On This Day, September 1: Orson Welles and The Falcon
Also featured: Judy Canova.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serialized mystery metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across historic civil rights crusades, serialized detective mysteries, rural musical comedy, NPR public radio dramas, Johnson's Wax summer variety, and Cuban musical broadcasts, Orson Welles exposing racial injustice on ABC (1946), George Petrie as The Falcon in Mystery of the Week (1947), Judy Canova and Mel Blanc on NBC for Colgate (1945), James McLure's Laundry and Bourbon on Earplay (1981), Meredith Willson on The Johnson Wax Program (1942), and Radio Superior (1942–1981):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Havana Mambo and Bolero Showcase with CMQ Orchestra" | CMQ Cuba 1954-09-01 |
Sustaining Latin Mambo Revue |
CMQ Studio Orch. | Cuban Musicians | ["Music", "Latin", "Cuban", "Mambo", "Radio Superior"] |
A Havana studio orchestra performs popular mid-century Cuban mambos, guarachas, and romantic boleros. |
| "Judy Returns from the Farm with Judy Canova and Colgate" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-01 10:00 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream |
Judy Canova, Blanc | Gordon Jenkins Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Music", "Judy Canova", "Colgate"] |
Judy Canova returns to Hollywood from her rural farm vacation, unleashing hillbilly confusion and performing novelty yodels. |
| "James McLure's Laundry and Bourbon (Part 2) with NPR Playhouse" | NPR Playhouse 1981-09-01 |
CPB / NPR Radio Drama Series |
NPR Radio Cast | James McLure (Writer) | ["Drama", "Theatre", "Earplay", "NPR", "James McLure"]Arc: Laundry and Bourbon (Part 2 of 2) |
Three small-town Texas women sip bourbon on a scorching back porch, revealing hidden marriages and small-town secrets. |
| "Post-War Civil Rights and Isaac Woodward Case with Orson Welles" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-01 1:15 PM EDT |
Lear Radios Lear Broadcasts |
Orson Welles (Commentator) | Orson Welles | ["News", "Commentary", "Civil Rights", "Orson Welles", "ABC"] |
Orson Welles delivers a searing commentary exposing racial violence against Black WWII veteran Isaac Woodward and demanding federal civil rights prosecution. |
| "Manhattan Beach March with Meredith Willson (Summer Series)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1942-09-01 9:30 PM EWT |
S.C. Johnson & Son Johnson's Wax & Carnu |
Meredith Willson Orch. | Meredith Willson | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Music", "Meredith Willson", "Johnsons Wax"] |
Meredith Willson conducts John Philip Sousa's Manhattan Beach March and presents orchestral musical novelties for Johnson's Wax. |
| "The Case of the Deadly Lover (Part 1) with George Petrie (The Falcon)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-01 7:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Serial |
George Petrie (Falcon) | Mandel Kramer | ["Detective", "Mystery", "The Falcon", "George Petrie", "Mutual"]Arc: The Case of the Deadly Lover (Part 1 of 5) |
The Falcon investigates the suspicious drowning of an heiress whose charming fiancé has a secret criminal record. |