Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — A Date with Judy, Famous Jury Trials, BBC Wartime News, and Lone Wolf
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, A Date with Judy, Louise Erickson, Dix Davis, Bristol-Myers, Ipana, Famous Jury Trials, Williamson Candy, Oh Henry, BBC News, Battle of Britain, Dover Straits, Mystery of the Week, The Lone Wolf, Gerald Mohr, Procter and Gamble, Ivory Snow, Adventures of Champion, Gene Autry, Official Detective, Eleanor Audley, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American and British broadcasting history (1940–1950):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Characters | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date_Judy_1945_08_22.mp3 Alt: Judy's Triple Date, Country Club Dance |
"The Great Country Club Dance Rivalry" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-22 8:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Company Ipana Toothpaste & Sal Hepatica Laxative |
Louise Erickson (Judy Foster), John Brown (Melvyn Foster), Lois Corbett (Dora Foster), Dix Davis (Oogie Pringle), Sandra Gould (Mitzi) | Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee (Writers/Directors), Buzz Adlam (Orchestra), Ken Niles (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Teen", "Family"] |
Judy Foster accidentally accepts invitations to the end-of-summer country club dance from three different boys at once, forcing her father Melvyn and boyfriend Oogie Pringle into frantic maneuvers to juggle the arrivals at the front door. |
Famous_Jury_Trials_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Hartwell Embezzlement Trial |
"The People vs. Richard Hartwell" | Blue / ABC (WJZ) 1944-08-22 9:00 PM EWT |
Williamson Candy Co. Oh Henry! Candy Bars |
Maurice Franklin (The Judge), Donald Buka (Richard Hartwell), Raymond Edward Johnson (Prosecutor), Bill Johnstone (Defense) | Clark Andrews (Director), Ray Erlenborn (Sound Effects), Roger Krupp (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Crime", "Legal"] |
The trial of bank teller Richard Hartwell, indicted for grand larceny and manslaughter following a fatal crash, where defense cross-examinations dissect ledger discrepancies to expose the branch manager as the mastermind. |
BBC_News_1940_08_22_Dover.mp3 Alt: Convoy Shelled In Straits Of Dover |
"BBC News: Merchant Convoy Shelled in the Straits of Dover" | BBC Home Service 1940-08-22 9:00 PM BST |
Non-commercial Ministry of Information / BBC |
Frank Phillips & Joseph Macleod (Newsreaders), Robin Duff (War Correspondent) | BBC News Division (Production), Broadcasting House London | ["News", "Historical", "Documentary"] |
News bulletin reporting on the heavy cross-Channel artillery duel between German coastal batteries at Cap Gris-Nez and British artillery at Dover, documenting an Allied merchant convoy surviving dive-bomber assaults and heavy shelling in the Straits of Dover during the Battle of Britain. |
Mystery_Week_1946_08_22.mp3 Alt: COT Golden Fleece Murders 4, Lone Wolf 4 |
"The Case of the Golden Fleece Murders: Part 4" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-22 5:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Snow & Crisco Shortening |
Gerald Mohr (Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf), Mandel Kramer (Inspector Crane), Charlotte Manson (Elena Vance) | Bill Sweets (Director), Louis Joseph Vance (Original Author), Charles Paul (Organist), Fred Collins (Announcer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Michael Lanyard traces bloodstained Peruvian shipping manifests to a waterfront warehouse, discovering that raw fleece bales were used to smuggle stolen Inca gold artifacts and identifying the purser's murderer before the ship departs. |
Champion_1949_08_22.mp3 Alt: Lost Treasure Part 1 |
"The Mystery of the Lost Treasure: Chapter 1" | Syndicated 1949-08-22 (Flying A) |
Sustaining / Regional Flying A Productions |
Ricky Kelman (Ricky North), Champion (Wonder Horse), Jim Bannon (Sheriff Sandy North), Kenne Duncan (Blackie) | Louis Gray (Director), Carl Cotner (Music Director), Gene Autry (Executive Producer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action"] |
While exploring an abandoned adobe mission bell tower, young Ricky North discovers an 18th-century Spanish treasure map; when two armed claim-jumpers ambush Ricky to seize it, Champion breaks his tether to fight off the outlaws and carry Ricky to safety. |
Official_Det_1950_08_22.mp3 Alt: When A Lady Turns To Crime |
"When a Lady Turns to Crime" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-22 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Official Detective Stories Magazine |
Craig McDonnell (Lt. Dan Britt), Doug Parkhirst (Sgt. Miller), Eleanor Audley (Victoria Van Horn) | Wynn Wright (Director), William Sweets (Script), Al Hogan (Sound Effects), Carl Warren (Announcer) | ["Crime", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Lieutenant Dan Britt investigates the daylight armed robbery of a textile mill payroll truck, matching tire treads and rare French perfume at the crime scene to high-society matriarch Victoria Van Horn, who secretly bankrolled an interstate robbery gang. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 50
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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