Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Judy Garland (Debut with Al Jolson), Crime Doctor, and Quiet Please
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Shell Chateau, Victor Young, Shell Oil, Crime Doctor, Ray Collins, John McIntire, Max Marcin, Philip Morris, Barry Craig, William Gargan, Quiet Please, Wyllis Cooper, Ernest Chappell, Saturday Night Theatre, Eden Phillpotts, BBC Home Service, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 59)
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, variety galas, psychological crime deduction, and supernatural horror radio history (1935–1954):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 59)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shell_Chateau_1935_08_24.mp3 Alt: Shell Chateau Al Jolson, Judy Garland Debut 1935 |
"Judy Garland's Singing Debut (Al Jolson — Shell Chateau)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1935-08-24 9:30 PM EDST |
Shell Oil Company Shell Super-Charged Gas |
Al Jolson (Host), Judy Garland (13-Year-Old Debut) | J. Walter Thompson, Bill Bacher, Jimmy Wallington | ["Music", "Variety", "Vocal", "Big Band", "Vaudeville"] |
World-famous entertainer Al Jolson hosts a star-studded gala at the Shell Chateau, introducing a 13-year-old singing sensation named Judy Garland in a breathtaking vocal debut alongside Victor Young's Orchestra for Shell Super-Charged Gasoline. |
Crime_Doctor_1941_08_24.mp3 Alt: Forged Parole, Dr Benjamin Ordway 1941 |
"The Case of the Forged Parole (Ray Collins as Dr. Ordway — Philip Morris)" | CBS (WABC) 1941-08-24 8:30 PM EDST |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
Ray Collins (Dr. Ordway), Everett Sloane, Santos Ortega | Max Marcin (Creator), Jack Johnstone, Charles O'Connor | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Medical", "Psychological", "Crime"] |
Former criminal turned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Benjamin Ordway uses psychological profiling to investigate a forged prison parole petition, exposing a corrupt attorney orchestrating an armed jewel heist ring for Philip Morris. |
Crime_Doctor_1947_08_24.mp3 Alt: Blind Witness, Dr Benjamin Ordway 1947 |
"The Case of the Blind Witness (John McIntire as Dr. Ordway — Philip Morris)" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
John McIntire (Dr. Ordway), Virginia Gregg, William Conrad | Max Marcin (Creator), Jack Johnstone, Ken Roberts | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Medical", "Psychological", "Crime"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway interrogates an apparently blind eyewitness whose sensory recollections of a suburban murder scene contain psychological inconsistencies that point to premeditated perjury. |
Barry_Craig_1954_08_24.mp3 Alt: Blood Money, Barry Craig Confidential 1954 |
"Blood Money (William Gargan as Barry Craig — NBC)" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Detective Noir Series |
William Gargan (Barry Craig), Ralph Bell, Joan Lazer | John Roeburt (Writer), Himan Brown, Don Pardo | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Noir", "Mystery", "Crime"] |
"My name is Barry Craig, confidential investigator..." Barry Craig is hired by an anxious heiress to deliver a suitcase containing fifty thousand dollars in ransom payoff money, only to uncover that the kidnapping was staged by the girl's degenerate gambler boyfriend. |
Quiet_Please_1947_08_24.mp3 Alt: Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Quiet Please Wyllis Cooper |
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Wyllis Cooper — Ernest Chappell — Quiet, Please)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-24 3:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Horror Anthology |
Ernest Chappell (Narrator / Lead), Claudia Morgan | Wyllis Cooper (Writer/Dir.), Gene Perazzo (Organ) | ["Horror", "Suspense", "Psychological", "Supernatural", "Audio Drama"] |
"Quiet, please... quietly, if you will..." A chilling tale written by Wyllis Cooper about a vain antique collector who purchases an ornate 16th-century Venetian looking-glass that gradually begins reflecting a sinister, malevolent entity living inside the glass instead of his own face. |
Saturday_Night_1946_08_24.mp3 Alt: The Farmers Wife, Saturday Night Theatre 1946 |
"The Farmer's Wife (Eden Phillpotts — Frank Pettingell — BBC)" | BBC Home 1946-08-24 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Regional Drama |
Frank Pettingell, Gladys Young, Carleton Hobbs | Eden Phillpotts, Hugh Stewart, Val Gielgud | ["Comedy", "Drama", "British", "Regional", "Romance"] |
In Eden Phillpotts' beloved Devonshire rural romantic comedy, middle-aged widower Samuel Sweetland draws up a shortlist of eligible local spinsters to wed, blissfully unaware that true love and devotion have been quietly managing his household all along in the person of his loyal housekeeper Araminta. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 354
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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