Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — The Man Called X, This Is Your FBI, and Hildegarde
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, The Man Called X, Herbert Marshall, Leon Askin, RCA Victor, This Is Your FBI, Stacy Harris, Jerry Devine, Equitable Life, Beat the Band, Hildegarde, Ted Weems, Perry Como, Kix Cereal, High Adventure, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Inspector West, Patrick Barr, BBC Radio 4, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 47)
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, international espionage, and FBI docudrama radio history (1943–1970):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 47)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspector_West_1970_08_24_C.mp3 Alt: Murder Wears Veil 5, Inspector West BBC 1970 |
"Murder Wears a Veil (Part 5 — Patrick Barr as Inspector West — BBC)" | BBC Radio 4 1970-08-24 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Radio Drama |
Patrick Barr (Inspector West), Avril Angers, John Hollis | John Creasey (Author), Cynthia Pughe, John Browell | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "British", "Crime"] |
Chief Inspector Roger 'Handsome' West and Scotland Yard detectives trace the poison-laced veil back to a Mayfair beauty salon, cornering the blackmail syndicate in a midnight London rooftop showdown. |
Your_FBI_1945_08_24.mp3 Alt: This is Your FBI 1945, Penicillin Hijackers FBI |
"The Medical Penicillin Hijackers (Stacy Harris as Agent Jim Taylor — Equitable)" | Blue Net (WJZ) 1945-08-24 8:30 PM EWT |
Equitable Life Assurance Society USA |
Stacy Harris (Agent Jim Taylor), Karl Swenson | Jerry Devine (Producer/Dir.), Carl Caruso (Announcer) | ["Police", "Procedural", "Legal", "Docudrama", "Crime"] |
"This is your FBI, the official broadcast presented with the cooperation of J. Edgar Hoover..." Special Agent Jim Taylor leads a federal task force to break up a wartime black market penicillin hijacking ring diverting life-saving medical supplies from military hospitals. |
Your_FBI_1951_08_24.mp3 Alt: Bad Samaritan, Agent Jim Taylor 1951 |
"The Bad Samaritan (Stacy Harris as Special Agent Jim Taylor — Equitable)" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Equitable Life Assurance Society USA |
Stacy Harris (Jim Taylor), Herb Vigran, William Conrad | Jerry Devine (Writer/Dir.), Carl Caruso (Announcer) | ["Police", "Procedural", "Legal", "Docudrama", "Crime"] |
FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor pursues a confidence man who poses as a benevolent Good Samaritan offering financial rescue to distraught widows, swindling life insurance benefits before staging staged accidents. |
High_Adventure_1954_08_24.mp3 Alt: Sun in the West, High Adventure 1954 |
"Sun in the West (Starring John Dehner & Lawrence Dobkin — High Adventure)" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Frontier Drama Showcase |
John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Parley Baer | George Bamber (Writer), William N. Robson, Jack McCoy | ["Adventure", "Western", "Action", "Historical", "Drama"] |
A gritty frontier tale of a rugged fur trapper guide leading an ill-prepared pioneer wagon train through treacherous Mojave desert canyons and hostile territory in a desperate race against starvation. |
Beat_Band_1943_08_24.mp3 Alt: Beat The Band 1943, Hildegarde Ted Weems Kix |
"Musical Riddles (Starring Hildegarde & Ted Weems with Perry Como — Kix)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1943-08-24 10:30 PM EWT |
General Mills, Inc. Kix Breakfast Cereal |
Hildegarde, Ted Weems Orchestra, Perry Como | Arthur Kurlan (Director), Tom Reddy (Announcer) | ["Music", "Quiz", "Game Show", "Comedy", "Big Band"] |
The Incomparable Hildegarde and bandleader Ted Weems test the musical knowledge of orchestra members with listener-submitted song riddles, featuring velvety crooning from young Perry Como and Elmo Tanner's whistling solos for Kix Cereal. |
Man_Called_X_1951_08_24.mp3 Alt: Cairo Smuggling Ring, Ken Thurston Agent X |
"The Cairo Arms Bazaar (Starring Herbert Marshall as Agent X — RCA Victor)" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-08-24 8:00 PM EDT |
RCA Victor Television & 45 Records |
Herbert Marshall (Ken Thurston), Leon Askin (Pagon) | Sydney Zelinka (Writer), Jack Johnstone, Wendell Niles | ["Espionage", "Action", "Adventure", "Cold War", "Thriller"] |
"Wherever there is danger, intrigue, and mystery... there you will find The Man Called X!" Secret intelligence operative Ken Thurston and his roguish sidekick Pagon jet into Cairo to infiltrate a black market munitions bazaar supplying weapons to Mediterranean insurgent groups. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 282
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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