On This Day, September 3: Boston Blackie and Bell Telephone
Also featured: FBI.
September 3 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 3 across stylish safecracker-turned-detective mysteries on V-J Day, premier classical telephone symphony broadcasts, authentic FBI case dramatizations, chilling late-night mystery greenhouse horror, Andean expedition cliffhangers, and Hollywood ballroom swing remotes, Chester Morris as Boston Blackie for Lifebuoy (1945), Lucine Amara on The Bell Telephone Hour (1956), Stacy Harris in This Is Your FBI (1948), E.G. Marshall on CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1998), Glenn Langan in Stand By for Adventure (1946), and Russ Morgan at the Trocadero (1945–1998):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Stolen Diamonds on V-J Day with Chester Morris as Boston Blackie" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Lifebuoy Health Soap |
Chester Morris (Blackie) | Richard Lane (Faraday) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Boston Blackie", "Chester Morris", "Lifebuoy"] |
Boston Blackie is framed for a high-society jewelry heist and must outwit Inspector Faraday to capture the genuine jewel thief. |
| "Guest Lucine Amara with Donald Voorhees and Bell Telephone" | NBC (WRCA) 1956-09-03 9:00 PM EDT |
Bell Telephone System AT&T Long Distance |
Lucine Amara (Soprano) | Donald Voorhees & Orch. | ["Music", "Classical", "Bell Telephone Hour", "Lucine Amara", "Donald Voorhees"] |
Metropolitan Opera soprano Lucine Amara performs Puccini arias and classical concert pieces accompanied by Donald Voorhees and the Bell Orchestra. |
| "The Great Deception with Stacy Harris as Agent Taylor" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Equitable Life Life Assurance Society |
Stacy Harris (Taylor) | Jerry Devine (Director) | ["Crime", "Docudrama", "This Is Your FBI", "Stacy Harris", "Equitable Life"] |
FBI special agents track a cunning confidence swindler who impersonates federal banking examiners to loot regional savings institutions. |
| "The Garden with EG Marshall and Himan Brown" | CBS Radio 1998-09-03 |
Sustaining Mystery Anthology |
E.G. Marshall (Host) | Himan Brown (Producer) | ["Mystery", "Horror", "CBS Radio Mystery Theater", "EG Marshall", "Himan Brown"] |
A wealthy recluse tends an exotic subterranean greenhouse containing carnivorous botanical specimens that hunger for human flesh. |
| "The Lost Inca Gold with Glenn Langan" | Syndication 1946-09-03 |
Sustaining Adventure Anthology |
Glenn Langan (Host) | Syndicated Drama Cast | ["Adventure", "Anthology", "Stand By For Adventure", "Glenn Langan", "Syndicated"] |
An expedition deep into the Peruvian Andes uncovers a concealed temple treasure vault protected by deadly stone traps. |
| "Russ Morgan Live from the Trocadero on V-J Day (Remotes)" | Mutual (KHJ) 1945-09-03 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Big Band Remote |
Russ Morgan & Orch. | Trocadero Radio Crew | ["Music", "Big Band", "Big Band Remotes", "Russ Morgan", "Trocadero"] |
Russ Morgan leads his orchestra in celebratory dance tunes broadcasting live from the Trocadero club in Hollywood on V-J Day. |