On This Day, September 3: William Bendix and Dick Tracy
Also featured: Tennessee Jed.
September 3 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 3 across blue-collar family sitcom two-parters, comic strip crimefighters, western cliffhanger serial premieres, psychological dramatic monologues, historic royal wartime declarations, and Hollywood big band ballroom celebrations on V-J Day, William Bendix in The Life of Riley (1944), Dick Tracy for Tootsie Roll (1945), Johnny Thomas in Tennessee Jed for Tip-Top Bread (1945), Marvin Miller in Armchair Adventures (1952), HM King George VI (1939), and Russ Morgan at the Trocadero (1939–1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Houseboat Vacation (Part 2) with William Bendix" | Blue Network 1944-09-03 3:00 PM EWT |
American Meat Institute Meat Industry Association |
William Bendix (Riley) | Paula Winslowe & Brecher | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Life Of Riley", "William Bendix", "Meat Institute"] |
{"title": "The Houseboat Vacation", "part": 2, "total_parts": 2} |
Riley's family houseboat vacation descends into watery confusion when the moorings break loose during a nighttime squall. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Ration Books with Matt Crowley as Dick Tracy" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-09-03 5:00 PM EWT |
Sweets Co. of America Tootsie Rolls & Tootsie V.M. |
Matt Crowley (Tracy) | Howard Smith (Patton) | ["Detective", "Adventure", "Dick Tracy", "Matt Crowley", "Tootsie Roll"] |
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Dick Tracy tracks a criminal ring printing bogus wartime gasoline and meat ration coupons in an abandoned warehouse. |
| "The Outlaw Ambush at Red River (Series Premiere) with Johnny Thomas" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-09-03 5:15 PM EWT |
Ward Baking Co. Tip-Top Bread |
Johnny Thomas (Jed) | Juano Hernandez & Carraway | ["Western", "Adventure", "Tennessee Jed", "Johnny Thomas", "Tip Top"] |
{"title": "The Red River Rustlers", "part": 1, "total_parts": 15} |
Frontier scout Tennessee Jed investigates cattle rustlers ambushing supply wagon trains along the Red River trail. |
| "Mirage with Marvin Miller" | CBS (KNX) 1952-09-03 10:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Dramatic Monologue |
Marvin Miller (All Voices) | CBS Production Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Armchair Adventures", "Marvin Miller", "CBS"] |
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A parched prospector lost in Death Valley pursues an illusionary mountain oasis while contending with desert heat stroke. |
| "Address to the British Empire on the Outbreak of War (Excerpt 1)" | BBC / Global 1939-09-03 6:00 PM BST |
Sustaining Royal Address |
HM King George VI | BBC Engineering | ["Speech", "WWII", "King George VI", "BBC", "Royal Address"] |
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King George VI addresses the British people and Commonwealth nations calling for steadfast unity and courage at the outbreak of war. |
| "Russ Morgan Live from the Trocadero on V-J Day" | Mutual (KHJ) 1945-09-03 11:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Big Band Remote |
Russ Morgan & Orch. | Trocadero Radio Crew | ["Music", "Big Band", "Russ Morgan", "Trocadero", "VJ Day"] |
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Russ Morgan leads his orchestra in celebratory dance tunes broadcasting live from the Trocadero club in Hollywood on V-J Day. |