On This Day, September 3: Crime Doctor and Wyllis Cooper
Also featured: Peter Lorre.
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 psychiatric criminological investigations with John McIntire for Philip Morris, haunting supernatural Dunkirk battlefield drama from Wyllis Cooper on Quiet, Please, Peter Lorre hosting The Whistler on Mystery Playhouse for AFRS, lethal parcel bomb mysteries, and prestigious full-length British theatrical productions on the BBC Home Service, John McIntire in Crime Doctor (1944), Ernest Chappell (1947), Peter Lorre (1945), Brett Halliday (1951), and Saturday Night Theatre (1944–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Ambitious Chemist with John McIntire" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-03 8:30 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
John McIntire (Ordway) | Max Marcin (Creator) | ["Detective", "Psychological", "Crime Doctor", "John McIntire", "Philip Morris"] |
Dr. Benjamin Ordway investigates a suspicious laboratory explosion involving an industrial chemist who patented a lucrative synthetic resin formula. |
| "Retreat at Dunkerque with Ernest Chappell and Wyllis Cooper" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Radio Drama |
Ernest Chappell (Narr.) | Wyllis Cooper (Dir.) | ["Drama", "Supernatural", "Quiet Please", "Ernest Chappell", "Wyllis Cooper"] |
A British soldier separated from his unit during the Dunkirk evacuation encounters an enigmatic companion guiding wounded troops through coastal fog. |
| "The Whistler (Ambition, Perilous) with Peter Lorre and AFRS" | AFRS Transcription 1945-09-03 |
Armed Forces Radio Mystery Anthology |
Peter Lorre (Host) | Bill Forman (Whistler) | ["Mystery", "Psychological", "Mystery Playhouse", "Peter Lorre", "The Whistler"] |
An ambitious junior law partner conspires to frame his senior mentor for embezzlement, only to walk into his own intricately planned legal trap. |
| "Return to the Sender with Brett Halliday" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Showcase |
Brett Halliday (Host) | Mutual Mystery Cast | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "Murder By Experts", "Brett Halliday", "Mutual"] |
A vengeful blackmailer receives an undelivered parcel bomb returned by the post office with fatal consequences. |
| "The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp with BBC" | BBC Home Service 1949-09-03 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | Margery Sharp (Author) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Home Service", "Margery Sharp"] |
An elderly aristocratic widow attempts to atone for a decades-old romantic betrayal by offering her entire country estate to an impoverished cousin. |
| "The Yard by Jack Pulman with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1955-09-03 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Radio Drama |
BBC Drama Repertory | Jack Pulman (Author) | ["Crime", "Drama", "Saturday Night Theatre", "BBC Home Service", "Jack Pulman"] |
Scotland Yard detectives conduct an intensive forensic investigation when a dockland watchman is found murdered near a Thames shipping wharf. |