On This Day, September 5: Harry Nile and Best Sellers
Also featured: The Unexpected.
September 5 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 5 across Seattle detective investigations on The Adventures of Harry Nile with Phil Harper & Pat French, literary serial drama on Best Sellers adapting Elisabeth Ogilvie's Storm Tide with Bret Morrison, Penny Winters solving small-town conflicts on Hearts in Harmony for Kroger, and jewel theft deception on The Unexpected, Bret Morrison (1945), Barry Sullivan (1948), and Phil Harper (1993, 1999):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Aloha Means Goodbye with Phil Harper and Pat French" | KIXI Seattle 1993-09-05 |
Jim French Productions Audio Drama |
Phil Harper & Pat French | Jim French (Writer/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Harry Nile", "Phil Harper", "KIXI"] |
Seattle private eye Harry Nile travels to Honolulu to protect a wealthy shipping heiress from a blackmailer threatening to release wartime diary confessions. |
| "The Ivor Lindman Matter with Phil Harper and Pat French" | KIXI Seattle 1999-09-05 |
Jim French Productions Audio Drama |
Phil Harper & Pat French | Jim French (Writer/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Harry Nile", "Phil Harper", "KIXI"] |
Private investigator Harry Nile looks into the sudden disappearance of a timber magnate and uncovers embezzlement within a Northwest logging consortium. |
| "Storm Tide (Part 3) with Bret Morrison" | Blue Network 1945-09-05 3:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Literary Adaptation |
Bret Morrison & Ensemble | Elisabeth Ogilvie (Author) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Best Sellers", "Bret Morrison", "Blue Network"] |
Tensions escalate on Bennett's Island as fishing families clash over territorial lobster grounds during seasonal coastal squalls. |
| "Warned About Freddie with Jone Allison" | Kroger Syndication 1946-09-05 10:45 AM EST |
The Kroger Company Kroger Clock Bread |
Jone Allison & Fitzmaurice | Jerry McGill (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Hearts in Harmony", "Jone Allison", "Kroger"] |
Small-town singer Penny Winters receives a private warning from a close friend regarding Freddie's clandestine meetings with an ambitious theater promoter. |
| "Wilson Goes for the Bait with Jone Allison" | Kroger Syndication 1947-09-05 10:45 AM EST |
The Kroger Company Kroger Tenderized Beef |
Jone Allison & Fitzmaurice | Jerry McGill (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Hearts in Harmony", "Jone Allison", "Kroger"] |
Penny Winters orchestrates a business meeting to test whether Wilson will fall for an attractive contract offer that reveals his hidden investments. |
| "The Winfield Diamond with Barry Sullivan" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-05 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Suspense Anthology |
Barry Sullivan & Cast | Warren Lewis (Director) | ["Suspense", "Anthology", "The Unexpected", "Barry Sullivan", "Mutual"] |
A jewel thief devises a complex scheme to swap an antique heirloom diamond with a glass replica at an upscale charity ball, with surprising results. |