On This Day, September 1: Johnny Dollar and Tyrone Power
Also featured: Bill Stern's Sportsreel.
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 five-part insurance investigations, historical biographical dramatizations, aviation defense programs, historic shortwave wartime appeals, and celebrity sportscasts, Bob Bailey in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1957), Tyrone Power in Cavalcade of America for DuPont (1941, 1947), Bill Stern interviewing Ellery Queen for Colgate (1944), Wings Over America (1940), and Paderewski's Poland appeal (1939–1957):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Poor Little Rich Girl Matter with Bob Bailey and CBS" | CBS (KNX) 1957-09-01 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Insurance Mystery |
Bob Bailey (Dollar), Gregg | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Johnny Dollar", "Bob Bailey", "CBS"] |
Johnny Dollar investigates the staged kidnapping and ransom extortion scheme surrounding an eccentric heiress in Miami Beach. |
| "Mission to Cuba with Tyrone Power and DuPont" | NBC (WEAF) 1947-09-01 8:00 PM EDT |
DuPont Company Better Living Chemistry |
Tyrone Power (Rowan) | Donald Voorhees Orch. | ["History", "Drama", "Military", "Cavalcade Of America", "Tyrone Power"] |
Lieutenant Andrew Rowan undertakes a perilous covert trek through Cuban jungles to deliver an urgent report to General Calixto García. |
| "Leif Ericson with Dramatic Cast and DuPont" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-01 7:30 PM EDST |
DuPont Company Better Living Chemistry |
Dramatic Cast | Robert Tallman (Writer) | ["History", "Drama", "Biography", "Cavalcade Of America", "DuPont"] |
Norse explorer Leif Ericson sails across uncharted North Atlantic waters to discover the fertile coastal lands of Vinland. |
| "Guest Mystery Author Ellery Queen with Bill Stern and Colgate" | NBC (WEAF) 1944-09-01 10:30 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Shave Cream |
Bill Stern, Ellery Queen | NBC Sports Staff | ["Sports", "Interview", "Bill Stern", "Ellery Queen", "Colgate"] |
Sportscaster Bill Stern interviews detective author Ellery Queen about unusual athletic puzzles and recounts famous sports legends. |
| "Aviation Cadets and National Defense with NBC Red" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1940-09-01 5:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Aviation Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Air Corps Consultants | ["Aviation", "Military", "Drama", "Wings Over America", "NBC Red"] |
Flight instructors at Randolph Field train young military aviation cadets in advanced aerial maneuvers for national defense. |
| "Ignacy Jan Paderewski on the Nazi Invasion Looming over Poland (Alternate)" | CBS Shortwave 1939-09-01 |
Sustaining Shortwave Address |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski | CBS News Unit | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Poland", "Paderewski"] |
Former Polish prime minister and pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski delivers an urgent international shortwave appeal condemning the Nazi invasion of Poland. |