Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Edward R. Murrow, Doris Day, and Philo Vance
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Edward R Murrow, CBS World News, London Blackout, Battle of Britain, This Is London, The Doris Day Show, Bob Hope, Rexall, Page Cavanaugh Trio, The Adventures of Philo Vance, Jackson Beck, SS Van Dine, Adventures of Champion, Gene Autry, Champion the Wonder Horse, Matty Malneck, Pall Mall, Earplay, Peter Whalley, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 16)
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, shortwave wartime, and NPR syndication broadcasting history (1939–1980):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 16)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earplay_1980_08_24.mp3 Alt: Nightingales Defense, Peter Whalley Earplay |
"Nightingale's Defense (Peter Whalley Drama — NPR Earplay)" | NPR (WHA) 1980-08-24 (NPR Playhouse) |
Sustaining CPB / NPR Presentation |
Neil Munro, Colin Fox, Nonnie Griffin | Peter Whalley (Writer), John Douglas, Karl Schmidt | ["Drama", "Courtroom", "Legal", "Psychological", "Modern Audio Drama"] |
In Peter Whalley's psychological courtroom drama, a veteran defense barrister takes on the seemingly hopeless case of an introverted accountant accused of embezzling company pension funds to save his bankrupt sister. |
Matty_Malneck_1939_08_24.mp3 Alt: Hawaiian War Dance, Matty Malneck Pall Mall |
"Hawaiian War Dance & To You (Matty Malneck Orchestra — Pall Mall Finale)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1939-08-24 7:15 PM EDST |
American Cigarette Co. Pall Mall Famous Cigarettes |
Matty Malneck Orchestra, Manny Stein, Milton DeLugg | Matty Malneck (Arranger), Frank Gallop (Announcer) | ["Music", "Jazz", "Swing", "Big Band", "Instrumental"] |
In the series finale for Pall Mall Cigarettes, jazz violinist and arranger Matty Malneck leads his virtuoso eight-piece orchestra through lightning-fast swing interpretations of 'Hawaiian War Dance', 'To You', and 'Park Avenue Fantasy'. |
Murrow_1940_08_24.mp3 Alt: CBS Murrow On Blackout, London Blackout Murrow |
"This Is London: The London Blackout (Edward R. Murrow Live Shortwave)" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-24 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining CBS News Shortwave |
Edward R. Murrow (London), Bob Trout (New York) | CBS News London Bureau Live Transmission | ["News", "Historical", "Public Affairs", "World War II", "Journalism"] |
"This... is London." Standing on a rooftop amidst the total wartime blackout during the Battle of Britain, Edward R. Murrow delivers a haunting live report describing anti-aircraft searchlights slicing through the foggy London skies as sirens wail. |
Doris_Day_1952_08_24.mp3 Alt: Doris Day Bob Hope, Doris Day Rexall 1952 |
"The Doris Day Show with Special Guest Bob Hope (Rexall)" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Rexall Drug Company "Good Health from Rexall" |
Doris Day, Bob Hope (Guest), Page Cavanaugh Trio | Arthur Phillips (Writer), Don Wilson (Announcer) | ["Music", "Comedy", "Variety", "Vocal", "Easy Listening"] |
Sunny vocalist Doris Day headlines her sparkling summer musical revue for Rexall, trading rapid-fire banter with special guest Bob Hope and performing luminous vocal solos on 'It's Magic' and 'A Guy Is a Guy'. |
Champion_1949_08_24.mp3 Alt: Lost Treasure Chapter 3, Gene Autry Champion 1949 |
"The Mystery of the Lost Treasure (Chapter 3 — Gene Autry & Champion)" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-08-24 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Western Series |
Gene Autry, Champion the Wonder Horse, Pat Buttram | Gene Autry Productions, Charlie Lyon | ["Western", "Adventure", "Juvenile", "Action", "Animal"] |
Gene Autry and his wonder horse Champion brave treacherous quicksand canyons to track a band of outlaw rustlers who stole an ancient map leading to a forgotten Spanish gold mine in the Superstition Mountains. |
Philo_Vance_1948_08_24.mp3 Alt: Poetic Murder Case, Jackson Beck Philo Vance |
"The Poetic Murder Case (Starring Jackson Beck as Philo Vance — S.S. Van Dine)" | Ziv Syndication 1948-08-24 (Show #42) |
Regional Advertisers Beverage & Department |
Jackson Beck (Philo Vance), Joan Alexander | S.S. Van Dine, Kenny Lyons, George Petrie | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Crime", "Literature"] |
Aristocratic sleuth Philo Vance investigates the poisoned death of an eccentric Greenwich Village poet whose posthumous verse contains cryptic rhyming clues identifying which of his jealous literary rivals slipped aconite into his absinthe. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 96
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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