On This Day, September 3: Bing Crosby and Martin Kane
Also featured: Father Knows Best.
September 3 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 3 across smooth daytime pop standards duets, gritty waterfront narcotics investigations, relatable suburban family sitcoms, country store homecoming serials, big band variety showcases, and symphonic operatic broadcasts, Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney (1962), William Gargan as Martin Kane, Private Eye (1950), Robert Young in Father Knows Best (1953), Lum and Abner for Frigidaire (1948), Paul Whiteman on Philco Radio Hall of Fame with Kay Starr (1944), and Henry Weber on The Enchanted Hour (1944–1962):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I'm Alabamy Bound with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney" | CBS (KNX) 1962-09-03 11:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime Pop Standards |
Bing Crosby, Clooney | Buddy Cole & Trio | ["Music", "Pop", "Bing Crosby", "Rosemary Clooney", "Buddy Cole"] |
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Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney trade lighthearted banter and harmonize on classic American songbook favorites featuring I'm Alabamy Bound. |
| "Routs a Dope Smuggling Ring with William Gargan as Martin Kane" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-03 4:30 PM EDT |
U.S. Tobacco Co. Model Pipe & Sano |
William Gargan (Kane) | Walter Kinsella & Hediger | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Martin Kane", "William Gargan", "US Tobacco"] |
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Private investigator Martin Kane goes undercover along the New York waterfront to dismantle an offshore narcotics smuggling operation. |
| "The Back to School Wardrobe Dilemma with Robert Young" | NBC (KFI) 1953-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
General Foods Post's 40% Bran & Maxwell |
Robert Young (Jim) | Jean Vander Pyl & Williams | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Father Knows Best", "Robert Young", "General Foods"] |
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Jim Anderson attempts to rein in the family budget when Betty and Bud make competing demands for brand-new autumn school clothes. |
| "Abner Has Presents for All Old Friends with Chester Lauck" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-03 10:00 PM EDT |
General Motors Frigidaire Appliances |
Chester Lauck (Lum) | Norris Goff (Abner) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum And Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Frigidaire"] |
{"title": "Return to Pine Ridge", "part": 5, "total_parts": 15} |
Abner returns from his big city travels loaded with quirky novelty souvenirs and mechanical toys for the folks in Pine Ridge. |
| "Morton Downey and Kay Starr with Paul Whiteman" | Blue Network 1944-09-03 6:00 PM EWT |
Philco Corp. Philco Radios & Phonos |
Paul Whiteman (Host) | Morton Downey & Kay Starr | ["Music", "Variety", "Philco Hall Of Fame", "Paul Whiteman", "Kay Starr"] |
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Paul Whiteman presents Irish tenor Morton Downey and jazz singer Kay Starr performing headline radio hits and popular ballads. |
| "Operatic Melodies with Henry Weber and WGN Symphony" | Mutual (WGN) 1950-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Concert |
Henry Weber (Cond.) | Nancy Carr & Bruce Foote | ["Music", "Classical", "Enchanted Hour", "Henry Weber", "Opera"] |
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Conductor Henry Weber leads the WGN Symphony Orchestra and soloists in a concert of light opera arias and romantic orchestral overtures. |