The St Louis Blues (Aired March 13, 1949)
ROCKY JORDAN was the title character of one of the better and more exotic radio detective series. In fact, it's one of the best detective series I have ever heard. The series had two separate incarnations. The first, A Man Named Jordan, started as a daily 15 minute show and after about six months changed to a weekly 30 minute show. It took place in Istanbul and the Cafe was described as "a small restaurant in a narrow street off Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, permeated with by the smoke of Oriental tobacco, alive with the babble of many tongues, and packed with intrigue." The second incarnation, Rocky Jordan, was a weekly 30 minute series took place in Cairo - "the gateway to the ancient East where adventure and intrigue unfold against the backdrop of antiquity." Jordan was a hard-boiled owner of the Cafe Tambourine who spent most of his time solving mysteries that he usually became involved in by accident. During the Cairo-based run, he often encountered Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo police.
THIS EPISODE:
March 13, 1949. CBS Pacific network. "The St. Louis Blues". Sustaining. Ted Polanski is an old friend of Rocky's from back in the States. When Ted is found with a knife in his back, Rocky's surprised to find him unwilling to renew their acquaintance...or to speak with his former wife! Jack Moyles, Cliff Howell (producer, director), Larry Thor (announcer), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Larry Roman (writer), Gomer Cool (writer), Jay Novello. 30:03.
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