On This Day, September 2: Joel McCrea and True Detective
Also featured: Chickenman.
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 modern Texas Ranger police procedurals, true-crime detective exposés, superhero comedy satire, wartime foreign news bulletins, British medical situational comedy, and diplomatic interviews, Joel McCrea in Tales of the Texas Rangers for Wheaties (1950), True Detective Mysteries for Listerine (1937), Dick Orkin's Chickenman (1966), CBS World News Today on the Italian jazz ban (1940), Doctor at Large on BBC Radio 4 (1969), and Mexican Foreign Secretary Antonio Carrillo Flores on Meet the Press (1937–1969):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Play for Keeps with Joel McCrea and Wheaties" | NBC (KFI) 1950-09-02 9:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Wheaties Cereal |
Joel McCrea (Pearson) | Stacy Keach Sr. (Dir) | ["Western", "Police", "Drama", "Texas Rangers", "Joel McCrea"] |
Texas Ranger Jace Pearson matches wits with ruthless roadside roadhouse gamblers who murder an oil wildcatter during a rigged poker game. |
| "The Case of the Reprocessed Bride with John Shuttleworth" | Mutual (WOR) 1937-09-02 9:30 PM EDST |
Lambert Pharmacal Listerine Antiseptic |
John Shuttleworth (Host) | True Detective Staff | ["Police", "Crime", "Mystery", "True Detective", "Listerine"] |
Investigators track a smooth-talking bigamist swindler who marries lonely widows under false pretenses before absconding with their bank savings. |
| "The Chicken Dissolver (Part 2) with Dick Orkin and WCFL" | WCFL / Syndication 1966-09-02 |
Sustaining Satirical Hero |
Dick Orkin (Benton) | Jane Roberts (Cast) | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Superhero", "Chickenman", "Dick Orkin"] |
The feathered crimefighter confronts a deranged chemist threatening to dissolve all poultry products across the metropolitan area. |
| "CBS World News Today: Fascist Italy Bans American Jazz Music" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-02 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime Roundup |
Bob Trout (Anchor) | CBS European Bureau | ["News", "History", "WWII", "Bob Trout", "CBS"] |
CBS correspondents report on Mussolini's cultural decrees banning American swing music in Italy and analyze Axis military movements in North Africa. |
| "Marriage and Surgery with Richard Murdoch and BBC Radio 4" | BBC Radio 4 1969-09-02 7:30 PM BST |
Sustaining Medical Sitcom |
Richard Murdoch (Simon) | Ray Cooney (Writer) | ["Comedy", "British", "Medical", "Doctor At Large", "BBC Radio 4"] |
Dr. Simon Sparrow attempts to balance chaotic surgical duties with impending marital preparations and eccentric hospital colleagues. |
| "Mexican Foreign Secretary Antonio Carrillo Flores Interview" | NBC (WNBC) 1968-09-02 |
Sustaining Diplomatic Dialogue |
Lawrence E. Spivak | Edwin Newman (Moderator) | ["Interview", "Public Affairs", "News", "Meet The Press", "NBC"] |
Mexican Foreign Secretary Antonio Carrillo Flores discusses border security treaties and preparations for the upcoming Mexico City Olympic Games. |