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While there was great growth in the genre of detective mysteries, no other old time radio show made quite as big an impact as Candy Matson. This blonde bombshell enthralled all listeners in the West Coast from March of 1949 until the program ran its course in May of 1951 with her hair-raising adventures and penchant for getting into trouble. Although not quite as popular as some other serializations of its time, Candy Matson remains a revolutionary in the category of the female private eye anthology.  Originally, the show was created, written, produced and directed by Monty Masters to showcase the talents of his lovely wife, Natalie Parks.  Parks portrayed the saucy Candy with an artless grace that kept the audience at the edge of their seats, waiting for each smart and sassy comeback the private eye had to offer. Her ability to switch from humor to drama showed a quick and sharp wit that only enhanced the allure of the sexy siren that was Candy Matson.  Aside from that, to add sizzle to an already hot program was the subtle and slow-boiling romance developing between Candy and her colleague, Lt. Ray Mallard of the San Francisco Police Department.

Enjoy getting embroiled and entangled in the merry misadventures of Candy Matson and her colorful crew and enjoy these old radio shows!

 

 

 

Candy-Matson

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1950-01-02  Nc98012

NBC net, San Francisco origination. Sustaining. Candy investigates a plane crash and is asked to certify the safety of an airport. Bill Brownell (sound effects), Dudley Manlove (announcer), Eloise Rowan (organist), Harry Bechtel, Henry Leff, Jack Cahill, Jay Rendon (sound effects), Lou Tobin, Monte Masters (writer, producer), Natalie Masters. 
 1950-01-13  Eric Spalding Concert
 1950-06-20  Symphony Of Death

+ NBC net, San Francisco origination. "Symphony Of Death". Sustaining. YUkon 2-8309. A composer is going to die, and there's no doubt about it. Natalie Masters, Monte Masters (producer, director). 
 1950-09-11  The Movie Company

+ NBC net, San Francisco origination. "The Movie Company". Sustaining. Candy finds a real body hanging among the props on a movie set. Natalie Masters, Monte Masters (producer, director). 

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The buzz-term for Old Time Radio is "OTR". OTR usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964.These shows from the pre-television age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from World War II. These programs feature the best talent of the day and were broadcast nearly as widely as cable programs today. And just like TV today, families would gather around their crystal radio sets to enjoy the entertainment together.