On This Day, August 29: Under Arrest and Best Sellers
Also featured: The Mystery Project.
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, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and syndication, Joe DeSantis starring as Captain John Drake smashing counterfeit bond rings on Under Arrest (1948), Robert Fontaine's coming-of-age classic The Happy Time on Best Sellers (1945), Jim French's Victorian duel mystery on CBC The Mystery Project, Mysterious Circumstances, Kansas history on This Is Wichita, and Hearts in Harmony for Kroger (1941–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Find the Lady — In Which Andrew Loses a Duel" | CBC Radio 1998-08-29 |
Sustaining Canadian Radio Drama |
CBC Dramatic Co. | Jim French (Author) | ["Mystery", "Victorian", "Drama", "Suspense", "Anthology"] |
A Victorian gentleman gets pulled into an illegal dawn duel over a mysterious French noblewoman harboring a stolen diamond necklace. |
| "The Man in the Iron Mask" | Syndicated Elec 1963-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Dramatic Mystery Cast | Syndicated Drama Staff | ["Mystery", "Historical", "Docudrama", "French History", "Anthology"] |
An archival historical investigation into the secretive royal prisoner held in the Bastille under the reign of King Louis XIV. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Bonds" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-29 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Drama |
Joe DeSantis, de Corsia | Arthur V. Jones (Writer) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "Action", "Law Enforcement", "Hardboiled"] |
Police Captain John Drake stakes out a dockside printing press to intercept an international gang forging municipal railroad bonds. |
| "The Happy Time (Part 3)" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-08-29 3:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Literary Drama |
Dramatic Repertory | Robert Fontaine (Author) | ["Drama", "Literature", "Family", "Period", "Americana"] |
Young Robert navigates eccentric French-Canadian family squabbles, violin lessons, and boyhood crushes in 1920s Ottawa. |
| "The Old Livery Stables" | KANS Wichita 1941-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Historical Society | KANS Production Staff | ["Documentary", "History", "Americana", "Western", "Pioneer"] |
A historical chronicle detailing pioneer stagecoach routes, frontier blacksmiths, and horse livery barns in 19th-century Wichita. |
| "Johnny Intercedes for Freddie" | Syndicated Daily 1946-08-29 |
Kroger Grocery Baking & Groceries |
Jone Allison (Penny) | Kroger Production Staff | ["Soap Opera", "Serial", "Drama", "Small Town", "Romance"] |
Penny's friend Johnny pleads with local authorities to give troubled youth Freddie a second chance after a factory mishap. |