On This Day, August 24: Boris Karloff (Inner Sanctum) and Peggy Lee
Also featured: Henry Morgan.
August 24 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 24 across American network and Treasury syndication broadcasting history (1941–1958):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Call Not Any Man a Fool: Parable of the Rich Fool (Goodyear)" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-24 6:30 PM EDT |
Goodyear Tire Goodyear Commercial-Free |
Warren Parker (Jesus), Karl Swenson, John Sylvester | Fulton Oursler (Creator), Marx Loeb, Leonard Joy | ["Drama", "Religious", "Historical", "Anthology", "Biblical"] |
A reverent dramatization of Christ's teachings from the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the Parable of the Rich Fool and the spiritual folly of hoarding worldly treasures while neglecting the soul. |
| "The Summer Vacation Report (Henry Morgan with Arnold Stang & Art Carney — Vitalis)" | NBC (WNBC) 1949-08-24 9:00 PM EDT |
Bristol-Myers Vitalis & Sal Hepatica |
Henry Morgan, Arnold Stang, Alice Pearce, Art Carney | Henry Morgan & Aaron Ruben, Milton DeLugg | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Sketch", "Parody", "Variety"] |
Acerbic satirist Henry Morgan skewers sponsor commercials and summer boardwalk tourist traps, featuring neurotic complaints from Gerard (Arnold Stang) and zany parodies of Broadway travelogues. |
| "Guest Star #283: Peggy Lee (U.S. Defense Savings Bonds)" | U.S. Treasury 1952-08-24 (Show #283) |
U.S. Treasury U.S. Defense Bonds |
Peggy Lee, The Dave Barbour Band | U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Del Sharbutt | ["Music", "Vocal", "Easy Listening", "Jazz", "Morale"] |
Sultry jazz vocalist Peggy Lee headlines the Treasury Department's Guest Star program, performing mesmerizing renditions of 'You Go to My Head' and 'Lover' accompanied by guitarist Dave Barbour to promote U.S. Defense Bonds. |
| "Guest Star #596: Lauritz Melchior (U.S. Savings Bonds)" | U.S. Treasury 1958-08-24 (Show #596) |
U.S. Treasury U.S. Savings Bonds |
Lauritz Melchior (Heldentenor), Ray Bloch Orchestra | U.S. Savings Bonds Division, Del Sharbutt | ["Music", "Classical", "Vocal", "Opera", "Morale"] |
World-renowned Wagnerian heldentenor Lauritz Melchior performs booming operatic selections and charming Danish folk ballads with Ray Bloch's Orchestra, urging Americans to invest in their nation's future through U.S. Savings Bonds. |
| "Death and the Weeping Bride (Starring Alfred Shirley as Inspector Hearthstone — Molle)" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-24 8:00 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Molle Shaving Cream |
Alfred Shirley (Hearthstone), James Monks (Sam Cook) | Frank Wilson (Writer), Frank Telford, Frank Gallop | ["Detective", "Police", "Procedural", "British", "Mystery"] |
Scotland Yard's Inspector Hearthstone investigates the poisoning of a wealthy London aristocrat murdered at the reception altar of his lavish Mayfair wedding, uncovering a jealous plot disguised as a bride's curse. |
| "The Wail of Death (Starring Boris Karloff — Inner Sanctum Mystery)" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1941-08-24 8:30 PM EDST |
Carter Products Carter's Little Liver Pills & Arrid |
Raymond Edward Johnson (Host), Boris Karloff, Santos Ortega | Himan Brown (Creator/Director), Dwight Weist | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Supernatural", "Macabre", "Thriller"] |
As the squeaking door swings shut, host Raymond welcomes Boris Karloff in a macabre tale of an eccentric collector of cursed Irish artifacts who is stalked through a foggy London mansion by the shrieking phantom wail of a banshee. |