On This Day, September 1: Destination Freedom and I Love a Mystery
Also featured: Jimmy Durante.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serialized pulp mystery metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across trailblazing African American historical dramas, Carlton E. Morse supernatural and western serial arcs, daytime serial melodrama, MGM star-studded variety hours, and AFRS comedy broadcasts, Richard Durham's Destination Freedom (1951), two serialized chapters of I Love a Mystery (1944, 1950), Jan Miner in Hilltop House (1950), Robert Young with Boys Town founder Father Flanagan on Good News of 1939 for Maxwell House (1938), and Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore for the Armed Forces Radio Service (1938–1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Temple of Vampires (Part 9) with Michael Raffetto" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-01 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Bar Soap |
Michael Raffetto, Doc | Carlton E. Morse (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love A Mystery", "Carlton E Morse", "CBS"]Arc: The Temple of Vampires (Part 9) |
Jack Packard and Doc Long penetrate the subterranean corridors of an ancient Yucatan pyramid, searching for missing expedition members. |
| "Murder in Turquoise Pass (Part 10) with Russell Thorson" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-01 7:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Western Mystery |
Russell Thorson, Boles | Carlton E. Morse (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love A Mystery", "Carlton E Morse", "Mutual"]Arc: Murder in Turquoise Pass (Part 10) |
Jack and Doc track an armed fugitive across the rugged canyons of Turquoise Pass before a desert sandstorm wipes out the trail. |
| "The Key to the House (The Story of Charlotte Forten) with Richard Durham" | WMAQ / NBC 1951-09-01 10:00 AM CST |
Sustaining Civil Rights History |
Fred Pinkard, Brown | Richard Durham (Writer) | ["Drama", "Black History", "Biography", "Destination Freedom", "Richard Durham"] |
A dramatization chronicles African American educator and abolitionist Charlotte Forten teaching freed slaves in the South Carolina Sea Islands during the Civil War. |
| "Pixie's Adoption Is Endangered with Jan Miner" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-09-01 3:00 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer / One-A-Day |
Jan Miner, Matthews | Richton & Stone (Writers) | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Hilltop House", "Jan Miner", "Alka-Seltzer"] |
Julie Erickson fights to protect a young orphan's adoption when local gossip threatens to derail the custody hearings. |
| "Guest Father Edward J. Flanagan with Robert Young and Maxwell House" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1938-09-01 9:00 PM EDST |
General Foods Maxwell House Coffee |
Robert Young, Flanagan | MGM Radio Productions | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Music", "Good News", "Maxwell House", "Boys Town"] |
Robert Young welcomes Boys Town founder Father Flanagan alongside comedic routines from Frank Morgan and Baby Snooks. |
| "Guest Georgia Gibbs with Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore (AFRS)" | CBS / AFRS 1944-09-01 10:00 PM EWT |
AFRS Military Entertainment |
Jimmy Durante, Moore | Roy Bargy Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Music", "Jimmy Durante", "Garry Moore", "AFRS"] |
Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore trade rapid-fire vaudeville insults and welcome vocalist Georgia Gibbs singing swinging big band numbers. |