On This Day, September 4: Bulldog Drummond and Elmer Davis
Also featured: The Silver Eagle.
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 Ned Wever tracking chemical dart assassins on Bulldog Drummond, Elmer Davis and Edward R. Murrow breaking the historic US-British Destroyers-for-Bases naval pact on CBS World News Today, Canadian Mountie manhunts on The Silver Eagle for General Mills, Carmen Dragon and Rise Stevens performing in manufacturing plant drama on The Prudential Family Hour of Stars, British music hall comedy on Two Daffodils, and 1937 college gridiron season previews on WACO, Ned Wever (1944), Elmer Davis (1940), Jim Ameche (1952), Carmen Dragon (1949), and Two Daffodils (1934–1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Adroit Assassin with Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-09-04 7:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining British Detective |
Ned Wever (Drummond) | Luis Van Rooten & McNeile | ["Detective", "Adventure", "Bulldog Drummond", "Ned Wever", "Mutual"] |
Bulldog Drummond pursues an elusive international assassin who uses specialized chemical darts to eliminate key government ministers. |
| "US-British Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement with Elmer Davis" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-04 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining World News Roundup |
Elmer Davis (Anchor) | Edward R. Murrow & Staff | ["News", "WWII", "CBS World News", "Elmer Davis", "Edward R Murrow"] |
CBS correspondents report on Churchill's announcement transferring fifty US naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for Caribbean naval bases. |
| "The Cougar of Thunder Pass with Jim Ameche" | ABC (WJZ) 1952-09-04 7:30 PM EDT |
General Mills Cheerios & Wheaties |
Jim Ameche (Jim West) | James Jewell & Lester | ["Western", "Adventure", "The Silver Eagle", "Jim Ameche", "General Mills"] |
Mountie Jim West and his French-Canadian partner Joe Bideaux track an escaped outlaw holding hostages in a mountain pass cabin. |
| "The Big Job with Carmen Dragon and Rise Stevens" | CBS (KNX) 1949-09-04 6:00 PM EDT |
Prudential Insurance Prudential Life Insurance |
Carmen Dragon (Conductor) | Rise Stevens & Drama Cast | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Prudential Family Hour", "Carmen Dragon", "Prudential"] |
An ambitious factory foreman takes on the management of a struggling manufacturing plant to save the jobs of hundreds of workers. |
| "Don't Be a Fool, You Fool with British Vaudeville Cast" | BBC Regional 1934-09-04 |
Sustaining Cockney Vaudeville |
BBC Comedy Duo | BBC Variety Producers | ["Comedy", "Vaudeville", "Two Daffodils", "BBC Regional", "British"] |
Two bumbling Cockney music hall comedians trade puns, comedic misunderstandings, and music hall patter songs. |
| "1937 College Football Season Preview on WACO" | WACO / Texas 1937-09-04 |
Sustaining Sports Commentary |
WACO Sports Announcers | WACO Station Engineers | ["Sports", "Football", "WACO", "Southwest Conference", "Texas"] |
Sports commentators preview the upcoming 1937 college football season, evaluating Southwest Conference contenders, star players, and gridiron rule changes. |