On This Day, September 2: Dorothy Lamour and Jackson Beck
Also featured: Morton Downey.
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 Hollywood celebrity interviews, fantasy romantic allegories, late-night vocal serenades, British situational comedy, supernatural horror tales, and early detective procedurals, Dorothy Lamour guest-hosting for Louella Parsons with Woodbury Soap (1951), Jackson Beck and Bud Collyer in Death Takes a Holiday on Brownstone Theater (1945), Morton Downey on The Coke Club (1946), Home to Roost on BBC Radio 4 (1974), The Witch's Tale in Australia (1937), and Nick Harris, Detective (1935–1974):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Stars of the Future with Guest Host Dorothy Lamour and Woodbury Soap" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-09-02 9:15 PM EDT |
Andrew Jergens Co. Woodbury Facial Soap |
Dorothy Lamour (Host) | Marvin Miller (Anncr) | ["Talk", "Interview", "Hollywood", "Louella Parsons", "Dorothy Lamour"] |
Guest host Dorothy Lamour shares exclusive movie gossip, interviews promising screen newcomers, and profiles upcoming studio film productions. |
| "Death Takes a Holiday with Jackson Beck and Mutual" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-02 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Classic Drama |
Jackson Beck (Host) | Bud Collyer & Warner | ["Drama", "Fantasy", "Brownstone Theater", "Jackson Beck", "Mutual"] |
The Grim Reaper assumes human form as Prince Sirki to experience mortal emotion at an Italian villa and falls deeply in love. |
| "Walking Away with My Heart with Morton Downey and Coca-Cola" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-02 11:15 PM EDT |
The Coca-Cola Co. Coca-Cola |
Morton Downey (Tenor) | Leah Ray & Lytell | ["Music", "Pop", "Coke Club", "Morton Downey", "Coca Cola"] |
Tenor Morton Downey serenades late-night listeners with sentimental ballads and torch songs accompanied by the Coke Club Orchestra. |
| "The Uninvited Houseguest with BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1974-09-02 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Sitcom |
Deryck Guyler, Sugden | George Evans (Writer) | ["Comedy", "British", "Home To Roost", "BBC Radio 4", "Sitcom"] |
A retired couple's quiet domestic routine is thrown into uproar when an eccentric distant cousin arrives unannounced with luggage. |
| "The Roll Call with Old Nancy and 3DB Melbourne" | 3DB Melbourne 1937-09-02 |
Commercial Sponsors Supernatural Drama |
Old Nancy (Host) | Alonzo Deen Cole | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Witchs Tale", "Australian", "3DB"] |
Old Nancy tells the tale of a haunted battlefield cemetery where spectral Confederate soldiers rise at midnight answering roll call. |
| "The Missing Payroll Courier with Dramatic Police Cast" | Syndication (KFI) 1935-09-02 |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Nick Harris Crime Files | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Police", "Nick Harris", "Syndicated"] |
Private detective Nick Harris uncovers an insider embezzlement conspiracy when a security courier vanishes alongside factory wage funds. |