On This Day, August 24: Johnny Dollar and Flamond
Also featured: Jane Addams.
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 Chicago broadcasting history (1946–1956):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Emerald Brooch (Starring Everett Clarke as Flamond — Meister Brau)" | Mutual (WGN) 1947-08-24 7:30 PM CST |
Peter Hand Brewing Co. Meister Brau Beer |
Everett Clarke (Flamond), Muriel Bremner, Patricia Dunlap | Harry Lawrence (Writer), J. Clinton Stanley, Henry Cooke | ["Detective", "Psychological", "Mystery", "Crime", "Criminology"] |
Master psychologist and forensic criminologist Flamond investigates the disappearance of a priceless heirloom emerald brooch from a locked Chicago bank vault, using psychological analysis of handwriting to expose an inside heist. |
| "Frazier Hunt and the News: Post-War Europe & The Marshall Plan (General Electric)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-24 6:00 PM EDT |
General Electric Co. GE Electronics & Radios |
Frazier Hunt (News Analyst) | Mutual Newsroom, Frank Knight (Announcer) | ["News", "Public Affairs", "Historical", "Commentary", "Analysis"] |
Renowned foreign correspondent Frazier Hunt delivers incisive analysis on post-WWII European reconstruction under the Marshall Plan, rising tensions along the Berlin corridor, and domestic labor unrest. |
| "Harvest of Stars: Jan Peerce with Howard Barlow (International Harvester)" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-08-24 2:30 PM EDT |
International Harvester Farmall Tractors & Freezers |
Jan Peerce (Tenor), Howard Barlow Orchestra, Ray Charles Singers | Glenhall Taylor (Producer), Don Wilson (Announcer) | ["Music", "Classical", "Operetta", "Vocal", "Variety"] |
Metropolitan Opera tenor Jan Peerce headlines International Harvester's summer musical celebration, singing passionate Italian canzonas, light operetta selections, and the soaring aria 'You Are Free' accompanied by Howard Barlow's Orchestra. |
| "The Gold Coast Rhythm Show: Art Van Damme Quintet (WBBM Chicago)" | WBBM / CBS 1949-08-24 4:30 PM CST |
Sustaining Local Chicago Advertisers |
George Stone (Host), Art Van Damme Quintet, Connie Russell | WBBM Chicago / CBS Radio Presentation | ["Music", "Jazz", "Swing", "Accordion", "Variety"] |
Host George Stone trades humorous banter about shopping for college catalogs for newborn babies before introducing the sophisticated jazz accordion swing styling of the renowned Art Van Damme Quintet and vocalist Connie Russell. |
| "The Kranesburg Matter (Part 5 — Series Finale Starring Bob Bailey)" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-08-24 8:05 PM EDT |
Sustaining CBS Mystery Presentation |
Bob Bailey (Johnny Dollar), Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear | Jack Johnstone (Writer/Director), Roy Rowan | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Crime", "Noir"] |
In the thrilling five-part serial conclusion, freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar traps a cunning Bavarian diamond smuggler operating out of a rural Pennsylvania Dutch farm, finalizing his expense account with restored gem collateral. |
| "The Story of Jane Addams & Hull House (Starring Anne Seymour — American Portraits)" | NBC (WNBC) 1946-08-24 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining NBC Educational & Cultural |
Anne Seymour (Jane Addams), Karl Swenson, John Sylvester | Morton Wishengrad (Writer), Anton M. Leader, Radcliff Hall | ["Docudrama", "Biographical", "Historical", "Social Work", "Educational"] |
The inspiring biographical dramatization of pioneering social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, chronicling her founding of Chicago's Hull House to provide education, healthcare, and immigrant support. |