Archival Dispatch: August 31 Calendar Walk — FBI in Peace & War, Lost Horizon, and Thomas E. Dewey
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Tags: August 31, Calendar Walk, The FBI in Peace and War, Martin Blaine, Frederick L Collins, CBS, Hollywood Star Time, Herbert Marshall, Lost Horizon, James Hilton, Frigidaire, Heres to Romance, Thomas E Dewey, Deadline, Morris West, Melbourne Age, Australia, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 31 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 474)
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 31 across American network FBI crime docudramas, cinematic literary adaptations, presidential election campaign special pre-emptions, and Australian investigative newspaper dramas, Martin Blaine starring across three eras of The FBI in Peace and War (1950, 1955, 1958), Herbert Marshall in James Hilton's Lost Horizon for Frigidaire (1946), Republican presidential nominee Governor Thomas E. Dewey's special address pre-empting Here's to Romance (1944), and Morris West's Australian newspaper procedural Deadline (1944–1958):
1. August 31 Archival Inventory (Increment 474)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romance_1944_Preempt.mp3 Alt: Heres To Romance Pre-Empted |
"Special Political Broadcast Pre-emption (Governor Thomas E. Dewey)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-31 10:30 PM EWT |
Bourjois Inc. Evening in Paris |
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey | Republican Nat'l Comm. | ["News", "Politics", "Speech", "Thomas Dewey", "CBS"] |
The regular musical program is pre-empted for an address by Republican presidential nominee Governor Thomas E. Dewey. |
FBI_1950_YankeeDollar.mp3 Alt: Yankee Dollar Series Returns |
"The Yankee Dollar with Martin Blaine (Season Premiere)" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-31 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining FBI Crime Drama |
Martin Blaine, Ralph Bell | Frederick L. Collins | ["Police Procedural", "True Crime", "FBI", "Martin Blaine", "CBS"] |
Special agents track an international counterfeit currency ring flooding tourist centers with bogus hundred-dollar bills. |
FBI_1955_PrizeMoney.mp3 Alt: Prize Money FBI in Peace War |
"Prize Money with Martin Blaine" | CBS (WCBS) 1955-08-31 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining FBI Crime Drama |
Martin Blaine, McDonnell | Max Marcin (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "True Crime", "FBI", "Martin Blaine", "CBS"] |
Federal agents investigate an extortion racket threatening professional prize fighters with poisoned water bottles. |
FBI_1958_Hypochondriac.mp3 Alt: The Hypochondriac FBI |
"The Hypochondriac with Martin Blaine" | CBS (WCBS) 1958-08-31 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining FBI Crime Drama |
Martin Blaine, Cast | Max Marcin (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "True Crime", "FBI", "Martin Blaine", "CBS"] |
FBI investigators trace a neurotically cautious criminal who leaves a telltale trail of prescription pill bottles at robbery scenes. |
Star_Time_1946_LostHorizon.mp3 Alt: Lost Horizon Hollywood Star |
"James Hilton's Lost Horizon with Herbert Marshall" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-31 8:00 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Appliances |
Herbert Marshall, Tuttle | James Hilton (Author) | ["Drama", "Film Adaptation", "Hollywood Star Time", "Herbert Marshall", "Frigidaire"] |
A British diplomat survives a plane crash in the Himalayas and discovers the utopian, ageless paradise of Shangri-La. |
Deadline_1954_SevenYears.mp3 Alt: Seven Years Bad Luck The Age |
"Seven Years Bad Luck (Melbourne Age Newspaper)" | 3DB Melbourne 1954-08-31 8:30 PM AEST |
Sustaining Australian Newspaper Drama |
Repertory Ensemble | Morris West (Writer) | ["Journalism", "Drama", "Australia", "Crime", "Morris West"] |
A Melbourne crime reporter uncovers a superstition-obsessed criminal syndicate carrying out systematic warehouse burglaries. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 31
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 31: 144 / 376
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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