On This Day, September 6: Lincoln Highway and Adventurers Club
Also featured: Backstage Wife.
September 6 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 6 across screen star Merle Oberon guest starring on Lincoln Highway for Shinola Shoe Polish (1941), OSS guerrilla operative Paul Cyr narrating Burmese jungle warfare on The Adventurers Club (1947), daytime Broadway melodrama on Backstage Wife (1950), invention docudrama on The American Challenge (1942), diamond smuggling investigations on Contraband (1955), and Scandinavian literary theater history on Martin Lamm (1964).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hitchhiker's Secret" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-06 11:00 AM EDST |
Hecker Products Corp. Shinola Shoe Polish |
Merle Oberon (Guest) | Maurice Evans (Narrator) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Lincoln Highway", "Merle Oberon", "Shinola"] |
Film star Merle Oberon guest stars in a cross-country highway drama about an enigmatic traveler stranded along the historic transcontinental route. |
| "The Paul Cyr Story" | CBS (KNX) 1947-09-06 11:30 AM EDT |
Sustaining Military Docudrama |
Paul Cyr (OSS Officer) | John Loveton (Producer) | ["Adventure", "Docudrama", "Adventurers Club", "Paul Cyr", "CBS"] |
OSS operative Paul Cyr recounts harrowing covert behind-the-lines guerrilla warfare and jungle survival against enemy forces in Japanese-occupied Burma. |
| "Mary's Solitary Decision" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-06 4:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Duz & Camay Soap |
Claire Niesen (Mary) | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Backstage Wife", "Claire Niesen", "Procter & Gamble"] |
Mary Noble confronts theatrical temptations and gossip columnists threatening her marriage to Broadway matinee idol Larry Noble. |
| "Life of Robert Fulton" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1942-09-06 2:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Historical Docudrama |
American Dramatic Troupe | NBC Historical Unit | ["Historical", "Docudrama", "American Challenge", "Invention", "NBC"] |
A historical docudrama chronicling the visionary perseverance of American engineer Robert Fulton in developing the commercially viable steamboat. |
| "The Diamond Smugglers of Antwerp" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Customs Docudrama |
Customs Dramatic Cast | Mutual Radio Unit | ["Crime", "Docudrama", "Contraband", "Customs", "Mutual"] |
Customs intelligence agents trail an international smuggling syndicate moving uncut diamonds concealed in maritime industrial cargo. |
| "A Wild and Lovely Rose" | Sveriges Radio 1964-09-06 |
SR Sustaining Scandinavian Theater |
Martin Lamm (Scholar) | Swedish Radio Drama | ["Talk", "Literary", "Martin Lamm", "Swedish Radio", "Theater"] |
A literary audio essay exploring Scandinavian theater history, dramatic symbolism, and the cultural influence of August Strindberg. |