On This Day, September 6: Kay Kyser and The Sea Hound
Also featured: Hollywood Preview.
September 6 Update
This report inaugurates the comprehensive day-by-day review for September 6, documenting the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting across three editions of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge (1939 for Lucky Strike; 1944 and 1945 wartime remote shows for Colgate), two maritime serial adventures on The Sea Hound starring Ken Lynch (1943, 1946), and Herbert Marshall starring in The Years Are Many on Hollywood Preview for Cresta Blanca Wines (1945), Kay Kyser (1939, 1944, 1945), Ken Lynch (1943, 1946), and Herbert Marshall (1945):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "In Search of the Lost Incan Temple with Ken Lynch" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1943-09-06 5:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining / CIAA Pan-American Series |
Bobby Hastings & Lynch | Cyril Armbrister (Dir.) | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Ken Lynch", "Blue"] |
Captain Silver and young Jerry steer the Sea Hound up the Amazon river to prevent enemy saboteurs from pillaging an ancient Incan shrine. |
| "Island of the Sunken Treasure with Ken Lynch" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-06 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Maritime Adventure |
Ken Lynch & Guy Sorel | ABC Adventure Unit | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Ken Lynch", "ABC"] |
Captain Silver dives among hazardous coral reefs off the Galápagos Islands to restore bullion from a sunken Spanish galleon. |
| "The Years Are Many with Herbert Marshall" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-06 9:00 PM EWT |
Schenley Distillers Cresta Blanca Wines |
Herbert Marshall & Cast | CBS Dramatic Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Hollywood Preview", "Herbert Marshall", "Cresta Blanca"] |
Herbert Marshall stars as an idealistic country doctor looking back over four decades of devoted healing in a changing rural community. |
| "You with Kay Kyser and His Orchestra" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1939-09-06 10:00 PM EDST |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Kyser, Simms & Babbitt | Kay Kyser Orchestra | ["Music", "Quiz", "Kay Kyser", "Ginny Simms", "Lucky Strike"] |
The Ol' Professor tests collegiate contestants on hit pop melodies and leads his orchestra in lively swing renditions of 'You'. |
| "Live from Las Vegas Army Air Field with Kay Kyser" | NBC (WNBC) 1944-09-06 10:00 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Colgate Dental Cream |
Kyser, Carroll & Babbitt | NBC Remote Broadcast | ["Music", "Variety", "Kay Kyser", "Colgate", "WWII"] |
Kay Kyser broadcasts before thousands of aerial gunnery cadets in Nevada, leading musical trivia contests and morale-boosting swing songs. |
| "Live from Camp Irwin with Kay Kyser" | NBC (WNBC) 1945-09-06 10:00 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Colgate Dental Cream |
Kyser & Georgia Carroll | NBC Remote Broadcast | ["Music", "Variety", "Kay Kyser", "Colgate", "Armed Forces"] |
Kay Kyser entertains desert training troops in California with hilarious quiz games, GI contestant prizes, and spirited big band hits. |