On This Day, September 3: Rudy Vallee and Mel Blanc
Also featured: Boris Karloff.
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 pioneer variety hours, atmospheric horror adaptations, comedic fix-it shop escapades, hardboiled international intrigue in Istanbul, newspaper morality anthologies, and radio drama, Rudy Vallee on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour with jazz pioneer Marion Harris (1931) and screen icon Boris Karloff (1936), Mel Blanc for Colgate (1946), Alonzo Deen Cole's The Witch's Tale in Australia (1935), Jack Moyles in A Man Named Jordan (1950), and Night Editor (1931–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Marion Harris with Rudy Vallee and Fleischmann's Yeast" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1931-09-03 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Rudy Vallee, Harris | Connecticut Yankees | ["Music", "Variety", "Rudy Vallee", "Marion Harris", "Fleischmanns"] |
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Rudy Vallee welcomes pioneer jazz-blues chanteuse Marion Harris for signature torch songs alongside dance orchestra numbers. |
| "Guest Boris Karloff with Rudy Vallee and Fleischmann's Yeast" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1936-09-03 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's & Gelatin |
Rudy Vallee, Karloff | Connecticut Yankees | ["Variety", "Drama", "Rudy Vallee", "Boris Karloff", "Fleischmanns"] |
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Horror screen star Boris Karloff performs a chilling dramatic radio reading opposite Rudy Vallee's Connecticut Yankees. |
| "The Birthday Cards with Mel Blanc and Colgate" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate Dental & Halo |
Mel Blanc (Self/Twaddle) | Mary Jane Croft & Kearns | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Mel Blanc", "Halo Shampoo", "Colgate"] |
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Mel tries to boost sales at his neighborhood fix-it shop by selling humorous customized birthday greeting cards. |
| "The Magic Skin (Part 1) with Old Nancy and 3DB Melbourne" | 3DB Melbourne 1935-09-03 |
Sustaining Supernatural Drama |
Old Nancy (Narrator) | Alonzo Deen Cole & Balzac | ["Horror", "Anthology", "Witchs Tale", "Old Nancy", "3DB"] |
{"title": "The Magic Skin", "part": 1, "total_parts": 2} |
A desperate young gambler acquires an ancient talisman skin that grants every wish while shrinking his remaining lifespan. |
| "The Smuggler's Harbor with Jack Moyles as Rocky Jordan" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-03 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Expatriate Mystery |
Jack Moyles (Jordan) | Jay Novello & Roman | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Rocky Jordan", "Jack Moyles", "CBS"] |
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Rocky Jordan protects a desperate American maritime engineer framed for contraband smuggling in Istanbul harbor. |
| "The Fatal Scoop with Hal Burdick" | NBC Red (KPO) 1939-09-03 8:15 PM PST |
Cardinet Candy Co. Crax & U-No Candy Bars |
Hal Burdick (Narrator) | NBC Pacific Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Night Editor", "Hal Burdick", "NBC"] |
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A veteran newspaper editor recounts the moral crisis of a police reporter who witnesses a hit-and-run involving his publisher's son. |