On This Day, August 27: Boston Blackie and Bell Telephone Hour
Also featured: CBSRMT.
August 27 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American network radio and syndication, African safari adventure on Stand By for Adventure, veteran rehabilitation on Treasury Salute, Richard Kollmar in Boston Blackie, dramatic soprano Marjorie Lawrence on The Bell Telephone Hour, Elaine Carrington's Pepper Young's Family for Camay Soap, and E.G. Marshall hosting Robert Louis Stevenson's supernatural classic The Bottle Imp on CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1945–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hunter and the Beast" | Syndicated Elec 1946-08-27 |
Sustaining Adventure Showcase |
Charles Irving (Host) | Syndicated Dramatic Cast | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Action", "Safari", "Anthology"] |
Four worldly globe-trotters swap tales at their club, recounting a treacherous big-game safari in the African bush where the hunter becomes the hunted. |
| "The Return of Danny O'Brien" | Treasury Synd 1945-08-27 |
US Treasury Dept. War & Victory Bonds |
Treasury Dramatic Cast | Mark Warnow Orchestra | ["Docudrama", "Military", "Wartime", "Historical", "Anthology"] |
A returning disabled combat veteran finds purpose and renewed community respect helping his hometown launch their Victory Bond campaign. |
| "The Disappearing Diamond Necklace" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-27 8:00 PM EWT |
Commercial Mystery Sponsors |
Richard Kollmar (Blackie), Lesley Woods | Maurice Tarplin (Faraday) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Crime", "Action"] |
Boston Blackie is framed for the theft of an insured million-dollar gemstone and races across Manhattan to unmask the true jewel thieves. |
| "Guest Marjorie Lawrence" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-27 9:00 PM EWT |
Bell System Telephone Service |
Marjorie Lawrence, Donald Voorhees | Bell Telephone Orchestra | ["Music", "Classical", "Opera", "Orchestral", "Vocal"] |
Renowned dramatic soprano Marjorie Lawrence performs stirring operatic arias and traditional folk ballads backed by Donald Voorhees and the 57-piece orchestra. |
| "Fun on the Telephone" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-27 3:30 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Camay Soap |
Mason Adams (Pepper), Marion Barney | Elaine Carrington (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Domestic", "Family", "Serial"] |
Pepper Young gets tangled in a comical series of crossed telephone wires while attempting to arrange a secret double date. |
| "The Bottle Imp (The Imp in the Bottle)" | CBS Syndicated 1998-08-27 |
Sustaining Mystery Theater |
E.G. Marshall, Norman Rose, Marian Seldes | Robert Louis Stevenson, Ian Martin | ["Mystery", "Supernatural", "Classic Literature", "Horror", "Anthology"] |
A poor Hawaiian sailor purchases an enchanted bottle containing a wish-granting demon, only to discover the terrifying spiritual curse attached to selling it. |