On This Day, September 6: Barrie Craig and Harry Nile
Also featured: Under Arrest.
September 6 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 6 across William Gargan as private eye Barrie Craig (1953), Phil Harper as Seattle detective Harry Nile on Jim French's The Adventures of Harry Nile (1992), two police procedural cases on Under Arrest (1953, 1954), Rudy Vallee crooning 'I Should Care' on The Drene Show (1945), and Bret Morrison narrating Elisabeth Ogilvie's coastal drama on Best Sellers (1945).
All episode titles maintain pure standard naming, with credited performers, conductors, and story details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Final Payment" | NBC (WNBC) 1953-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Private Detective |
William Gargan (Craig) | Him Brown (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Barrie Craig", "William Gargan", "NBC"] |
Private detective Barrie Craig is retained by an uneasy businessman to deliver an extortion payoff, only to find the blackmailer shot to death in a hotel lobby. |
| "It Pays to Advertise" | Syndicated Radio 1992-09-06 |
Sustaining Modern Detective Drama |
Phil Harper & Pat French | Jim French (Author/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Harry Nile", "Phil Harper", "Jim French"] |
Seattle private eye Harry Nile and assistant Murphy take on a high-paying client who placed a newspaper classified ad seeking protection against a hitman. |
| "The Stolen Diamond Brooch" | Mutual (WOR) 1953-09-06 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Joe DeSantis (Capt. Drake) | Wynn Wright (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Drama", "Under Arrest", "Joe DeSantis", "Mutual"] |
Police Captain John Drake investigates an apartment burglary where an antique heirloom brooch was taken during a staged power outage. |
| "The Waterfront Smuggling Ring" | Mutual (WOR) 1954-09-06 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Joe DeSantis (Capt. Drake) | Wynn Wright (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Drama", "Under Arrest", "Joe DeSantis", "Mutual"] |
Police Captain Drake goes undercover among harbor longshoremen to uncover the ringleader of a contraband theft syndicate. |
| "I Should Care" | NBC (WNBC) 1945-09-06 8:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Drene Shampoo |
Rudy Vallee & Cugat | Xavier Cugat Orchestra | ["Music", "Comedy", "Rudy Vallee", "Xavier Cugat", "Drene Shampoo"] |
Rudy Vallee croons the romantic ballad 'I Should Care', performs comedy skits with Xavier Cugat and his rhythm ensemble, and jokes with announcer Lou Crosby for Drene. |
| "Storm Tide" | NBC (WNBC) 1945-09-06 1:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Literary Serialization |
Bret Morrison (Narrator) | Elisabeth Ogilvie (Author) | ["Drama", "Literary", "Best Sellers", "Bret Morrison", "Elisabeth Ogilvie"] |
Bret Morrison narrates Elisabeth Ogilvie's coastal Maine drama about a young lobsterman and his bride weathering isolation and rivalry on Bennett's Island. |