On This Day, September 6: Life of Riley and Dick Tracy
Also featured: Hollywood Star Playhouse.
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 Bendix as Chester A. Riley struggling with college registration on The Life of Riley for Prell Shampoo (1947), Herbert Marshall solving English marshland murders on Hollywood Star Playhouse (1951), Dick Tracy breaking ration coupon counterfeiting rings on Dick Tracy (1943), two celebrity voice mystery editions of Guess Who featuring Jane Russell (1945, 1947), and Rushville Center lumberyard fortunes on Ma Perkins (1950).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Riley Enrolls at PIP Instead of UCLA" | NBC (KFI) 1947-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Prell Shampoo |
William Bendix (Riley) | Irving Brecher (Creator) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "The Life of Riley", "William Bendix", "NBC"] |
Chester A. Riley attempts to secure college enrollment for Junior, creating massive bureaucratic confusion with rival technical schools for Prell. |
| "Murder in the Fens" | CBS (KNX) 1951-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Bromo-Seltzer Headache Relief |
Herbert Marshall (Star) | Jack Johnstone (Director) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Hollywood Star Playhouse", "Herbert Marshall", "CBS"] |
Herbert Marshall stars in a suspenseful English marshland drama about an escaped convict and a mysterious countryside murder. |
| "Episode 126" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1943-09-06 5:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Comic Drama |
Matt Crowley (Tracy) | Chester Gould (Creator) | ["Crime", "Detective", "Dick Tracy", "Matt Crowley", "NBC Blue"] |
Detective Dick Tracy and Pat Patton close in on a counterfeit coupon smuggling racket sabotaging wartime civilian ration distribution. |
| "Mystery Voice Jane Russell (1945)" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-06 9:30 PM EWT |
Sheffield Farms Sheffield Sealtest Milk |
Peter Donald & Jane Russell | WOR Production Staff | ["Game Show", "Quiz", "Guess Who", "Peter Donald", "Mutual"] |
Peter Donald hosts the celebrity voice quiz featuring mystery recorded clues from Hollywood screen star Jane Russell for Sheffield Farms. |
| "Mystery Voice Jane Russell (1947)" | Mutual (WOR) 1947-09-06 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Celebrity Voice Game |
Peter Donald & Jane Russell | WOR Production Staff | ["Game Show", "Quiz", "Guess Who", "Peter Donald", "Mutual"] |
Contestants listen to distorted audio clues and famous film quotations to identify actress Jane Russell on WOR Mutual. |
| "Shuffle Is Overjoyed" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-06 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol |
Virginia Payne (Ma) | Frank & Anne Hummert | ["Soap Opera", "Drama", "Ma Perkins", "Virginia Payne", "Procter & Gamble"] |
Shuffle Shober shares exciting news with Ma Perkins regarding a long-awaited business contract for the lumberyard. |