On This Day, September 2: Casey Crime Photographer and Texaco Star Theater
Also featured: Jungle Jim.
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 newspaper photojournalist crime mysteries, gala victory concert celebrations on V-J Day, syndicated comic strip jungle serials, Merchant Marine historical tributes, and Brooklyn domestic comedy sketches, Matt Crowley in Casey, Crime Photographer for Anchor Hocking (1943, 1944), James Melton on Texaco Star Theater (1945), Jackson Beck in Joe and Ethel Turp (1941), Jungle Jim (1950), and It's Maritime (1941–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Whispering Gun with Matt Crowley" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-02 10:00 PM EWT |
Anchor Hocking Fire-King Ovenware |
Matt Crowley (Casey) | Alice Reinheart & Gibson | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Crime Photographer", "Anchor Hocking", "CBS"] |
Newspaper photographer Jack Casey investigates a nightclub robbery where a silenced pistol was used to murder a prominent jeweler. |
| "Gun Boy with Matt Crowley as Flashgun Casey" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-02 8:00 PM EWT |
Anchor Hocking Fire-King Ovenware |
Matt Crowley (Casey) | Alice Reinheart & Gibson | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Crime Photographer", "Anchor Hocking", "CBS"] |
Flashgun Casey attempts to clear a troubled juvenile accused of shooting a waterfront warehouse watchman during a robbery. |
| "Summer Music Hall with James Melton on V-J Day" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-02 9:30 PM EWT |
The Texas Company Texaco Fire-Chief Gas |
James Melton (Tenor) | Al Goodman Orchestra | ["Music", "Variety", "Texaco Star Theater", "James Melton", "Texaco"] |
Tenor James Melton sings patriotic anthems and operatic arias celebrating the formal surrender of Japan on V-J Day. |
| "Escape from the Snake Pit with Matt Crowley" | Hearst Synd. 1950-09-02 |
Sustaining Jungle Adventure |
Matt Crowley (Jim) | Juano Hernandez (Kolu) | ["Adventure", "Jungle", "Jungle Jim", "Matt Crowley", "Syndicated"] |
Jungle Jim and Kolu escape a subterranean pit filled with venomous vipers while tracking poachers in the Malayan jungle. |
| "The Merchant Marine at Tokyo Bay on V-J Day" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-02 5:00 PM EWT |
Maritime Commission War Shipping Admin. |
Dramatic Voice Cast | CBS Feature Unit | ["Maritime", "Documentary", "WWII", "Its Maritime", "CBS"] |
Documentary dramatizations commemorate the civilian Merchant Marine seamen who ferried vital supplies across the Pacific to Tokyo Bay. |
| "The Disputed Wedding Present with Damon Runyon Stories" | CBS (WABC) 1941-09-02 7:15 PM EDST |
Sustaining Damon Runyon Comedy |
Jackson Beck (Joe) | Patsy Campbell (Ethel) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Joe And Ethel Turp", "Damon Runyon", "CBS"] |
Joe and Ethel bicker over whether to return an ugly ceramic punch bowl received as an awkward wedding gift from Uncle Ben. |