On This Day, September 1: David Harding Counterspy and Evelyn Ankers
Also featured: FDR.
September 1 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 1 across counter-espionage investigations, Hollywood starlet dramas, space opera adventures, and presidential addresses, Don MacLaughlin in David Harding, Counterspy for Schutter Candy and Pepsi-Cola (1946, 1949), Evelyn Ankers and Richard Long in Stars Over Hollywood for Carnation Milk (1945, 1951), John Dehner in Captain Starr of Space (1953), and President Roosevelt's 1941 address (1941–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Uranium with Don MacLaughlin and Schutter Candy" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-01 5:30 PM EDT |
Schutter Candy Co. Bit-O-Honey & Old Nick |
Don MacLaughlin, Kramer | Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Counterspy", "Don MacLaughlin", "Phillips H Lord"] |
Counterspy chief David Harding investigates an international espionage syndicate attempting to sell contaminated uranium ores to foreign agents. |
| "The Cold-Blooded Professor (Part 2) with Don MacLaughlin and Pepsi-Cola" | ABC (WJZ) 1949-09-01 8:00 PM EDT |
Pepsi-Cola Company Pepsi-Cola Soft Drinks |
Don MacLaughlin, Kramer | Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | ["Espionage", "Mystery", "Counterspy", "Don MacLaughlin", "Pepsi-Cola"] |
David Harding closes in on a renegade university physics instructor selling classified atomic propulsion formulas to a foreign power. |
| "The Runaway Heiress with Evelyn Ankers and Carnation Milk" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-01 12:30 PM EWT |
Carnation Company Carnation Evaporated Milk |
Evelyn Ankers | Hollywood Radio Staff | ["Drama", "Romance", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Evelyn Ankers", "Carnation"] |
A sheltered socialite heiress flees an arranged marriage and assumes a false identity as a waitress in a roadside diner. |
| "Young Wilder Brown with Richard Long and Carnation Milk" | CBS (KNX) 1951-09-01 12:30 PM EDT |
Carnation Company Carnation Evaporated Milk |
Richard Long | Hollywood Radio Staff | ["Drama", "Romance", "Stars Over Hollywood", "Richard Long", "Carnation"] |
An ambitious small-town mechanic risks his life savings to build a custom racing automobile for the state speedway championship. |
| "The Asteroid Pirates (Episode 53) with John Dehner" | ABC 1953-09-01 |
Sustaining Space Sci-Fi |
John Dehner (Starr) | ABC Dramatic Staff | ["Sci-Fi", "Space", "Adventure", "Captain Starr", "John Dehner"] |
Captain Starr navigates his patrol cruiser through deep-space asteroid fields to capture rogue interplanetary raiders. |
| "Labor Day Radio Address on Industrial Mobilization (Alternate)" | All Networks 1941-09-01 1:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Presidential Address |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Hyde Park Radio Staff | ["Speech", "History", "FDR", "Fireside Chats", "Labor Day"] |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation from Hyde Park explaining why American labor solidarity is essential to defeating totalitarian aggression. |