On This Day, September 5: The Thin Man and Clyde Beatty
Also featured: Archie Andrews.
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 Nick and Nora Charles in The Adventures of the Thin Man for Sanka Coffee (1947), big-game safari adventure on The Clyde Beatty Show for Kellogg's (1951), teenage sitcom comedy on Archie Andrews for Kraft Foods (1953), operatic selections from Carmen on Great Moments in Music for Celanese (1945), interactive mystery solving on Calling All Detectives starring Frank Lovejoy (1949), and financial crime drama on The Sounds of Darkness (1972), Jan Peerce (1945), Les Damon & Claudia Morgan (1947), Frank Lovejoy (1949), and Bob Hastings (1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Case of the Exploding Gangsters with Les Damon and Claudia Morgan" | CBS (WABC) 1947-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
General Foods Corp. Sanka Decaf Coffee |
Damon & Claudia Morgan | Dashiell Hammett (Creator) | ["Detective", "Comedy-Mystery", "Thin Man", "Les Damon", "Sanka Coffee"] |
Nick and Nora Charles untangle a lethal underworld vendetta after rival mobsters are eliminated by disguised explosive packages. |
| "Jungle Treachery with Clyde Beatty" | Mutual (WOR) 1951-09-05 |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
Clyde Beatty & Cast | Mutual Adventure Unit | ["Adventure", "Action", "Clyde Beatty", "Kelloggs", "Mutual"] |
Big-game hunter Clyde Beatty protects his safari expedition from a ruthless band of ivory poachers laying ambush in the African bush. |
| "Archie's New Automobile with Bob Hastings" | NBC (WNBC) 1953-09-05 10:30 AM EDT |
Kraft Foods Co. Kraft Caramels |
Bob Hastings & Stone | John L. Clark (Director) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Archie Andrews", "Bob Hastings", "Kraft"] |
Archie purchases a clunky secondhand jalopy to impress Veronica and accidentally floods Mr. Lodge's manicured driveway. |
| "Excerpts from Carmen with Jean Tennyson and Jan Peerce" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-05 10:00 PM EWT |
Celanese Corp. Celanese Fabrics |
Tennyson & Jan Peerce | George Sebastian (Cond.) | ["Music", "Classical", "Great Moments in Music", "Jan Peerce", "Celanese"] |
Soprano Jean Tennyson and tenor Jan Peerce perform operatic highlights from Bizet's Carmen with the Celanese Symphony. |
| "The Case of the Missing Heiress with Frank Lovejoy" | Mutual / Syndicated 1949-09-05 |
Local Co-Op Sponsors Sealy Mattress |
Frank Lovejoy & Pelletier | Syndicated Mystery Unit | ["Detective", "Quiz", "Calling All Detectives", "Frank Lovejoy", "Syndicated"] |
Private eye Jerry Browning searches for a wealthy heiress who vanished from her country estate on the eve of her inheritance. |
| "Fraud Ring with Springbok Radio Players" | Springbok Radio 1972-09-05 |
Sustaining South African Crime |
SABC Dramatic Troupe | SABC Drama Department | ["Mystery", "Drama", "The Sounds of Darkness", "Springbok", "Crime"] |
Insurance detectives uncover a sophisticated investment fraud syndicate operating across Johannesburg financial markets. |