On This Day, September 1: Frank Sinatra and Dana Andrews
Also featured: FBI in Peace, War.
September 1 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 September 1 across intimate vocal pop sessions, Cold War espionage docudramas, FBI law enforcement series, post-war Asian geopolitical analyses, and Hollywood MGM musical previews, Frank Sinatra in To Be Perfectly Frank (1954), Dana Andrews in I Was a Communist for the FBI (1952), Martin Blaine in The FBI in Peace and War for Wildroot (1949), The Pacific Story on NBC (1946), and Jeanette MacDonald on Hollywood Is on the Air (1941–1954):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Jump to the Whip with Dana Andrews" | Syndication (Ziv) 1952-09-01 |
Sustaining Anti-Communist Drama |
Dana Andrews (Cvetic) | Frederic W. Ziv Co. | ["Drama", "Espionage", "Cold War", "Dana Andrews", "Ziv"] |
Undercover operative Matt Cvetic infiltrates a Communist Party faction coercing local steelworkers to stage wildcat strikes. |
| "The New Voice in the East with NBC University of the Air" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-09-01 11:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Educational Series |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Arnold Marquis (Writer) | ["Documentary", "History", "Pacific Story", "NBC", "Asia"] |
A dramatized documentary explores post-war democratic transitions, agricultural land reforms, and trade union growth in occupied Japan. |
| "To Be Perfectly Frank with Frank Sinatra and The Sinatra Symphonette" | NBC (WRCA) 1954-09-01 8:15 PM EDT |
Sustaining Late-Evening Pop |
Frank Sinatra, Miller | Bill Miller (Conductor) | ["Music", "Pop", "Vocal", "Frank Sinatra", "NBC"] |
Frank Sinatra spins classic jazz recordings, chats candidly with listeners, and sings live accompanied by the Sinatra Symphonette. |
| "Smilin' Through Preview with Jeanette MacDonald and Brian Aherne" | Syndication (MGM) 1941-09-01 |
MGM Pictures Technicolor Romance |
Jeanette MacDonald, Aherne | MGM Radio Staff | ["Film Preview", "Music", "MGM", "Jeanette MacDonald", "Hollywood"] |
An on-air film preview presents dramatic scenes and vocal highlights from MGM's Technicolor musical romance Smilin' Through. |
| "Cairo Preview with Jeanette MacDonald and Robert Young" | Syndication (MGM) 1942-09-01 |
MGM Pictures Musical Comedy |
Jeanette MacDonald, Young | MGM Radio Staff | ["Film Preview", "Music", "Comedy", "Jeanette MacDonald", "Robert Young"] |
Audio excerpts showcase the wartime musical comedy Cairo featuring Jeanette MacDonald as an American singer caught in an espionage web. |
| "The Organizer with Martin Blaine and Wildroot Cream-Oil" | CBS (WCBS) 1949-09-01 8:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Company Wildroot Cream-Oil |
Martin Blaine, Cast | Frederick L. Collins | ["Police", "Crime", "Docudrama", "FBI In Peace And War", "Wildroot"] |
Special agents track a smooth-talking criminal organizer recruiting ex-convicts to pull off armed interstate bank robberies. |