On This Day, August 29: Pride and Prejudice
Also featured: Sammy Kaye, Radio Reader's Digest.
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 syndication, Joan Fontaine & John Loder starring in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice on Theater of Romance for Colgate (1944), Sammy Kaye's swing showroom for Chrysler (1943), Conrad Nagel hosting The Man-God of Japan on Radio Reader's Digest for Campbell's Soup (1943), Arlene Francis in Betty and Bob, Edward Eggleston's The Hoosier Schoolmaster, and CBS wartime news (1940–1947):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bob Confronts Jane About the Secret Investment" | Syndicated Trans 1947-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Arlene Francis, Frank | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Marriage", "Domestic"] |
Bob Drake confronts Jane over hidden speculative stock transactions threatening his advertising firm partnership. |
| "Pride and Prejudice" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-29 8:30 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream |
Joan Fontaine, Loder | Jane Austen (Author) | ["Romance", "Drama", "Classic Literature", "Period Drama", "Adaptation"] |
Elizabeth Bennet clashes with proud aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy before discovering his hidden generosity toward her family. |
| "If You Please" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-29 1:30 PM EWT |
Chrysler Corp. Plymouth / Dodge / DeSoto |
Sammy Kaye Orch | Tommy Ryan & Choir | ["Music", "Swing", "Big Band", "Vocal", "Variety"] |
Sammy Kaye and his orchestra perform sweet swing arrangements of romantic wartime chart ballads including 'If You Please'. |
| "The Hoosier Schoolmaster (Part 1 of 2)" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-08-29 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Drama |
Dramatic Repertory | Edward Eggleston | ["Drama", "Historical", "Literature", "Frontier", "Adaptation"] |
A dedicated young schoolteacher arrives in a rough pioneer Indiana settlement and faces hostile older students and local bullies. |
| "London's Longest Air Raid Yet" | CBS (WABC) 1940-08-29 6:45 PM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News |
Edward R. Murrow, Trout | CBS Foreign Desk | ["News", "Journalism", "World War II", "Battle of Britain", "Live Report"] |
Edward R. Murrow broadcasts eyewitness accounts describing the psychological resolve of Londoners enduring nightly German air blitzes. |
| "The Man-God of Japan" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-29 9:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Conrad Nagel (Host) | Dramatic Repertory | ["Docudrama", "World War II", "History", "Pacific War", "Anthology"] |
A wartime documentary examination of Japan's imperial ideology, State Shinto mythology, and militarist indoctrination. |