On This Day, September 3: Gangbusters and Joan Davis
Also featured: Frankie Carle.
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 authentic police manhunts and docudramas, comedic department store sitcoms, sweet swing dance band remotes, East African safari documentaries, and romantic anthology dramas, Phillips H. Lord in two Gangbusters cases (1943, 1949), Joan Davis in Leave It to Joan for Swan Soap (1945), Frankie Carle on One Night Stand for AFRS (1947), General Motors on Safari (1965), and Love Story (1937–1965):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of John Wesley Johns with Phillips H. Lord" | Blue Network 1943-09-03 9:00 PM EWT |
L.E. Waterman Co. Waterman Fountain Pens |
Phillips H. Lord (Host) | Art Carney & De Corsia | ["Crime", "Docudrama", "Gangbusters", "Phillips H Lord", "Waterman"] |
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State police detectives coordinate roadblock checkpoints across multiple counties to apprehend an armed bank robber and fugitive. |
| "The Case of Roy Frank Godby (Part 2) with Phillips H. Lord" | CBS (WABC) 1949-09-03 9:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Tide Laundry Detergent |
Phillips H. Lord (Host) | Don MacLaughlin (Lead) | ["Crime", "Docudrama", "Gangbusters", "Phillips H Lord", "Tide"] |
{"title": "The Case of Roy Frank Godby", "part": 2, "total_parts": 2} |
Federal agents and highway patrolmen close in on an escaped convict's mountain hideout following a nationwide manhunt. |
| "Season Premiere with Joan Davis and Swan Soap" | CBS (KNX) 1945-09-03 8:30 PM EWT |
Lever Brothers Swan Floating Soap |
Joan Davis, Felton | Sharon Douglas & Mack | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Leave It To Joan", "Joan Davis", "Swan Soap"] |
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Joan Davis attempts to manage a boutique department store counter while juggling humorous romantic misunderstandings. |
| "Ask Anyone Who Knows with Frankie Carle's Orchestra and AFRS" | AFRS Remote 1947-09-03 |
Sustaining Armed Forces Radio |
Frankie Carle & Orchestra | Marjorie Hughes (Vocal) | ["Music", "Big Band", "One Night Stand", "Frankie Carle", "AFRS"] |
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Pianist Frankie Carle leads his dance orchestra in smooth piano stylings featuring Ask Anyone Who Knows for military personnel. |
| "Special Transmission Remote from East Africa" | SABC / Syndication 1965-09-03 |
General Motors GM South Africa |
Expedition Naturalists | Audio Documentarians | ["Documentary", "Travel", "Safari", "General Motors", "SABC"] |
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Field naturalists record authentic wildlife sounds and vehicular performance data across an overland expedition in the Kenyan bush. |
| "Accent on Fralita with Dramatic Repertory Cast" | NBC Blue 1937-09-03 |
Sustaining Romantic Anthology |
Dramatic Voice Cast | NBC Drama Staff | ["Drama", "Romance", "Love Story", "NBC Blue", "Anthology"] |
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A young American tourist traveling through Spain falls in love with an enigmatic flamenco dancer entangled in family feud loyalties. |