Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Dad's Army, The FBI in Peace and War, and Fu Manchu
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Dad's Army, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Walmington-on-Sea, The FBI in Peace and War, Martin Blaine, Louis Vittes, Betty Mandeville, Hollywood Star Time, Herbert Marshall, Frigidaire, The Shadow of Fu Manchu, Harold Huber, Sax Rohmer, Deadline Australia, Grace Gibson, Ray Barrett, The Age Melbourne, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 27)
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, Australian commercial syndication, and British BBC Radio 4 comedy history (1939–1976):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 27)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FBI_1955_08_24.mp3 Alt: Double Play AFRTS, Martin Blaine FBI 1955 |
"Double Play (Starring Martin Blaine as Agent Jim Taylor — FBI)" | CBS / AFRTS 1955-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Crime Drama / AFRTS |
Martin Blaine (Agent Taylor), Ralph Bell, Mandel Kramer | Frederick L. Collins, Louis Vittes, Betty Mandeville | ["Police", "Procedural", "True Crime", "Detective", "Federal"] |
FBI special agents track an elusive interstate gambling ring that uses high-stakes baseball score rigging and coded Western Union telegraphs to fleece bookmakers across three state lines. |
FBI_1958_08_24.mp3 Alt: The Muscle Man, FBI Strong Arm Racket |
"The Muscle Man (Starring Martin Blaine as Agent Jim Taylor — FBI)" | CBS (WCBS) 1958-08-24 6:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Crime Drama |
Martin Blaine (Agent Taylor), Leon Janney, Robert Dryden | Louis Vittes (Writer), Betty Mandeville, Warren Sweeney | ["Police", "Procedural", "True Crime", "Detective", "Federal"] |
Federal agents stage an undercover sting to dismantle an extortion syndicate after a ruthless dockside muscle man begins terrorizing independent trucking companies along the Eastern Seaboard. |
Star_Time_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: Operation Monsoon, Herbert Marshall Frigidaire |
"Operation Monsoon (Host Herbert Marshall with John Beal — Frigidaire)" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-24 8:00 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Home Appliances |
Herbert Marshall (Host), John Beal, Martha Scott | Robert L. Redd (Director), Carmen Dragon, Wendell Niles | ["Drama", "Aviation", "Adventure", "Romance", "Anthology"] |
Host Herbert Marshall presents John Beal and Martha Scott in an aviation adventure, following a valiant transport pilot who battles typhoon winds, failing hydraulics, and a tropical fever epidemic to fly penicillin to an isolated Pacific coral atoll. |
Fu_Manchu_1939_08_24.mp3 Alt: Fu Manchu Appears, Harold Huber Fu Manchu 1939 |
"Fu Manchu Appears (Chapter 33 — Starring Harold Huber as Fu Manchu)" | Radio Attractions 1939-08-24 (Show #33) |
Regional Advertisers Beverage Sponsors |
Harold Huber (Fu Manchu), Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon | Sax Rohmer (Author), Himan Brown (Director) | ["Mystery", "Adventure", "Thriller", "Exotic", "Pulp"] |
Master criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu materializes in London to threaten the British Empire with a deadly venomous fungus, forcing Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie into a desperate trap beneath the Limehouse docks. |
Deadline_AU_1954_08_24.mp3 Alt: Musical Chairs The Age, Grace Gibson Deadline 1954 |
"Musical Chairs: The Age Corruption Probe (Ray Barrett — Grace Gibson Deadline)" | Grace Gibson Synd. 1954-08-24 (2UW Sydney) |
Australian Advertisers Commercial Sponsors |
Ray Barrett, Moray Powell, John Cazabon | John Saul (Director), Charles Tingwell (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Journalism", "True Crime", "Australian", "Docudrama"] |
Based on front-page reportage from Melbourne's The Age, a crusading Australian investigative journalist uncovers political bribery and corruption in municipal land rezoning tenders. |
Dads_Army_1976_08_24.mp3 Alt: Two and a Half Feathers, Arthur Lowe Dads Army 1976 |
"The Two and a Half Feathers (Arthur Lowe & John Le Mesurier — Dad's Army)" | BBC Radio 4 1976-08-24 12:27 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio 4 Comedy |
Arthur Lowe (Capt. Mainwaring), John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn | Jimmy Perry & David Croft, Michael Knowles & Harold Snoad | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "British", "Military", "Satire"] |
When a mysterious former comrade accuses Corporal Jones of cowardice during the 1898 Battle of Omdurman in the Sudan, Captain Mainwaring convenes an eccentric Home Guard court of inquiry in Walmington-on-Sea to clear Jones's decorated military honor. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 162
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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