On This Day, September 2: Cary Grant and Roy Rogers
Also featured: Lena Horne.
September 2 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 2 across classic screwball romantic comedy, western adventure songs, groundbreaking Black musical revues, progressive jazz remotes, hardboiled detective mysteries, and major league baseball interviews, Cary Grant in My Favorite Wife on Hollywood Radio Theater (1943), Roy Rogers and Dale Evans for Dodge (1954), Lena Horne and Eddie Green in Forecast: Jubilee (1941), Stan Kenton featuring June Christy (1952), William Gargan in Barrie Craig (1952), and Bob Elson with Houston Astros manager Bill Virdon (1941–1978):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "My Favorite Wife with Cary Grant, Gail Patrick, and AFRS" | AFRS Rebroadcast 1943-09-02 |
Armed Forces Radio Military Rebroadcast |
Cary Grant (Nick) | Gail Patrick (Bianca) | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Hollywood Radio Theater", "Cary Grant", "AFRS"] |
A newly remarried husband is thrown into comedic turmoil when his first wife returns home after seven years shipwrecked on a desert island. |
| "The Virginia and the Truckee Line with Dale Evans and Dodge" | NBC (KFI) 1954-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Dodge Dealers Dodge Trucks & Cars |
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans | Sons of the Pioneers | ["Western", "Adventure", "Music", "Roy Rogers", "Dodge"] |
Roy Rogers tracks masked railway bandits planning to dynamite a wooden trestle bridge along the historic Virginia and Truckee line. |
| "Jubilee with Eddie Green, Lena Horne, and CBS" | CBS (WABC) 1941-09-02 9:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Musical Revue Pilot |
Eddie Green, Lena Horne | Golden Gate Quartet | ["Variety", "Music", "Comedy", "Forecast", "Lena Horne"] |
Comedian Eddie Green and jazz vocalist Lena Horne host an all-Black musical revue pilot featuring spirituals and swing classics. |
| "Love for Sale with June Christy and Sustaining" | NBC Remote 1952-09-02 |
Sustaining Progressive Jazz |
Stan Kenton Orchestra | June Christy (Vocals) | ["Music", "Jazz", "Big Band", "Stan Kenton", "June Christy"] |
Stan Kenton presents progressive big band orchestrations featuring Cole Porter's Love for Sale and complex polyphonic jazz arrangements. |
| "Blood on the Flowers with William Gargan and Sustaining" | NBC (WNBC) 1952-09-02 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Private Detective |
William Gargan (Craig) | Louis Vittes (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Barrie Craig", "William Gargan", "NBC"] |
Barrie Craig protects a high-society florist who receives poisoned imported orchid corsages designed to kill wealthy debutantes. |
| "Interview with Houston Astros Manager Bill Virdon" | WGN Chicago 1978-09-02 |
Sustaining Sports Dialogue |
Bob Elson (Interviewer) | Bill Virdon (Manager) | ["Sports", "Interview", "Baseball", "Bob Elson", "Houston Astros"] |
Veteran sports broadcaster Bob Elson interviews Houston Astros manager Bill Virdon about late-season National League pennant race strategies. |