On This Day, September 2: Jane Wyman and Dick Tracy
Also featured: Tennessee Jed.
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 romantic literary drama, screwball radio comedies, candy-sponsored comic strip police adventures, western frontier scouting serials, and historical wartime retrospectives, Jane Wyman starring in To Mary with Love on Hallmark Playhouse (1948) and Weekend for Three on The Screen Guild Theater (1946), Matt Crowley as Dick Tracy for Tootsie Roll (1946, 1947), Tennessee Jed for Tip-Top Bread (1946), and Vera Lynn on WRVR New York (1946–1967):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "To Mary with Love with Jane Wyman and James Hilton" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-09-02 10:00 PM EDT |
Hallmark Cards Greeting Cards |
Jane Wyman, Hilton | Lyn Murray Orchestra | ["Drama", "Romance", "Hallmark Playhouse", "Jane Wyman", "James Hilton"] |
A devoted couple navigates economic hardship, personal tragedy, and lingering misunderstandings across two decades of marriage. |
| "Weekend for Three with Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Wyman" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-02 10:00 PM EDT |
Lady Esther Face Cream & Cosmetics |
Dennis O'Keefe, Wyman | Truman Bradley (Host) | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Screen Guild Theater", "Dennis OKeefe", "Jane Wyman"] |
A newlywed husband's domestic peace is disrupted when his wife's eccentric college suitor arrives for an open-ended house visit. |
| "The Flattop Junior Counterfeit Gang with Tootsie V.M." | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-02 5:00 PM EDT |
Sweets Co. of America Tootsie Rolls & V.M. |
Matt Crowley (Tracy) | Howard Smith & Kinsella | ["Detective", "Police", "Adventure", "Dick Tracy", "Tootsie Roll"] |
Dick Tracy tracks a criminal ring using a carnival sideshow wagon to circulate counterfeit ten-dollar treasury notes. |
| "The Case of the Stolen Formula with Sweets Company" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-09-02 5:00 PM EDT |
Sweets Co. of America Tootsie Rolls |
Matt Crowley (Tracy) | Howard Smith (Cast) | ["Detective", "Police", "Adventure", "Dick Tracy", "Tootsie Roll"] |
Dick Tracy pursues underworld gunmen who rob a municipal research laboratory of an experimental jet propulsion chemical. |
| "The Outlaws of Ghost Canyon with Ward Bread" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-02 5:15 PM EDT |
Ward Baking Co. Tip-Top Bread |
Johnny Thomas (Jed) | Humphrey Davis (Cook) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Tennessee Jed", "Tip Top Bread", "ABC"] |
Frontier scout Tennessee Jed Sloan unmasks masked cattle rustlers using spooky cavern echoes to frighten ranch hands away from water holes. |
| "Vera Lynn Retrospective on Wartime British Radio" | WRVR 106.7 FM 1967-09-02 |
Sustaining Non-Commercial FM |
Dame Vera Lynn | WRVR Music Desk | ["Music", "Interview", "History", "Vera Lynn", "WRVR"] |
Archival recordings and interviews highlight Vera Lynn's iconic troop concerts and BBC broadcasts during the Second World War. |