On This Day, September 5: Ellery Queen and Spotlight Bands
Also featured: Dr. Demento.
September 5 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 5 across armchair deduction on The Adventures of Ellery Queen for Anacin, two wartime military remote broadcasts on Spotlight Bands (Tommy Dorsey and Les Brown) for Coca-Cola, irreverent comedy novelty on The Dr. Demento Show, illusionist murder drama on Masters of Mystery, and romantic crooning on Here's to Romance with Dick Haymes for Evening in Paris, Dick Haymes (1943), Tommy Dorsey (1944), and Sydney Smith (1945):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Adventure of the Man Who Was Afraid with Sydney Smith" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-05 7:30 PM EWT |
Whitehall Pharmacal Co. Anacin Pain Reliever |
Sydney Smith & Ortega | Lee & Dannay (Writers) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Ellery Queen", "Sydney Smith", "Anacin"] |
Ellery Queen challenges celebrity armchair guest detectives to deduce who terrorized a wealthy banker into fatal heart failure. |
| "Tailor Made Swing with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1944-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Soft Drinks |
Tommy Dorsey & Orch. | Blue Network Production | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Tommy Dorsey", "Coca Cola"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his brass orchestra in uptempo swing melodies and sentimental ballad hits broadcast directly to servicemembers. |
| "Les Brown and His Band of Renown at Camp Haan" | Blue Network (WJZ) 1944-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Soft Drinks |
Les Brown & Doris Day | Blue Network Remote | ["Music", "Big Band", "Spotlight Bands", "Les Brown", "Coca Cola"] |
Les Brown and his orchestra perform lively dance numbers for antiaircraft artillery recruits stationed at Camp Haan in California. |
| "Labor Day Comedy Special with Barret Hansen" | Syndicated Radio 1993-09-05 |
Syndicated Comedy Novelty Countdown |
Barret Hansen (Host) | On the Radio Syndication | ["Comedy", "Music", "Dr Demento", "Barret Hansen", "Novelty"] |
Dr. Demento plays bizarre novelty records, parodies, and irreverent musical comedy cuts culminating in the weekly Funny Five countdown. |
| "The Vanishing Magician with Springbok Radio" | Springbok Radio 1956-09-05 9:00 PM |
Sustaining South African Mystery |
SABC Dramatic Troupe | Michael Silver (Director) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "Masters of Mystery", "Springbok Radio", "SABC"] |
A stage illusionist disappears from a locked cabinet during a live theater performance and is found murdered in his backstage dressing room. |
| "Dick Haymes and the Ray Bloch Orchestra" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-05 6:05 PM EWT |
Bourjois Inc. Evening in Paris |
Dick Haymes & Bloch | Ray Bloch Orchestra | ["Music", "Romance", "Heres To Romance", "Dick Haymes", "Bourjois"] |
Baritone crooner Dick Haymes performs romantic pop standards accompanied by Ray Bloch's lush studio orchestra. |