On This Day, September 6: The Whistler and Screen Guild Theater
Also featured: The Cisco Kid.
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 waterfront criminal conspiracies on The Whistler for Signal Oil (1953), Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland recreating The Major and the Minor on The Screen Guild Theater for Lady Esther (1943), two southwestern adventures starring Jack Mather on The Cisco Kid (hermit gold claim in 1955; counterfeit brand rustlers in 1956), big-top juvenile mysteries on Jerry of the Circus (1937), and Broadway marital comedy on Claudia and David (1948).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Conspiracy at North River" | CBS (KNX) 1953-09-06 7:30 PM PDT |
Signal Oil Co. Signal Gasoline |
Bill Forman (The Whistler) | Sterling Tracy (Director) | ["Mystery", "Suspense", "The Whistler", "Bill Forman", "Signal Oil"] |
The Whistler tells the ironic tale of an embezzlement scheme and double-cross unraveling along the secluded docks of North River for Signal Oil. |
| "The Major and the Minor" | CBS (KNX) 1943-09-06 10:00 PM EWT |
Lady Esther Ltd. Face Cream & Cosmetics |
Ginger Rogers & Ray Milland | Bill Lawrence (Director) | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Screen Guild Theater", "Ginger Rogers", "CBS"] |
Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland recreate their romantic comedy roles about a stranded woman disguising herself as a young girl to save train fare. |
| "The Hermit of Tall Tree Mountain" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-09-06 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather & Mel Blanc | Frederic W. Ziv (Producer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Mutual"] |
Cisco and Pancho protect an elderly recluse guarding an abandoned gold claim from predatory frontier outlaws. |
| "The Counterfeit Cattle Brand" | Mutual (WOR) 1956-09-06 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather & Pancho | Frederic W. Ziv (Producer) | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Mutual"] |
The Cisco Kid and Pancho track cattle rustlers using fraudulent brand irons to steal prize breeding herds across the border. |
| "Spike Is Arrested" | Syndicated Radio 1937-09-06 |
Sustaining Juvenile Serial |
Circus Dramatic Cast | Syndicated Audio Bureau | ["Adventure", "Juvenile", "Jerry of the Circus", "Circus", "Syndicated"] |
Young Jerry and his circus companions scramble to clear Spike after local town authorities wrongfully arrest him for a big-top robbery. |
| "Opening Night Jitters" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Domestic Comedy |
Patricia Ryan & Kollmar | Rose Franken (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Claudia and David", "Patricia Ryan", "CBS"] |
Patricia Ryan and Richard Kollmar star as young marrieds facing humorous theatrical crises and backstage nerves before a Broadway premiere. |