On This Day, September 2: Casey Crime Photographer and Steve Canyon
Also featured: Mario Lanza.
September 2 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 2 across gritty newspaper crime photographer mysteries, globe-trotting aviation adventures, western secret-identity frontier exploits, classic maritime mystery anthologies, Gothic radio horror, and operatic concert vocals, Staats Cotsworth in Casey, Crime Photographer for Anchor Hocking (1948), Barry Sullivan as Steve Canyon (1948), Howard Culver in Straight Arrow for Nabisco (1948), Stand By for Adventure (1946), CBS Radio Mystery Theater with E.G. Marshall and Marian Seldes (1998/1974), and Mario Lanza for Coca-Cola (1946–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "My Little Feathered Friends with Staats Cotsworth" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-09-02 9:30 PM EDT |
Anchor Hocking Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth (Casey) | Jan Miner & Gibson | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Crime Photographer", "Staats Cotsworth", "Anchor Hocking"] |
Casey and Ann investigate an eccentric ornithologist whose prized racing homing pigeons are used to smuggle stolen gems across state lines. |
| "The Rubies of Kali with Barry Sullivan as Steve Canyon" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Aviation Adventure |
Barry Sullivan (Steve) | Milton Caniff (Creator) | ["Aviation", "Adventure", "Steve Canyon", "Barry Sullivan", "ABC"] |
Air cargo charter pilot Steve Canyon flies into northern India to retrieve sacred temple rubies targeted by international mercenaries. |
| "The Ghost Ship of the Sargasso with Dramatic Cast" | Syndication 1946-09-02 |
Sustaining Adventure Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Harry S. Goodman (Prod) | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "Mystery", "Stand By For Adventure", "Syndicated"] |
Four worldly adventurers in a private club recount the discovery of a derelict Victorian sailing vessel adrift within the weed-choked Sargasso Sea. |
| "The Ringer with Howard Culver as Straight Arrow" | Mutual / Don Lee 1948-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
National Biscuit Co. Nabisco Shredded Wheat |
Howard Culver (Steve) | Gwen Delano & Howard | ["Western", "Adventure", "Straight Arrow", "Howard Culver", "Nabisco"] |
Rancher Steve Adams assumes his Comanche secret identity as Straight Arrow to expose crooked gamblers fixing a county horse race. |
| "The Spectral Bride with E.G. Marshall and Marian Seldes" | CBS Radio Network 1998-09-02 rebroadcast |
Sustaining Gothic Mystery |
E.G. Marshall (Host) | Marian Seldes & Brown | ["Horror", "Mystery", "CBSRMT", "EG Marshall", "Himan Brown"] |
A wealthy widower remarrying in a secluded country mansion is tormented by phantom apparitions of his deceased first bride. |
| "Because You're Mine with Mario Lanza and Coca-Cola" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola Refreshment |
Mario Lanza (Tenor) | Ray Sinatra Orchestra | ["Music", "Pop", "Classical", "Mario Lanza", "Coca Cola"] |
Tenor Mario Lanza performs romantic Italian ballads and Broadway show tunes including Because You're Mine. |