On This Day, September 1: My Friend Irma and The Falcon
Also featured: Chick Carter.
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 classic apartment domestic sitcoms, smooth jewel detective thrillers, juvenile adventure serials, pioneering female police procedurals, and national radio town hall debates, Marie Wilson in My Friend Irma for Swan Soap (1947), James Meighan as The Falcon for Gem Blades (1943), Leon Janney in Chick Carter, Boy Detective (1943, 1944), Betty Garde in Police Woman (1946), and America's Town Meeting of the Air (1943–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Irma's Labor Day Job Hunting with Marie Wilson and Swan Soap" | CBS (KNX) 1947-09-01 8:30 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Swan Soap |
Marie Wilson (Irma) | Cathy Lewis & John Brown | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "My Friend Irma", "Marie Wilson", "Swan"] |
Irma attempts to find an easy holiday job for her perpetually unemployed boyfriend Al with hilarious mixups at a department store. |
| "The Case of the Wandering Corpse with James Meighan and Gem Blades" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-09-01 8:30 PM EWT |
American Safety Razor Gem Blades |
James Meighan (Waring) | Mutual Mystery Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Falcon", "James Meighan", "Gem Blades"] |
Michael Waring investigates when a body found in an apartment elevator disappears and turns up inside a locked steamer trunk. |
| "Cheating Certain Death with Leon Janney and Mutual" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-09-01 5:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Juvenile Serial |
Leon Janney (Chick) | Bill Lipton & Mack | ["Children", "Adventure", "Mystery", "Chick Carter", "Mutual"] |
Chick Carter escapes from an abandoned mill cellar rigged with explosive fuses and races to alert the harbor patrol. |
| "The Submarine Base Sabotage with Leon Janney and Mutual" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-09-01 5:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Juvenile Serial |
Leon Janney, McCoy | Bill Lipton (Actor) | ["Children", "Adventure", "Mystery", "Chick Carter", "Mutual"] |
Chick discovers a hidden transmitter sending coded shipping schedules to an enemy submarine lurking off the Atlantic coast. |
| "The Case of the Running Bowline (The Jittery Socialite) with Betty Garde" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-01 5:45 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Phillips' Milk of Magnesia |
Betty Garde (Sullivan) | Phillips Drug Staff | ["Police", "Crime", "Police Woman", "Betty Garde", "Phillips"] |
Officer Mary Sullivan investigates an anxious Long Island heiress targeted by yachting extortionists using nautical knot messages. |
| "How Can We Best Resolve Cold War Labor Disputes? with George V. Denny Jr." | ABC (WJZ) 1953-09-01 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Public Forum |
George V. Denny Jr. | Town Hall Forum Staff | ["Discussion", "Public Affairs", "Town Meeting", "ABC", "Politics"] |
Panelists and audience members debate governmental arbitration versus collective bargaining for vital defense industry labor disputes. |