On This Day, August 27: Edgar Bergen and Chick Carter
Also featured: The Falcon.
August 27 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 27 across American network radio and syndication, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy flirting with guest Miriam Hopkins for Chase & Sanborn, Leon Janney in Chick Carter, Boy Detective, James Meighan as The Falcon, Santos Ortega solving sunken treasure murder in The Affairs of Peter Salem, wartime farm match debate on America's Town Meeting of the Air, and Canadian wilderness adventure on Blair of the Mounties (1935–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guest Miriam Hopkins" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1939-08-27 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Miriam Hopkins | Robert Armbruster Orch | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Ventriloquism", "Hollywood", "Vocal"] |
Charlie McCarthy shamelessly flirts with glamorous Hollywood star Miriam Hopkins and trades rapid insult comedy with Edgar Bergen. |
| "The Trail of Blood" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-27 5:30 PM EWT |
Commercial Juvenile Sponsors |
Leon Janney, Bill Lipton, Gilbert Mack | Fritz Blocki (Director) | ["Detective", "Juvenile", "Mystery", "Action", "Serial"] |
Chick Carter and Tex track drops of blood from a ransacked jewelry vault into a labyrinthine river warehouse cellar. |
| "Death Comes in Double-Dealing" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-08-27 8:30 PM EDT |
Commercial Mystery Sponsors |
James Meighan, Ken Lynch | Bernard Dougall (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Mystery", "Noir", "Crime"] |
Freelance adventurer Michael Waring investigates the double-cross murder of a dishonest casino card dealer in Atlantic City. |
| "The Affair of the Sunken Treasure" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-27 7:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Showcase |
Santos Ortega, Jack Grimes | Mende Brown (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Crime", "Maritime"] |
Small-town Connecticut sleuth Peter Salem investigates an offshore deep-sea diving company where crew members are being murdered over Spanish gold. |
| "Should the Federal Government Provide Price Supports?" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-27 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Town Hall Forum |
George V. Denny Jr., Panelists | Town Hall Radio Staff | ["Public Affairs", "Debate", "Economics", "Wartime", "Panel"] |
Congressional delegates and agricultural economists debate wartime food price ceilings and federal farm match subsidies. |
| "The Trapper's Cache" | Syndicated Elec 1935-08-27 |
Commercial Juvenile Advertisers |
Col. Spencer G. Savage | Canadian Radio Drama | ["Western", "Adventure", "Police Procedural", "Canadian", "Juvenile"] |
Inspector Blair of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police mushes a dog sled team through a blizzard to protect a fur trapper's hidden cache from bandits. |