On This Day, September 3: The Shadow and Rocky Jordan
Also featured: The Navy Lark.
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 masked crime fighters, international private eye intrigue in Cairo, Royal Navy situational comedy, police squad room investigations, comic strip adaptations, and presidential press addresses, Bret Morrison in The Shadow for 'blue coal' (1950), Jack Moyles in Rocky Jordan for Del Monte (1950), Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee in The Navy Lark (1967), Hearthstone of the Death Squad (1952), Gasoline Alley (1948), and President Ronald Reagan (1948–1981):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Man Who Mailed Murder with Bret Morrison as The Shadow" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-03 5:00 PM EDT |
DL&W Coal Co. 'blue coal' Home Heating |
Bret Morrison (Cranston) | Gertrude Warner & Cole | ["Mystery", "Detective", "The Shadow", "Bret Morrison", "Blue Coal"] |
Lamont Cranston tracks a cunning blackmailer using parcel post explosives to eliminate targets while framing an innocent postal clerk. |
| "Ace High Straight with Jack Moyles as Rocky Jordan" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-03 6:30 PM EDT |
California Packing Del Monte Canned Foods |
Jack Moyles (Rocky) | Jay Novello & Roman | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Rocky Jordan", "Jack Moyles", "Del Monte"] |
Cairo cafe owner Rocky Jordan is dragged into an extortion racket when a reckless American gambler attempts to pay debts with counterfeit currency. |
| "Women in the Wardroom with Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee" | BBC Radio 4 1967-09-03 1:30 PM BST |
Sustaining British Naval Comedy |
Leslie Phillips, Pertwee | Stephen Murray & Wyman | ["Comedy", "British", "Navy Lark", "Leslie Phillips", "BBC Radio 4"] |
The crew of HMS Troutbridge creates chaos when they permit WRNS officers to redecorate the ship's officers' wardroom. |
| "The Crimson Carnation with Alfred Shirley as Inspector Hearthstone" | CBS (WABC) 1952-09-03 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Alfred Shirley (Hearthstone) | James Monk & Hummert | ["Police", "Procedural", "Hearthstone", "Alfred Shirley", "CBS"] |
Inspector Hearthstone investigates the backstage strangulation of a Broadway nightclub dancer who wore a trademark red flower. |
| "Skeezix Goes into Business with Jimmy Lydon" | Syndication 1948-09-03 |
Sustaining Comic Strip Comedy |
Jimmy Lydon (Skeezix) | Bill Idelson & King | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Gasoline Alley", "Jimmy Lydon", "Syndicated"] |
Skeezix Wallet and his partner Wilmer attempt to secure garage financing to expand their neighborhood automotive repair shop. |
| "Arms Reduction Negotiations Announcement with the Soviet Union" | White House Press 1981-09-03 1:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Presidential Address |
President Ronald Reagan | White House Press Staff | ["Speech", "News", "History", "Ronald Reagan", "Cold War"] |
President Ronald Reagan announces the United States' willingness to resume strategic nuclear arms limitation negotiations with Soviet leaders. |