On This Day, September 5: Mario Lanza and This Is Your FBI
Also featured: The Man Called X.
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 operatic tenor Mario Lanza for Chevrolet (1952), two procedural cases on This Is Your FBI starring Stacy Harris for Equitable Life Assurance (1947, 1952), globetrotting espionage on The Man Called X starring Herbert Marshall for Frigidaire (1948), Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on Tell It Again (1948), and Howard Barlow conducting the New York Philharmonic (1943), Howard Barlow (1943), Stacy Harris (1947, 1952), Herbert Marshall (1948), and Mario Lanza (1952):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Granada and Operatic Favorites with Mario Lanza" | NBC (WNBC) 1952-09-05 9:00 PM EDT |
Chevrolet Dealers Chevrolet Motor Cars |
Mario Lanza & Sinatra | Ray Sinatra Orchestra | ["Music", "Concert", "Mario Lanza", "Chevrolet", "NBC"] |
Tenor Mario Lanza thrills listeners with passionate performances of 'Granada', Neapolitan folk songs, and romantic Broadway ballads. |
| "A Midsummer Night's Dream with Marvin Miller" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-05 1:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Youth Literary Classics |
Marvin Miller & Moody | William Shakespeare | ["Children", "Drama", "Tell It Again", "William Shakespeare", "CBS"] |
A whimsical radio retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy of magical mix-ups and mischievous woodland fairies in an enchanted forest. |
| "The Benevolent Corpse with Stacy Harris" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Equitable Life Assurance Life Insurance Security |
Stacy Harris (Jim Taylor) | Jerry Devine (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "This Is Your FBI", "Stacy Harris", "Equitable"] |
Special Agent Jim Taylor investigates an elaborate life insurance fraud scheme involving a faked drowning and a substituted morgue body. |
| "The Seagull Shakedown with Stacy Harris" | ABC (WJZ) 1952-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Equitable Life Assurance Life Insurance Protection |
Stacy Harris (Jim Taylor) | Jerry Devine (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "This Is Your FBI", "Stacy Harris", "Equitable"] |
FBI agents track down an extortion racket blackmailing coastal shipping captains by sabotaging harbor navigational beacons. |
| "Howard Barlow Conducts Brahms and Tchaikovsky" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-05 3:00 PM EWT |
U.S. Rubber Company US Royal Tires |
Barlow & Philharmonic | James Fassett (Host) | ["Music", "Classical", "NY Philharmonic", "Howard Barlow", "US Rubber"] |
Maestro Howard Barlow leads the New York Philharmonic in Brahms's Academic Festival Overture and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. |
| "Worth Her Weight in Gold with Herbert Marshall" | CBS (KNX) 1948-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
General Motors Corp. Frigidaire Appliances |
Marshall & Belasco | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Espionage", "Adventure", "The Man Called X", "Herbert Marshall", "Frigidaire"] |
Ken Thurston journeys to Tangier to intercept an international gold-smuggling syndicate attempting to destabilize North African currencies. |