On This Day, September 5: Roy Rogers and The Big Story
Also featured: Maisie.
September 5 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story arcs, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 5 across Roy Rogers & Dale Evans defending Paradise Valley ranches for Quaker Oats, reporter Jack Weeks solving murder investigations on The Big Story for Pall Mall Cigarettes, Ann Sothern playing Maisie Ravier on The Adventures of Maisie for Eversharp, Erle Stanley Gardner's courtroom drama A Life in Your Hands, long-running radio ministry Unshackled!, and psychological drama on CBC's The Mystery Project, Ann Sothern (1945), Roy Rogers (1948), and Jack Weeks (1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Horse Thieves of Paradise Valley with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-05 6:00 PM EDT |
Quaker Oats Co. Puffed Wheat & Rice |
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans | Sons of the Pioneers | ["Western", "Adventure", "Roy Rogers", "Dale Evans", "Quaker Oats"] |
Roy Rogers and Trigger track a ruthless gang of horse thieves who rustle prize thoroughbred stallions from a Paradise Valley breeding ranch. |
| "Killer Talks His Own Doom with Reporter Jack Weeks" | NBC (WEAF) 1951-09-05 10:00 PM EDT |
American Tobacco Pall Mall Cigarettes |
Bob Sloane & Jack Weeks | NBC News & Drama Staff | ["Crime", "Journalism", "The Big Story", "Pall Mall", "NBC"] |
Detroit Free Press reporter Jack Weeks conducts a high-stakes jailhouse interview that tricks a suspected killer into revealing hidden ballistics evidence. |
| "The Gold Mine Flap with Ann Sothern" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-05 8:30 PM EWT |
Eversharp Inc. Schick Injector Razors |
Ann Sothern & Conried | Arthur Phillips (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Maisie", "Ann Sothern", "Eversharp"] |
Bubbly showgirl Maisie Ravier travels to a dusty Nevada mining town and unwittingly buys stock in an abandoned silver claim. |
| "The Story of Paul Refior with Pacific Garden Mission" | Syndication 1999-09-05 |
Pacific Garden Mission | Jack Bivans (Narrator) | Jack Odell (Writer) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Unshackled", "Pacific Garden Mission", "Syndication"] |
A desperate young man caught in cycles of alcoholism and depression experiences a life-changing spiritual awakening at Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission. |
| "The Stolen Formula with Carlton KaDell" | ABC Network 1950-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Block Drug Co. Amm-i-dent Toothpaste |
Carlton KaDell & McCormick | Erle Stanley Gardner | ["Courtroom", "Drama", "A Life In Your Hands", "Carlton KaDell", "Ammident"] |
Defense attorney Jonathan Keger cross-examines a chemist's envious assistant to prove his client did not poison the head researcher for an antibiotic formula. |
| "Find the Lady (Part 1) — Andrew Wakes in a Hospital" | CBC Radio 1998-09-05 |
Sustaining Canadian Mystery |
CBC Dramatic Ensemble | Neil Munro (Director) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "The Mystery Project", "CBC Radio", "Neil Munro"] |
A bewildered amnesiac awakens in a Vancouver hospital with bandages across his face and realizes someone has stolen his identity. |