963.mp3
Alt: Man in Iron Mask
"The Man in the Iron Mask" Syndicated Elec
1963-08-29
Commercial
Regional Sponsors
Dramatic Mystery Cast Syndicated Drama Staff ["Mystery", "Historical", "Docudrama", "French History", "Anthology"] An archival historical investigation into the secretive royal prisoner held in the Bastille under the reign of King Louis XIV.
Under_Arrest_1948.mp3
Alt: Case Counterfeit Bonds
"The Case of the Counterfeit Bonds" Mutual (WOR)
1948-08-29
4:30 PM EDT
Sustaining
Police Drama
Joe DeSantis, de Corsia Arthur V. Jones (Writer) ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "Action", "Law Enforcement", "Hardboiled"] Police Captain John Drake stakes out a dockside printing press to intercept an international gang forging municipal railroad bonds.
Best_Sellers_1945.mp3
Alt: The Happy Time (Part 3)
"The Happy Time (Part 3)" ABC (WJZ)
1945-08-29
3:00 PM EWT
Sustaining
Literary Drama
Dramatic Repertory Robert Fontaine (Author) ["Drama", "Literature", "Family", "Period", "Americana"] Young Robert navigates eccentric French-Canadian family squabbles, violin lessons, and boyhood crushes in 1920s Ottawa.
This_Is_Wichita_1941.mp3
Alt: The Old Livery Stables
"The Old Livery Stables" KANS Wichita
1941-08-29
Commercial
Regional Sponsors
Historical Society KANS Production Staff ["Documentary", "History", "Americana", "Western", "Pioneer"] A historical chronicle detailing pioneer stagecoach routes, frontier blacksmiths, and horse livery barns in 19th-century Wichita.
Hearts_Harmony_1946.mp3
Alt: Johnny Intercedes Freddie
"Johnny Intercedes for Freddie" Syndicated Daily
1946-08-29
Kroger Grocery
Baking & Groceries
Jone Allison (Penny) Kroger Production Staff ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Small Town", "Romance"] Penny's friend Johnny pleads with local authorities to give troubled youth Freddie a second chance after a factory mishap.

2. Archival Verification Summary

  • Target Calendar Day: August 29
  • Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
  • Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 66
  • Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog