On This Day, August 25: Boris Karloff (Inner Sanctum) and Lionel Barrymore
Also featured: Frankie Laine.
August 25 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 25 across American network, horror mystery anthologies, small-town Americana dramedies, Treasury concert variety, and adult relationship audio drama history (1943–1975):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Holiday for Trombones (David Rose and His Orchestra — U.S. Treasury)" | Syndicated 1957-08-25 (Guest Star) |
U.S. Treasury Dept. United States Savings Bonds |
David Rose and his Orchestra, Trombone Section | U.S. Treasury Radio Section, Del Sharbutt | ["Music", "Concert", "Big Band", "Easy Listening", "Public Affairs"] |
Conductor and composer David Rose leads his magnificent studio orchestra in an electrifying, lush performance of his original composition 'Holiday for Trombones' and 'Autumn Leaves' in support of U.S. Savings Bonds. |
| "That Lucky Old Sun (Guest Star Frankie Laine — U.S. Treasury)" | Syndicated 1963-08-25 (Guest Star) |
U.S. Treasury Dept. United States Savings Bonds |
Frankie Laine (Guest Vocalist), Malcolm Lockyer | U.S. Treasury Radio Section, Harry Wismer | ["Music", "Pop", "Vocal", "Concert", "Public Affairs"] |
Powerhouse vocal stylist Frankie Laine headlines this special U.S. Treasury Department broadcast, belting out dramatic renditions of 'That Lucky Old Sun' and 'I Believe' for U.S. Savings Bonds. |
| "The Shadow of Jealousy (Joan Copeland & Joan Lorring — Himan Brown)" | Mutual (WOR) 1975-08-25 3:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Romantic Drama Series |
Joan Copeland, Joan Lorring, Guy Repp | George Lowther (Writer), Himan Brown, Jackson Beck | ["Drama", "Romance", "Psychological", "Anthology", "Audio Drama"] |
Acclaimed Broadway actresses Joan Copeland and Joan Lorring star in an intense drama about two estranged sisters whose sudden reunion at an Adirondack mountain lodge exposes decades of repressed rivalry and secret romance. |
| "Junior's Model Airplane Exhibition (Lionel Barrymore & Agnes Moorehead — Rinso)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-25 9:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Co. Rinso & Lifebuoy Soap |
Lionel Barrymore (Mayor Russell), Agnes Moorehead | Charles Tazewell, Jack Simpson, Frank Martin | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Americana", "Small Town", "Family"] |
Gruff but warmhearted Mayor Russell (Lionel Barrymore) and housekeeper Marilly (Agnes Moorehead) help young ward Junior stage a model airplane exhibition to raise emergency war relief funds for Springdale's hospital for Rinso. |
| "The Body in the Closet (Boris Karloff — Paul McGrath — Bromo-Seltzer)" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-25 8:00 PM EDT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Paul McGrath (Host), Boris Karloff (Guest) | Himan Brown (Creator/Dir.), John Roeburt, Ed Herlihy | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Macabre", "Psychological", "Crime"] |
"Squeeeak! Good evening, friends of the Inner Sanctum..." A macabre tale about a neurotic antiquarian who murders his wealthy uncle to inherit an occult manuscript, only to find the dead man's corpse miraculously returning to his bedroom wardrobe night after night for Bromo-Seltzer. |
| "The Adoption of Little Cathy (Jean Hersholt as Dr. Christian — Vaseline)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-25 8:30 PM EWT |
Chesebrough Mfg. Vaseline Petroleum Jelly |
Jean Hersholt (Dr. Christian), Rosemary DeCamp | Ruth Adams Knight, Neil Reagan, Art Gilmore | ["Drama", "Medical", "Americana", "Small Town", "Human Interest"] |
Beloved River's End physician Dr. Paul Christian (Jean Hersholt) intervenes to prevent a heartless relative from separating an orphaned young girl named Cathy from the devoted foster grandmother who raised her for Vaseline. |