Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Bulldog Drummond, The Railroad Hour, and Living 1948

Date: 2026-08-29

Author: radio index

Reading: 3 min

Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, Bulldog Drummond, Ned Wever, Luis van Rooten, HC McNeile, Sapper, The Railroad Hour, Gordon MacRae, Johnny Green, Carmen Dragon, Association of American Railroads, Living 1948, Ben Grauer, Mary Noble Backstage Wife, Frank Black, NBC Symphony, General Motors, I Cover the Waterfront, William Gargan, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames

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August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 341)

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, Ned Wever & Luis van Rooten solving racetrack poisonings on Bulldog Drummond (1947), Gordon MacRae saluting composer Johnny Green on The Railroad Hour (1949), Ben Grauer narrating postwar peacetime draft documentaries on Living 1948, Frank Black leading the NBC Symphony for General Motors, William Gargan's waterfront noir audition, and Mary Noble, Backstage Wife (1943–1955):

1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 341)

Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles	Canonical Title	Network, Airdate & Showtime	Sponsor & Commercial Ads	Credited Cast & Performers	Director, Writers & Crew	Genres	Story Synopsis
`Bulldog_Drummond_1947.mp3` Alt: `Case Dirty Oval`	"The Case of the Dirty Oval"	Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-29 8:00 PM EDT	Sustaining British Sleuth	Ned Wever, van Rooten	H.C. McNeile ('Sapper')	`["Detective", "Mystery", "British", "Hardboiled", "Action"]`	Bulldog Drummond investigates the poisoning of a racetrack owner and discovers an illegal betting ring fixing thoroughbred finishes.
`Mary_Noble_1950.mp3` Alt: `Claudia Oliver Eloping`	"Claudia and Oliver Are Eloping"	NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 4:00 PM EDT	Procter & Gamble White Cloud / Dreft	Claire Niesen, Meighan	Frank & Anne Hummert	`["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Show Business", "Romance"]`	Mary Noble rushes to intercept Claudia and Oliver before their clandestine elopement causes a devastating family scandal.
`GM_Symphony_1943.mp3` Alt: `Frank Black Dvorak Enescu`	"Frank Black Conducts Dvořák and Enescu"	NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-29 5:00 PM EWT	General Motors Automotive Sponsor	Dr. Frank Black (Cond)	NBC Symphony Orch	`["Concert", "Classical", "Symphony", "Orchestral", "Music"]`	Dr. Frank Black leads the NBC Symphony Orchestra in lyrical classical performances of Dvořák's New World themes and Enescu's Romanian Rhapsodies.
`Waterfront_1955_Aud.mp3` Alt: `Harbor Smuggling Ring`	"The Harbor Smuggling Ring (Audition)"	CBS Radio 1955-08-29	Sustaining Audition Recording	William Gargan	Max Miller (Creator)	`["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Noir", "Journalism", "Crime"]`	A cynical waterfront newspaper columnist investigates dockside gunrunning after finding an informant washed up near pier pilings.
`Living_1948_Draft.mp3` Alt: `New Draft New Army`	"New Draft, New Army (New Military Requirements)"	NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-29 4:35 PM EDT	Sustaining Docudrama	Ben Grauer (Narrator)	Lou Hazam (Producer)	`["Documentary", "Docudrama", "Military", "Postwar", "Public Affairs"]`	A postwar documentary examining peacetime military conscription, enlistment standards, and training camp life under the new Selective Service Act.
`Railroad_Hour_1949.mp3` Alt: `Salute Johnny Green`	"Salute to Johnny Green"	ABC (WJZ) 1949-08-29 8:00 PM EDT	AAR Railroads American Railroads	Gordon MacRae, Green	Carmen Dragon Orch	`["Music", "Vocal", "Broadway", "Hollywood", "Operetta"]`	Gordon MacRae and composer Johnny Green perform melodic hits from Green's famous Broadway stage scores and Hollywood film musicals.

2. Archival Verification Summary

Target Calendar Day: August 29
Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 114
Target Repositories Synchronized: radioindex.org-meta and radioindex.org-blog