On This Day, September 2: The Cisco Kid and Bill Lance
Also featured: Claudia and David.
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 western adventure serials, hardboiled detective mysteries, domestic situational comedies, and juvenile circus serials, Jack Mather and Harry Lang in three classic episodes of The Cisco Kid (1952, 1954, 1958), Gerald Mohr as Bill Lance on CBS (1945), Patricia Ryan and Richard Kollmar in Claudia and David (1948), and Jerry of the Circus (1937–1958):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Murdering Brute with Gerald Mohr as Bill Lance" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-02 9:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
Gerald Mohr (Lance) | Howard McNear & Wilson | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Bill Lance", "Gerald Mohr", "CBS"] |
Globe-trotting private investigator Bill Lance tracks an escaped carnival strongman accused of strangling a wealthy waterfront pawnbroker. |
| "Border Cattle Rustlers with Jack Mather and Harry Lang" | Ziv Syndication 1952-09-02 |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather (Cisco) | Harry Lang (Pancho) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Harry Lang"] |
Cisco and Pancho foil an organized band of night riders altering branding marks to drive stolen herds across the Rio Grande. |
| "Bull Whacker with Jack Mather and Harry Lang" | Ziv Syndication 1954-09-02 |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather (Cisco) | Harry Lang (Pancho) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Harry Lang"] |
Cisco defends a veteran freight wagon bullwhacker targeted by rival transport operators attempting to sabotage mountain deliveries. |
| "Holdup at the Pass with Jack Mather and Harry Lang" | Ziv Syndication 1958-09-02 |
Sustaining Western Adventure |
Jack Mather (Cisco) | Harry Lang (Pancho) | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cisco Kid", "Jack Mather", "Harry Lang"] |
Cisco and Pancho set an ambush in a narrow mountain canyon to capture stagecoach bandits preying on gold shipments. |
| "Jerry Rescues Splendor with Dramatic Juvenile Cast" | Syndication 1937-09-02 |
Sustaining Juvenile Adventure |
Juvenile Voice Cast | Syndicated Circus Staff | ["Children", "Adventure", "Circus", "Jerry Of The Circus", "Syndicated"] |
Circus boy Jerry braves a brush fire near the menagerie tents to guide prize performing horse Splendor to safety. |
| "Furniture Gets a Part with Patricia Ryan and Richard Kollmar" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-09-02 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Domestic Comedy |
Patricia Ryan, Kollmar | Rose Franken (Author) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Domestic", "Claudia And David", "CBS"] |
Claudia impulsively lends their living room sofa to an amateur theater production, leaving David stranded without evening seating. |