On This Day, September 3: Bulldog Drummond and Bright Star
Also featured: Sammy Kaye.
September 3 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 3 across hardboiled British detectives, sharp romantic newspaper comedies, sweet swing dance band remotes, Chicago legal mysteries, dramatic wartime battlefield news reports, and long-running radio soap operas, Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond (1945), Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne in Bright Star (1953), Sammy Kaye's Sunday Serenade for Rayve (1944), Gene Raymond as Mr. Malone (1950), Ned Calmer on CBS World News Today covering Stalingrad (1942), and Claire Niesen in Mary Noble (1942–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Napoleon Pendant Murder Case with Ned Wever" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining British Detective |
Ned Wever (Drummond) | Luis Van Rooten (Denny) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Bulldog Drummond", "Ned Wever", "Mutual"] |
Bulldog Drummond investigates the theft of an antique imperial diamond pendant following the poisoning of a prominent London jeweler. |
| "The Haunted House Exposé with Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne" | Syndication / Ziv 1953-09-03 |
Sustaining Newspaper Comedy |
Fred MacMurray, Dunne | Ziv Radio Staff | ["Comedy", "Drama", "Bright Star", "Fred MacMurray", "Irene Dunne"] |
Hillsdale Morning Gazette reporter George Valentine spends a night inside a reputed haunted mansion to uncover real estate swindlers. |
| "Dancing in the Dark with Sammy Kaye and Rayve Shampoo" | Blue Network 1944-09-03 1:30 PM EWT |
William R. Warner Rayve Creme Shampoo |
Sammy Kaye & Orchestra | Nancy Norman (Vocal) | ["Music", "Big Band", "Sammy Kaye", "Sunday Serenade", "Rayve"] |
Sammy Kaye leads his swing orchestra in romantic dance melodies and poetry readings featuring Dancing in the Dark. |
| "The Crimson Clue with Gene Raymond as John J. Malone" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-03 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Legal Mystery |
Gene Raymond (Malone) | Craig Rice (Author) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Mr Malone", "Gene Raymond", "Craig Rice"] |
Chicago criminal lawyer John J. Malone defends a nightclub singer accused of fatally shooting her manager in an alley. |
| "Stalingrad Counter-Offensive Reports with Ned Calmer" | CBS (WABC) 1942-09-03 8:00 AM EWT |
Sustaining Wartime News Special |
Ned Calmer (Anchor) | John Daly & Reporters | ["News", "WWII", "CBS News", "Ned Calmer", "History"] |
Ned Calmer anchors wartime reports detailing fierce Soviet resistance in the streets of Stalingrad and Allied air sorties over Europe. |
| "Harley Barnwell Threatens to Sue Larry with Claire Niesen" | NBC (WNBC) 1947-09-03 4:00 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Bayer Aspirin & Milk of Magnesia |
Claire Niesen (Mary) | James Meighan (Larry) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Backstage Wife", "Claire Niesen", "Bayer"] |
Mary Noble attempts to resolve legal threats when a disgruntled theater producer threatens to sue Larry over broken contractual agreements. |