On This Day, August 29: Imagination Theater and Freddie Martin
Also featured: Welcome Travelers.
August 29 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 29 across American network radio and modern syndication, Jim French's Imagination Theater featuring private eye Harry Nile (2004) and Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson in School for Scoundrels (2010), Freddie Martin's big band on The Fitch Bandwagon (1943), Tommy Bartlett hosting Welcome Travelers at Chicago's Hotel Sherman for Spic and Span (1950), and Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry on Anthology (1943–2010):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Harry Nile: Model 386-A & The Transformer" | Jim French Synd 2004-08-29 |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
Phil Harper (Nile), French | Jim French (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Modern OTR", "Seattle"] |
Seattle private eye Harry Nile investigates an industrial espionage conspiracy involving a high-tech electronic blueprint theft. |
| "Sherlock Holmes: School for Scoundrels" | Jim French Synd 2010-08-29 |
Sustaining Mystery Drama |
John Lowrie, Albert | Jim French (Writer/Dir) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Victorian", "Modern OTR"] |
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate an extortion academy training young pickpockets and blackmailers in Victorian London. |
| "Guest Freddie Martin and His Orchestra" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-08-29 7:30 PM EWT |
F.W. Fitch Co. Fitch Dandruff Remover |
Freddie Martin, Reed | Eddie Stone & Clyde Rogers | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Orchestral", "Variety"] |
Freddie Martin leads his orchestra in classical-styled swing adaptations and popular wartime ballad standards. |
| "Interviewing Visitors at the Hotel Sherman (Chicago)" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 10:00 AM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Spic and Span / Ivory |
Tommy Bartlett (Host) | Bob Cunningham (Ann) | ["Human Interest", "Audience Participation", "Travel", "Interview", "Chicago"] |
Tommy Bartlett interviews vacationing travelers staying at Chicago's historic Hotel Sherman and provides sightseeing gifts. |
| "1st Couple Mr. and Mrs. Gus Tobel (Anniversary Special)" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-29 10:15 AM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Spic and Span / Ivory |
Tommy Bartlett (Host) | Bob Cunningham (Ann) | ["Human Interest", "Audience Participation", "Travel", "Interview", "Chicago"] |
Tommy Bartlett awards prizes to an elderly Midwestern farming couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in Chicago. |
| "Mine the Harvest by Edna St. Vincent Millay" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-08-29 3:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Anthology |
Dramatic Readers | Edna St. Vincent Millay | ["Educational", "Literature", "Poetry", "Anthology", "Spoken Word"] |
Actors deliver dramatic poetry readings from Edna St. Vincent Millay's posthumously published collection exploring love, nature, and mortality. |