On This Day, August 24: The Goldbergs and Renfrew of the Mounted
Also featured: Helen Hayes.
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, Canadian adventure, and Golden Age radio drama history (1933–1943):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jake Says No to Cousin Emma (Gertrude Berg — The Goldbergs — Duz)" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-24 5:15 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Duz — "Does Everything" |
Gertrude Berg (Molly), Philip Loeb (Jake), Roslyn Sitron | Gertrude Berg (Writer/Dir.), Art Millett | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Family", "Domestic", "Jewish"] |
"Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Bloom!" Molly Goldberg attempts to mediate family finances when Jake stubbornly refuses to lend money to Cousin Emma for an ill-advised business investment, prompting Molly to orchestrate a tactful Bronx compromise. |
| "Has Molly Committed a Felony? (Gertrude Berg — The Goldbergs — Duz)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-24 1:45 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Duz — "Does Everything" |
Gertrude Berg (Molly), Philip Loeb, Joan Tetzel | Gertrude Berg (Writer/Dir.), Art Millett | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Family", "Domestic", "Jewish"] |
Molly Goldberg panics after misplacing wartime rationing coupon books while helping a neighborhood war bride, fearing her innocent bookkeeping error has inadvertently violated federal wartime regulations. |
| "The Yukon Claim Jumpers (House Jameson as Inspector Renfrew — Wonder Bread)" | CBS (WABC) 1936-08-24 6:45 PM EDST |
Continental Baking Wonder Bread & Hostess |
House Jameson (Renfrew), Brad Barker (Kelly), Joan Tetzel | Laurie York Erskine, Ralph Bellamy, Bert Parks | ["Adventure", "Western", "Action", "Police", "Canadian"] |
Inspector Douglas Renfrew of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and his faithful canine companion Kelly trek through the rugged Yukon wilderness to protect an elderly prospector from heavily armed claim jumpers. |
| "The Trapper of Wolf Creek (House Jameson as Inspector Renfrew — NBC)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1940-08-24 10:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining Juvenile Adventure |
House Jameson (Renfrew), Brad Barker (Kelly), Carl Eastman | Laurie York Erskine, Carlo De Angelo, George Ansbro | ["Adventure", "Western", "Action", "Police", "Canadian"] |
Inspector Douglas Renfrew tracks a fur thief across the dangerous rapids of Wolf Creek, surviving a treacherous timber wolf ambush with the heroic intervention of Kelly the Wonder Dog. |
| "The Little Minister (Starring Helen Hayes with Rudy Vallee — Fleischmann's)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1933-08-24 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Rudy Vallee, Helen Hayes, John Griggs, Connecticut Yankees | J.M. Barrie (Author), J. Walter Thompson, Graham McNamee | ["Variety", "Music", "Drama", "Vocal", "Historical"] |
Rudy Vallee presents First Lady of American Theatre Helen Hayes starring alongside John Griggs in a radio dramatization of J.M. Barrie's The Little Minister, framed by Rudy's sweet crooning and upbeat dance numbers for Fleischmann's Yeast. |
| "The Masked Rider Traps the Rustlers (The Lone Ranger — Silver Cup Bread)" | WXYZ Detroit 1933-08-24 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
George Stenius (Lone Ranger), John Todd (Tonto) | Fran Striker (Writer), James Jewell, Harold True | ["Western", "Adventure", "Action", "Hero", "Americana"] |
"Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!" The masked rider of the plains and his faithful Indian companion Tonto gallop into a frontier territory besieged by cattle rustlers, using silver bullets and tactical cunning to restore law and order for Silver Cup Bread. |