On This Day, September 5: The Tide Show and Death Valley Days
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 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 three musical variety presentations on The Tide Show starring Red Foley and Dinah Shore for Tide Detergent (1945, 1951), gold rush history on Death Valley Days for 20 Mule Team Borax, wartime music on Wednesdays with You for Raleigh, and hotel apartment farce on Phone Again Finnegan for Household Finance, Tim Daniel Frawley (1941), Freddie Rich (1945), and Dinah Shore (1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Australia Next with Tim Daniel Frawley" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1941-09-05 8:30 PM EDST |
Pacific Coast Borax Co. 20 Mule Team Borax |
Tim Daniel Frawley | Ruth Woodman (Writer) | ["Western", "Anthology", "Death Valley Days", "Old Ranger", "Borax"] |
The Old Ranger chronicles a California gold rush miner who departs the Sierras to seek fortune in the Australian goldfields of Victoria. |
| "The Wartime Paper Shortage with Freddie Rich and Nora Martin" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-09-05 9:30 PM EWT |
Brown & Williamson Raleigh 903 Cigarettes |
Freddie Rich & Martin | Freddie Rich Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Wednesdays with You", "Freddie Rich", "Raleigh"] |
Freddie Rich conducts musical selections while guest comedians joke about wartime newsprint conservation and post-victory shortages. |
| "The Apartment Sublet Scheme with Stuart Erwin" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-09-05 8:30 PM EDT |
Household Finance Corp. HFC Consumer Loans |
Stuart Erwin & Lake | NBC Comedy Troupe | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Phone Again Finnegan", "Stuart Erwin", "HFC"] |
Apartment hotel manager Finnegan causes pandemonium trying to sublet the same vacant penthouse suite to three eccentric tenants. |
| "Red Foley and The Sunshine Boys" | Syndicated Radio 1945-09-05 |
Procter & Gamble Tide Washday Detergent |
Red Foley & Sunshine Boys | Syndicated Production | ["Country", "Music", "Tide Show", "Red Foley", "Tide"] |
Country music star Red Foley sings western gospel tunes and country standards with backing by The Sunshine Boys. |
| "Jack Smith and Dinah Shore" | CBS (WABC) 1951-09-05 7:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Tide Miracle Detergent |
Jack Smith & Dinah Shore | Frank DeVol Orchestra | ["Music", "Variety", "Tide Show", "Jack Smith", "Dinah Shore"] |
Smiling Jack Smith duets with songstress Dinah Shore on popular radio hits accompanied by Frank DeVol's studio orchestra. |
| "Red Foley and Judy Perkins" | Syndicated Radio 1951-09-05 |
Procter & Gamble Tide Washday Detergent |
Red Foley & Perkins | Studio String Band | ["Country", "Music", "Tide Show", "Red Foley", "Tide"] |
Red Foley performs down-home folk melodies and introduces traditional country fiddle numbers with vocalist Judy Perkins. |