On This Day, September 2: Popeye and The Line Up
Also featured: Grand Ole Opry.
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 spinach-eating comic nautical adventures, gritty San Francisco police procedurals, hardboiled pipe-smoking detective drama, live country music jamborees, and daytime domestic serial drama, Floyd Buckley as Popeye the Sailor for Wheatena (1936), Bill Johnstone in The Line Up for Wrigley's Spearmint (1950), Lloyd Nolan as Martin Kane (1951), Red Foley hosting the Grand Ole Opry (1950), and Aunt Mary (1936–1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Auction Sale with Wheatena" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1936-09-02 7:15 PM EDST |
The Wheatena Corp. Wheatena Cereal |
Floyd Buckley (Popeye) | Olive La Moy & Poppen | ["Children", "Adventure", "Comedy", "Popeye", "Wheatena"] |
Popeye outbids Bluto at a seaside municipal auction to purchase an antique trunk that conceals an elusive treasure map. |
| "The Missing Eyewitness with Bill Johnstone and Wrigley's" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Spearmint Chewing Gum |
Bill Johnstone (Guthrie) | Wally Maher & Edwards | ["Police", "Crime", "Line Up", "Bill Johnstone", "Wrigleys"] |
San Francisco police detectives race against underworld hitmen to locate a terrified woman who witnessed a dockside murder. |
| "The Blackmailing Gigolo with Lloyd Nolan" | NBC (WEAF) 1951-09-02 4:30 PM EDT |
U.S. Tobacco Co. Model Smoking Tobacco |
Lloyd Nolan (Kane) | Horace McMahon & Kane | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Martin Kane", "Lloyd Nolan", "Tobacco"] |
Martin Kane investigates when a suave ballroom dance instructor extorting hush money from wealthy socialites is poisoned. |
| "Red Foley Live from Ryman Auditorium with Prince Albert" | NBC / WSM 1950-09-02 10:30 PM EST |
R.J. Reynolds Prince Albert Tobacco |
Red Foley (Host) | Minnie Pearl & Jordanaires | ["Music", "Country", "Grand Ole Opry", "Red Foley", "Prince Albert"] |
Red Foley headlines a live country music broadcast from Ryman Auditorium featuring comedic sketches and gospel harmonies. |
| "Carla Comes to See with Jane Morgan and Safeway" | NBC Pacific 1946-09-02 3:30 PM EDT |
Safeway Stores Kitchen Craft Flour |
Jane Morgan (Mary) | Pacific Coast Cast | ["Soap", "Drama", "Aunt Mary", "Jane Morgan", "Safeway"] |
Aunt Mary welcomes an estranged city relative whose troubled past threatens to disrupt the peaceful routine of Willow Springs. |
| "Lefty's Bank Loan Security with Jane Morgan" | NBC Pacific 1947-09-02 3:30 PM EDT |
Safeway Stores Kitchen Craft Flour |
Jane Morgan (Mary) | Pacific Coast Cast | ["Soap", "Drama", "Aunt Mary", "Jane Morgan", "Safeway"] |
Mary helps a reformed ex-convict secure an agricultural development loan by pledging emergency financial backing. |