On This Day, September 5: Harry Nile and Take It or Leave It
Also featured: Aunt Mary.
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 two modern detective noir cases on The Adventures of Harry Nile written by Jim French and starring Phil Harper (1993, 1999), the high-stakes $64 quiz showdown on Take It or Leave It hosted by Bob Hawk for Eversharp (1946), small-town drama on Aunt Mary for Safeway (1946, 1947), and industrial science education on Adventures in Research for Westinghouse (1944), Dr. Phillips Thomas (1944), Bob Hawk (1946), and Phil Harper (1993, 1999):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dinner at Mario's with Jane Morgan" | NBC Pacific 1946-09-05 3:30 PM PDT |
Safeway Stores Inc. Kitchen Craft Flour |
Jane Morgan & McGeehan | Gil Doud (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Aunt Mary", "Jane Morgan", "Safeway"] |
Mary arranges a reconciliatory dinner at Mario's Italian bistro to help resolve a long-standing property feud between neighboring farmers. |
| "Georgie's Gossip Column with Jane Morgan" | NBC Pacific 1947-09-05 3:30 PM PDT |
Safeway Stores Inc. Kitchen Craft Flour |
Jane Morgan & McGeehan | Gil Doud (Writer) | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Aunt Mary", "Jane Morgan", "Safeway"] |
Aunt Mary investigates rumors stirred up by a local high school newspaper gossip column threatening an engaged couple's wedding plans. |
| "The 64 Dollar Question with Bob Hawk" | CBS (WABC) 1946-09-05 10:00 PM EDT |
Eversharp Inc. Eversharp Pens & Razors |
Bob Hawk & Contestants | Ray Bloch Orchestra | ["Quiz", "Comedy", "Take It Or Leave It", "Bob Hawk", "Eversharp"] |
Contestants answer escalating general knowledge trivia questions culminating in the famous double-or-nothing sixty-four dollar question. |
| "Aloha Means Goodbye with Phil Harper" | KING-FM Seattle 1993-09-05 |
Sustaining Modern Audio Mystery |
Phil Harper & Pat French | Jim French (Writer/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Harry Nile", "Phil Harper", "Jim French"] |
Seattle private detective Harry Nile travels to Honolulu on an undercover insurance assignment and is targeted by local dock smugglers. |
| "The Ivor Lindman Matter with Phil Harper" | KIXI Seattle 1999-09-05 |
Sustaining Modern Audio Mystery |
Phil Harper & Pat French | Jim French (Writer/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Harry Nile", "Phil Harper", "Jim French"] |
Harry Nile investigates the sudden disappearance of an eccentric Scandinavian antique collector in downtown Seattle. |
| "Limited Measurements with Dr. Phillips Thomas" | Syndicated Radio 1944-09-05 |
Westinghouse Electric Electrical Engineering |
Dr. Phillips Thomas | Paul Shannon (Announcer) | ["Docudrama", "Science", "Adventures in Research", "Westinghouse", "Technology"] |
Dr. Phillips Thomas explains the historical evolution of scientific precision metrology from ancient cubits to microscopic optical gauges. |