On This Day, August 30: Nick Carter and Tommy Dorsey
Also featured: Ed Begley.
August 30 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 30 across American network radio and mystery drama syndication, Lon Clark in three cases of Nick Carter, Master Detective including The Ragoff Brooch, serialized thriller The Drums of Death (Part 3), and The Rodeo Murders (1943, 1944, 1953), Tommy Dorsey and Sy Oliver on Fame and Fortune (1946), Ed Begley in The Killing at Lafayette Place (1956), and Orson Welles and Tallulah Bankhead in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1937–1956):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sy Oliver and The Sentimentalists (Episode 22)" | NBC (WEAF) 1946-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Standard Brands Tender Leaf Tea / Yeast |
Tommy Dorsey, Sy Oliver | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | ["Big Band", "Swing", "Jazz", "Tommy Dorsey", "Sy Oliver"] |
Tommy Dorsey leads his brass orchestra through swinging dance numbers and vocal harmonies with The Sentimentalists. |
| "The Case of the Ragoff Brooch" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Lon Clark, Helen Choate | Ferrin N. Fraser (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Lon Clark", "Street & Smith"] |
Nick Carter investigates the violent theft of an antique Czarist jeweled brooch and unmasks a cunning jewel smuggler. |
| "The Drums of Death (Part 3)" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-30 7:00 PM EWT |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Lon Clark, Helen Choate | Ferrin N. Fraser (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Serial", "Lon Clark", "Street & Smith"]Arc: The Drums of Death (Part 3 of 4) |
Nick and Patsy track the sinister rhythmic drum signals to a remote island estate where a renegade cult holds hostages. |
| "The Case of the Rodeo Murders" | Mutual (WOR) 1953-08-30 6:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Detective Drama |
Lon Clark, Manson | Street & Smith Publications | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Western", "Lon Clark", "Street & Smith"] |
Nick Carter goes undercover at a touring championship rodeo to expose who is sabotaging riders' saddle equipment. |
| "The Killing at Lafayette Place with Ed Begley" | Syndicated Drama 1956-08-30 |
Sustaining Police Drama |
Ed Begley, Cast | Mystery Classics Staff | ["Mystery", "Crime", "Police", "Ed Begley", "Anthology"] |
A seasoned police detective unravels contradictory alibis surrounding a wealthy antiquarian found dead in his study. |
| "Twelfth Night with Orson Welles and Tallulah Bankhead" | CBS (WABC) 1937-08-30 8:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Shakespearean Cycle |
Orson Welles, Bankhead | Brewster Morgan (Director) | ["Drama", "Classics", "Shakespeare", "Comedy", "Orson Welles"] |
Shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as Cesario in Illyria, leading to comic confusion and romantic misunderstandings. |