On This Day, August 30: I Love a Mystery and Granby's Green Acres
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…
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, four legendary storylines written and directed by Carlton E. Morse on I Love a Mystery spanning the 1939 Fleischmann's Yeast West Coast run to the 1950 Mutual revival, Gale Gordon and Bea Benaderet in Granby's Green Acres for Sanka Coffee (1950), and Martha Scott starring in Mrs. Moonlight on Theater of Romance for Colgate (1939–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Battle of the Century (Part 1)" | NBC West Coast 1939-08-30 7:15 PM PST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Michael Raffetto, Yarborough | Carlton E. Morse (Writer/Dir) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Serial", "Detective", "Hardboiled"] |
The A-1 Detective Agency trio is hired by an eccentric boxing promoter to guard a championship prizefighter from death threats. |
| "The Decapitation of Jefferson Monk (Part 1)" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap / Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto, Yarborough | Carlton E. Morse (Writer/Dir) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Occult", "Serial", "Suspense"] |
Jack Packard and Doc Long meet a frantic man who claims a secret occult brotherhood has marked him for ritual decapitation. |
| "The Temple of Vampires (Part 7)" | CBS (WABC) 1944-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Ivory Soap / Oxydol |
Michael Raffetto, Yarborough | Carlton E. Morse (Writer/Dir) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Occult", "Serial", "Gothic"] |
Jack Packard and Doc Long navigate treacherous underground catacombs in the Nicaraguan jungle while pursued by vampire cultists. |
| "Murder in Turquoise Pass (Part 8)" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-30 7:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Adventure Mystery |
Russell Thorson, Boles | Carlton E. Morse (Writer/Dir) | ["Adventure", "Mystery", "Western", "Serial", "Detective"] |
Jack and Doc discover a concealed mining shaft containing stolen gold bullion and set an ambush for the Turquoise Pass smugglers. |
| "Granby Tries Farm Carpentry and Barn Repairs" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
General Foods Sanka Coffee / Post |
Gale Gordon, Benaderet | Jay Sommers (Creator) | ["Sitcom", "Comedy", "Rural", "Satire", "Americana"] |
Ex-banker John Granby attempts to repair a crumbling barn roof without professional assistance, resulting in structural collapse. |
| "Mrs. Moonlight with Martha Scott" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-30 8:30 PM EWT |
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate / Halo Shampoo |
Martha Scott, Repertory | Benn W. Levy (Author) | ["Romance", "Fantasy", "Drama", "Victorian", "Adaptation"] |
A young Victorian bride wishes upon a cursed family necklace to retain perpetual youth, only to watch her loved ones age and die. |