On This Day, September 3: Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Kaye
Also featured: Hal Kemp.
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 glamorous international espionage romances, sweet dance band showroom broadcasts, intricate collegiate swing jazz remotes, surreal BBC radio sketch satires, human-interest magazine anthologies, and British crime procedurals, Marlene Dietrich in Time for Love for Jergens (1953), Sammy Kaye for Rayve (1944), Hal Kemp on Chesterfield Time (1937), The Burkiss Way (1976), Conrad Nagel on Radio Reader's Digest (1944), and Retribution (1937–1976):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Goodbye, Mike with Marlene Dietrich and Jergens" | CBS (WCBS) 1953-09-03 9:00 PM EDT |
Andrew Jergens Co. Jergens Lotion & Woodbury |
Marlene Dietrich (Mike) | Robert Readick & Kinoy | ["Drama", "Adventure", "Time For Love", "Marlene Dietrich", "Jergens"] |
International magazine photojournalist Mike Frost travels to Tangier to help an old lover escape a deadly Mediterranean smuggling ring. |
| "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 & Orch. | Nancy Norman & Ryan | ["Music", "Big Band", "Sammy Kaye", "Showroom", "Rayve"] |
Sammy Kaye leads his swing orchestra in romantic dance melodies and sentimental verse readings featuring Dancing in the Dark. |
| "Goodbye Jonah with Hal Kemp and Chesterfield" | CBS (WABC) 1937-09-03 8:30 PM EDST |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Hal Kemp & Orchestra | Skinny Ennis & Smoothies | ["Music", "Big Band", "Chesterfield Time", "Hal Kemp", "Chesterfield"] |
Hal Kemp leads his orchestra in intricate staccato dance tempos and collegiate jazz rhythms featuring Goodbye Jonah. |
| "Pass Examinations the Burkiss Way with David Renwick" | BBC Radio 4 1976-09-03 |
Sustaining Sketch Satire |
Jo Kendall & Nigel Rees | David Renwick & Marshall | ["Comedy", "Satire", "The Burkiss Way", "BBC Radio 4", "David Renwick"] |
A surreal sketch comedy satire parodying educational self-improvement courses and absurd academic exam preparation methods. |
| "When a Man Leaves Prison and Hot Magic with Conrad Nagel" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-03 9:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Conrad Nagel (Host) | Radio Repertory Cast | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Radio Readers Digest", "Conrad Nagel", "Campbell"] |
Dramatic human-interest stories dramatize a paroled convict's struggle to secure honest factory work and a stage illusionist's backstage secrets. |
| "The Iron Alibi with BBC Drama Cast" | BBC / 3DB Relay 1946-09-03 |
Sustaining Crime Docudrama |
BBC Drama Repertory | BBC Production Staff | ["Crime", "Drama", "Retribution", "BBC", "Mystery"] |
A calculating jewel thief orchestrates an elaborate forged timetable alibi only to be betrayed by a stopped grandfather clock. |