On This Day, August 30: Stars Over Hollywood and Death Valley Sheriff
Also featured: The Clitheroe Kid.
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, British BBC light comedy, and wartime dramatic archives, Marsha Hunt and Claire Trevor starring on Stars Over Hollywood for Dari-Rich Chocolate Milk (1941, 1947), Sheriff Mark Chase tackling desert cliff bandits on Death Valley Sheriff for 20 Mule Team Borax (1946), Jimmy Clitheroe's domestic mishaps on The Clitheroe Kid (1970), moral crisis on This Is Our Enemy (1942), and Paul McGrath in the psychological noir Detour (1941–1970):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Taken to the Cleaners (Series 13, Episode 17)" | BBC Radio 2 1970-08-30 1:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Comedy |
Jimmy Clitheroe, Sinclair | James Casey (Producer) | ["Comedy", "British", "Sitcom", "Jimmy Clitheroe", "BBC Radio 2"] |
Jimmy attempts to launder Grandad's prized suit at home to save pocket money, resulting in a shrunken disaster. |
| "The Silver Gown with Marsha Hunt" | CBS (WABC) 1941-08-30 12:30 PM EDST |
Bowey's Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Milk |
Marsha Hunt, Cast | Stars Over Hollywood Staff | ["Drama", "Romance", "Anthology", "Marsha Hunt", "Dari-Rich"] |
A modest seamstress borrows an exquisite designer silver gown for one glamorous evening, attracting the romantic attention of a wealthy bachelor. |
| "The Lady and the Law with Claire Trevor" | CBS (WCBS) 1947-08-30 12:30 PM EDT |
Bowey's Inc. Dari-Rich Chocolate Milk |
Claire Trevor, Cast | Stars Over Hollywood Staff | ["Drama", "Mystery", "Courtroom", "Claire Trevor", "Dari-Rich"] |
A sharp female attorney defends a wrongfully accused suspect in a high-profile city embezzlement scandal. |
| "Murder Comes High" | CBS (WCBS) 1946-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Pacific Coast Borax 20 Mule Team Borax / Boraxo |
Bob Valiant, Arthur Allen | Ruth Cornwall Woodman | ["Western", "Mystery", "Sheriff", "Borax", "Ruth Cornwall Woodman"] |
Sheriff Mark Chase scales treacherous desert cliffs to apprehend an armed claim-jumper who assassinated a silver mine assayer. |
| "The Conscience of Karl Richter" | Mutual (WOR) 1942-08-30 10:30 PM EWT |
OWI / WPB War Production Board |
Dramatic Voice Cast | This Is Our Enemy Staff | ["Propaganda", "World War II", "Drama", "OWI", "Historical"] |
A conscripted Sudeten German soldier faces a moral crisis when ordered to execute innocent civilian hostages in his own boyhood village. |
| "The Story of Fletcher with Paul McGrath" | Syndicated Drama 1950-08-30 |
Sustaining Psychological Drama |
Paul McGrath, Cast | Detour Production Staff | ["Drama", "Crime", "Psychological", "Noir", "Suspense"] |
An ambitious bank clerk takes a fateful detour into embezzlement, discovering that his co-conspirator has prepared a deadly double-cross. |