On This Day, September 2: Inner Sanctum and Andrews Sisters
Also featured: Lionel Barrymore.
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 chilling creaking-door horror anthologies, high-energy harmonic swing broadcasts, heartwarming small-town mayoral comedy-dramas, classic radio vocal variety, and 1970s dramatic literary anthologies, Raymond Edward Johnson hosting Inner Sanctum Mysteries for Lipton (1944), The Andrews Sisters for Nash-Kelvinator (1945), Lionel Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead in Mayor of the Town for Rinso (1944), Gordon MacRae and Eddy Arnold on Guest Star (1956, 1962), and Joan Copeland in Faces of Love (1944–1975):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Murder in the Museum with Raymond Edward Johnson and Lipton Tea" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-02 8:30 PM EWT |
Thomas J. Lipton Lipton Tea & Soup |
Raymond Edward Johnson | Himan Brown (Producer) | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Inner Sanctum", "Himan Brown", "Lipton Tea"] |
A nocturnal night watchman at an antiquities museum is found suffocated inside an ancient Egyptian stone sarcophagus. |
| "The Pennsylvania Polka with Vic Schoen and Nash-Kelvinator" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-02 4:30 PM EWT |
Nash-Kelvinator Kelvinator Appliances |
The Andrews Sisters | Vic Schoen Orchestra | ["Music", "Vocal", "Swing", "Andrews Sisters", "Nash Kelvinator"] |
The Andrews Sisters deliver rapid three-part vocal swing arrangements featuring The Pennsylvania Polka and comic skits with Curt Massey. |
| "Last Throes of Summer with Lionel Barrymore and Rinso" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-02 7:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Rinso Soap Powder |
Lionel Barrymore (Mayor) | Agnes Moorehead & Binyon | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Mayor Of The Town", "Lionel Barrymore", "Rinso"] |
Mayor Russell intervenes to calm neighborhood tempers and help town youngsters make the most of the final weekend before school resumes. |
| "Guest Baritone Gordon MacRae with U.S. Treasury Department" | Syndication 1956-09-02 |
U.S. Treasury Dept. Savings Bonds |
Gordon MacRae (Vocals) | The Skylarks & Zimmerman | ["Variety", "Music", "Vocal", "Gordon MacRae", "Guest Star"] |
Baritone Gordon MacRae performs lyrical show tunes and urges civilian listeners to invest in United States Savings Bonds. |
| "Guest Country Vocalist Eddy Arnold with U.S. Treasury Department" | Syndication 1962-09-02 |
U.S. Treasury Dept. Savings Bonds |
Eddy Arnold (Vocals) | Charles Magnante Orch. | ["Variety", "Music", "Country", "Eddy Arnold", "Guest Star"] |
Country crooner Eddy Arnold sings gentle acoustic folk ballads and presents public service appeals for United States Savings Bonds. |
| "The Story of Clara Schumann with Joan Copeland and Jackson Beck" | Syndication 1975-09-02 |
Sustaining Dramatic Anthology |
Joan Copeland, Lorring | Guy Repp & Jackson Beck | ["Drama", "Biography", "Romance", "Faces Of Love", "Jackson Beck"] |
A dramatic biography chronicles the artistic devotion and romantic sacrifices of concert pianist Clara Schumann beside her composer husband Robert. |