Archival Dispatch: August 23 Calendar Walk — The Whistler, Pearl S. Buck, and Ma Perkins
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Tags: August 23, Calendar Walk, The Whistler, Bill Forman, William Conrad, Signal Oil, Hollywood Star Playhouse, Macdonald Carey, Pearl S Buck, The Big Wave, Bromo-Seltzer, Ma Perkins, Virginia Payne, Charles Egelston, Oxydol, Procter and Gamble, Guess Who, Peter Donald, John Barrymore, Sheffield Farms, Dick Tracy, Matt Crowley, Tootsie Rolls, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 23 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 29)
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 network broadcasting history (1943–1953):
1. August 23 Archival Inventory (Increment 29)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ma_Perkins_1949_08_23.mp3 Alt: Episode, Ma Perkins Oxydol 1949 |
"Ma Counsels Fay in Rushville (Oxydol Soap Powder)" | CBS (WCBS) 1949-08-23 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Soap Powder |
Virginia Payne (Ma Perkins), Charles Egelston, Rita Ascot (Fay) | Orin Tovrov (Writer), Dan Donaldson (Announcer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Family", "Small Town"] |
Rushville lumber yard owner Ma Perkins offers compassionate motherly counsel to daughter Fay when a financial dispute threatens her marriage, while Shuffle Shober discovers discrepancies in the yard's ledger. |
Ma_Perkins_1950_08_23.mp3 Alt: Sylvesters Investments, Ma Perkins 1950 |
"Shuffle Investigates Sylvester's Real Estate Scheme (Oxydol)" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-23 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Soap Powder |
Virginia Payne (Ma Perkins), Charles Egelston, Murray Forbes | Orin Tovrov (Writer), Philip Bowman (Director) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Family", "Small Town"] |
Shuffle Shober warns Ma Perkins about Sylvester's questionable real estate speculation scheme, prompting Ma to investigate the background of the out-of-town promoter targeting Rushville residents' life savings. |
Guess_Who_1947_08_23.mp3 Alt: John Barrymore Mystery, Peter Donald Guess Who |
"Guess Who: Peter Donald with the Mystery Voice of John Barrymore (Sheffield Milk)" | WOR / Mutual 1947-08-23 9:00 PM EDT |
Sheffield Farms Sheffield Milk & Dairy |
Peter Donald (Host / Quizmaster), archival John Barrymore | Roger White (Producer), Carl Warren (Announcer) | ["Game Show", "Quiz", "Comedy", "Historical"] |
Quizmaster Peter Donald challenges home listeners and studio contestants to identify famous celebrity voices from historical archival recordings, leading off with a rare phonograph transcription of Shakespearean actor John Barrymore. |
Star_Playhouse_1951_08_23.mp3 Alt: Big Wave, Macdonald Carey Pearl Buck |
"Pearl S. Buck's The Big Wave (Starring Macdonald Carey — Bromo-Seltzer)" | CBS (KNX) 1951-08-23 8:00 PM EDT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Macdonald Carey (Starring), Lurene Tuttle, Herb Vigran | Pearl S. Buck (Author), Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Action", "Adventure"] |
Macdonald Carey stars in an adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's The Big Wave, dramatizing the courage and spiritual resilience of Japanese coastal fishermen and their sons rebuilding their lives after a catastrophic tidal wave sweeps away their seaside village. |
Dick_Tracy_1943_08_23.mp3 Alt: Episode 116, Counterfeit War Stamps |
"The Case of the Counterfeit War Stamps (Tootsie Rolls)" | Blue Network 1943-08-23 5:00 PM EWT |
Sweets Co. of America Tootsie Rolls & Tootsie V.M. |
Matt Crowley (Dick Tracy), Jackie Kelk, Howard Smith | Chester Gould (Creator), Sidney Slon (Adapter) | ["Detective", "Police", "Adventure", "Children"] |
Ace detective Dick Tracy and Junior uncover a syndicate printing counterfeit war savings stamps in an abandoned warehouse basement, engaging in a rooftop pursuit to trap the master engraver. |
The_Whistler_1953_08_23.mp3 Alt: Red, Hot and Cold, William Conrad Whistler |
"Red, Hot and Cold (Starring William Conrad — Signal Oil)" | CBS (KNX) 1953-08-23 9:30 PM EDT |
Signal Oil Co. Signal Gasoline & Motor Oil |
Bill Forman (The Whistler), William Conrad, Betty Lou Gerson | Joel Malone (Writer), Sterling Tracy (Director) | ["Mystery", "Thriller", "Psychological", "Suspense", "Noir"] |
An ambitious insurance salesman schemes with his greedy mistress to murder his wealthy wife for double-indemnity insurance, staging her demise in an industrial walk-in freezer only for an unexpected heat wave and a locked safety latch to trigger poetic retribution. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 23
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 23: 174
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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