Archival Dispatch: August 31 Calendar Walk — Sam Spade, Doris Day, and Philo Vance
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Tags: August 31, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Sam Spade, Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle, Wildroot Cream-Oil, The Doris Day Show, Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Rexall, Philo Vance, Jackson Beck, S.S. Van Dine, ZIV, Adventures of Champion, Gene Autry, Serial Story, Official Detective, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 31 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 465)
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 hardboiled detective mystery, musical variety, classic detective fiction, juvenile Western serials, and comedy satire, Howard Duff as Sam Spade in The Corkscrew Caper for Wildroot (1947), Doris Day and guest star Ray Bolger for Rexall (1952), Jackson Beck as Philo Vance (1948), Gene Autry's wonder horse in The Adventures of Champion (1949), Official Detective (1948), and Man of Soup (1947–1998):
1. August 31 Archival Inventory (Increment 465)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doris_Day_1952_Bolger.mp3 Alt: Doris Day Show 1952 Episode |
"Guest Ray Bolger with Doris Day" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-31 7:00 PM EDT |
Rexall Drug Company Rexall 1-Cent Sales |
Doris Day, Ray Bolger | Page Cavanaugh Trio | ["Music", "Variety", "Comedy", "Doris Day", "Ray Bolger"] |
Doris Day and dancer Ray Bolger trade comedic Hollywood stories and perform lively vocal duets for Rexall. |
Champion_1949_Ch3.mp3 Alt: Ghost Black Mountain Ch 3 |
"The Ghost of Black Mountain (Chapter 3)" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-31 5:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Wheaties / Cheerios |
Johnny McGovern, Champion | Bob Hamilton (Writer) | ["Western", "Juvenile", "Serial", "Champion", "Gene Autry"]Arc: The Ghost of Black Mountain (Part 3) |
Champion and young Ricky outrun an avalanche triggered by masked outlaws hiding in the caves of Black Mountain. |
Vance_1948_Coachman.mp3 Alt: Coachman Murder Case Vance |
"The Coachman Murder Case with Jackson Beck" | ZIV Syndication 1948-08-31 |
Sustaining Ziv Detective Drama |
Jackson Beck, Alexander | S.S. Van Dine (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Philo Vance", "Jackson Beck", "ZIV"] |
Aristocratic sleuth Philo Vance solves the fatal shooting of a private carriage driver carrying a wealthy heiress's jewels. |
Soup_1998_Slomzovakia.mp3 Alt: Beatle mania Grips Slomzovakia |
"Beatlemania Grips Slomzovakia" | Syndicated Comedy 1998-08-31 |
Sustaining Audio Satire |
Comedy Troupe | Man of Soup Production | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Parody", "Modern Radio", "Audio Comedy"] |
A fictional Eastern European republic is thrown into absurd diplomatic turmoil when youth discover bootleg rock-and-roll records. |
Official_1948_Alibi.mp3 Alt: Two con-men think alibi |
"The Alibi of the Diamond Swindlers" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-31 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Craig McDonnell, Cast | Official Detective Staff | ["Police Procedural", "Detective", "True Crime", "Mutual", "Investigation"] |
Police detectives expose the falsified train ticket alibi used by two confidence men who swindled a jewelry exchange. |
Spade_1947_Corkscrew.mp3 Alt: The Corkscrew Caper Duff |
"The Corkscrew Caper with Howard Duff" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-31 8:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Company Wildroot Cream-Oil |
Howard Duff, Tuttle | Tallman & James (Writers) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Sam Spade", "Howard Duff"] |
Sam Spade is hired by a panicked vintage wine importer whose partner was murdered with an antique silver corkscrew. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 31
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 31: 90 / 376
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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