Archival Dispatch: August 23 Calendar Walk — Dorothy Thompson on Nazi-Soviet Pact, Mr. Malone, and Mr. District Attorney
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Tags: August 23, Calendar Walk, Dorothy Thompson, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Nazi-Soviet Pact, WWII News, The Amazing Mr Malone, Frank Lovejoy, Craig Rice, Singles and Doubles, Fantasy Audition, John McIntire, William Conrad, Ray Bradbury, The Damon Runyon Theater, John Brown, Broadway, Mr District Attorney, Jay Jostyn, Vitalis, Phillips H Lord, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 23 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 22)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American broadcasting history (1939–1950):
1. August 23 Archival Inventory (Increment 22)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr_Malone_1947_08_23.mp3 Alt: Case Poisoned Uncle, Frank Lovejoy Mr Malone |
"The Case of the Poisoned Uncle (Starring Frank Lovejoy as John J. Malone)" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-23 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining ABC Mystery Drama |
Frank Lovejoy (John J. Malone), Joan Alexander (Maggie), Berry Kroeger | Craig Rice (Creator), Gene Wang (Writer), William Spier | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Comedy"] |
Chicago criminal defense lawyer John J. Malone takes the case of a wealthy socialite accused of poisoning her uncle, using unorthodox courtroom theatrics and streetwise interrogation at Joe the Angel's bar to trap the real beneficiary. |
Fantasy_1947_08_23.mp3 Alt: Fantasy (Audition), Entity from the Void Pilot |
"Fantasy (Audition Pilot): 'Entity from the Void' (Starring John McIntire & William Conrad)" | NBC Hollywood 1947-08-23 (Audition Disc) |
Sustaining NBC Audition Series |
John McIntire (Narrator), William Conrad, Jeanette Nolan | Arch Oboler & Ray Bradbury (Writers), Homer Fickett | ["Science Fiction", "Horror", "Anthology", "Speculative"] |
In this audition pilot for the speculative radio anthology Fantasy, narrator John McIntire dramatizes the chilling story of an astronomer who discovers an invisible cosmic consciousness drifting into Earth's upper atmosphere to drain human mental willpower. |
WWII_News_1939_08_23.mp3 Alt: Nazi Bolshevism Soviet Fascism, Dorothy Thompson Pact |
"Dorothy Thompson: On the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1939-08-23 10:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining NBC News Analysis |
Dorothy Thompson (Commentator & Political Analyst) | NBC News Bureau, New York | ["News", "History", "War", "Commentary"] |
Renowned political commentator Dorothy Thompson delivers an urgent news analysis of the shocking non-aggression pact signed in Moscow between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, warning American listeners that Hitler and Stalin's alliance makes immediate European war inevitable. |
Damon_Runyon_1949_08_23.mp3 Alt: So You Wont Talk, Broadway Silent Safecracker |
"So You Won't Talk (Starring John Brown as 'Broadway')" | Mayfair Syndication 1949-08-23 (KFI / Syndicated) |
Local Commercials Co-op Advertisers |
John Brown (Broadway), Alan Reed, Sheldon Leonard, Lurene Tuttle | Damon Runyon (Author), Russell Hughes (Adapter), Richard Sanville | ["Comedy", "Crime", "Anthology", "Broadway"] |
Broadway narrator John Brown relates the humorous tale of an obstinate safecracker who refuses to speak a single word following a bank job, driving police detectives and underworld loan sharks crazy until a chorus girl coaxes the combination out of him. |
Mr_DA_1944_08_23.mp3 Alt: Intimidated Jury, Mr Stanleys Jury Fixed |
"The Case of the Intimidated Jury (Vitalis Hair Tonic)" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-08-23 9:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis Hair Tonic & Sal Hepatica |
Jay Jostyn (Paul Garrett), Vicki Vola (Miss Miller), Len Doyle | Phillips H. Lord (Creator), Edward Byron (Director), Fred Cole | ["Police", "Procedural", "Detective", "Crime"] |
Mr. District Attorney Paul Garrett and investigator Harrington intervene in a high-stakes racketeering trial after a syndicate boss threatens the families of jurors, planting an undercover detective inside the jury sequester hotel to catch the bribe-paying bagman. |
Mr_DA_1950_08_23.mp3 Alt: Pebble of Death, Slingshot Curare Assassin |
"The Case of the Pebble of Death (Vitalis & Ipana)" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-23 9:30 PM EDT |
Bristol-Myers Co. Vitalis Hair Tonic & Ipana |
Jay Jostyn (Paul Garrett), Vicki Vola (Miss Miller), Len Doyle | Robert J. Shaw (Writer), Edward Byron (Director), Fred Cole | ["Police", "Procedural", "Detective", "Crime"] |
District Attorney Paul Garrett hunts a bizarre serial assassin who assassinates prominent diamond merchants using an untraceable custom slingshot loaded with heavy industrial ball-bearing 'pebbles' coated in rare South American curare poison. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 23
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 23: 132
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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