Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — Gunsmoke, Broadway Is My Beat, and Dana Andrews
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Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, Gunsmoke, William Conrad, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis, John Meston, Norman Macdonnell, Broadway Is My Beat, Larry Thor, Charles Calvert, Peter Barry, I Was a Communist for the FBI, Dana Andrews, Matt Cvetic, Heres to Romance, Ray Bloch, Evening in Paris, Radio News, Rex Stout, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 409)
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 30 across American network radio and syndicated transcription drama, William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in two legendary John Meston scripts on Gunsmoke (The Juniper Tree in 1952 and Obie Tater for L&M in 1954), Larry Thor as Danny Clover investigating a Times Square hotel murder on Broadway Is My Beat (1952), Dana Andrews as undercover agent Matt Cvetic in I Was a Communist for the FBI (1953), Ray Bloch conducting Here's to Romance for Evening in Paris perfume (1945), and Rex Stout on wartime shortwave monitoring (1942–1954):
1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 409)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadway_Beat_1952_Cornish.mp3 Alt: Althea Cornish Murder |
"The Althea Cornish Murder Case" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Noir |
Larry Thor, Calvert | Peter Barry (Creator) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Police", "Noir", "Broadway"] |
Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a glamorous Broadway chorus girl found inside a locked hotel wardrobe. |
Radio_News_1942_Stout.mp3 Alt: CBS Secret Weapon Truth |
"CBS Our Secret Weapon with Rex Stout" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Rex Stout (Commentator) | CBS News Staff | ["News", "Propaganda", "World War II", "Commentary", "Historical"] |
Rex Stout analyzes shortwave Axis radio broadcasts from Berlin and Rome, exposing falsified casualty figures and battle reports. |
Gunsmoke_1952_Juniper.mp3 Alt: The Juniper Tree 1952 |
"The Juniper Tree" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-30 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adult Western |
William Conrad, Baer | John Meston & Macdonnell | ["Western", "Adult Western", "Drama", "Frontier", "Classic OTR"] |
Marshal Matt Dillon rides out to protect an eccentric homesteader refusing to leave his prairie claim despite armed threats from neighboring cattle barons. |
Gunsmoke_1954_Obie.mp3 Alt: Obie Tater 1954 |
"Obie Tater" | CBS (WCBS) 1954-08-30 8:00 PM EDT |
Liggett & Myers L&M Filter Cigarettes |
William Conrad, Ellis | John Meston (Writer) | ["Western", "Adult Western", "Drama", "Frontier", "Classic OTR"] |
An impoverished old prospector claims to possess a secret gold map, attracting greedy outlaws who torture him to extract the location. |
Heres_Romance_1945.mp3 Alt: Ray Bloch Romance |
"Ray Bloch and His Orchestra with Vocalist Guests" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-30 10:30 PM EWT |
Bourjois, Inc. Evening in Paris Perfume |
Ray Bloch and Orchestra | Guest Vocalists | ["Music", "Orchestral", "Vocal", "Romance", "Variety"] |
Ray Bloch conducts lush romantic orchestral melodies and introduces pop ballad soloists for Evening in Paris perfume. |
Communist_FBI_1953.mp3 Alt: Red Courier Pittsburgh |
"The Red Courier of Pittsburgh" | Ziv Syndication 1953-08-30 |
Sustaining Anti-Communist Drama |
Dana Andrews (Cvetic) | Frederic W. Ziv Staff | ["Espionage", "Cold War", "True Crime", "Political", "Action"] |
Undercover operative Matt Cvetic intercepts an underground courier carrying encoded membership rosters between Pittsburgh steel union cells. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 30
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 126 / 377
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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