On This Day, September 3: The Lone Ranger and Eddie Cantor
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 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 iconic Western masked rider adventures penned by Fran Striker (spanning Silvercup Bread in 1934, Bond Bread in 1937, and Cheerios in 1941), high-energy comedy-variety revues with guest stage and screen stars, and military dramatic recruitment anthologies, Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger (1934, 1937, 1941), Eddie Cantor for Ipana and Pabst Blue Ribbon (1941, 1953), and Proudly We Hail (1934–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Border Cattle Rustlers with Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger" | WXYZ / Mutual 1934-09-03 7:30 PM EDST |
Gordon Baking Co. Silvercup Bread |
Earle Graser (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Silvercup"] |
The Lone Ranger and Tonto track a syndicate of cattle rustlers driving stolen herds across the Rio Grande river. |
| "The Gunsmith's Secret with Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger" | Mutual (WOR) 1937-09-03 7:30 PM EDST |
General Baking Co. Bond Bread |
Earle Graser (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Bond Bread"] |
The masked rider protects a disabled frontier gunsmith who invented an improved repeating rifle mechanism from rival outlaw bandits. |
| "Little Rose with Earle Graser as The Lone Ranger" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1941-09-03 7:30 PM EDST |
General Mills Cheerioats / Cheerios |
Earle Graser (Ranger) | John Todd & Striker | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Lone Ranger", "Earle Graser", "Cheerios"] |
The Lone Ranger exposes a fraudulent guardian attempting to swindle an orphaned young girl named Little Rose out of her silver mine inheritance. |
| "Guest Maurice Evans with Eddie Cantor and Ipana" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-03 9:00 PM EDST |
Bristol-Myers Ipana & Sal Hepatica |
Eddie Cantor (Host) | Maurice Evans & Shore | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Eddie Cantor", "Maurice Evans", "Ipana"] |
Shakespearean dramatic actor Maurice Evans matches wit with Eddie Cantor and joins in a madcap parody of Macbeth. |
| "Guests Ralph Bellamy and Nelson Eddy with Eddie Cantor" | NBC (KFI) 1953-09-03 9:30 PM EDT |
Pabst Brewing Co. Pabst Blue Ribbon |
Eddie Cantor (Host) | Ralph Bellamy & Eddy | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Eddie Cantor", "Ralph Bellamy", "Nelson Eddy"] |
Eddie Cantor welcomes screen stars Ralph Bellamy and baritone Nelson Eddy for song parodies and Broadway reminiscences. |
| "The Exchange Professor with US Army Recruiting Service" | Syndication 1950-09-03 |
U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Broadcast |
Dramatic Military Cast | US Army Radio Staff | ["Drama", "Military", "Proudly We Hail", "US Army", "Recruiting"] |
A mild-mannered European history professor takes a sabbatical to serve as an intelligence instructor at a military training academy. |