Archival Dispatch: August 31 Calendar Walk — Dark Passage, Under Arrest, and The Happy Time
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Tags: August 31, Calendar Walk, Your Radio Theater, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Dark Passage, Under Arrest, Craig McDonnell, Joe DeSantis, Mutual, Best Sellers, Robert Fontaine, The Happy Time, Young Widder Brown, Ellen Brown, Frank Hummert, Two on a Clue, Serial Story, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 31 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 462)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 31 across American radio noir, police procedurals, literary serialized adaptations, daytime soap operas, and mystery serials, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in Dark Passage (1959), Craig McDonnell and Joe DeSantis in Under Arrest (1947, 1952), Robert Fontaine's The Happy Time (1945), daytime serial drama Young Widder Brown for Sterling Drug (1950), and Two on a Clue (1945–1959):
1. August 31 Archival Inventory (Increment 462)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under_Arrest_1947_Plate.mp3 Alt: Under Arrest 1947 Episode |
"The Case of the Counterfeit Plate with Craig McDonnell" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-31 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Craig McDonnell, Voice Cast | Wynn Wright (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Detective", "Crime", "Under Arrest", "Mutual"] |
Police Captain John Drake investigates the murder of an engraver who hid forged currency engraving plates in a bowling alley locker. |
Under_Arrest_1952_Arson.mp3 Alt: Under Arrest 1952 Episode |
"The Waterfront Arson Ring with Joe DeSantis" | Mutual (WOR) 1952-08-31 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Joe DeSantis, Voice Cast | Under Arrest Staff | ["Police Procedural", "Detective", "Crime", "Under Arrest", "Mutual"] |
Captain Drake tracks an arson-for-hire racket setting fire to commercial cargo wharves to collect insurance claims. |
Best_Sellers_1945_HappyTime5.mp3 Alt: Happy Time Part 5 |
"Robert Fontaine's The Happy Time (Part 5)" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-31 3:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Literary Serial Drama |
Bret Morrison, Cast | Robert Fontaine (Author) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Serial", "Literature", "NBC"]Arc: The Happy Time (Part 5) |
Young Bibi navigates comedic family squabbles and eccentric French-Canadian relatives in 1920s Ottawa. |
Widder_Brown_1950_Ellen.mp3 Alt: Ellen Loves Dr Loring |
"Ellen Tells Nurse McEvoy She Loves Dr. Loring" | NBC (WEAF) 1950-08-31 4:45 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Haley's M-O / Bayer |
Wendy Drew, Ned Wever | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Romance", "Frank Hummert", "NBC"] |
Ellen Brown confides her deep romantic feelings for Dr. Anthony Loring to Nurse McEvoy while facing village gossip in Simpsonville. |
Two_Clue_1945_Noisy14.mp3 Alt: Case Noisy Corpse 14 |
"The Case of the Noisy Corpse (Episode 14)" | CBS (WCBS) 1945-08-31 2:00 PM EWT |
General Foods Post's Raisin Bran |
Ned Wever, Louise Fitch | Harry Ingram (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Serial", "CBS"]Arc: The Case of the Noisy Corpse (Part 14) |
Sleuthing couple Jeff and Penny Spencer discover a hidden tape recorder mechanism inside a murder victim's study. |
Radio_Theater_1959_DarkPassage.mp3 Alt: Your Radio Theater Dark Passage |
"The Dark Passage with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall" | AFRTS / Radio Theater 1959-08-31 |
Sustaining Hollywood Radio Drama |
Humphrey Bogart, Bacall | David Goodis (Author) | ["Noir", "Drama", "Thriller", "Humphrey Bogart", "Lauren Bacall"] |
An escaped San Quentin convict undergoes secret plastic surgery in San Francisco to conceal his identity and prove his innocence. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 31
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 31: 72 / 376
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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