On This Day, September 3: Sherlock Holmes and The Sea Hound
Also featured: Kay Kyser.
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, commencing the complete archival review of September 3 across Victorian detective masterworks, maritime youth action serials, real-life human interest documentaries, and musical quiz variety shows, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes for Petri Wine (1945), Arthur Wontner on the BBC (1943), Ken Daigneau in The Sea Hound (1946, 1948), Milo Boulton on We, the People for Sanka Coffee (1940), and Kay Kyser for Lucky Strike (1940–1948):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman with Arthur Wontner" | BBC Home 1943-09-03 8:00 PM BST |
Sustaining British Detective Drama |
Arthur Wontner (Holmes) | Carleton Hobbs (Watson) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Arthur Wontner", "BBC Home"] |
Sherlock Holmes investigates the sudden disappearance of a retired artist materials merchant's young wife and his life savings from a locked strongroom. |
| "The Limping Ghost with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-03 8:30 PM EWT |
Petri Wine Co. Petri California Wines |
Basil Rathbone (Holmes) | Nigel Bruce (Watson) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sherlock Holmes", "Basil Rathbone", "Petri Wine"] |
Holmes and Watson travel to a desolate Scottish manor to investigate a terrifying spectral figure whose heavy limp precedes family murders. |
| "The Hidden Smuggler's Cove with Ken Daigneau" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-09-03 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Maritime Adventure |
Ken Daigneau (Capt. Silver) | Bobby Hastings & Striker | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Ken Daigneau", "ABC"] |
Captain Silver and his crew track diamond smugglers into a hidden reef cavern along the Caribbean coast. |
| "The Secret of Devil's Island with Ken Daigneau" | ABC (WJZ) 1948-09-03 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Maritime Adventure |
Ken Daigneau (Capt. Silver) | Bobby Hastings (Jerry) | ["Adventure", "Maritime", "The Sea Hound", "Ken Daigneau", "ABC"] |
The crew of the Sea Hound evades armed coastal patrol boats while aiding a wrongfully convicted political prisoner escaping from Devil's Island. |
| "A Young Newsboy Finds a Dog with Milo Boulton" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-03 9:00 PM EDST |
General Foods Sanka Decaf Coffee |
Milo Boulton (Host) | Harry von Zell (Announcer) | ["Human Interest", "Documentary", "We The People", "Milo Boulton", "Sanka"] |
Everyday citizens share real-life emotional personal stories including a young newsboy who reunited a lost canine with its disabled owner. |
| "It's So Peaceful in the Country with Kay Kyser and Lucky Strike" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-03 10:00 PM EDST |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Kay Kyser (Leader) | Babbitt, Mason, Kabibble | ["Music", "Quiz", "Kay Kyser", "Lucky Strike", "NBC"] |
Kay Kyser tests audience contestants on musical trivia and conducts swing orchestra arrangements featuring the hit ballad It's So Peaceful in the Country. |