Rocky Jordan
_____________________________________ Rocky Jordan was the owner of the Cafe Tambourine and was the main character in a radio series featuring a more exotic background than found in other radio detective series, first in Istanbul and later in Cairo. Rocky himself is a bit of a mystery. We're never given much information about his background except he was originally from St. Louis and lived in Seattle, New Orleans, Boston, and Chicago. For some reason, he can't return to the United States, but we never find out why. What we do know is Rocky spends a lot of his time solving mysteries that he becomes involved in, usually by accident. As with most amateur detectives, the police usually do not what him involved in crime solving. Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo Police would prefer Rocky didn't get involved, but frequently uses his help. Sargent Greco, Sabaaya's assistant, on the other hand, actively attempts to put Rocky on the wrong side of the law, forcing Rocky to solve cases if only to clear himself. The show itself has an air of authenticity. Actual street names and sites in Cairo are often used. The background music is also used to advantage, adding an element of the exotic of the series. Rocky's appearance on radio can be broken up into six separate series. He first appeared in a 15-minute nightly series entitled A MAN NAMED JORDAN, airing in the first half of 1945. This was followed by 15- and 30-minute weekly series of the same name, running through to the end of the 1946-1947 season. These series aired only on the West Coast. Jack Moyles starred as Jordan for all. They were written and directed by Ray Buffum. Dorothy Lovett stared as Toni Sherwood, Rocky's girlfriend. Also in the cast were Paul Frees and Jay Novello. A 30-minute weekly series called simply ROCKY JORDAN, also starring Jack Moyles, was heard only on the West Coast starting in October of 1948, running until September of 1950. George Raft took over the role of Jordon for two Summer series in 1951 and 1952, airing nationwide. Raft continued in the lead role for one regular season in 1952 and 1953. 45/xx/xx First Audition 45/04/11 68 Man Named Jordan - Second Audition of A Man Named Jordan (aka-Man Called Jordan) Series then changes name to "Rocky Jordan" 48/08/24 The Spring Of Moses (audition pt one of two) 48/08/25 The Spring Of Moses (audition pt two of two) 48/10/31 1 The Bartered Bridegroom (starts 'Rocky Jordan' on KNX @ 8:30pm) 48/11/07 2 Count Me Out 48/11/21 4 The Man in the Morgue 48/12/05 6 Strangers Three 48/12/12 7 Ace High Straight 48/12/19 8 Up in Flames 49/01/02 10 Death in the Sand 49/01/09 11 Escapade with Paula 49/01/16 12 The Case of the Sleepy Camel 49/01/30 14 Baksheesh Boy 49/02/06 15 Champagne, Caviar and Hot Ice 49/02/13 16 Red Stands for Blood 49/02/20 17 Twenty Fathoms Under 49/03/06 19 The Two O'clock Man 49/03/13 20 The St. Louis Blues 49/03/20 21 Passport for Vivi 49/03/27 22 Everything Shipshape 49/04/03 23 Portrait of Rocky 49/04/10 24 My Quiet Friend 49/04/24 25 Consignment for Naples 49/05/01 26 Fall Guy 49/05/08 27 Lady in Disguise 49/05/22 29 The Make up Man 49/05/29 30 Desert Betrayal 49/06/05 31 The Man They All Loved 49/06/12 32 The Man from Damascus 49/06/19 33 The Big Ditch 49/06/26 34 Journey to Nashier 49/07/03 35 The Map of Murder 49/07/10 36 The Broken Wing 49/07/17 37 The Race 49/07/24 38 The Coward of Mutah Kahn 49/07/31 39 Varlachi 49/08/07 40 Gold Fever 49/08/14 41 Cairo Vendetta 49/08/21 42 The Gum Queen 49/08/28 43 The Lady from Istanbul 49/09/04 44 A Stranger to the Desert 49/09/11 45 Adventure with Andrea 49/09/18 46 The Nile Runs High 49/09/25 47 Memento from Adelaide 49/10/02 48 Pattern for Revenge 49/10/09 49 The Man with No Name 49/10/16 50 Quest for Traneeneh 49/10/23 51 The Diorite Bowl 49/10/30 52 The Demarco Affair 49/11/06 53 The Black Ball 49/11/13 54 The Strange Death of Van Dorn 49/11/20 55 The Big Heist 49/11/27 56 High Pressure 49/12/11 58 The Veiled People 50/01/01 61 The Man from Cairo 50/01/08 62 Smoke Screen 50/01/15 63 The Loomis Affair 50/01/22 64 The Face of Diana 50/01/29 65 An Air of Death 50/02/05 66 The Return of Toni 50/02/12 67 Madame Dulac's Daughter 50/02/19 68 Paid in Full 50/02/26 69 Return of Dr Pyrue 50/03/05 70 The Secret of Wong Lee 50/03/12 71 The White Beetle 50/03/19 72 The Perfect Witness 50/03/26 73 Fool Proof 50/04/02 74 The Strange Fate of Professor Amar 50/04/09 75 Holiday Weekend 50/04/16 76 Adventure in Zaqaziq 50/04/23 77 The Big Gamble 50/04/30 78 The Mystery of Carl Kleist 50/05/07 79 Horde of the Memlooks 50/05/14 80 Congo Copper 50/05/21 81 The Beggar of Farar 50/05/28 82 A Song in the Night 50/06/04 83 The Word of a Bishop 50/06/11 84 Pharaoh's Formula 50/06/18 85 Shakedown 50/06/25 86 Dilemma 50/07/02 87 The Dead Colleen 50/07/09 88 Interlude With Laurena 50/07/16 89 The Lotus Cup of Amin Ra 50/07/23 90 Cairo Tour 50/07/30 91 The Money Changers 50/08/06 92 The Broken Wing 50/08/13 93 City of Baksheesh 50/08/20 94 The Man from Damascus 50/08/27 95 Dr Markoff's Discovery 50/09/03 96 Ace High Straight 50/09/10 97 Trail of the Assassin 51/03/28 The Man from Damascus (Audition) 51/07/04 2 The Lady from Tangiers 51/07/11 3 The Genacos Affair 51/07/25 5 Valley of the Dead 51/08/15 8 The Man in the Nile 55/08/25 Audition Show _____________________________________