On This Day, August 28: Date with Judy and Famous Jury Trials
Also featured: The Thin Man.
August 28 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 28 across American network radio and syndication, Louise Erickson getting a glamorous new hairstyle on A Date with Judy for Old Gold, Famous Jury Trials: The State vs. Daniel Morgan, two Nick & Nora Charles mysteries on The Thin Man (1946 straw hat murder and 1947 Post's Raisin Bran diamond collar theft), and Glenn Langan solving a soundproof booth murder in Mystery Is My Hobby (1945–1948):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Judy's New Hairdo" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-28 8:30 PM EWT |
P. Lorillard Co. Old Gold Cigarettes |
Louise Erickson, John Brown | Dix Davis, Richard Crenna | ["Sitcom", "Teen", "Comedy", "Domestic", "Americana"] |
Judy Foster gets a sophisticated new upswept hairstyle to impress an older high school senior, causing chaos at the country club dance. |
| "The State vs. Daniel Morgan" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Courtroom Drama |
Maurice Franklin, Dramatic Cast | ABC Dramatic Staff | ["Courtroom", "Legal", "True Crime", "Drama", "Anthology"] |
The trial of a bitter former employee accused of arson and payroll robbery at a waterfront warehouse. |
| "The Case of the Two-Cent Panama (Part 3)" | CBS (WABC) 1946-08-28 7:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Serial |
Les Tremayne, Claudia Morgan | Dashiell Hammett (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Couple Sleuths", "Serial"] |
Nick and Nora Charles discover a forged watermark inside an antique straw hat linking an art appraiser's death to a counterfeit ring. |
| "The Case of the Formal Duck (Part 4)" | CBS (WABC) 1947-08-28 7:00 PM EDT |
General Foods Post's Raisin Bran |
Les Tremayne, Claudia Morgan | Dashiell Hammett (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Couple Sleuths", "Serial"] |
Nick Charles interrogates a Park Avenue butler after a pet duck wearing a diamond collar vanishes during a charity costume gala. |
| "Bullets Make Holes (Broadcast)" | Syndicated Elec 1947-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Glenn Langan (Barton Drake) | Norman Field (Insp. Danton) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Noir"] |
Mystery writer Barton Drake investigates a ballistic puzzle when a nightclub owner is shot inside a soundproof recording booth with no gun in sight. |
| "Bullets Make Holes (Transcription)" | Syndicated Elec 1947-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Glenn Langan (Barton Drake) | Norman Field (Insp. Danton) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Noir"] |
Barton Drake uncovers an intricate optical illusion used by an assassin to shoot a victim through a double-pane recording studio window. |