On This Day, September 5: Jungle Jim and Broadway Cop
Also featured: Joe and Ethel Turp.
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 four thrilling safari cliffhangers on Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim starring Matt Crowley, Franc Hale, and Juano Hernandez (1936, 1937 for Hearst Comic Weekly; 1942, 1953), gritty theater district crime detection on Broadway Cop (1955), and Brooklyn comedy from Damon Runyon on The Stories of Joe and Ethel Turp (1943), Matt Crowley (1936, 1937, 1942, 1953), Jackson Beck (1943), and Donald Buka (1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Murder on 44th Street with Donald Buka" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Donald Buka & Grimes | John Dietz (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "Broadway Cop", "Donald Buka", "Mutual"] |
A Manhattan plainclothes detective patrols the theater district beat to track down a backstage blackmailer targeting a Broadway producer. |
| "Lil Intercedes with Matt Crowley and Franc Hale" | Syndicated (Hearst) 1936-09-05 |
Hearst Comic Weekly Puck Comic Weekly |
Crowley, Hale & Hernandez | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Comic Weekly"] |
Lil Madden brokers an uneasy truce between Jim Bradley's safari and hostile river pirating factions along the Asian interior. |
| "The Road Back with Matt Crowley and Juano Hernandez" | Syndicated (Hearst) 1937-09-05 |
Hearst Comic Weekly Puck Comic Weekly |
Crowley & Hernandez | Alex Raymond (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Comic Weekly"] |
Jungle Jim and Kolu fight their way out of a mountain fortress after restoring stolen medical supplies meant for a jungle outpost. |
| "Secret of the Golden Temple with Matt Crowley" | Syndicated Radio 1942-09-05 |
Sustaining Radio Adventure |
Crowley & Hernandez | Syndicated Production | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Juano Hernandez"] |
Jim Bradley investigates superstitious rumors surrounding an abandoned golden pagoda guarding hidden wartime mineral reserves. |
| "The River of Peril with Matt Crowley and Juano Hernandez" | Syndicated Radio 1953-09-05 |
Sustaining Radio Adventure |
Crowley & Hernandez | Syndicated Production | ["Adventure", "Action", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Juano Hernandez"] |
Jim and Kolu navigate treacherous river rapids to rescue a stranded team of botanical scientists pursued by ivory poachers. |
| "The Brooklyn Landlady with Jackson Beck and Patsy Campbell" | Blue Network 1943-09-05 |
Sustaining Damon Runyon Comedy |
Beck & Campbell | Damon Runyon (Author) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Joe and Ethel Turp", "Jackson Beck", "Damon Runyon"] |
Joe and Ethel Turp navigate hilarious neighborhood misunderstandings when their suspicious Brooklyn landlady threatens eviction over a stray dog. |