On This Day, September 4: Candy Matson and Sad Sack
Also featured: Ginny Simms.
September 4 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 4 across stylish San Francisco private eye investigations on Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209, Herb Vigran starring in George Baker's post-war veteran sitcom The Sad Sack for Old Gold Cigarettes, Ginny Simms singing V-J Day homecoming swing for Philip Morris, Harry McNaughton bumbling as an amnesiac British butler on It's Higgins, Sir, Charles E. Fuller's biblical evangelism on The Old Fashioned Revival Hour, and waterfront arson investigations on Police Headquarters, Natalie Masters (1950), Herb Vigran (1946), Ginny Simms (1945), Harry McNaughton (1951), and Charles E. Fuller (1943–1951):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Death in Sacramento with Natalie Masters as Candy Matson" | NBC Pacific (KNBC) 1950-09-04 8:30 PM PDT |
Sustaining West Coast Detective |
Natalie Masters (Candy) | Monty Masters & Tobin | ["Detective", "Hardboiled", "Candy Matson", "Natalie Masters", "Monty Masters"] |
San Francisco private investigator Candy Matson travels to Sacramento to unmask who murdered a wealthy state senator in his hotel room. |
| "Civilian Job Hunting with Herb Vigran as Sad Sack" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-04 9:00 PM EDT |
P. Lorillard Co. Old Gold Cigarettes |
Herb Vigran (Sad Sack) | Jim Backus & Baker | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Sad Sack", "Herb Vigran", "Old Gold"] |
A newly discharged GI bumbles through catastrophic employment interviews across the city in search of his first peacetime civilian job. |
| "VJ Day Return with Ginny Simms and Philip Morris" | CBS (WABC) 1945-09-04 8:00 PM EWT |
Philip Morris & Co. Philip Morris Cigarettes |
Ginny Simms (Host) | Cookie Fairchild & Orch. | ["Music", "Variety", "Ginny Simms Show", "Ginny Simms", "Philip Morris"] |
Ginny Simms performs upbeat swing melodies, reuniting returning military servicemen on air with their loved ones. |
| "Sir Higgins Gets Amnesia with Harry McNaughton" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-09-04 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining British Butler Sitcom |
Harry McNaughton | Peggy Allenby & Irving | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "It's Higgins Sir", "Harry McNaughton", "NBC"] |
An English butler suffers temporary memory loss after a bump on the head, causing confusion when he assumes he is the lord of the manor. |
| "Christ Our Passover with Charles E. Fuller" | ABC / Mutual 1949-09-04 8:00 AM EDT |
Gospel Broadcasting Evangelistic Ministry |
Dr. Charles E. Fuller | Grace Fuller & Choir | ["Religion", "Sermon", "Charles E Fuller", "Old Fashioned Revival Hour", "Choir"] |
Dr. Charles E. Fuller delivers an evangelistic sermon from Long Beach Municipal Auditorium on the symbolism of redemption in biblical scripture. |
| "The Case of the Warehouse Firebugs with Frank Luther" | Syndication / WOR 1943-09-04 |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Dramatic Police Cast | Syndicated Audio Staff | ["Police", "Procedural", "Police Headquarters", "Frank Luther", "WOR"] |
Police detectives trace a streak of industrial arson blazes to an organized insurance fraud syndicate operating near the riverfront. |