Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — I Love a Mystery (4 Eras), Call the Police, and AFRS
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, I Love a Mystery, Carlton E Morse, Michael Raffetto, Barton Yarborough, Russell Thorson, Tony Randall, Ivory Soap, Temple of Vampires, Turquoise Pass, Call the Police, Joseph Julian, Rinso Soap, AFRS, Burgess Meredith, Mel Blanc, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E Lee, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 04)
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 24 across American network and AFRS military broadcasting history (1943–1951):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 04)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ILAM_1943_08_24.mp3 Alt: Murder Is Word Part 12, ILAM Ivory Soap 1943 |
"Murder Is the Word for It (Chapter 12 — Ivory Soap)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-24 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap & Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto (Jack), Barton Yarborough (Doc) | Carlton E. Morse (Author/Director), Frank Martin | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Detective", "Hardboiled", "Action"] |
In chapter twelve of Murder Is the Word for It, Jack Packard and Doc Long discover the decapitated body of an heiress hidden behind a sliding bookshelf in an isolated mountain mansion, realizing the murderer is trapped in the house with them. |
ILAM_1944_08_24.mp3 Alt: Temple Vampires Part 3, Mercedes McCambridge ILAM |
"The Temple of Vampires (Chapter 3 — Ivory Soap)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-24 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap & Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto (Jack), Barton Yarborough, Mercedes McCambridge | Carlton E. Morse (Author/Director), Frank Martin | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Detective", "Hardboiled", "Action"] |
In chapter three of The Temple of Vampires, Jack, Doc, and Reggie navigate a treacherous subterranean tunnel beneath a ruined Mayan temple in Nicaragua, finding themselves encircled by blood-drinking bats and hooded cultists. |
ILAM_1950_08_24.mp3 Alt: Turquoise Pass Part 4, Russell Thorson Tony Randall |
"Murder in Turquoise Pass (Chapter 4 — Starring Russell Thorson & Tony Randall)" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-24 7:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery Presentation |
Russell Thorson (Jack), Jim Boles (Doc), Tony Randall (Reggie) | Carlton E. Morse (Author/Director), Ed Michael | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Detective", "Hardboiled", "Action"] |
In chapter four of Murder in Turquoise Pass, the A-1 Detective Agency trio track an armed gang of gold hijackers through an abandoned Arizona copper mine, dodging dynamite booby-traps rigged along the mine tracks. |
ILAM_1951_08_24.mp3 Alt: Hollywood Style Part 10, ILAM Mutual 1951 |
"Murder Hollywood Style (Chapter 10 — Starring Russell Thorson & Tony Randall)" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-08-24 7:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery Presentation |
Russell Thorson (Jack), Jim Boles (Doc), Tony Randall (Reggie) | Carlton E. Morse (Author/Director), Ed Michael | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Detective", "Hardboiled", "Action"] |
In chapter ten of Murder Hollywood Style, Jack and Doc confront a blackmailing movie studio publicist on a dark soundstage catwalk, narrowly escaping a lethal fall when a high-voltage studio spotlight is hurled at them. |
Call_Police_1948_08_24.mp3 Alt: Perfumed Grand, Commissioner Grant Rinso |
"The Case of the Perfumed Grand (Starring Joseph Julian as Commissioner Grant — Rinso)" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Rinso Soap Powder & Lifebuoy |
Joseph Julian (Bill Grant), Amzie Strickland, Robert Dryden | Peter Barry (Writer), Carlo De Angelo, Jay Jostyn | ["Detective", "Police", "Procedural", "Crime", "Mystery"] |
Police Commissioner Bill Grant investigates the murder of a high-stakes illegal racetrack gambler whose pockets were stuffed with scented thousand-dollar banknotes, tracing the distinctive floral perfume to an exclusive Park Avenue salon. |
AFRS_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: To The Rear March, Burgess Meredith Mel Blanc |
"To the Rear, March! Post-War Veterans Special (Burgess Meredith & Mel Blanc)" | AFRS Unit 1946-08-24 (Demobilization Series) |
U.S. War Dept Armed Forces Radio Service |
Burgess Meredith (Host), Mel Blanc, Alan Reed, Frank Nelson | Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee, Hy Averback | ["Comedy", "Docudrama", "Military", "Historical", "Morale"] |
Actor Burgess Meredith hosts an entertaining post-war military broadcast providing crucial demobilization, G.I. Bill education rights, and civilian readjustment advice to returning WWII servicemen through humorous sketches featuring Mel Blanc. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 24
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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