On This Day, August 27: Treasury Agent and Bob Hope on Vox Pop
Also featured: I Love a Mystery.
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, Knox Manning narrating Treasury Agent, Blevins Davis's Great Plays, Bob Hope interviewed by Parks Johnson and Warren Hull on Vox Pop for Bromo-Seltzer, Spencer Dean investigating in Eno Crime Clues, and two Carlton E. Morse serial chapters in I Love a Mystery (1935–1957):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Tax Stamps" | Mutual 1957-08-27 8:30 PM |
Sustaining Crime Docudrama |
Knox Manning (Narrator) | Phillips H. Lord | ["Docudrama", "Crime", "Police", "Investigative", "Law Enforcement"] |
Federal Treasury agents track an interstate ring forging federal liquor and tobacco revenue stamps to a clandestine printing plant. |
| "Postmarked Today" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-27 9:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Dramatic Anthology |
Raymond Edward Johnson | Blevins Davis | ["Drama", "Wartime", "Historical", "Anthology", "Patriotic"] |
A soldier stationed at an overseas military outpost writes home about the daily sacrifices and shared resolve among Allied servicemen during wartime. |
| "Paramount Studios Hollywood with Bob Hope" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-27 8:00 PM EWT |
Emerson Drug Bromo-Seltzer |
Parks Johnson, Warren Hull, Bob Hope | Emerson Drug, CBS Production | ["Interview", "Variety", "Hollywood", "Comedy", "Americana"] |
Parks Johnson and Warren Hull visit Paramount Studios in Hollywood, conducting impromptu interviews with studio crew members and comedian Bob Hope. |
| "With Felonious Intent (Part 1)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1935-08-27 8:00 PM EDST |
J.C. Eno Ltd. Eno Fruit Salt |
Edward Reese (Dean), John McGovern (Cassidy) | Stewart Sterling (Prentice Winchell) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Investigative"] |
Spencer Dean and Dan Cassidy investigate when a wealthy industrialist is poisoned in his locked estate study following a dispute over his altered will. |
| "Murder Is the Word for It (Part 15)" | CBS 1943-08-27 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap / Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto (Jack), Barton Yarborough (Doc) | Carlton E. Morse | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Adventure", "Hardboiled", "Crime"] |
Jack, Doc, and Reggie close in on the mastermind behind the family curse, trapping the killer in the cellar of the decaying Southern mansion. |
| "Murder Hollywood Style (Part 11)" | Mutual 1951-08-27 10:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mutual Mystery |
Russell Thorson (Jack), Tony Randall (Reggie) | Carlton E. Morse, Bob Warren | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Noir", "Crime", "Hollywood"] |
Jack Packard and Doc Long discover the poisoned vial hidden in a stage lighting rig, exposing the blackmail scheme targeting a studio director. |