On This Day, September 5: Bob Hope and The Fat Man
Also featured: Bob and Ray.
September 5 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 5 across Bob Hope headlining The Woodbury Program (1937), J. Scott Smart investigating on The Fat Man for Camel Cigarettes (1951), deadpan satirical sketch comedy on The Bob and Ray Show (1952), Frank Lovejoy playing Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile on The Murder Clinic (1943), Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman hosting British songstress Beryl Davis on Jubilee for AFRS (1947), and teenage pigeon racing antics on The Aldrich Family for Post's Raisin Bran (1946), Bob Hope (1937), Frank Lovejoy (1943), Dick Jones (1946), J. Scott Smart (1951), and Bob & Ray (1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Order for Murder with J. Scott Smart" | ABC (WJZ) 1951-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Camel Cigarettes |
J. Scott Smart & Sloane | Dashiell Hammett (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Fat Man", "J Scott Smart", "Camel Cigarettes"] |
Private detective Brad Runyon investigates an extortion threat disguised as a floral delivery order targeting a wealthy stockbroker. |
| "David Harding: Counterman with Bob and Ray" | CBS (KNX) 1952-09-05 5:45 PM EDT |
Sustaining Satirical Comedy |
Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding | Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Bob and Ray", "David Harding", "CBS"] |
Bob and Ray lampoon radio espionage melodramas with a deadpan parody featuring sandwich shop undercover agent David Harding, Counterman. |
| "Come Back Baby with Bob Hope and Frank Martin" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1937-09-05 9:00 PM EDST |
Andrew Jergens Co. Woodbury Facial Soap |
Bob Hope & Honeychile | Frank Martin Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Bob Hope", "Woodbury", "NBC"] |
Bob Hope delivers topical stand-up monologue routines, trades quips with Honeychile Wilder, and presents orchestral swing numbers. |
| "Death on the Nile with Frank Lovejoy" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Mystery Anthology |
Frank Lovejoy & Cast | Agatha Christie (Author) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Murder Clinic", "Frank Lovejoy", "Agatha Christie"] |
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates the fatal shooting of a wealthy heiress aboard a steamer cruising the Nile River. |
| "Guest Beryl Davis and Cyril Haynes with Ernie Whitman" | AFRS 1947-09-05 |
U.S. Armed Forces Armed Forces Radio |
Ernie Whitman & Davis | Cyril Haynes (Piano) | ["Music", "Variety", "Jubilee", "Ernie Whitman", "AFRS"] |
Ernie Whitman welcomes British songstress Beryl Davis and jazz pianist Cyril Haynes for swing tunes and gospel harmonies for overseas troops. |
| "Henry Takes Up Pigeon Racing with Dick Jones" | CBS (WABC) 1946-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
General Foods Corp. Post's Raisin Bran |
Dick Jones & Jack Grimes | Clifford Goldsmith (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "The Aldrich Family", "Dick Jones", "Posts Raisin Bran"] |
Henry Aldrich builds a backyard pigeon coop to enter a county carrier bird race, creating domestic chaos when the birds roost in the parlor. |