Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — The Saint, Mr. and Mrs. North, Words at War, and Charlotte Greenwood
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, The Charlotte Greenwood Show, John Brown, Uncle Joshua, The Saint, Brian Aherne, Leslie Charteris, Campbell Soup, AFRS Sports Reel, Joe Hasel, Mr and Mrs North, Joseph Curtin, Alice Frost, Woodbury Soap, Words at War, Nevil Shute, Pastoral, Karl Swenson, Front Page Drama, The American Weekly, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American network and syndicated broadcasting history (1935–1945):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte_Greenwood_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Popcorn Cannon, Charlotte Greenwood 1944 |
"Uncle Joshua's Exploding Popcorn Cannon" | Blue / ABC (KECA) 1944-08-22 3:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Blue Network Comedy |
Charlotte Greenwood, John Brown (Uncle Joshua), Harry Bartell (Mayor), The King Sisters | Martin Gosch (Writer), Thomas Freebairn-Smith (Director), Wendell Niles (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Variety"] |
High-spirited spinster Charlotte Greenwood attempts to raise funds for the town library by staging a charity bazaar in her barn, only for Uncle Joshua's homemade popcorn cannon to explode and spray buttered popcorn over the visiting mayor. |
The_Saint_1945_08_22.mp3 Alt: G. I. Ghouls, Surplus Penicillin Ring |
"G.I. Ghouls (War Surplus Smugglers)" | CBS (KNX) 1945-08-22 8:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Tomato Soup & V8 |
Brian Aherne (Simon Templar), Louise Arthur (Patricia Holm), Ken Christy (Inspector Fernack) | Leslie Charteris (Creator), Louis Vittes (Writer), Helen Mack (Director), Dick Joy (Announcer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama", "Crime"] |
Simon Templar uncovers a ruthless post-war black market ring hijacking army surplus penicillin and surgical equipment from military warehouses, cornering the gang's corrupt quartermaster in an abandoned airfield hangar. |
AFRS_Sports_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Joe Hasel Sports Roundup, AFRS Disc 132 |
"AFRS Sports Reel: Joe Hasel Military Sports Roundup (Disc 132)" | AFRS Shortwave 1944-08-22 (Military Broadcast) |
Non-commercial War Dept. Morale Services |
Joe Hasel (AFRS Sports Correspondent) | AFRS Los Angeles, War Department Bureau of Public Relations | ["Sports", "Talk", "Military", "Historical"] |
AFRS sports commentator Joe Hasel delivers a comprehensive overseas wartime sports broadcast to Allied troops, reviewing the St. Louis Browns' surging American League pennant race and wartime exhibition boxing matches across the Pacific theatre. |
Mr_Mrs_North_1945_08_22.mp3 Alt: Norths Sublet a Murder, Wardrobe Corpse |
"The Norths Sublet a Murder" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-22 8:00 PM EWT |
The Andrew Jergens Co. Woodbury Facial Soap ("Skin you love to touch") |
Joseph Curtin (Jerry North), Alice Frost (Pamela North), Frank Lovejoy (Lt. Weigand), Walter Kinsella | Richard & Frances Lockridge (Creators), Hector Chevigny (Writer), Ron Rawson (Announcer) | ["Mystery", "Comedy", "Detective"] |
Greenwich Village publisher Jerry North and his delightfully intuitive wife Pam sublet their Manhattan brownstone to an out-of-town art dealer, returning unexpectedly from the country to discover a stabbed stranger concealed inside Pam's cedar wardrobe. |
Words_at_War_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Pastoral Nevil Shute, Words at War 62 |
"Pastoral (Adapted from Nevil Shute's Novel)" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-22 11:30 PM EWT |
Non-commercial Council on Books in Wartime |
Carl Frank (Narrator), Karl Swenson (Flight Lt. Marshall), Anne Seymour (Gervase Robertson) | Nevil Shute (Author), Richard McDonagh (Adapter), Anton M. Leader (Director) | ["Drama", "War", "Romance", "Anthology"] |
In an adaptation of Nevil Shute's wartime novel, a dedicated young RAF Lancaster bomber pilot falls deeply in love with a female WAAF section officer on an English airfield, finding emotional solace while flying perilous nocturnal bombing missions over the Ruhr Valley. |
Front_Page_Drama_1935_08_22.mp3 Alt: Beauty, Vanity Salon Poison |
"Beauty (The Vanity Salon Poison Case)" | Syndicated 1935-08-22 (American Weekly) |
Hearst Magazines The American Weekly Magazine |
New York Radio Cast | The American Weekly Radio Staff, Roger Bower (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Crime", "Anthology"] |
A dramatic adaptation from the pages of The American Weekly recounting the sensational case of a glamorous Fifth Avenue beauty parlor proprietor targeted with poisoned cosmetic creams by a jealous rival cosmetologist. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 116
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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