Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Frank Sinatra (Hit Parade), Maisie, and John Cassavetes
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Your Hit Parade, Frank Sinatra, Joan Edwards, Lucky Strike, The Adventures of Maisie, Ann Sothern, Hans Conried, Mutual, Best Plays, Home of the Brave, Arthur Laurents, John Cassavetes, Sexton Blake, William Franklyn, Tinker, BBC Radio 4, Hollywood Theater, Edward G Robinson, CP MacGregor, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 55)
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, Broadway war drama, and vocal countdown radio history (1946–1986):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 55)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hit_Parade_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: Prisoner Of Love, Frank Sinatra Hit Parade 1946 |
"Prisoner of Love (Frank Sinatra & Joan Edwards — Lucky Strike)" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike — "L.S./M.F.T." |
Frank Sinatra, Joan Edwards, Pied Pipers, Mark Warnow | Lord & Thomas, Axel Stordahl, Andre Baruch | ["Music", "Countdown", "Big Band", "Pop", "Vocal"] |
"The lucky strike hit parade!" Frank Sinatra croons the nation's number-one hit ballad 'Prisoner of Love' along with 'Surrender' and 'They Say It's Wonderful' accompanied by Mark Warnow's Orchestra for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. |
Maisie_1950_08_24.mp3 Alt: The Orphanage, Ann Sothern Maisie 1950 |
"The Orphanage Benefit (Starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier — Mutual)" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining MGM Radio Attractions |
Ann Sothern (Maisie), Hans Conried, Elvia Allman | Arthur Phillips (Writer), John L. Greene, John Heistand | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Hollywood", "Vaudeville"] |
Brooklyn showgirl Maisie Ravier volunteers at a local children's orphanage to help stage a summer charity benefit, but gets caught in a hilarious tug-of-war with a strict board director to find an adoptive home for a mischievous stray youngster. |
Best_Plays_1952_08_24.mp3 Alt: Home Of The Brave, John Cassavetes Best Plays |
"Home of the Brave (Starring John Cassavetes — Arthur Laurents — NBC)" | NBC (WNBC) 1952-08-24 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining NBC Broadway Theater |
John Cassavetes (Peter Coen), Frank Overton | Arthur Laurents (Playwright), John Chapman, Ben Grauer | ["Drama", "Military", "Psychological", "World War II", "Broadway"] |
Drama critic John Chapman presents Arthur Laurents' powerful Broadway war drama Home of the Brave, exploring battlefield trauma and anti-Semitism through the psychological rehabilitation of a paralyzed young Jewish infantry soldier (John Cassavetes) on a remote South Pacific island. |
Sexton_Blake_1967_08_24_A.mp3 Alt: Lillies For The Ladies, Sexton Blake BBC 1967 |
"Lilies for the Ladies (Part 5 — William Franklyn as Sexton Blake — BBC)" | BBC Radio 4 1967-08-24 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Crime Serial |
William Franklyn (Sexton Blake), David Gregory (Tinker) | Donald Stuart (Writer), Joe Burroughs (Producer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "British", "Crime"] |
Baker Street detective Sexton Blake and young assistant Tinker track a lethal black-market extortionist leaving white calla lilies beside murdered society heiresses in London's West End. |
Sexton_Blake_1967_08_24_B.mp3 Alt: Detective Lillies Ladies, Sexton Blake Final Trap |
"Lilies for the Ladies: The Final Trap (Part 5 — William Franklyn — BBC)" | BBC Radio 4 1967-08-24 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Crime Serial |
William Franklyn (Blake), David Gregory, John Moffatt | Donald Stuart (Writer), Joe Burroughs (Producer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "British", "Crime"] |
Sexton Blake corners the deadly flower-shop syndicate responsible for sending poisoned calla lilies to Mayfair mansions, solving the final riddle before the killer strikes again. |
Hollywood_Theater_1986.mp3 Alt: Whole Towns Talking, Edward G Robinson MacGregor |
"The Whole Town's Talking (Starring Edward G. Robinson — C.P. MacGregor)" | Syndicated 1986-08-24 (Retrospective) |
Sustaining Radio Anthology Series |
Edward G. Robinson, Lurene Tuttle, Herb Vigran | C.P. MacGregor (Producer), Paul Pierce, Frank Goss | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Anthology", "Hollywood", "Crime"] |
Edward G. Robinson stars as a mild-mannered office clerk who discovers he is the exact physical double of America's public enemy number one, leading to a hilarious and suspenseful case of mistaken identity with the police and the underworld. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 330
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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