On This Day, August 28: Jungle Jim and It's Maritime
Also featured: Radio Playhouse.
August 28 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 28 across American network radio and syndication, Matt Crowley & Gerald Mohr in three jungle expeditions on Jungle Jim (1937–1948), dramatic tributes to merchant marine seamen dodging U-boat wolfpacks on It's Maritime (1943–1945), and a heartwarming theatrical comeback on Radio Playhouse (1937–1975):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Silver Lining" | Syndicated Elec 1975-08-28 |
Sustaining Audio Drama Revival |
Dramatic Repertory | Playhouse Production Staff | ["Drama", "Theatre", "Anthology", "Americana", "Showbusiness"] |
An aging stage actor down on his luck receives an unexpected second chance at stardom when an eccentric young director casts him in a revival. |
| "Together Again (Episode 92)" | Syndicated Elec 1937-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Matt Crowley, Gerald Mohr | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Pulp", "Serial", "Action"] |
Jungle Jim and Kolu reunite in Batavia after surviving a treacherous river ambush by piratical river bandits. |
| "The Cobra Cult of Singapore" | Syndicated Elec 1943-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Matt Crowley, Gerald Mohr | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Pulp", "Serial", "Action"] |
Jim Bradley investigates a sinister secret society operating out of the Singapore docks using cobra venom to assassinate British officials. |
| "The Ivory Pirates of Sumatra" | Syndicated Elec 1948-08-28 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Matt Crowley, Gerald Mohr | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Pulp", "Serial", "Action"] |
Jim Bradley tracks an armed syndicate of poachers plundering sacred elephant grounds deep in the Sumatran interior. |
| "Convoy Across the North Atlantic" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-28 5:00 PM EWT |
US Maritime Comm. Sustaining Wartime |
Merchant Marine Officers | CBS Dramatic Cast | ["Docudrama", "Maritime", "Wartime", "Naval", "World War II"] |
A dramatic tribute recounting the courage of merchant marine seamen navigating a munitions convoy through Nazi U-boat wolfpacks in the icy North Atlantic. |
| "The Merchant Marine Victory Fleet" | CBS (WABC) 1945-08-28 5:00 PM EWT |
War Shipping Admin. Sustaining Wartime |
Merchant Marine Officers | CBS Dramatic Cast | ["Docudrama", "Maritime", "Wartime", "Naval", "World War II"] |
A documentary celebration chronicling the massive logistical sealift of troops and supplies that secured Allied victory in the Pacific theatre. |