On This Day, August 25: Bing Crosby (GE & Rosie Clooney) and Tommy Dorsey
Also featured: Nick Carter Serial.
August 25 Exhaustive Update
This report documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 25 across American network, three eras of Bing Crosby (including GE small appliances and duets with Rosemary Clooney), Tommy Dorsey's big band swing for Lucky Strike cigarettes, the thrilling serial finale of The Twilight Terror with Nick Carter, and inspirational rehabilitation dramas on America on the March for the DAV (1943–1961):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Learnin' the Blues (Bing Crosby & Buddy Cole Trio — General Electric)" | CBS (WCBS) 1955-08-25 9:00 PM EDT |
General Electric GE Telechron & Appliances |
Bing Crosby, Buddy Cole Trio | Bill Morrow (Producer/Dir.), Ken Carpenter | ["Music", "Vocal", "Pop", "Jazz", "Variety"] |
"The Bing Crosby Show, brought to you by General Electric!" Der Bingle trades relaxed banter with Ken Carpenter and performs intimate swing arrangements of 'Learnin' the Blues' and 'Autumn in New York' backed by the Buddy Cole Trio for General Electric. |
| "New Sun in the Sky (Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney — CBS)" | CBS (WCBS) 1960-08-25 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Morning Music Duets |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole Trio | Bill Morrow (Dir.), Ken Carpenter | ["Music", "Vocal", "Duet", "Pop", "Jazz"] |
"The Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show, presented by CBS!" Bing and Rosie open with an upbeat rendition of Arthur Schwartz's 'New Sun in the Sky', followed by Rosie's solo of 'Tenderly' and a charming mid-century duet on 'Something's Gotta Give'. |
| "It Happened in Monterey (Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney — CBS)" | CBS (WCBS) 1961-08-25 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Morning Music Duets |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole Trio | Bill Morrow (Dir.), Ken Carpenter | ["Music", "Vocal", "Duet", "Pop", "Jazz"] |
"Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney with the Buddy Cole Trio!" Bing serenades listeners with the 1930 waltz favorite 'It Happened in Monterey', after which Rosemary Clooney delivers a swinging vocal performance on 'Love Is Here to Stay'. |
| "I'll Never Smile Again (Tommy Dorsey & Dick Haymes — Lucky Strike)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1943-08-25 8:30 PM EWT |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike ("L.S./M.F.T.") |
Tommy Dorsey, Dick Haymes, Pied Pipers | Foote Cone & Belding, Lyle Van | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "Vocal"] |
"Lucky Strike presents Tommy Dorsey and the All-Time Hit Parade!" Maestro Tommy Dorsey showcases his golden trombone alongside vocal hits from Dick Haymes and The Pied Pipers, featuring 'I'll Never Smile Again' and 'Well, Git It!' for Lucky Strike. |
| "The Story of a Poet (Narrator Alan Baxter — Disabled American Veterans)" | DAV Syndication 1955-08-25 (PR Division) |
Sustaining DAV Public Service |
Alan Baxter (Narrator), John McIntire | Disabled American Veterans National PR | ["Documentary", "Biography", "Drama", "Public Service", "Military"] |
"America on the March, presented in the public interest by the Disabled American Veterans!" A moving biographical dramatization recounting the inspiring journey of a blinded combat veteran who overcomes physical trauma through the power of poetry and vocational rehabilitation to become a published author. |
| "The Twilight Terror (Part 5 — Lon Clark as Nick Carter — Mutual)" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-25 8:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Serial |
Lon Clark (Nick Carter), Charlotte Manson | Jock MacGregor, Michael Fitzmaurice | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Action", "Crime"] |
"Nick Carter, Master Detective, based on the famous Street & Smith stories!" In Part 5 (Conclusion) of The Twilight Terror, Nick Carter and Patsy Bowen track the mysterious cloaked figure stalking the seaside mansion to a secret subterranean smugglers' tunnel, unmasking the criminal mastermind before he can detonate the cliffside estate. |