On This Day, August 22: A Date with Judy and Famous Jury Trials
Also featured: BBC Wartime News, Lone Wolf.
August 22 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American and British broadcasting history (1940–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Characters | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Great Country Club Dance Rivalry" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-22 8:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Company Ipana Toothpaste & Sal Hepatica Laxative |
Louise Erickson (Judy Foster), John Brown (Melvyn Foster), Lois Corbett (Dora Foster), Dix Davis (Oogie Pringle), Sandra Gould (Mitzi) | Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee (Writers/Directors), Buzz Adlam (Orchestra), Ken Niles (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Teen", "Family"] |
Judy Foster accidentally accepts invitations to the end-of-summer country club dance from three different boys at once, forcing her father Melvyn and boyfriend Oogie Pringle into frantic maneuvers to juggle the arrivals at the front door. |
| "The People vs. Richard Hartwell" | Blue / ABC (WJZ) 1944-08-22 9:00 PM EWT |
Williamson Candy Co. Oh Henry! Candy Bars |
Maurice Franklin (The Judge), Donald Buka (Richard Hartwell), Raymond Edward Johnson (Prosecutor), Bill Johnstone (Defense) | Clark Andrews (Director), Ray Erlenborn (Sound Effects), Roger Krupp (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Crime", "Legal"] |
The trial of bank teller Richard Hartwell, indicted for grand larceny and manslaughter following a fatal crash, where defense cross-examinations dissect ledger discrepancies to expose the branch manager as the mastermind. |
| "BBC News: Merchant Convoy Shelled in the Straits of Dover" | BBC Home Service 1940-08-22 9:00 PM BST |
Non-commercial Ministry of Information / BBC |
Frank Phillips & Joseph Macleod (Newsreaders), Robin Duff (War Correspondent) | BBC News Division (Production), Broadcasting House London | ["News", "Historical", "Documentary"] |
News bulletin reporting on the heavy cross-Channel artillery duel between German coastal batteries at Cap Gris-Nez and British artillery at Dover, documenting an Allied merchant convoy surviving dive-bomber assaults and heavy shelling in the Straits of Dover during the Battle of Britain. |
| "The Case of the Golden Fleece Murders: Part 4" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-22 5:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Snow & Crisco Shortening |
Gerald Mohr (Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf), Mandel Kramer (Inspector Crane), Charlotte Manson (Elena Vance) | Bill Sweets (Director), Louis Joseph Vance (Original Author), Charles Paul (Organist), Fred Collins (Announcer) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Michael Lanyard traces bloodstained Peruvian shipping manifests to a waterfront warehouse, discovering that raw fleece bales were used to smuggle stolen Inca gold artifacts and identifying the purser's murderer before the ship departs. |
| "The Mystery of the Lost Treasure: Chapter 1" | Syndicated 1949-08-22 (Flying A) |
Sustaining / Regional Flying A Productions |
Ricky Kelman (Ricky North), Champion (Wonder Horse), Jim Bannon (Sheriff Sandy North), Kenne Duncan (Blackie) | Louis Gray (Director), Carl Cotner (Music Director), Gene Autry (Executive Producer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action"] |
While exploring an abandoned adobe mission bell tower, young Ricky North discovers an 18th-century Spanish treasure map; when two armed claim-jumpers ambush Ricky to seize it, Champion breaks his tether to fight off the outlaws and carry Ricky to safety. |
| "When a Lady Turns to Crime" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-22 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Official Detective Stories Magazine |
Craig McDonnell (Lt. Dan Britt), Doug Parkhirst (Sgt. Miller), Eleanor Audley (Victoria Van Horn) | Wynn Wright (Director), William Sweets (Script), Al Hogan (Sound Effects), Carl Warren (Announcer) | ["Crime", "Detective", "Drama"] |
Lieutenant Dan Britt investigates the daylight armed robbery of a textile mill payroll truck, matching tire treads and rare French perfume at the crime scene to high-society matriarch Victoria Van Horn, who secretly bankrolled an interstate robbery gang. |