On This Day, September 3: Ronald Colman and Dennis Day
Also featured: Jeff Regan.
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 acclaimed literary adaptations, high-energy tenor sitcoms, tough hardboiled private eye cases, wartime comedy revues, and romantic dramatic theatre, Ronald Colman on Favorite Story (The Luck of Roaring Camp in 1946 and Change of Face in 1949), Dennis Day for Colgate (1949), Frank Graham as Jeff Regan, Investigator (1950), Rudy Vallee with Jack Haley (1942), and Joan Bennett on Woodbury's Hollywood Playhouse (1939–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Luck of Roaring Camp with Ronald Colman" | Syndication / Ziv 1946-09-03 |
Sustaining Literary Anthology |
Ronald Colman (Host) | Bret Harte & Ziv Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Favorite Story", "Ronald Colman", "Bret Harte"] |
A rough-and-tumble California gold mining camp is softened and transformed when the miners adopt an orphaned newborn baby. |
| "Change of Face with Ronald Colman" | Syndication / Ziv 1949-09-03 |
Sustaining Literary Anthology |
Ronald Colman (Host) | Lawrence & Lee (Writers) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Favorite Story", "Ronald Colman", "Ziv"] |
A desperate fugitive undergoes radical plastic surgery only to discover he has been given the face of an international criminal. |
| "Dennis Learns to Fly with Dennis Day and Colgate" | NBC (KFI) 1949-09-03 10:00 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental & Lustre |
Dennis Day (Self) | Barbara Eiler & Benaderet | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Dennis Day", "Colgate", "NBC"] |
Dennis takes up amateur aviation lessons to impress Mildred's father, leading to chaotic emergency landings in Weaverville. |
| "Gentlemen Prefer Horses with Frank Graham as Jeff Regan" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-03 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Private Detective |
Frank Graham (Regan) | Frank Nelson & Neuman | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Jeff Regan", "Frank Graham", "CBS"] |
Private eye Jeff Regan investigates the kidnapping of a prized thoroughbred racehorse on the eve of a championship stakes race. |
| "Guest Jack Haley with Rudy Vallee and Sealtest" | NBC (WEAF) 1942-09-03 10:00 PM EWT |
National Dairy Products Sealtest Milk & Ice Cream |
Rudy Vallee, Haley | Joan Davis & Redd | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Rudy Vallee", "Jack Haley", "Sealtest"] |
Comedian Jack Haley joins Rudy Vallee and Joan Davis in a madcap comedy sketch spoofing wartime victory garden farming. |
| "Dawn Girl with Joan Bennett and Woodbury Soap" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1939-09-03 9:00 PM EDST |
Andrew Jergens Co. Woodbury Facial Soap |
Joan Bennett (Lead) | Hollywood Radio Staff | ["Drama", "Hollywood", "Woodbury Playhouse", "Joan Bennett", "NBC"] |
A glamorous Broadway stage actress struggles between career ambition and true romance during a whirlwind European tour. |