On This Day, September 5: Lum and Abner and Radio Reader's Digest
Also featured: American Novels.
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 installments of Pine Ridge comedy on Lum and Abner for Horlick's Malted Milk, Yukon survival on Radio Reader's Digest hosted by Conrad Nagel for Campbell's Soup, 19th-century educational history in The Hoosier Schoolmaster on American Novels, European war coverage on CBS News, and British musical eccentricity on The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket, Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (1935), Bob Trout (1940), and Conrad Nagel (1943):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hoosier Schoolmaster with NBC Players" | NBC (WEAF) 1947-09-05 11:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Literary Adaptation |
NBC Dramatic Troupe | Edward Eggleston (Author) | ["Drama", "Adaptation", "American Novels", "Edward Eggleston", "NBC"] |
A young 19th-century educator struggles to earn the respect of unruly backwoods Indiana pupils while confronting corrupt local school trustees. |
| "King Carol II of Romania Abdicates with Bob Trout" | CBS (WABC) 1940-09-05 8:00 AM EDST |
Sustaining Wartime News Bulletin |
Bob Trout & Murrow | CBS European Bureau | ["News", "History", "CBS News", "Bob Trout", "Edward R Murrow"] |
CBS correspondents report live on the political collapse of King Carol II's government in Bucharest and intensive Luftwaffe daylight attacks over Kent. |
| "The Trapper and His Dog with Conrad Nagel" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-05 9:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. Campbell's Soups |
Conrad Nagel & Cast | Radio Reader's Digest Staff | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Radio Readers Digest", "Conrad Nagel", "Campbells"] |
A faithful sled dog guides his injured master through a perilous Yukon blizzard after a wilderness trapping accident. |
| "Evadne's Play with Patrick Fyffe and George Logan" | BBC Radio 4 1979-09-05 |
Sustaining British Comedy |
Patrick Fyffe & Logan | BBC Comedy Unit | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Hinge and Bracket", "Patrick Fyffe", "BBC"] |
Dame Hilda and Dr. Evadne stage an ambitious village hall melodrama but descend into musical rivalry over leading role casting. |
| "The Blunder Kidnapping with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1935-09-05 7:30 PM EDST |
Horlick's Malted Milk Malted Milk Tablets |
Chester Lauck & Goff | Lauck & Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum and Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Horlicks"] |
Lum and Abner attempt to stage a fake disappearance to teach Squire Skimp a lesson but accidentally lock themselves inside the Jot 'Em Down Store cellar. |
| "Kidnapping Isn't Easy with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1935-09-05 11:15 PM EDST |
Horlick's Malted Milk Malted Milk Tablets |
Chester Lauck & Goff | Lauck & Goff (Writers) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Lum and Abner", "Chester Lauck", "Horlicks"] |
The Pine Ridge storekeepers botch their ransom note instructions and inadvertently invite the entire town council to inspect their hideout. |