Archival Dispatch: August 25 Calendar Walk — Destination Freedom (Sojourner Truth), Charlie Chan, and I Love a Mystery
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Tags: August 25, Calendar Walk, Destination Freedom, Richard Durham, Sojourner Truth, Civil Rights, Black History, Charlie Chan, Ed Begley, Leon Janney, Feen a Mint, I Love a Mystery, Carlton E Morse, Michael Raffetto, Barton Yarborough, Russell Thorson, Ivory Soap, Oxydol, Hermits Cave, John Kent, Carters Little Liver Pills, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 25 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 67)
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 25 across American network, civil rights docudrama, pulp detective, hardboiled adventure serials, and midnight horror radio history (1940–1951):
1. August 25 Archival Inventory (Increment 67)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ILAM_1943_08_25.mp3 Alt: Murder Is Word Part 13, Mountain Lodge Trap |
"Murder Is the Word for It: The Mountain Lodge Trap (Part 13 — Carlton E. Morse — Ivory Soap)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-25 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Bar Soap & Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto, Barton Yarborough, M. McCambridge | Carlton E. Morse, Rex Koury, Dresser Dahlstead | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Suspense"] |
In Part 13 of Murder Is the Word for It, Jack Packard and Doc Long face a lethal setup in a storm-isolated mountain lodge when a psychotic killer cuts the telephone wires and locks the exits for Ivory Bar Soap. |
ILAM_1944_08_25.mp3 Alt: Temple Vampires Part 4, Bat Caverns Morse |
"The Temple of Vampires: The Bat Caverns (Part 4 — Carlton E. Morse — Oxydol)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-25 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol — "Hustle-Bubble" |
Michael Raffetto, Barton Yarborough, Gloria Blondell | Carlton E. Morse, Rex Koury, Dresser Dahlstead | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Occult"] |
In Part 4 of The Temple of Vampires, Jack, Doc, and Sunny explore the subterranean ruins of an ancient Mexican pagan pyramid, discovering a terrifying subterranean colony of blood-drinking bats guarding a stolen Mayan jade cache for Oxydol. |
ILAM_1950_08_25.mp3 Alt: Turquoise Pass Part 5, Snipers Ambush 1950 |
"Murder in Turquoise Pass: The Sniper's Ambush (Part 5 — Carlton E. Morse — Mutual)" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-25 7:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Serial |
Russell Thorson, Jim Boles, Tony Randall | Carlton E. Morse, Don Dowd | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Western"] |
In Part 5 of Murder in Turquoise Pass, Jack Packard and Doc Long track an armed band of silver-mine claim jumpers through a treacherous Southwestern mountain gorge, dodging sniper fire from a hidden ridge ambush. |
Destination_Freedom_1951.mp3 Alt: Destination Freedom 1951, Sojourner Truth Long Road |
"The Story of Sojourner Truth: The Long Road (Richard Durham — Destination Freedom)" | NBC (WMAQ) 1951-08-25 10:00 AM CDT |
Sustaining Civil Rights Docudrama |
Fred Pinkard, Oscar Brown Jr., Janice Kingslow | Richard Durham (Writer), Homer Heck, Hugh Downs | ["Drama", "Historical", "Civil Rights", "Black History", "Biographical"] |
Written by groundbreaking dramatist Richard Durham, Destination Freedom presents the courageous life of abolitionist and women's rights pioneer Sojourner Truth, chronicling her escape from slavery in New York and her tireless national crusade for racial equality. |
Charlie_Chan_1947.mp3 Alt: Talking Doll, Charlie Chan Feen a Mint |
"The Case of the Talking Doll (Ed Begley as Charlie Chan — Feen-a-Mint)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-25 8:30 PM EDT |
Pharmaco Inc. Feen-a-Mint & Chooz |
Ed Begley (Charlie Chan), Leon Janney (Son) | Earl Derr Biggers, Chick Vincent, Dorian St. George | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Crime", "Action"] |
"Inspector Charlie Chan speaking..." Renowned Honolulu detective Charlie Chan and his energetic Number One Son investigate the murder of an eccentric toy inventor whose robotic talking doll conceals a hidden cylinder recording naming his killer for Feen-a-Mint. |
Hermits_Cave_1940.mp3 Alt: Episode ++++, Gallows Tree Hermits Cave |
"The Ghost of the Gallows Tree (John Kent as The Hermit — Carter's Pills)" | WJR Detroit 1940-08-25 10:30 PM EDST |
Carter Products Little Liver Pills |
John Kent (The Hermit), WJR Repertory | Charles Penman (Writer/Dir.), Mel Marshall | ["Horror", "Suspense", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Audio Drama"] |
"Ghost stories! Weird stories! And murders, too! The Hermit knows of them all..." The cackling Hermit tells the macabre tale of an executioner haunted by the vengeful phantom of an innocent man hanged beneath an ancient gallows oak tree for Carter's Little Liver Pills. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 25
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 25: 17
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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