On This Day, September 5: Sam Spade and Silver Theater
Also featured: Superman.
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 hardboiled detective investigations on The Adventures of Sam Spade with Howard Duff & Lurene Tuttle for Wildroot Cream-Oil, romantic drama on The Silver Theater hosted by Conrad Nagel for 1847 Rogers Bros. Silverplate, and four multi-part comic serial storylines on The Adventures of Superman starring Clayton Collyer for Kellogg's Pep (1941, 1944, 1945, 1946), Clayton Collyer (1941, 1944, 1945, 1946), Conrad Nagel (1943), and Howard Duff (1948):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Stella Starr Caper with Howard Duff and Lurene Tuttle" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Wildroot Company Inc. Wildroot Cream-Oil |
Howard Duff & Tuttle | William Spier (Director) | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Sam Spade", "Howard Duff", "Wildroot"] |
Sam Spade is hired by an eccentric astrologer whose predictions of impending homicide lead the detective to a blackmail ring in the Hollywood Hills. |
| "Out of This World with Conrad Nagel" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-05 6:00 PM EWT |
International Silver Co. 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Conrad Nagel & Cast | Glenhall Taylor (Director) | ["Drama", "Romance", "The Silver Theater", "Conrad Nagel", "International Silver"] |
An ambitious young composer struggles to balance sudden Broadway success with a romantic commitment to his hometown sweetheart. |
| "The Metropolis Football Team Poisoned (Part 3) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1941-09-05 5:15 PM EDST |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer & Alexander | George Lowther (Director) | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kelloggs Pep"] |
Clark Kent races against time to synthesize an antidote before the poisoned Metropolis university football players succumb to the toxic water supply. |
| "The Scorpion (Part 6) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-09-05 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer & Alexander | George Lowther (Director) | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kelloggs Pep"] |
Superman intercepts an explosive drone sent by the criminal mastermind known as The Scorpion before it detonates over the Metropolis munitions docks. |
| "Dr. Bly's Confidence Gang (Part 1) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-05 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer & Alexander | George Lowther (Director) | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kelloggs Pep"] |
Clark Kent investigates reports of an elderly widow swindled out of her life savings by a charismatic medical charlatan named Dr. Bly. |
| "George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss (Part 3) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-05 5:15 PM EDT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer & Kelk | George Lowther (Director) | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kelloggs Pep"] |
Daily Planet cub reporter Jimmy Olsen is kidnapped by political boss George Latimer's henchmen after photographing an illegal waterfront bribe. |