On This Day, September 2: Mr. and Mrs. North
Also featured: FDR National Parks, Tokyo Bay.
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 witty mystery husband-and-wife crime investigations, historic presidential conservation dedications, landmark Pacific naval surrender recordings, and Hollywood syndication dramas, Alice Frost, Joseph Curtin, Barbara Britton, and Richard Denning in Mr. and Mrs. North for Colgate and Halo (1947, 1952), President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicating Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1940), American History Through the Eyes of Radio (1945), and Movietown Radio Theater (1940–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Meet a Pistol-Packing Chimpanzee with Alice Frost" | NBC (WEAF) 1947-09-02 8:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Halo Shampoo |
Alice Frost, Curtin | Frank Lovejoy (Weigand) | ["Comedy", "Mystery", "Mr And Mrs North", "Alice Frost", "Halo"] |
Pamela and Jerry North investigate when a theatrical animal trainer is shot dead inside an apartment where a trained chimpanzee holds the smoking revolver. |
| "Slow Poison with Barbara Britton and Richard Denning" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-09-02 8:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental Cream |
Britton, Denning | Francis De Sales | ["Comedy", "Mystery", "Mr And Mrs North", "Barbara Britton", "Colgate"] |
Pam and Jerry North uncover a family inheritance conspiracy when an eccentric gourmet chef dies from gradual arsenic poisoning. |
| "Address at Dedication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" | Combined Relay 1940-09-02 4:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Presidential Address |
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt | White House Press Corps | ["Speech", "History", "FDR", "Great Smoky Mountains", "National Parks"] |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers a Labor Day address dedicating Great Smoky Mountains National Park and championing wilderness conservation. |
| "Japan Surrenders Aboard USS Missouri with Douglas MacArthur" | Combined Relay 1945-09-02 |
Sustaining Historical Coverage |
Gen. Douglas MacArthur | Adm. Chester Nimitz | ["History", "Documentary", "WWII", "Surrender", "Douglas MacArthur"] |
Documentary audio captures General Douglas MacArthur opening the formal Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay. |
| "To Love Again with Dramatic Hollywood Cast" | MacGregor Synd. 1951-09-02 |
Sustaining Hollywood Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | C.P. MacGregor (Prod) | ["Drama", "Romance", "Anthology", "Movietown Radio Theater", "Syndicated"] |
A widowed concert pianist finds renewed artistic inspiration and romantic companionship while tutoring a gifted conservatory student. |
| "Lady in the Wind with Dramatic Hollywood Cast" | MacGregor Synd. 1953-09-02 |
Sustaining Hollywood Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | C.P. MacGregor (Prod) | ["Drama", "Adventure", "Anthology", "Movietown Radio Theater", "Syndicated"] |
A commercial cargo schooner captain rescues a mysterious heiress stranded on a hurricane-swept Caribbean reef. |