On This Day, September 6: The Shadow and Hearthstone
Also featured: Mystery House.
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 Lamont Cranston investigating diamond smuggling on The Shadow (1953), Scotland Yard murder investigations on Hearthstone of the Death Squad (1951), Bela Lugosi in haunted mansion terror on Mystery House (1946), classic island storytelling on Adventure Parade (1948), political satire on BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers (2002), and Don McNeill's holiday variety on The Breakfast Club for AFRS (1960).
All titles are strictly standard and clean, preserving performer and network details in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Chalice of Quetzalcoatl" | Mutual (WOR) 1953-09-06 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Superhero Mystery |
Bret Morrison & Lane | John Cole (Director) | ["Mystery", "Superhero", "The Shadow", "Bret Morrison", "Mutual"] |
Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane investigate an antiquities smuggling ring using an ancient Aztec ceremonial goblet to conceal stolen diamonds. |
| "The Lost Wife Murder Case" | CBS (KNX) 1951-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
Sterling Drug Inc. Bayer Aspirin |
Alfred Shirley & Cast | Frank Telford (Director) | ["Mystery", "Detective", "Hearthstone of the Death Squad", "Alfred Shirley", "CBS"] |
Inspector Hearthstone of Scotland Yard investigates the disappearance of a wealthy heiress whose husband claims she vanished without a trace. |
| "The Haunting of Blackwood Manor" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-06 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Gothic Horror Drama |
Bela Lugosi & Carradine | Mutual Radio Unit | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Mystery House", "Bela Lugosi", "Mutual"] |
Bela Lugosi and John Carradine star in a macabre mystery about an ancestral estate cursed by unexplained nightly visitations. |
| "The Swiss Family Robinson" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-06 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Literature |
John Griggs (Storyteller) | Johann David Wyss (Author) | ["Adventure", "Juvenile", "Adventure Parade", "John Griggs", "Mutual"] |
Storyteller John Griggs dramatizes Johann David Wyss's classic adventure of a shipwrecked family carving out a thriving sanctuary on a tropical isle. |
| "Political Impressions" | BBC Radio 4 2002-09-06 6:30 PM BST |
BBC Sustaining British Political Satire |
Jon Culshaw & Ravens | Bill Dare (Producer) | ["Comedy", "Satire", "Dead Ringers", "Jon Culshaw", "BBC"] |
Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, and Mark Perry parody British politicians and television personalities with razor-sharp mimicry and audio sketches on BBC Radio 4. |
| "AFRS Breakfast Club Holiday Show" | AFRS 1960-09-06 |
U.S. Armed Forces AFRS Holiday Special |
Don McNeill & Troupe | AFRS Chicago Unit | ["Variety", "Holiday", "Breakfast Club", "Don McNeill", "AFRS"] |
Don McNeill leads holiday cheer, listener march around the breakfast table, and musical variety recorded for overseas Armed Forces personnel. |