On This Day, August 29: The Thin Man and The Aldrich Family
Also featured: Murder Clinic.
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 Armed Forces broadcasting, Nick & Nora Charles solving a ghostly haunting on The Adventures of the Thin Man for Maxwell House (1947), Henry Aldrich's summer lawn mowing scheme on The Aldrich Family for Postum (1940), Father Brown unraveling a locked garden murder on Murder Clinic (1943), Betty Winkler as Joyce Jordan, M.D. for Dreft (1947), Jubilee swing with Bobby Sherwood (1947), and Frank Lovejoy on Calling All Detectives (1940–1949):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Secret Garden" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-29 10:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Dramatic Repertory | G.K. Chesterton (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Classic", "Clerical Sleuth", "Adaptation"] |
Father Brown investigates a bizarre garden party decapitation murder inside an enclosed estate with guarded gates. |
| "Guest Bobby Sherwood and The Saul Davis Trio" | AFRS Jubilee 1947-08-29 |
Sustaining Armed Forces Radio |
Ernie Whitman, Sherwood | The Saul Davis Trio | ["Music", "Jazz", "Swing", "Big Band", "Variety"] |
Ernie Whitman welcomes trumpeter Bobby Sherwood and The Saul Davis Trio for swing numbers and jazz instrumentals. |
| "Henry and Homer's Lawn Mowing Business" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1940-08-29 8:30 PM EDST |
General Foods Postum Cereal / Jell-O |
Ezra Stone, Kelk | Clifford Goldsmith (Creator) | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Teen", "Family", "Americana"] |
Henry Aldrich and Homer Brown attempt to earn pocket money by launching a neighborhood lawn mowing service with disastrous results. |
| "Joyce and Mike Get the Drop on Spike" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-29 10:45 AM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Dreft / Crisco |
Betty Winkler (Dr. Joyce) | Julian Funt (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Medical Drama", "Serial", "Daytime", "Drama"] |
Dr. Joyce Jordan and Mike confront a dangerous fugitive hiding out at the clinic dispensary before he can escape. |
| "The Case of the Scared Spook" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-08-29 8:30 PM EDT |
General Foods Maxwell House Coffee |
Les Tremayne, Morgan | Dashiell Hammett (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Comedy", "Couples", "Hammett"] |
Nick and Nora Charles spend the weekend at an allegedly haunted estate where staged apparitions mask a real murder plot. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Cashier" | Mutual / Synd 1949-08-29 |
Sustaining Interactive Mystery |
Frank Lovejoy, Pelletier | Jerry Browning Series Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Quiz", "Interactive", "Short Format"] |
Detective Jerry Browning solves a Department store cashier swindle and challenges listener sleuths to deduce the culprit. |