On This Day, September 5: The Falcon and My Friend Irma
Also featured: America's Town Meeting.
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 freelance sleuth Michael Waring on The Falcon for Kraft Foods (1951), roommate comedy on My Friend Irma for Pepsodent (1949), small-town detective mysteries on The Affairs of Peter Salem (1949), two impassioned civic debates on America's Town Meeting of the Air (1946 midterms, 1950 universal military training), and Canadian Mountie frontier adventures on Blair of the Mounties (1935), Colonel Arthur Pooley (1935), Marie Wilson (1949), Santos Ortega (1949), and Les Damon (1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Irma's Broken Engagement with Marie Wilson and Cathy Lewis" | CBS (KNX) 1949-09-05 10:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Co. Pepsodent Toothpaste |
Marie Wilson & Lewis | Cy Howard (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "My Friend Irma", "Marie Wilson", "Pepsodent"] |
Irma attempts to break off her engagement to deadbeat boyfriend Al and creates romantic confusion for roommate Jane. |
| "The Case of the Disguised Murderer with Les Damon" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Kraft Foods Co. Kraft Miracle Whip |
Les Damon & Ken Lynch | Drexel Drake (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Falcon", "Les Damon", "Kraft"] |
Freelance detective Michael Waring tracks down an elusive killer who uses elaborate theatrical prosthetics to evade police detection. |
| "The Affair of the Tired Traveler with Santos Ortega" | Mutual (WOR) 1949-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Town Detective Mystery |
Santos Ortega & Grimes | Mende Brown (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Peter Salem", "Santos Ortega", "Mutual"] |
Small-town sleuth Peter Salem investigates an exhausted commuter who checks into a sleepy hotel carrying a suitcase full of hot ransom money. |
| "What Issue Should Decide the Congressional Election? with George V. Denny Jr." | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Town Hall Forum |
George V. Denny Jr. | Town Hall Radio Bureau | ["Public Affairs", "Debate", "Americas Town Meeting", "George V Denny", "ABC"] |
Political leaders debate post-war price controls, labor strikes, and national economic restoration policies ahead of midterm elections. |
| "Should We Have Universal Military Training Legislation Now? with George V. Denny Jr." | ABC (WJZ) 1950-09-05 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining National Security Forum |
George V. Denny Jr. | Town Hall Radio Bureau | ["Public Affairs", "Debate", "Americas Town Meeting", "George V Denny", "ABC"] |
Military analysts and civic educators debate mandatory national peacetime conscription amidst intensifying Korean War mobilization. |
| "Trailing the Fur Smugglers (Episode 15) with Colonel Arthur Pooley" | Syndicated Radio 1935-09-05 |
Sustaining Yukon Adventure Serial |
Col. Arthur Pooley | CJOR Vancouver Unit | ["Adventure", "RCMP", "Blair of the Mounties", "Arthur Pooley", "Syndicated"] |
Mountie Inspector Blair and his dogsled patrol pursue a band of armed poachers smuggling stolen pelts across the Yukon frontier. |