Archival Dispatch: August 31 Calendar Walk — Death Valley Sheriff, Stars Over Hollywood, and Benny Goodman
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Tags: August 31, Calendar Walk, Death Valley Sheriff, Robert Haag, Sheriff Mark Chase, 20 Mule Team Borax, Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Stars Over Hollywood, Ruth Hussey, Dari-Rich, Benny Goodman, Camel Hop, Swing School, Audition Shows, Hello Joyce, Ann Shepherd, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 31 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 493)
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 Western frontier lawmen procedurals, Hollywood celebrity daylight dramas, swing music school sessions, and original daytime medical auditions, Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase across three Death Valley Sheriff broadcasts (1944, 1945, 1951), Ruth Hussey in Stars Over Hollywood (1946), Benny Goodman on Swing School for Camel Cigarettes (1937), and Ann Shepherd auditioning Hello, Joyce (1937–1951):
1. August 31 Archival Inventory (Increment 493)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stars_1946_ModelWife.mp3 Alt: Stars Over Hollywood 1946 |
"The Model Wife with Ruth Hussey" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-31 12:30 PM EDT |
Bowey's Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate |
Ruth Hussey, Miller | Paul Pierce (Writer) | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Ruth Hussey", "Dari-Rich"] |
A sophisticated fashion model attempts to conceal her high-profile commercial advertising career from her conservative in-laws. |
Sheriff_1944_ClaimJump.mp3 Alt: Death Valley Sheriff 1944 |
"The Desert Claim Jumpers with Robert Haag and Donald Briggs" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-31 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag, Briggs | Ruth C. Woodman (Writer) | ["Western", "Police Procedural", "Sheriff Mark Chase", "Death Valley Sheriff", "Borax"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase tracks armed claim jumpers who dynamited a newly registered tungsten mine shaft to fake an accidental cave-in. |
Sheriff_1945_Waterhole.mp3 Alt: Death Valley Sheriff 1945 |
"The Poisoned Waterhole with Robert Haag" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-31 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax Boraxo / 20 Mule Team |
Robert Haag, Ensemble | Ruth C. Woodman (Writer) | ["Western", "Police Procedural", "Sheriff Mark Chase", "Death Valley Sheriff", "Borax"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase investigates a deliberate arsenic contamination of a desert spring intended to bankrupt a neighboring cattle rancher. |
Sheriff_1951_LongTime.mp3 Alt: Long Time to Kill Sheriff |
"Long Time to Kill with Robert Haag" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-31 9:00 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag, Ensemble | Ruth C. Woodman (Writer) | ["Western", "Police Procedural", "Sheriff Mark Chase", "Death Valley Sheriff", "Borax"] |
A paroled convict returns to the desert seeking vengeance against the witnesses whose testimony sent him to prison twenty years earlier. |
Goodman_1937_CamelHop.mp3 Alt: 1st The Camel Hop Swing School |
"The Camel Hop with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra" | CBS (WABC) 1937-08-31 9:30 PM EDST |
R.J. Reynolds Camel Cigarettes |
Benny Goodman, Krupa | Harry James (Trumpet) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Benny Goodman", "Camel"] |
Benny Goodman leads fast-paced clarinet solos and big band swing arrangements of The Camel Hop and Loch Lomond. |
Audition_1951_Joyce.mp3 Alt: Hello Joyce Audition 1951 |
"Hello Joyce with Ann Shepherd and John Sylvester (Series Audition)" | ABC Network 1951-08-31 |
Sustaining Daytime Medical Audition |
Ann Shepherd, Sylvester | ABC Audition Unit | ["Soap Opera", "Medical", "Audition", "Joyce Jordan", "ABC"] |
Dr. Joyce Jordan weighs accepting a high-stakes chief surgeon position at an urban charity clinic in this original network series audition. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 31
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 31: 258 / 376
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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