On This Day, September 2: Nick Carter and The First Nighter
Also featured: Beyond Our Ken.
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 private eye master detective cases, the "Little Theater Off Times Square" Broadway anthology dramas, and classic BBC British radio satire, Lon Clark in Nick Carter, Master Detective for Old Dutch Cleanser (1945, 1951), Don Ameche, Barbara Luddy, and Les Tremayne in The First Nighter Program for Campana Italian Balm (1931, 1932, 1938), and Kenneth Horne in Beyond Our Ken (1931–1958):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Factory of Death with Lon Clark as Nick Carter" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-02 5:30 PM EWT |
Cudahy Packing Co. Old Dutch Cleanser |
Lon Clark (Carter) | Charlotte Manson & Latimer | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Nick Carter", "Lon Clark", "Old Dutch"] |
Master detective Nick Carter investigates industrial sabotage and mysterious chemical explosions inside a munitions manufacturing plant. |
| "The Case of the Merry-Go-Round Murder with Lon Clark" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-02 6:00 PM EDT |
Cudahy Packing Co. Old Dutch Cleanser |
Lon Clark (Carter) | Ferrin N. Fraser (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Nick Carter", "Lon Clark", "Old Dutch"] |
Nick Carter corners a carnival pickpocket ring after a midway concessionaire is stabbed aboard a spinning amusement carousel. |
| "Come Dance with Me with Kenneth Horne" | BBC Light 1958-09-02 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Comedy |
Kenneth Horne, Williams | Eric Merriman & Took | ["Comedy", "British", "Beyond Our Ken", "Kenneth Horne", "BBC Light"] |
Kenneth Horne and company parody contemporary ballroom dancing competitions and documentary cinema styles. |
| "The Panther's Claws with Charles P. Hughes" | NBC Red (WMAQ) 1931-09-02 9:30 PM EDST |
Campana Corp. Campana Italian Balm |
Charles P. Hughes (Host) | Broadway Repertory Cast | ["Drama", "Anthology", "First Nighter", "Campana", "NBC"] |
An intrepid safari explorer suspects foul play when a jungle expedition sponsor dies bearing distinctive claw lacerations. |
| "Fugitive with Don Ameche and June Meredith" | NBC Red (WMAQ) 1932-09-02 9:00 PM EDST |
Campana Corp. Campana Italian Balm |
Don Ameche, Meredith | Charles P. Hughes (Host) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "First Nighter", "Don Ameche", "Campana"] |
An escaped prison inmate seeking to clear his reputation seeks refuge in a secluded farmhouse and encounters a sympathetic artist. |
| "Thanks to Mr. Shakespeare with Barbara Luddy and Les Tremayne" | NBC Red (WMAQ) 1938-09-02 10:00 PM EDST |
Campana Corp. Italian Balm & Dreskin |
Barbara Luddy, Tremayne | Charles P. Hughes (Host) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "First Nighter", "Barbara Luddy", "Campana"] |
Two rival summer stock theater performers rehearsing Elizabethan romantic dialogue find their stage rivalry evolving into genuine affection. |