On This Day, September 1: Vincent Price and The Avenger
Also featured: I Love a Mystery.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serialized mystery adventure metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across BBC psychological terror anthologies, pulp superhero crusades, Treasury department investigations, on-the-scene state fair interviews, and Carlton E. Morse's globe-trotting adventure serials, Vincent Price in The Price of Fear (1973), James Monks as The Avenger (1942), Treasury Agent (1947), Vox Pop at the Indiana State Fair (1941), and Jack Packard and Doc Long across two classic chapters of I Love a Mystery (1939, 1943):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Remains to Be Seen with Vincent Price" | BBC Radio 4 1973-09-01 10:30 PM BST |
Sustaining Horror Anthology |
Vincent Price, Jones | Jack Griffith (Writer) | ["Horror", "Thriller", "Vincent Price", "The Price of Fear", "BBC"] |
An obsessive archaeologist discovers that a petrified corpse unearthed from an ancient burial mound refuses to stay buried. |
| "The Department of Murder with James Monks" | Syndication (WHN) 1942-09-01 8:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Pulp Superhero |
James Monks, Adamson | Walter B. Gibson (Creator) | ["Detective", "Pulp", "Supernatural", "The Avenger", "Walter Gibson"] |
Jim Brandon deploys his telepathic hypnosis and secret invention arsenal to take down an underground murder-for-hire bureau. |
| "The Case of the Counterfeit Whiskey Ring with Russell Janney" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-01 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Federal Law Docudrama |
Russell Janney, Agents | Mutual Production Staff | ["Docudrama", "Crime", "Treasury Agent", "Law Enforcement", "Mutual"] |
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit agents infiltrate an illegal distillery racket producing toxic counterfeit whiskey labeled as premium bonded rye. |
| "Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis with Parks Johnson and Warren Hull" | CBS (WABC) 1941-09-01 8:00 PM EDST |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Parks Johnson, Hull | Parks Johnson (Producer) | ["Interview", "Human Interest", "Vox Pop", "Bromo-Seltzer", "CBS"] |
Parks Johnson and Warren Hull interview prize-winning livestock breeders and harness race drivers at the Indiana State Fair. |
| "Battle of the Century (Part 3) with Michael Raffetto and Barton Yarborough" | NBC Red (KPO) 1939-09-01 8:15 PM PDT |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Michael Raffetto, Doc | Carlton E. Morse (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love A Mystery", "Carlton E Morse", "NBC"]Arc: The Battle of the Century (Part 3) |
Jack, Doc, and Reggie discover hidden underground passageways beneath a secluded mountain mansion while searching for a kidnapper. |
| "The Decapitation of Jefferson Monk (Part 3) with Michael Raffetto" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-01 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Bar Soap |
Michael Raffetto, Doc | Carlton E. Morse (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love A Mystery", "Carlton E Morse", "CBS"]Arc: The Decapitation of Jefferson Monk (Part 3) |
Jack Packard and Doc Long examine strange bloodstains on a wealthy client's estate grounds following an ominous death threat. |