On This Day, September 2: Jungle Jim and Death Valley Sheriff
Also featured: This Is Our Enemy.
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 pulp jungle safari serials, western desert law enforcement mysteries, wartime European underground resistance docudramas, and syndicated radio anthologies, Matt Crowley and Juano Hernandez in The Adventures of Jungle Jim (1939, 1944), Robert Haag in Death Valley Sheriff for 20 Mule Team Borax (1949), This Is Our Enemy for OWI (1943), and Radio Playhouse (1939–1975):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Lil Taken Prisoner with Matt Crowley as Jungle Jim" | Hearst Synd. 1939-09-02 |
Sustaining Comic Strip Adventure |
Matt Crowley (Jim) | Vicki Vola (Lil) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Syndicated"] |
Jungle Jim Bradley tracks river pirates into the dense Asian jungle after Lil is abducted during an inland safari. |
| "Kolu to Be Used for Bayonet Practice with Matt Crowley" | Hearst Synd. 1944-09-02 |
Sustaining Comic Strip Adventure |
Matt Crowley (Jim) | Juano Hernandez (Kolu) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Syndicated"] |
Jim Bradley mounts a daring raid against an enemy encampment to rescue his loyal companion Kolu from cruel captors. |
| "Kolu to Be Used for Bayonet Practice (Alternate Syndication)" | Hearst Synd. 1944-09-02 |
Sustaining Comic Strip Adventure |
Matt Crowley (Jim) | Juano Hernandez (Kolu) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Syndicated"] |
Jim Bradley infiltrates an enemy jungle garrison under cover of darkness to liberate Kolu before sunrise. |
| "The Alphabet Murder Case with Robert Haag" | CBS (KNX) 1949-09-02 9:00 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag (Chase) | Ruth Cornwall Woodman | ["Western", "Police", "Death Valley Sheriff", "Borax", "CBS"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase decodes cryptic alphabetical letters left beside desert crime scenes to trap a serial bank robber. |
| "Victory Without Arms with OWI" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-09-02 8:00 PM EWT |
U.S. Government Office of War Info |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Bernard Schoenfeld | ["Drama", "Propaganda", "WWII", "This Is Our Enemy", "Mutual"] |
Underground resistance cells in occupied Denmark coordinate mass industrial slowdowns and railway sabotage without conventional weaponry. |
| "The Silver Dagger with Dramatic Repertory Cast" | Syndication 1975-09-02 |
Sustaining Mystery Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | Syndicated Drama Staff | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Radio Playhouse", "Syndicated", "Repertory"] |
An antique collector discovers a concealed compartment within an ornate renaissance dagger containing blackmail correspondence. |