On This Day, September 4: Bob Bailey and Casey Crime Photographer
Also featured: Texaco Star Theater.
September 4 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 4 across Bob Bailey protecting an endangered heiress on Let George Do It for Standard Oil, Staats Cotsworth solving backroom dice parlor homicides on Casey, Crime Photographer for Anchor Hocking Glass, Kenny Baker & Frances Langford headlining The Texaco Star Theater, Charles Irving in pirate lore on Stand By for Adventure, Pacific convoy supply lines on It's Maritime, and heroic Marine Corps war dog Caesar on Treasury Salute, Bob Bailey (1953), Staats Cotsworth (1947), Kenny Baker (1940), Charles Irving (1946), and Treasury Salute (1940–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "And Hope to Die with Bob Bailey" | Mutual-Don Lee 1953-09-04 8:00 PM PDT |
Standard Oil of Calif. Chevron & Supreme Gas |
Bob Bailey & Gregg | David Victor & Gillis | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Let George Do It", "Bob Bailey", "Standard Oil"] |
Private investigator George Valentine protects a fearful heiress after she receives anonymous poisoned candy boxes in the mail. |
| "The Loaded Dice with Staats Cotsworth" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-09-04 9:30 PM EDT |
Anchor Hocking Glass Fire-King Ovenware |
Staats Cotsworth & Miner | John Gibson & Staff | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Casey Crime Photographer", "Staats Cotsworth", "Anchor Hocking"] |
Newspaper photographer Jack Casey investigates a suspicious alley shooting behind an illegal backroom gambling den. |
| "Labor Day Variety Hour with Kenny Baker and Frances Langford" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-04 9:00 PM EDST |
The Texas Company Texaco Fire-Chief Gas |
Kenny Baker & Langford | Ken Murray & Broekman | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Texaco Star Theater", "Kenny Baker", "Frances Langford"] |
Kenny Baker and Frances Langford headline an energetic Labor Day variety hour filled with comedy sketches and vocal standards. |
| "The Ghost of Captain Brand with Charles Irving" | Syndication 1946-09-04 |
Sustaining Adventure Anthology |
Charles Irving (Narrator) | Dramatic Repertory Cast | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Stand By For Adventure", "Charles Irving", "Pirates"] |
Four worldly globe-trotters meet at a private club to recount a harrowing encounter with a pirate captain's phantom ship off Madagascar. |
| "Victory at Sea and the Pacific Supply Line" | CBS Radio 1945-09-04 5:00 PM PWT |
U.S. Maritime Comm. War Shipping Admin |
Merchant Marine Crews | CBS Symphony Orch. | ["Documentary", "WWII", "It's Maritime", "Merchant Marine", "CBS"] |
A commemorative broadcast recounting how merchant marine cargo convoys maintained continuous supply lines to Allied troops throughout the Pacific Theater. |
| "A Dog Named Caesar with US Treasury Department" | War Finance Comm. 1944-09-04 |
U.S. Treasury Dept. War Finance Campaign |
Dramatic Repertory Cast | U.S. Treasury Staff | ["Drama", "War Bonds", "Treasury Salute", "War Dog", "US Treasury"] |
A dramatic tribute honoring heroic Marine Corps war dog Caesar, who saved his wounded handler during combat in the South Pacific. |