Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Howard Duff, Brenda Marshall, Death Valley Sheriff, and Jungle Jim
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Counterspy, David Harding, Don MacLaughlin, Bit-O-Honey, Stars Over Hollywood, Brenda Marshall, Dari-Rich, Howard Duff, Carnation Milk, Death Valley Sheriff, Robert Haag, 20 Mule Team Borax, Broadway Cop, Larry Haines, Times Square, Jungle Jim, Alex Raymond, Matt Crowley, 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 (1942–1955):
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Counterspy_1948_08_22.mp3 Alt: Motorist's Menace, Highway Sabotage |
"The Case of the Motorist's Menace" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-22 5:30 PM EDT |
Schutter Candy Co. Bit-O-Honey & Old Nick Bars |
Don MacLaughlin (David Harding), Mandel Kramer (Harry Peters), Jack Moyles (Karl) | Phillips H. Lord (Creator & Director), Jerry O'Brien (Sound Effects), Bob Hite (Announcer) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Drama", "Thriller"] |
Counterspy chief David Harding and operative Harry Peters investigate a series of staged highway accidents across the Midwest, uncovering a foreign sabotage network utilizing specialized infrared blinding equipment to crash defense cargo convoys. |
Stars_Hollywood_1942_08_22.mp3 Alt: House Thousand Mirrors, Brenda Marshall Dari-Rich |
"House of a Thousand Mirrors (Starring Brenda Marshall)" | CBS (KNX) 1942-08-22 12:30 PM EWT |
Bowey's, Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Drink |
Brenda Marshall (Guest Star Lead), supporting Hollywood cast | Paul Pierce (Director), Del Castillo (Music), Marvin Miller (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Romance", "Anthology"] |
Hollywood leading lady Brenda Marshall stars as a young heiress who inherits an eccentric carnival owner's seaside mansion, only to find herself trapped inside a disorienting labyrinth of mirrored rooms while dodging an unseen assailant seeking hidden bearer bonds. |
Stars_Hollywood_1953_08_22.mp3 Alt: Hollow Triumph, Howard Duff Carnation |
"Hollow Triumph (Starring Howard Duff)" | CBS (KNX) 1953-08-22 12:30 PM EDT |
Carnation Company Carnation Evaporated Milk ("Contented Cows") |
Howard Duff (Guest Star Lead), dramatic ensemble | Jean Holloway (Writer), Paul Pierce (Director), Frank Goss (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Crime", "Noir", "Anthology"] |
Film star Howard Duff plays a desperate ex-convict gambler who assumes the identity and medical practice of his lookalike psychiatrist to escape a casino mob, discovering too late that the doctor had his own lethal enemies plotting his demise. |
Death_Valley_Sheriff_1947_08_22.mp3 Alt: Grim Voyage, Hearse Mystery 1947 |
"Grim Voyage (The Death Valley Hearse Mystery)" | CBS (KNX) 1947-08-22 8:30 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax Co. 20 Mule Team Borax & Boraxo |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Mark Chase), Donald Randolph (Cassandra Drinkwater) | Ruth Cornwall Woodman (Writer), Edwin M. Whitney (Director), George Hicks (Announcer) | ["Western", "Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase and deputy Cassandra Drinkwater investigate a suspicious nighttime funeral procession crossing the scorched Death Valley salt flats, discovering that the ornate coffin contains stolen gold bars rather than a deceased desert miner. |
Broadway_Cop_1955_08_22.mp3 Alt: Nightclub Shakedown, Broadway Cop 14 |
"The 52nd Street Nightclub Shakedown" | Syndicated 1955-08-22 (Harry S. Goodman) |
Regional Advertisers Syndicated Drama |
Larry Haines (Det. Sgt. Danny Miller), Mandel Kramer (Capt. O'Brien), Ralph Bell | Max Ehrlich (Writer), Kenneth MacGregor (Director), Hal Simms (Announcer) | ["Crime", "Police Procedural", "Detective"] |
Hardboiled NYPD Detective Sergeant Danny Miller works the neon-lit Times Square beat, going undercover inside a 52nd Street jazz cellar to trap a shakedown gang extorting protection money from Broadway cabaret owners. |
Jungle_Jim_1953_08_22.mp3 Alt: Temple Black Leopard, Jungle Jim 1953 |
"The Temple of the Black Leopard" | Syndicated 1953-08-22 (King Features) |
Sustaining Juvenile Adventure Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim Bradley), Juano Hernandez (Kolub), Franc Hale | Alex Raymond (Creator), Frank Dahm (Writer), Kenneth MacGregor (Director) | ["Adventure", "Children", "Action"] |
Famed explorer and guide Jungle Jim Bradley leads an expedition deep into the uncharted Malayan jungle to rescue a kidnapped botanist, battling hostile river rapids and outwitting ruthless poachers near the sacred Temple of the Black Leopard. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 152
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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