On This Day, August 30: Glenn Miller and John Barrymore
Also featured: Cities Service.
August 30 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 August 30 across American network radio, Glenn Miller's smooth moonlight swing on Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade (1941), John Barrymore starring in Twelfth Night on Streamlined Shakespeare (1937), Paul Lavalle conducting the Cities Service Band of America (1954), John McIntire interrogating convicts on Confession (1953), Knox Manning narrating Treasury Agent (1955), and 1932 vintage mystery on Eno Crime Clues (1932–1955):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Highways in Melody with Paul Lavalle" | NBC (WNBC) 1954-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Cities Service Petroleum Products |
Paul Lavalle, Band | The Green Brothers | ["Music", "Brass", "Marching Band", "Orchestral", "Americana"] |
Paul Lavalle conducts brass marches and orchestral American standard arrangements on the highway melody tour. |
| "The Leo J. Fowler Case" | NBC (WNBC) 1953-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining True Crime Series |
John McIntire, Fowler | Confession Production Staff | ["True Crime", "Docudrama", "Police", "Rehabilitation", "Interview"] |
An incarcerated felon recounts the desperate financial pressures and escalating armed robberies that led to his capture. |
| "First Song: Do You Wanna Dance?" | CBS (WABC) 1941-08-30 10:00 PM EDST |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Glenn Miller, Eberle | Paula Kelly & Modernaires | ["Music", "Big Band", "Swing", "Vocal", "Late Night"] |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra open their moonlight broadcast with smooth swing arrangements and vocal harmonies. |
| "The Case of the Gambling Girl" | Mutual (WOR) 1955-08-30 8:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Federal Law Drama |
Knox Manning (Narrator) | US Treasury Department | ["Crime", "Docudrama", "Federal Agent", "Investigation", "Noir"] |
Federal agents infiltrate an illicit cross-state gambling casino ring exploiting an innocent bookkeeper as their front. |
| "Twelfth Night with John Barrymore" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1937-08-30 9:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Classic Drama Series |
John Barrymore, Barrie | William Shakespeare | ["Drama", "Shakespeare", "Comedy", "Classic", "Adaptation"] |
John Barrymore stars in an abridged radio dramatization of Shakespeare's romantic comedy of shipwreck and disguised love. |
| "Murder on the Yacht (Part 1)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1932-08-30 8:00 PM EDST |
Harold F. Ritchie Eno Fruit Salt |
Edward Reese, MacBryde | Stewart Sterling (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Early Radio", "Serial", "Maritime Mystery"] |
Inspector Dan Spencer investigates the mysterious poisoning of an eccentric millionaire aboard an offshore private yacht. |