On This Day, August 24: Ann Rutherford and Death Valley Sheriff
Also featured: Jungle Jim.
August 24 Exhaustive Update
This report 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, desert procedural, and exotic jungle adventure radio history (1940–1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "One Girl's Dream (Starring Ann Rutherford — Dari-Rich)" | CBS (WCBS) 1946-08-24 12:30 PM EDT |
Bowey's, Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Milk |
Ann Rutherford (Judy), Lurene Tuttle, Herb Vigran | Paul Pierce (Producer/Dir.), Del Castillo, Frank Goss | ["Drama", "Romance", "Comedy", "Anthology", "Hollywood"] |
Hollywood screen favorite Ann Rutherford stars as an ambitious small-town dress designer who moves to Manhattan and gets mistaken for an eccentric European heiress at a Fifth Avenue fashion gala. |
| "The Mojave Ghost Claim (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-24 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
Desert lawman Sheriff Mark Chase and crusty deputy Cassandra Drinkwater investigate eerie phantom footsteps and gunshots in an abandoned Mojave silver mine, exposing a ruthless counterfeiting gang hiding out in Death Valley. |
| "The Case of the Dangling Dolls (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-24 8:30 PM EWT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase solves a bizarre desert extortion scheme after a wealthy rancher receives miniature hanging dolls on his front porch accompanied by cryptic robbery warnings. |
| "Parlor, Bedroom and Morgue (Robert Haag as Sheriff Mark Chase — Borax)" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax Boraxo Hand Soap |
Robert Haag (Sheriff Chase), Donald Randolph | Ruth Cornwall Woodman, Oliver Barbour, John Reed King | ["Western", "Detective", "Mystery", "Procedural", "Americana"] |
When a traveling theatrical troupe checks into a rustic desert motor court, Sheriff Mark Chase is called in when a prop coffin is found to contain the fresh corpse of a missing Reno card dealer. |
| "Ships That Pass in the Night (Matt Crowley as Jungle Jim — Hearst)" | Hearst Synd. 1940-08-24 (Comic Weekly) |
Hearst Newspapers Comic Weekly Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolou) | Alex Raymond (Creator), Jay Clark, Ed Herlihy | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Exotic", "Hero"] |
Deep in the South China Sea, jungle hunter and adventurer Jungle Jim Bradley and his trusty ally Kolou intercept a mysterious pirate schooner trafficking smuggled opium and captive pearls off the Malay Straits. |
| "The Temple of the Cobra King (Matt Crowley as Jungle Jim — Hearst)" | Hearst Synd. 1946-08-24 (Comic Weekly) |
Hearst Newspapers Comic Weekly Syndication |
Matt Crowley (Jungle Jim), Juano Hernandez (Kolou) | Alex Raymond (Creator), Jay Clark, Ed Herlihy | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle", "Exotic", "Hero"] |
Adventurer Jungle Jim Bradley and Kolou navigate treacherous Asian rainforests to rescue an archaeological expedition trapped inside a forbidden temple guarded by venomous king cobras and cult warriors. |