Candy Matson was a radio program on NBC West Coast that aired from June 29, 1949, to May 20, 1951.[1] It centered on Candy Matson, a female private investigator[2] with a wry sense of humor and a penthouse on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. The program was notable for having a striking female character "without a trace of squeamishness"[3] as well as a veiled gay character in Candy's best friend Rembrandt Watson, voiced by Jack Thomas. Candy's love interest was police detective Ray Mallard, voiced by Henry Leff. The announcer was Dudley Manlove. Actors frequently heard in minor roles were Helen Kleeb, John Grober, Mary Milford and Hal Burdick. In addition to the show being set in San Francisco, it was produced at San Francisco Radio City.[4]
The series concluded with a twist ending when Ray finally proposed to Candy, who accepted and retired from the detective business.[1]
It was created by Monty Masters and starred his wife Natalie Parks as Candy Matson. When Monty Masters created the show, he planned to star in it himself, as a male private detective. His mother-in-law convinced him to change the lead to a female, which led to his wife being the star.[4]
In 1950, Candy Matson was recognized with the San Francisco Examiner's Favorite Program Award.[5] The award was presented as part of the broadcast of the episode "Symphony of Death".[4]
The aftermath of a 1950 episode illustrated the program's popularity. A newspaper story related: "It seems that during the closing moments of the last Monday's sequence, Candy is in an aircraft repeating the 'Twenty-third Psalm' as the plane crashes into a lake. At that point the show ends. And at that point the switchboard at Radio City started lighting up like a Christmas tree. More than 800 calls were received shortly after the program signed off. All of them wondering what happened to their heroine."[6]
Only 14 of the 92 episodes survive, along with the April 1949 audition show and the September 1952 series revival audition show.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^ abDunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 136. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
^Terrace, Vincent (1981), Radio's Golden Years: The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930–1960. A.S. Barnes & Company, Inc. ISBN0-498-02393-1. p. 46.
^Dunning, John. (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925–1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN0-13-932616-2. pp. 112–13.
^ abcFrench, Jack. "San Francisco's Finest: 'Candy Matson: YUkon 2-8209'". Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^"Dwight Newton" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 24, 1950. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^Foster, Bob (May 19, 1950). "Sid Caeser Makes Hit on Return to Local Television". The Times. San Mateo, CA. The Times. p. 15. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External linksedit
Candy Matson.com
Internet Archive: Candy Matson episodes
Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Candy Matson episodic log and more from The Digital Deli Too
January 01, 1970
candy, matson, radio, program, west, coast, that, aired, from, june, 1949, 1951, centered, female, private, investigator, with, sense, humor, penthouse, telegraph, hill, francisco, program, notable, having, striking, female, character, without, trace, squeamis. Candy Matson was a radio program on NBC West Coast that aired from June 29 1949 to May 20 1951 1 It centered on Candy Matson a female private investigator 2 with a wry sense of humor and a penthouse on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco The program was notable for having a striking female character without a trace of squeamishness 3 as well as a veiled gay character in Candy s best friend Rembrandt Watson voiced by Jack Thomas Candy s love interest was police detective Ray Mallard voiced by Henry Leff The announcer was Dudley Manlove Actors frequently heard in minor roles were Helen Kleeb John Grober Mary Milford and Hal Burdick In addition to the show being set in San Francisco it was produced at San Francisco Radio City 4 Candy MatsonOther namesCandy Matson YUkon 2 8209GenreDetective dramaRunning time30 minutesCountry of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishHome stationKNBCSyndicatesNBC West CoastStarringNatalie MastersAnnouncerDudley ManloveWritten byMonty MastersDirected byMonty MastersProduced byMonty MastersOriginal releaseJune 29 1949 May 20 1951Opening themeCandy The series concluded with a twist ending when Ray finally proposed to Candy who accepted and retired from the detective business 1 It was created by Monty Masters and starred his wife Natalie Parks as Candy Matson When Monty Masters created the show he planned to star in it himself as a male private detective His mother in law convinced him to change the lead to a female which led to his wife being the star 4 In 1950 Candy Matson was recognized with the San Francisco Examiner s Favorite Program Award 5 The award was presented as part of the broadcast of the episode Symphony of Death 4 The aftermath of a 1950 episode illustrated the program s popularity A newspaper story related It seems that during the closing moments of the last Monday s sequence Candy is in an aircraft repeating the Twenty third Psalm as the plane crashes into a lake At that point the show ends And at that point the switchboard at Radio City started lighting up like a Christmas tree More than 800 calls were received shortly after the program signed off All of them wondering what happened to their heroine 6 Only 14 of the 92 episodes survive along with the April 1949 audition show and the September 1952 series revival audition show citation needed References edit a b Dunning John 1998 On the Air The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio Revised ed New York NY Oxford University Press p 136 ISBN 978 0 19 507678 3 Retrieved 2019 10 18 Terrace Vincent 1981 Radio s Golden Years The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930 1960 A S Barnes amp Company Inc ISBN 0 498 02393 1 p 46 Dunning John 1976 Tune in Yesterday The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio 1925 1976 Prentice Hall Inc ISBN 0 13 932616 2 pp 112 13 a b c French Jack San Francisco s Finest Candy Matson YUkon 2 8209 Old Time Radio Researchers Group Retrieved 9 August 2014 Dwight Newton PDF Broadcasting July 24 1950 Retrieved 9 August 2014 Foster Bob May 19 1950 Sid Caeser Makes Hit on Return to Local Television The Times San Mateo CA The Times p 15 Retrieved March 7 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editCandy Matson com Internet Archive Candy Matson episodes Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Candy Matson episodic log and more from The Digital Deli Too Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Candy Matson amp oldid 1199431906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
