On This Day, August 29: The Shadow and Box 13
Also featured: Satan's Waitin'.
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, BBC Light Programme, and syndication, Bret Morrison solving country club homicides on The Shadow for Wildroot Cream-Oil (1954), Alan Ladd answering shipping fraud classifieds on Box 13 (1948), Frank Graham's series finale of Satan's Waitin', Bela Lugosi in Mystery House, Bob & Ray's 'Mr. Science' laboratory parody, and naval antics on BBC's The Navy Lark (1948–1965):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Clock Strikes Midnight" | Syndicated Elec 1948-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Bela Lugosi, J. McIntire | Syndicated Horror Staff | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Anthology"] |
An eccentric antique collector traps greedy relatives inside a gothic mansion where a cursed pendulum clock marks victims for execution. |
| "The Cat with the Emerald Eyes (Final Episode)" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-29 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Supernatural Thriller |
Frank Graham (The Devil) | CBS Drama Staff | ["Horror", "Macabre", "Supernatural", "Psychological", "Anthology"] |
Satan narrates the final macabre downfall of an unprincipled art burglar hunted through an abandoned museum by a spectral black cat. |
| "Insurance Fraud" | Mayfair / Synd 1948-08-29 |
Commercial Regional Sponsors |
Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker | Russell Hughes (Writer) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Mystery", "Noir"] |
Writer Dan Holiday answers a classified ad from a frightened bookkeeper who discovered a corrupt shipping syndicate faking cargo drownings. |
| "Mr. Science and the Great Paperclip Test" | NBC (WNBC) 1952-08-29 5:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Comedy Broadcast |
Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding | NBC Comedy Staff | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Parody", "Sketches", "Americana"] |
Bob and Ray satirize instructional children's educational programs with their deadpan parody of 'Mr. Science' and ludicrous laboratory experiments. |
| "Making a Right Pig's Breakfast" | BBC Light Prog 1965-08-29 1:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Comedy |
Jon Pertwee, L. Phillips | Lawrie Wyman (Writer) | ["Comedy", "British", "Military", "Sitcom", "Naval"] |
Chief Petty Officer Pertwee and Sub-Lieutenant Phillips smuggle live livestock aboard HMS Troutbridge to win an annual naval agricultural bet. |
| "The Blackball Murder" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-08-29 5:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Company Wildroot Cream-Oil |
Bret Morrison, G. Warner | Mutual Production Staff | ["Superhero", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Supernatural", "Noir"] |
Lamont Cranston uses his hypnotic powers of invisibility to unmask a vengeful socialite who murders prominent members of an exclusive country club. |