On This Day, September 5: Johnny Dollar and Pat Boone
Also featured: The Weird Circle.
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 investigator eras on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (John Lund in 1954; Bob Bailey in 1956), pop teen sensations on Just Entertainment: The Pat Boone Show with Tommy Sands for Wrigley's Gum (1957), Hollywood studio trivia on Let's Talk Hollywood featuring Ida Lupino and Van Johnson for Lucky Strike (1948), Arthur Mann broadcasting live under Luftwaffe bombs during the London Blitz (1940), and Edward Bulwer-Lytton's classic ghost story The House and the Brain on The Weird Circle (1943), Arthur Mann (1940), Ida Lupino & Van Johnson (1948), John Lund (1954), Bob Bailey (1956), and Pat Boone (1957):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Guest Tommy Sands with Pat Boone" | CBS (KNX) 1957-09-05 7:00 PM EDT |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Spearmint Chewing Gum |
Pat Boone & Tommy Sands | Paul Weston Orchestra | ["Music", "Variety", "Pat Boone", "Tommy Sands", "Wrigleys"] |
Pop crooner Pat Boone performs contemporary hit singles, welcomes teen idol Tommy Sands, and banters with musical director Paul Weston. |
| "Panel Erskine Johnson, Ida Lupino, Eddie Bracken, and Van Johnson" | NBC (WNBC) 1948-09-05 7:00 PM EDT |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Murphy, Lupino & Johnson | George Murphy (Host) | ["Panel", "Quiz", "Lets Talk Hollywood", "Ida Lupino", "Lucky Strike"] |
Celebrity panelists answer movie trivia questions, share behind-the-scenes Hollywood gossip, and recount hilarious studio audition anecdotes. |
| "The Hampton Line Matter with John Lund" | CBS (KNX) 1954-09-05 5:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Insurance Investigation |
John Lund & Virginia Gregg | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Johnny Dollar", "John Lund", "CBS"] |
Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to a Great Lakes port city to inspect a string of suspicious cargo vessel fires. |
| "The Curse of Kamashek Matter (Part 3) with Bob Bailey" | CBS (KNX) 1956-09-05 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Insurance Serial Drama |
Bob Bailey & Forrest Lewis | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Johnny Dollar", "Bob Bailey", "CBS"] |
Johnny Dollar survives a staged automobile collision in the desert and interrogates an antiquities dealer guarding a stolen Egyptian amulet. |
| "The Blitz Over London with Arthur Mann" | Mutual (WOR) 1940-09-05 10:15 PM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime Remote |
Arthur Mann (Reporter) | Mutual News Division | ["News", "History", "Arthur Mann", "London Blitz", "Mutual"] |
Arthur Mann broadcasts live from a London rooftop during nighttime air raid sirens as searchlights track approaching enemy bomber formations. |
| "The House and the Brain with NBC Players" | Syndicated Radio 1943-09-05 |
Sustaining Supernatural Anthology |
NBC Dramatic Troupe | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | ["Horror", "Anthology", "The Weird Circle", "Edward Bulwer-Lytton", "Syndicated"] |
A skeptical paranormal investigator spends the night inside a notorious London townhouse inhabited by a malevolent occult will. |