On This Day, September 6: I Love a Mystery and Eno Crime Clues
Also featured: Vox Pop.
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 two cliffhanger serial installments of Carlton E. Morse's I Love a Mystery (1939 for Fleischmann's Yeast; 1943 for Ivory Soap), early detective sleuthing on Eno Crime Clues for Eno Fruit Salt (1932, 1933), wartime community interviews on Vox Pop for Bromo-Seltzer (1943), and a dramatic tribute to Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders on Your Army Air Forces (1945), Edward Reese (1932, 1933), Michael Raffetto (1939, 1943), and Parks Johnson (1943):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Battle of the Century (Part 6) with Michael Raffetto" | NBC Red (KPO) 1939-09-06 7:15 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Inc. Fleischmann's Yeast |
Raffetto, Yarborough & Paterson | Carlton E. Morse (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love a Mystery", "Michael Raffetto", "Carlton E Morse"] |
Jack, Doc, and Reggie battle armed smugglers inside an abandoned maritime warehouse to protect an heiress's vital evidence. |
| "The Decapitation of Jefferson Monk (Part 6) with Michael Raffetto" | CBS (KNX) 1943-09-06 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap & Oxydol |
Raffetto & Yarborough | Carlton E. Morse (Creator) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "I Love a Mystery", "Michael Raffetto", "Carlton E Morse"] |
The A-1 Detective Agency operatives penetrate a gloomy mansion crypt to uncover who orchestrated the sinister decapitation threats. |
| "The Green Toad (Part 1) with Edward Reese" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1932-09-06 8:00 PM EDST |
Harold F. Ritchie Co. Eno Fruit Salt |
Edward Reese & McGovern | Stewart Sterling (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Eno Crime Clues", "Edward Reese", "Eno Fruit Salt"] |
Inspector Dan Cassidy investigates a bizarre curio shop homicide where a carved jade toad figurine holds the secret to a family fortune. |
| "Scarlet Serenade (Part 2) with Edward Reese" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1933-09-06 8:00 PM EDST |
Harold F. Ritchie Co. Eno Fruit Salt |
Edward Reese & McGovern | Stewart Sterling (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Eno Crime Clues", "Edward Reese", "Eno Fruit Salt"] |
Cassidy and Redfield track a masked backstage blackmailer targeting a prima donna before opening night at the Manhattan opera house. |
| "Raising Money for Servicemen in Natick with Parks Johnson and Warren Hull" | CBS (WABC) 1943-09-06 8:00 PM EWT |
Emerson Drug Co. Bromo-Seltzer |
Parks Johnson & Warren Hull | CBS Remote Unit | ["Audience Participation", "Interview", "Vox Pop", "Parks Johnson", "Bromo Seltzer"] |
Parks Johnson and Warren Hull interview defense factory workers and town volunteers in Massachusetts organizing war bond drives. |
| "Doolittle Tokyo Raider with USAAF Troupe" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-06 |
U.S. Army Air Forces USAAF Public Relations |
USAAF Dramatic Cast | David Rose Orchestra | ["Military", "Docudrama", "Your Army Air Forces", "USAAF", "WWII"] |
A heroic docudrama recounting a B-25 bomber crewman's harrowing survival following General Jimmy Doolittle's 1942 raid on Tokyo. |