On This Day, September 1: Peter Lorre's Nightmare and 21st Precinct
Also featured: The Lone Ranger.
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 spine-tingling psychological horror, authentic Manhattan police procedurals, and classic Old West adventures, Peter Lorre hosting Nightmare (1954), Everett Sloane in 21st Precinct (1953, 1954), and Brace Beemer as The Lone Ranger for Cheerios (1950, 1952, 1954):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Coils of Fear with Peter Lorre and Mutual" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-09-01 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Psychological Horror |
Peter Lorre (Host) | Mutual Drama Unit | ["Horror", "Psychological", "Suspense", "Nightmare", "Peter Lorre"] |
An obsessive herpetologist suffers severe psychological torment when he suspects his venomous specimens are escaping their locked enclosures. |
| "The Copperhead with Everett Sloane and CBS" | CBS (WCBS) 1954-09-01 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Everett Sloane, Lynch | John Meston (Writer) | ["Police", "Procedural", "21st Precinct", "Everett Sloane", "CBS"] |
Detectives at the 21st Precinct track down a venomous, calculating extortionist demanding cash from local waterfront merchants. |
| "The Friend with Everett Sloane and CBS (Alternate)" | CBS (WCBS) 1953-09-01 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Everett Sloane, Lynch | John Meston (Writer) | ["Police", "Procedural", "21st Precinct", "Everett Sloane", "CBS"] |
Captain Kennelly assists an elderly man who refuses to believe his longtime neighborhood acquaintance is the ringleader of a commercial burglary ring. |
| "Lead for a Quitter with Brace Beemer and Cheerios" | ABC (WXYZ) 1950-09-01 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider helps a disheartened young silver prospector regain courage after crooked claim jumpers dynamited his mine shaft. |
| "Ex-Marshal with Brace Beemer and General Mills" | ABC (WXYZ) 1952-09-01 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios / Kix |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "General Mills"] |
The Lone Ranger uncovers a conspiracy by a corrupt town council to frame an honest former lawman for bank robbery. |
| "I.O.U. with Brace Beemer and Cheerios" | ABC (WXYZ) 1954-09-01 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider intervenes when a ruthless frontier saloon boss uses forged debt notes to seize control of local homesteads. |