On This Day, August 30: Screen Guild Theater and The Cisco Kid
Also featured: Bill Lance.
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 and syndicated transcription drama, Sir Cedric Hardwicke starring in John Steinbeck's wartime resistance drama The Moon Is Down on Screen Guild Theater for Lady Esther (1943), Jack Mather as The Cisco Kid resolving lost mine battles and Spanish dagger feuds (1955–1956), Gerald Mohr as globetrotting private eye Bill Lance (1947), juvenile big top thrills on Jerry of the Circus (1937), and Rose Franken's Claudia and David (1937–1956):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down with Cedric Hardwicke" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-30 10:00 PM EWT |
Lady Esther Ltd. Cosmetics / Face Cream |
Cedric Hardwicke, Kruger | John Steinbeck (Author) | ["Drama", "World War II", "Resistance", "Adaptation", "Steinbeck"] |
Citizens of an occupied Nordic mining village wage clandestine guerrilla resistance against occupying military forces. |
| "The Case of the Emerald Eye" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-30 9:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
Gerald Mohr, McNear | J. Benton Cheney (Creator) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "Adventure", "Investigation"] |
Globe-trotting investigator Bill Lance tracks a ruthless smuggling syndicate attempting to smuggle an ancient carved emerald through San Francisco customs. |
| "Battle of the Lost Mines" | Ziv Syndication 1955-08-30 |
Interstate Bakeries Weber's / Sunbeam Bread |
Jack Mather, Lang | Frederic W. Ziv Staff | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cowboy", "Action", "Ziv"] |
Cisco and Pancho intercept a ruthless gang of claim jumpers attacking an elderly prospector near the Superstition Mountains. |
| "The Spanish Dagger Feud" | Ziv Syndication 1956-08-30 |
Interstate Bakeries Weber's / Sunbeam Bread |
Jack Mather, Blanc | Frederic W. Ziv Staff | ["Western", "Adventure", "Cowboy", "Action", "Ziv"] |
Cisco prevents a deadly blood feud between two neighboring ranches triggered by a stolen antique Spanish dagger. |
| "Loose Snake and Jerry Rides Splendor (Part 45)" | Syndicated Juvenile 1937-08-30 |
Sustaining Circus Adventure |
Dramatic Cast Ensemble | Jerry of the Circus Staff | ["Circus", "Juvenile", "Adventure", "Serial", "Americana"] |
Jerry calms an escaped circus python and demonstrates daring horsemanship by mounting the fiery stallion Splendor in the big top. |
| "A Rocky Dress Rehearsal" | Syndicated Comedy 1948-08-30 |
Sustaining Domestic Comedy |
Patricia Ryan, Kollmar | Rose Franken (Author) | ["Comedy", "Domestic", "Sitcom", "Marriage", "Rose Franken"] |
Claudia's chaotic preparations for an amateur community theatre play threaten David's peaceful weekend at home. |