On This Day, September 5: Stars Over Hollywood and Let's Pretend
Also featured: Death Valley Sheriff.
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 two star-studded romantic dramas on Stars Over Hollywood (Brenda Joyce for Dari-Rich in 1942; Joanne Dru for Carnation Milk in 1953), Nila Mack's classic fairy-tale adaptation on Let's Pretend for Cream of Wheat (1942), desert law enforcement on Death Valley Sheriff for 20 Mule Team Borax (1947), Australian outback comedy on Dad and Dave from Snake Gully (1940), and psychological drama on The Radio Playhouse (1975), George Edwards (1940), Brenda Joyce (1942), and Joanne Dru (1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Snake Gully Home of Mine with George Edwards" | 2UW / Major Net 1940-09-05 |
The Wrigley Company PK Chewing Gum |
George Edwards & Stirling | Lorna Bingham (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Dad and Dave", "George Edwards", "Wrigleys"] |
Dad and Dave rally neighboring Snake Gully farmers to organize a bush-clearing cooperative ahead of seasonal bushfire threats. |
| "The Elves and the Shoemaker with Nila Mack" | CBS (WABC) 1942-09-05 11:05 AM EWT |
Cream of Wheat Corp. Updated Hot Cereal |
Anderson, Grimes & Trent | Nila Mack (Director) | ["Children", "Fantasy", "Lets Pretend", "Nila Mack", "Cream of Wheat"] |
A poor cobbler and his wife leave out leather pieces overnight and discover helpful fairy-tale elves stitching beautiful shoes before dawn. |
| "Meet Miss Malloy with Brenda Joyce" | CBS (KNX) 1942-09-05 12:30 PM EWT |
Bowey's Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Drink |
Brenda Joyce & Masterson | Paul Masterson (Anncr) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Brenda Joyce", "Dari-Rich"] |
An ambitious young commercial artist poses as a glamorous socialite to win a lucrative department store advertising account. |
| "Second Sight with Joanne Dru" | CBS (KNX) 1953-09-05 12:30 PM EDT |
Carnation Company Carnation Evaporated Milk |
Joanne Dru & Baldwin | Bill Baldwin (Anncr) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Joanne Dru", "Carnation"] |
A clairvoyant woman attempts to convince skeptical local police that her vivid recurring premonitions foretell an impending robbery. |
| "There's No Escape with Robert Haag" | CBS (KNX) 1947-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax |
Robert Haag & Hastings | Ruth Cornwall Woodman | ["Western", "Mystery", "Death Valley Sheriff", "Robert Haag", "20 Mule Team Borax"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase pursues an armed fugitive through the salt flats and treacherous sandstorms of the Death Valley badlands. |
| "The Midnight Bell with Springbok Radio Players" | Springbok Radio 1975-09-05 |
Sustaining South African Radio Drama |
SABC Dramatic Troupe | Patrick Hamilton (Author) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Radio Playhouse", "Patrick Hamilton", "Springbok"] |
A London pub waiter falls deeply in love with a troubled young woman only to discover her entanglements in a dangerous underworld ring. |