On This Day, September 1: The Lone Ranger and David Rose Orchestra
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 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 the Golden Age of Western radio adventures and lush orchestral variety, a major multi-year retrospective of The Lone Ranger featuring Earle Graser, Brace Beemer, and John Todd for Silver Cup Bread, Bond Bread, and Cheerios (1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944), alongside David Rose and His Orchestra in California Melodies (1937–1947):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rustlers on the Red River with Earle Graser and Silver Cup Bread" | Mutual (WXYZ) 1937-09-01 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silver Cup Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Fran Striker"] |
The masked rider and Tonto track cattle rustlers who are driving stolen herds across the Red River into unorganized territory. |
| "Sandy's Badge with Earle Graser and Bond Bread" | Mutual (WXYZ) 1939-09-01 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Bond Bread"] |
The Lone Ranger helps a newly appointed deputy sheriff stand up against an outlaw faction trying to intimidate the county courthouse. |
| "Wagons Round the Mountain with John Todd and Bond Bread" | Mutual (WXYZ) 1941-09-01 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "John Todd", "Fran Striker"] |
The masked rider guides an imperiled pioneer supply wagon train through a hazardous mountain pass while fending off ambushers. |
| "Logan's Legacy with Brace Beemer and General Mills" | NBC Blue (WXYZ) 1943-09-01 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerioats / Kix |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerioats"] |
The Lone Ranger protects an orphaned ranch heir from an unscrupulous town lawyer scheming to seize the family estate. |
| "Old King Cole with Brace Beemer and Cheerios" | NBC Blue (WXYZ) 1944-09-01 7:30 PM EWT |
General Mills Cheerios Cereal |
Brace Beemer, Todd | Fran Striker (Writer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Lone Ranger", "Brace Beemer", "Cheerios"] |
The masked rider investigates a series of robberies orchestrated by an outlaw who leaves cryptic nursery rhyme clues at each crime scene. |
| "There's a Small Hotel with David Rose and His Orchestra (Mutual)" | Mutual (KHJ) 1947-09-01 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining West Coast Strings |
David Rose & Orchestra | David Rose (Conductor) | ["Music", "Pop", "Orchestral", "California Melodies", "David Rose"] |
David Rose leads his orchestra in lush string arrangements of popular standards opening with Rodgers and Hart's There's a Small Hotel. |