On This Day, September 3: Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price
Also featured: Westinghouse Science.
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 gothic Edgar Allan Poe horror dramatizations, debonair crime investigations in major league baseball, educational industrial science expositions, uplifting sports moral dramas, and classic radio family sitcoms, Author's Playhouse (1941), Vincent Price as The Saint (1947, 1950), Westinghouse Adventures in Research (1946), Stephen McNally on Family Theater (1952), and Fanny Brice in Baby Snooks (1941–1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe with NBC" | NBC Red (WMAQ) 1941-09-03 11:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Literary Anthology |
NBC Drama Repertory | Poe & Wynn Wright | ["Horror", "Anthology", "Authors Playhouse", "Edgar Allan Poe", "NBC"] |
A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition endures psychological torment bound beneath a razor-sharp descending pendulum. |
| "The Baseball Murder with Vincent Price and Ford" | NBC (KNBC) 1950-09-03 7:30 PM EDT |
Ford Motor Co. Ford Dealers |
Vincent Price (Templar) | John Brown & Charteris | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Saint", "Vincent Price", "Ford"] |
Simon Templar uncovers an extortion syndicate poisoning starting pitchers to manipulate the outcome of major league baseball games. |
| "The Baseball Team Shooting with Vincent Price (Alternate Cut)" | CBS (KNX) 1947-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Vincent Price (Templar) | Barry Sullivan & Charteris | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Saint", "Vincent Price", "Leslie Charteris"] |
Simon Templar investigates the locker room shooting of a star pennant-race baseball pitcher targeted by illegal gambling racketeers. |
| "Science in Recreation with Dr. Phillips Thomas" | Syndication / KDKA 1946-09-03 |
Westinghouse Electric Educational Broadcast |
Dr. Phillips Thomas | Paul Shannon (Announcer) | ["Educational", "Science", "Adventures In Research", "Westinghouse", "KDKA"] |
Dr. Phillips Thomas demonstrates how applied physics and chemistry revolutionized modern athletic equipment, synthetic rubber balls, and camping gear. |
| "Stopwatch Finale with Stephen McNally and Father Peyton" | Mutual (KHJ) 1952-09-03 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Family Drama |
Stephen McNally (Host) | Father Patrick Peyton | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Family Theater", "Stephen McNally", "Father Peyton"] |
An aging track coach helps a talented but undisciplined sprinter overcome personal grief to win a crucial relay championship. |
| "The Summer Camp Report with Baby Snooks and Maxwell House (Show Entry)" | NBC (KFI) 1942-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
General Foods Maxwell House Coffee |
Fanny Brice (Snooks) | Hanley Stafford (Daddy) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Baby Snooks", "Fanny Brice", "Maxwell House"] |
Daddy Higgins attempts to decode the counselor's appraisal letter following Baby Snooks's unruly behavior at summer camp. |