Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Ann Rutherford, Death Valley Sheriff, and Jungle Jim
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Stars Over Hollywood, Ann Rutherford, Dari-Rich, Death Valley Sheriff, Robert Haag, Donald Randolph, Ruth Cornwall Woodman, 20 Mule Team Borax, Boraxo, Jungle Jim, Alex Raymond, Matt Crowley, Juano Hernandez, Hearst Comic Weekly, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 44)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 24 across American network, desert procedural, and exotic jungle adventure radio history (1940–1951):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 44)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stars_Hollywood_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: Stars Over Hollywood 1946, Ann Rutherford Dari-Rich |
"One Girl's Dream (Starring Ann Rutherford — Dari-Rich)" | CBS (WCBS) 1946-08-24 12:30 PM EDT |
Bowey's, Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Milk |
Ann Rutherford (Judy), Lurene Tuttle, Herb Vigran | Paul Pierce (Producer/Dir.), Del Castillo, Frank Goss | ["Drama", "Romance", "Comedy", "Anthology", "Hollywood"] |
Hollywood screen favorite Ann Rutherford stars as an ambitious small-town dress designer who moves to Manhattan and gets mistaken for an eccentric European heiress at a Fifth Avenue fashion gala. |
Death_Valley_1944_08_24.mp3 Alt: Mojave Ghost Claim, Sheriff Mark Chase 1944 |
"The Mojave Ghost Claim (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-24 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
Desert lawman Sheriff Mark Chase and crusty deputy Cassandra Drinkwater investigate eerie phantom footsteps and gunshots in an abandoned Mojave silver mine, exposing a ruthless counterfeiting gang hiding out in Death Valley. |
Death_Valley_1945_08_24.mp3 Alt: Dangling Dolls, Death Valley Sheriff 1945 |
"The Case of the Dangling Dolls (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-24 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase solves a bizarre desert extortion scheme after a wealthy rancher receives miniature hanging dolls on his front porch accompanied by cryptic robbery warnings. |
Death_Valley_1951_08_24.mp3 Alt: Parlor Bedroom Morgue, Death Valley Sheriff 1951 |
"Parlor, Bedroom and Morgue (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax Boraxo Hand Soap |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
When a traveling theatrical troupe checks into a rustic desert motor court, Sheriff Mark Chase is called in when a prop coffin is found to contain the fresh corpse of a missing Reno card dealer. |
Jungle_Jim_1940_08_24.mp3 Alt: Ships That Pass, Matt Crowley Jungle Jim 1940 |
"Ships That Pass in the Night (Matt Crowley as Jungle Jim — Hearst)" | Hearst Synd. 1940-08-24 (Comic Weekly) |
Hearst Newspapers Comic Weekly Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolou) | Alex Raymond (Creator), Jay Clark, Ed Herlihy | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Exotic", "Hero"] |
Deep in the South China Sea, jungle hunter and adventurer Jungle Jim Bradley and his trusty ally Kolou intercept a mysterious pirate schooner trafficking smuggled opium and captive pearls off the Malay Straits. |
Jungle_Jim_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: Temple of Cobra King, Jungle Jim Bradley 1946 |
"The Temple of the Cobra King (Matt Crowley as Jungle Jim — Hearst)" | Hearst Synd. 1946-08-24 (Comic Weekly) |
Hearst Newspapers Comic Weekly Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolou) | Alex Raymond (Creator), Jay Clark, Ed Herlihy | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Exotic", "Hero"] |
Adventurer Jungle Jim Bradley and Kolou navigate treacherous Asian rainforests to rescue an archaeological expedition trapped inside a forbidden temple guarded by venomous king cobras and cult warriors. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 264
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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