On This Day, August 30: Lux Radio Theatre and Mr. District Attorney
Also featured: Rex Stout.
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, Irene Dunne starring in I Remember Mama on the 15th season premiere of Lux Radio Theatre for Lux Toilet Soap (1948), Jay Jostyn as Mr. District Attorney tackling matrimonial fraud and harbor sabotage for Vitalis (1944–1950), Rex Stout demolishing Axis propaganda on Our Secret Weapon (1942), The Black Hood (1943), and Gabriel Heatter's dramatic bulletin on the Lackawanna Limited wreck (1942–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rex Stout Rebuts Axis Propaganda" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Counter-Propaganda |
Rex Stout (Host) | Freedom House Staff | ["Propaganda", "World War II", "Docudrama", "History", "Counter-Intelligence"] |
Rex Stout systematically dissects and refutes Nazi and Japanese radio broadcast falsehoods using verified allied intelligence reports. |
| "The Case of the Emerald Eye" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-30 5:15 PM EWT |
Sustaining Juvenile Superhero |
Kip Burland / Black Hood | MLJ / Archie Comics | ["Superheroes", "Action", "Mystery", "Crime", "Comic Book"] |
Patrolman Kip Burland dons his mystical yellow hood to hunt jewel thieves attempting to smuggle a priceless emerald idol out of the city. |
| "The Case of the Lonely Hearts Club" | NBC / AFRS 1944-08-30 9:30 PM EWT |
Bristol-Myers Vitalis / Ipana |
Jay Jostyn, Vola, Doyle | Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | ["Police", "Legal Drama", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Procedural"] |
District Attorney Paul Garrett infiltrates a fraudulent matrimonial agency swindling lonely widows of their life savings. |
| "The Case of Deep Water" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-08-30 9:30 PM EDT |
Bristol-Myers Vitalis / Sal Hepatica |
Jay Jostyn, Vola, Doyle | Phillips H. Lord (Creator) | ["Police", "Legal Drama", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Procedural"] |
Paul Garrett investigates an insurance scam involving the deliberate scuttling of commercial cargo vessels in deep harbor waters. |
| "The Lackawanna Limited Train Disaster" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-30 9:00 PM EWT |
R.B. Semler, Inc. Kreml Hair Tonic / Barbasol |
Gabriel Heatter (Host) | Mutual News Staff | ["News", "Commentary", "World War II", "Current Events", "Historical"] |
Gabriel Heatter delivers an impassioned news commentary on the tragic collision of the Lackawanna Limited express train in Wayland, New York. |
| "I Remember Mama with Irene Dunne" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-30 9:00 PM EDT |
Lever Brothers Lux Toilet Soap / Flakes |
Irene Dunne, Homolka | William Keighley (Producer) | ["Drama", "Family", "Classics", "Immigrant Experience", "Adaptation"] |
A Norwegian immigrant matriarch guides her San Francisco family through financial struggles and emotional milestones in early 1900s America. |