On This Day, September 3: Charles Boyer and Bette Davis
Also featured: Cisco Kid.
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 psychological suspense thrillers, Hollywood high-society domestic dramas, action-packed Western escapades, hardboiled private investigator cases, and British motoring travelogues, Charles Boyer in Flesh and Fantasy on The Screen Guild Theater for Lady Esther (1945), Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan on Lux Radio Theatre (1951), Jack Mather and Harry Lang in The Cisco Kid (1953, 1957), John McIntire as Bill Lance for Camels (1944), and Family on Tour on BBC Midland (1936–1957):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Flesh and Fantasy with Charles Boyer and Lady Esther" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-03 10:00 PM EWT |
Lady Esther Ltd. Face Powder & 4-Purpose Cream |
Charles Boyer (Gaspar) | Truman Bradley & Crutcher | ["Drama", "Fantasy", "Screen Guild Theater", "Charles Boyer", "Lady Esther"] |
A high-wire circus tightrope artist experiences recurring nightmare premonitions foretelling a fatal plunge during his trapeze act. |
| "Payment on Demand with Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan" | CBS (KNX) 1951-09-03 9:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Lux Toilet Soap |
Bette Davis, Sullivan | William Keighley (Host) | ["Drama", "Hollywood", "Lux Radio Theatre", "Bette Davis", "Barry Sullivan"] |
A manipulative society woman reflects upon her broken marriage and ruthless climb up the social ladder after her husband demands a divorce. |
| "Blood Money with John McIntire as Bill Lance" | CBS (KNX) 1944-09-03 9:00 PM EWT |
R.J. Reynolds Camel Cigarettes |
John McIntire (Lance) | Howard McNear & Wilson | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Bill Lance", "John McIntire", "Camel"] |
Globetrotting private investigator Bill Lance protects an heiress targeted by blackmailers extorting an old family fortune. |
| "The Railroad War with Jack Mather as the Cisco Kid" | Mutual-Don Lee 1953-09-03 |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather (Cisco) | Harry Lang (Pancho) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Harry Lang"] |
Cisco and Pancho foil a crooked frontier land baron sabotaging track construction to hijack lucrative railroad right-of-way contracts. |
| "The Desert Stagecoach Ambush with Jack Mather" | Syndication / Ziv 1957-09-03 |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather (Cisco) | Harry Lang (Pancho) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Harry Lang"] |
Cisco and Pancho rescue passengers stranded in the Mojave desert after masked bandits raid a gold bullion stagecoach. |
| "The Great Lakes Highway with BBC Midland Cast" | BBC Midland 1936-09-03 |
Sustaining Travelogue Docudrama |
BBC Midland Cast | BBC Dramatic Staff | ["Docudrama", "Travel", "Family On Tour", "BBC Midland", "British"] |
An English touring family navigates automobile breakdown mishaps and scenic encounters while motoring along the Great Lakes. |