On This Day, September 2: FBI in Peace and War and Lower Basin Street
Also featured: Ray Anthony.
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 gripping Federal Bureau of Investigation crime investigations, satirical Dixieland jazz concerts, public service veteran big band remotes, military recruitment comedies, and society orchestra melodies, Martin Blaine in The FBI in Peace and War for Wrigley's Gum (1953, 1956), Henry Levine and Jane Pickens on The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street (1950), Ray Anthony on Here's to Veterans (1952), Voice of the Army (1946), and Leo Reisman on The Half and Half Show (1938–1956):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "End of the Rope with Martin Blaine and Wrigley's" | CBS (WCBS) 1953-09-02 8:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Spearmint Chewing Gum |
Martin Blaine (Narrator) | Walter Greaza & Marcin | ["Police", "Crime", "FBI", "FBI In Peace And War", "Wrigleys"] |
Federal agents track an extortionist who mails threatening demands for ransom money to prominent department store executives. |
| "With Intent to Kill with Martin Blaine" | CBS (WCBS) 1956-09-02 6:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Crime Drama |
Martin Blaine (Narrator) | CBS Crime Drama Unit | ["Police", "Crime", "FBI", "FBI In Peace And War", "CBS"] |
Special agents unravel a premeditated murder-for-hire plot targeting a state crown witness scheduled to testify in an interstate gambling trial. |
| "Private Dingle and the Dentist with U.S. Army Recruiting" | Syndication 1946-09-02 |
U.S. Army Recruiting Public Service |
Military Dramatic Cast | U.S. Army Radio Bureau | ["Military", "Drama", "Comedy", "Voice Of The Army", "Recruiting"] |
A nervous young enlistee discovers modern painless military dental care during routine recruit processing. |
| "Guests Henry Levine and Jane Pickens with AFRS" | AFRS / NBC 1950-09-02 |
Armed Forces Radio Downbeat Feature |
Henry Levine, Pickens | Barefooted Philharmonic | ["Music", "Jazz", "Dixieland", "Lower Basin Street", "AFRS"] |
Trumpeter Henry Levine and soprano Jane Pickens perform swinging Dixieland jazz and satirical classical counterpoint. |
| "Ray Anthony and His Orchestra with Veterans Administration" | VA Transcriptions 1952-09-02 |
Veterans Administration GI Bill Information |
Ray Anthony and Orch. | Tommy Mercer (Vocals) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Heres To Veterans", "Ray Anthony", "VA"] |
Bandleader Ray Anthony plays vibrant brass swing instrumentals and promotes educational benefits under the GI Bill. |
| "Says My Heart with Leo Reisman and Half & Half Tobacco" | CBS (WABC) 1938-09-02 10:00 PM EDST |
American Tobacco Co. Half & Half Tobacco |
Leo Reisman and Orch. | Felix Knight (Tenor) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Half and Half Show", "Leo Reisman", "Tobacco"] |
Leo Reisman conducts his society orchestra playing melodic dance tunes including the popular hit Says My Heart. |