On This Day, September 4: Guy Lombardo and Brett Halliday
Also featured: Murder Will Out.
September 4 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story arcs, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 4 across Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians playing wartime victory hits for Chelsea Cigarettes, mystery author Brett Halliday presenting Man Hunt on Murder by Experts, a fatal poisoned stamp on Murder Will Out for Rainbo Bread, Lawrence Klee's psychological thriller on The Clock, Clemence Dane's drama on Saturday Night Theatre, and the Saharan adventure The Sand Leopard, Guy Lombardo (1945), Brett Halliday (1950), and Eddie Dunstedter (1945–1961):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Till the End of Time with Guy Lombardo" | ABC (WJZ) 1945-09-04 9:00 PM EWT |
Larus & Brother Co. Chelsea Cigarettes |
Guy & Carmen Lombardo | The Lombardo Trio | ["Music", "Big Band", "Guy Lombardo", "Chelsea Cigarettes", "ABC"] |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians play the sweetest music this side of heaven, featuring Till the End of Time, It's Been a Long Long Time, and smooth dance tunes. |
| "Man Hunt with Brett Halliday" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-09-04 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Mystery Anthology |
Brett Halliday & Larkin | David Kogan (Dir.) | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "Murder By Experts", "Brett Halliday", "Mutual"] |
Mystery novelist Brett Halliday introduces the pulse-pounding manhunt for an innocent fugitive pursued across the Louisiana bayous for a payroll robbery. |
| "The Case of the Poisoned Stamp with Eddie Dunstedter" | ABC Network 1945-09-04 9:30 PM PWT |
Campbell-Taggart Rainbo Bread |
Eddie Dunstedter (Organ) | Lew X. Lansworth (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Murder Will Out", "Rainbo Bread", "ABC"] |
Inspector Peter Burke investigates the sudden asphyxiation of a rare philatelic collector who licked a fatal strychnine-coated postage stamp. |
| "The Sweet Cheat (Consuelo) with Genevieve" | ABC Radio 1956-09-04 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Radio Thriller |
Genevieve (Consuelo) | Lawrence Klee (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Thriller", "The Clock", "Genevieve", "ABC"] |
A wealthy socialite falls under the hypnotic influence of a charming European gigolo scheming to liquidate her estate. |
| "The Leopard Crouches (Episode 6) with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1961-09-04 |
Sustaining British Adventure |
BBC Dramatic Troupe | Basil Dawson (Writer) | ["Adventure", "Thriller", "The Sand Leopard", "BBC Home Service", "Basil Dawson"] |
Tensions escalate in the Saharan oasis as an undercover geological expedition discovers their armored scout car has been deliberately sabotaged. |
| "A Bill of Divorcement with BBC Home Service" | BBC Home Service 1948-09-04 9:15 PM BST |
Sustaining British Stage Drama |
BBC Repertory Players | Clemence Dane & Pughe | ["Drama", "Theatre", "Saturday Night Theatre", "Clemence Dane", "BBC"] |
A shell-shocked veteran escapes from an asylum on Christmas Day, returning home to discover his devoted wife is on the verge of remarrying. |