Archival Dispatch: August 29 Calendar Walk — Casey Crime Photographer, Let George Do It, and Jungle Jim
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Tags: August 29, Calendar Walk, Casey Crime Photographer, Staats Cotsworth, Jan Miner, George Harmon Coxe, Anchor Hocking, Let George Do It, Bob Bailey, Virginia Gregg, Standard Oil Chevron, Jungle Jim, Matt Crowley, Juano Hernandez, Alex Raymond, Hello Cheeky, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 29 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 365)
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 the BBC, Staats Cotsworth & Jan Miner on Casey, Crime Photographer investigating a macabre wax museum and a rainy subway blackmailer for Anchor Hocking (1945–1946), Bob Bailey as George Valentine in Let George Do It for Chevron (1947), Matt Crowley in Alex Raymond's serial Jungle Jim (1948–1953), and BBC sketch comedy Hello Cheeky (1945–1976):
1. August 29 Archival Inventory (Increment 365)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jungle_Jim_1948.mp3 Alt: Malone Prisoner Surprise |
"Jim's Surprise Rescue Shot" | King Features Synd 1948-08-29 |
Sustaining Adventure Serial |
Matt Crowley, Juano Hernandez | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Serial", "Suspense"] |
Jim Bradley lines up a sniper rifle shot to disable a poacher guard post and free captive explorer Malone before Nora triggers the trap. |
Jungle_Jim_1953.mp3 Alt: Golden Monkey Temple |
"The Temple of the Golden Monkey" | King Features Synd 1953-08-29 |
Sustaining Adventure Serial |
Matt Crowley, Juano Hernandez | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Serial", "Exploration"] |
Jungle Jim and Kolu decipher an inscribed stone marker guarding the mountain entrance to an abandoned idol sanctum. |
Hello_Cheeky_1976.mp3 Alt: In My Dressing Room |
"In My Dressing Room" | BBC Radio 2 1976-08-29 |
Sustaining British Sketch Comedy |
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Junkin | Cryer & Denis King | ["Comedy", "British", "Sketch", "Satire", "Vaudeville"] |
The comedic trio trade quick-fire theatrical puns, absurd dressing-room complaints, and eccentric musical parodies. |
Let_George_1947.mp3 Alt: Clean Slate Murder |
"The Clean Slate Murder" | Mutual-Don Lee (KHJ) 1947-08-29 8:00 PM PDT |
Standard Oil Co. Chevron / RPM Oil |
Bob Bailey, Gregg | Victor & Gillis (Writers) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Crime", "Hardboiled", "Private Investigator"] |
George Valentine takes a bodyguard assignment for an ex-convict determined to start over, only to find him framed for a fatal shooting. |
Casey_1945_Wax.mp3 Alt: Chamber of Horrors |
"The Chamber of Horrors" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-29 9:30 PM EWT |
Anchor Hocking Glass Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth, Miner | George Harmon Coxe | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Crime", "Newspaper", "Noir"] |
Casey and Ann Williams investigate a boardwalk wax museum after a realistic murder display turns out to contain an actual corpse. |
Casey_1946_Raincoat.mp3 Alt: Casey The Red Raincoat |
"The Red Raincoat" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-29 9:30 PM EDT |
Anchor Hocking Glass Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth, Miner | George Harmon Coxe | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Crime", "Newspaper", "Noir"] |
Casey stakes out a rainy subway terminal to photograph a blackmailer identified only by a distinctive bright scarlet raincoat. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 29
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 29: 258
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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