On This Day, September 5: Charlie McCarthy and Candy Matson
Also featured: Squad Cars.
September 5 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 September 5 across Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy bantering with screen stars Ida Lupino (1937) and Jean Arthur (1943) for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, female private investigator Candy Matson solving San Francisco missing persons on Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209, late-night symphonic pop on Big City Serenade, and South African police flying squad sting operations on Squad Cars, Ida Lupino (1937), Jean Arthur (1943), and Natalie Masters (1949):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Save More Shop Job with South African Police" | Springbok Radio 1975-09-05 8:30 PM |
General Motors SA South African Police |
SABC Drama Ensemble | Colin Fish (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "Squad Cars", "Springbok Radio", "SABC"] |
Johannesburg flying squad detectives stake out a suburban department store after safe crackers trigger a silent seismic vibration alarm. |
| "The Fancy Car Racket with South African Police" | Springbok Radio 1980-09-05 8:30 PM |
General Motors SA South African Police |
SABC Drama Ensemble | Colin Fish (Director) | ["Police Procedural", "Crime", "Squad Cars", "Springbok Radio", "SABC"] |
Police launch a coordinated sting against an interstate syndicate that steals luxury imported sedans and replaces their vehicle identification plates. |
| "Nightlife Melodies with The NBC Concert Orchestra" | NBC (WEAF) 1953-09-05 11:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Late-Night Concert |
NBC Concert Orchestra | NBC Music Department | ["Music", "Concert", "Big City Serenade", "NBC", "Orchestra"] |
Conductor and studio orchestra perform lush symphonic arrangements of romantic standards evoking metropolitan nightlife in the late evening. |
| "Guest Ida Lupino for Chase and Sanborn" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1937-09-05 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Inc. Chase and Sanborn Coffee |
Bergen, McCarthy & Lupino | Robert Armbruster Orch. | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Charlie McCarthy", "Edgar Bergen", "Ida Lupino"] |
Charlie McCarthy flirts outrageously with actress Ida Lupino while baritone Nelson Eddy performs classical selections and Broadway airs. |
| "Guest Jean Arthur for Chase and Sanborn" | NBC (WEAF) 1943-09-05 8:00 PM EWT |
Standard Brands Inc. Chase and Sanborn Coffee |
Bergen, McCarthy & Arthur | Ray Noble Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Charlie McCarthy", "Edgar Bergen", "Jean Arthur"] |
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy welcome screen star Jean Arthur for a comedy sketch parodying Hollywood film directing dilemmas. |
| "The Cooper Case with Natalie Masters and Lou Merrill" | NBC Pacific 1949-09-05 8:00 PM PST |
Sustaining West Coast Mystery |
Natalie Masters & Merrill | Monty Masters (Writer/Dir.) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Candy Matson", "Natalie Masters", "San Francisco"] |
San Francisco private investigator Candy Matson is hired to locate a missing socialite whose family estate holds a dark conspiracy. |