On This Day, August 30: Philip Marlowe and Perry Mason
Also featured: Clara Zetkin.
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, Armed Forces overseas broadcasts, and world historical sound archives, Gerald Mohr unedited in Raymond Chandler's The Nether Nether Land on The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (1951), John Larkin defending a framed mother on Perry Mason for Tide (1951), Victor Borge hosting Command Performance Program 189 with Dinah Shore (1945), Dick Powell investigating baseball blackmail on Richard Diamond (1953), Clara Zetkin's historic anti-fascist Reichstag address in Berlin (1932), and USAF musical swing on Serenade in Blue (1932–1953):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Baseball Matter (AFRTS Program No. 156)" | AFRTS (Program 156) 1953-08-30 |
Armed Forces Radio U.S. Military Sustaining |
Dick Powell, Gregg, Begley | Blake Edwards (Writer) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Sports", "Baseball", "AFRTS"] |
Richard Diamond investigates an extortion ring attempting to blackmail a star baseball player into throwing an upcoming championship game. |
| "Host Victor Borge with Dinah Shore and Don Wilson (Program 189)" | AFRS (Program 189) 1945-08-30 |
War Department U.S. Military Sustaining |
Victor Borge, Dinah Shore | AFRS Production Staff | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Music", "Vocal", "AFRS"] |
Victor Borge performs comedic piano parodies, trades banter with Dinah Shore, and entertains overseas Allied servicemen. |
| "Clara Zetkin Opens the German Reichstag (KPD Alterspräsidentin)" | RRG Berlin Live 1932-08-30 |
Historic Recording Parliamentary Archive |
Clara Zetkin, Göring | RRG Radio Sound Archive | ["Historical", "Speeches", "Weimar Republic", "Reichstag", "Politics"] |
Eighty-five-year-old communist deputy Clara Zetkin delivers a historic opening address in Berlin warning against the rising danger of fascism in Germany. |
| "Just Another Polka with the Air Force Band" | USAF Syndication 1953-08-30 |
US Air Force Recruiting Service |
Singing Sergeants, Orch | USAF Radio Staff | ["Music", "Military", "Big Band", "Polka", "USAF"] |
The US Air Force Concert Orchestra performs swing arrangements of Just Another Polka and patriotic choral selections. |
| "The Nether Nether Land (Unedited Studio Master)" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-30 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
Gerald Mohr (Marlowe) | Norman Macdonnell (Dir) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Gerald Mohr", "Raymond Chandler"] |
Philip Marlowe travels through a secluded mountain sanatorium to locate a reclusive heiress suspected of being held against her will. |
| "The Case of the Accused Mother" | CBS (WCBS) 1951-08-30 2:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Tide / Camay Soap |
John Larkin, Alexander | Erle Stanley Gardner | ["Courtroom", "Drama", "Mystery", "Serial", "Erle Stanley Gardner"] |
Defense attorney Perry Mason cross-examines hostile witnesses to clear a desperate young mother framed for jewelry theft. |