On This Day, August 28: Scarlet Queen and Frank Merriwell
Also featured: Kraft Music Hall.
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, Art Carney narrating interstate car theft rings on Gang Busters, Elliott Lewis sailing into Polynesian waters in The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, Lawson Zerbe saving the amusement pier on The Adventures of Frank Merriwell, Morey Amsterdam & Art Carney catching bank robbers, Don Ameche hosting George Raft and Maureen O'Sullivan, and baritone Nelson Eddy singing 'The Ranger Song' for Kraft Foods (1941–1957):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Interstate Auto Thefts" | Mutual (WOR) 1957-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Docudrama |
Art Carney (Narrator) | Phillips H. Lord (Producer) | ["Police Procedural", "Docudrama", "True Crime", "Action", "Hardboiled"] |
State highway patrolmen track a ring of car thieves using forged registration papers to transport luxury convertibles across state lines. |
| "The Barefoot Nymph and the Mother Hubbard Jacket" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-08-28 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Maritime Adventure |
Elliott Lewis, Ed Max | Gil Doud & Robert Tallman | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "South Seas"] |
Captain Carney sails the ketch Scarlet Queen into a remote Polynesian cove to rescue an island trader's daughter held captive by pearl poachers. |
| "Adventure on the Big Pier" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-08-28 10:00 AM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Adventure |
Lawson Zerbe, Hal Studer | Burt L. Standish (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Juvenile", "College", "Sports", "Mystery"] |
Frank Merriwell and his Yale classmates uncover a sabotaged amusement pier roller coaster engineered to bankrupt a seaside resort owner. |
| "Morey Helps Capture Killer McQuirk" | CBS (WABC) 1948-08-28 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Comedy Revue |
Morey Amsterdam, Art Carney | Jacqueline Susann | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Vaudeville", "Parody", "Music"] |
Nightclub waiter Morey Amsterdam accidentally traps an escaped bank robber in the Silver Spoon Cafe kitchen while performing cello comedy routines. |
| "Guests George Raft, Maureen O'Sullivan & Annamary Dickey" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-08-28 9:00 PM EDST |
Kraft Cheese Co. Miracle Whip / Mayonnaise |
Don Ameche, George Raft | Maureen O'Sullivan, Victor Young | ["Variety", "Music", "Comedy", "Hollywood", "Vocal"] |
Guest host Don Ameche trades tough-guy jokes with screen gangster George Raft and banters with Maureen O'Sullivan between operatic solos. |
| "The Ranger Song (Guest Host Nelson Eddy)" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-08-28 9:00 PM EDT |
Kraft Foods Co. Velveeta / Miracle Whip |
Nelson Eddy, Nadine Conner | Lou Bring Orchestra | ["Variety", "Music", "Vocal", "Classical", "Operetta"] |
Baritone Nelson Eddy hosts the summer music hall, singing the rousing theatrical standard 'The Ranger Song' alongside soprano Nadine Conner. |