Rocky Jordan Presented by the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio
Join host Adam Graham on a journey to the Cafe Tambourine in Cairo, Egypt as we travel through all the circulating adventures of cafe owner and reluctant detective Rocky Jordan as played by Jack Moyles and later George Raft.
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December 19, 2025 • 37 mins
Original Release Date: June 26, 2019
A physician Rocky sent to prison for murder when he lived in Istanbul is in Cairo plotting Rocky’s death? The problem? The doctor died in prison.
Original Air Date: February 26, 1950
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A physician Rocky sent to prison for murder when he lived in Istanbul is in Cairo plotting Rocky’s death? The problem? The doctor died in prison.
Original Air Date: February 26, 1950
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December 12, 2025 • 40 mins
Original Release Date: June 19, 2019
A few hours after Sergeant Greco stormed into the Cafe Tambourine to try and falsely arrest Jordan for aiding a jailbreak, Captain Sabaya comes to Jordan and asks him to find Greco and help him out of a jam.
Original Air Date: February 19, 1950
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A few hours after Sergeant Greco stormed into the Cafe Tambourine to try and falsely arrest Jordan for aiding a jailbreak, Captain Sabaya comes to Jordan and asks him to find Greco and help him out of a jam.
Original Air Date: February 19, 1950
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December 5, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: June 5, 2019
A wealthy woman offer Rocky $1000 to break up her daughter’s love affair with an unscrupulous gambler Rocky has a history with.
Original Air Date: February 12, 1950
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A wealthy woman offer Rocky $1000 to break up her daughter’s love affair with an unscrupulous gambler Rocky has a history with.
Original Air Date: February 12, 1950
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November 28, 2025 • 37 mins
Original Release Date: May 29, 2019
Two men begin following Rocky around as he gets a letter that an old flame is back in Cairo.
Original Air Date: February 5, 1950
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Two men begin following Rocky around as he gets a letter that an old flame is back in Cairo.
Original Air Date: February 5, 1950
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November 21, 2025 • 36 mins
Original Release Date: May 22, 2019
Rocky narrowly avoids deaths when he finds a man in a local bathhouse murdered by cyanide gas.
Original Air Date: January 29, 1950
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Rocky narrowly avoids deaths when he finds a man in a local bathhouse murdered by cyanide gas.
Original Air Date: January 29, 1950
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November 14, 2025 • 32 mins
Original Release Date: May 15, 2019
An artist pays off a tab he owes Rocky with a painting, a wealthy man buys it, and when Rocky brings him the difference, he finds the artist dead.
Original Air Date: January 22, 1950
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An artist pays off a tab he owes Rocky with a painting, a wealthy man buys it, and when Rocky brings him the difference, he finds the artist dead.
Original Air Date: January 22, 1950
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November 7, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: May 8, 2019
Rocky is accused of murder when a gangster he had a quarrel with is murdered while both men were in different areas of a bank vault and both men were opening their safe deposit boxes.
Original Air Date: January 15, 1950
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Rocky is accused of murder when a gangster he had a quarrel with is murdered while both men were in different areas of a bank vault and both men were opening their safe deposit boxes.
Original Air Date: January 15, 1950
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October 31, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: May 1, 2019
A young woman and her father ask Rocky to provide an alibi for the father. Rocky refuses and the woman’s gunned down while leaving the Tambourine.
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Original Air Date: January 8, 1950
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A young woman and her father ask Rocky to provide an alibi for the father. Rocky refuses and the woman’s gunned down while leaving the Tambourine.
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Original Air Date: January 8, 1950
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October 24, 2025 • 36 mins
Original Release Date: April 24, 2019
A naive tourist from Cairo, Illinois is looking for intrigue in Cairo, Egypt and has found it, but doesn’t know it. It’s up to Rocky to get to the bottom of it and make sure they both come out alive.
Original Air Date: January 1, 1950
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A naive tourist from Cairo, Illinois is looking for intrigue in Cairo, Egypt and has found it, but doesn’t know it. It’s up to Rocky to get to the bottom of it and make sure they both come out alive.
Original Air Date: January 1, 1950
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October 17, 2025 • 36 mins
Original Release Date: April 17, 2019
Men in veils come hunting for Rocky’s newest employee in the cafe.
Original Air Date: December 11, 1949
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Men in veils come hunting for Rocky’s newest employee in the cafe.
Original Air Date: December 11, 1949
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October 10, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: April 10, 2019
Jordan is dragged out of bed at night and given thirty-six hours to leave Egypt, and no one will tell him why.
Original Air Date: November 27, 1949
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Jordan is dragged out of bed at night and given thirty-six hours to leave Egypt, and no one will tell him why.
Original Air Date: November 27, 1949
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October 3, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: April 3, 2019
Rocky goes to meet a friend arriving from England and finds out he disappeared along with a million dollars.
Original Air Date: November 20, 1949
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Rocky goes to meet a friend arriving from England and finds out he disappeared along with a million dollars.
Original Air Date: November 20, 1949
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September 26, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: March 27, 2019
A Dutch man is found dead in the desert. Cause of death: freezing.
Original Air Date: November 13, 1949
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A Dutch man is found dead in the desert. Cause of death: freezing.
Original Air Date: November 13, 1949
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September 19, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: March 20, 2019
Rocky receives a black ball in the mail, has a woman come after him with a gun, and a collector show up demanding 100,000 Francs to cover gambling losses in Monte Carlo that Rocky didn’t make.
Original Air Date: November 6, 1949
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Rocky receives a black ball in the mail, has a woman come after him with a gun, and a collector show up demanding 100,000 Francs to cover gambling losses in Monte Carlo that Rocky didn’t make.
Original Air Date: November 6, 1949
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September 12, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: March 13, 2019
A photographer who produced postcards for Rocky disappears.
Original Air Date: October 30, 1949
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A photographer who produced postcards for Rocky disappears.
Original Air Date: October 30, 1949
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September 5, 2025 • 35 mins
Original Release Date: March 6, 2019
A friend of Rocky’s got himself in trouble while trying to sell a rare bowl on the black market.
Original Air Date: October 23, 1949
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A friend of Rocky’s got himself in trouble while trying to sell a rare bowl on the black market.
Original Air Date: October 23, 1949
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August 29, 2025 • 38 mins
Original Release Date: February 26, 2019
Jordan does nothing when he sees a young woman being chased as he’s told that it’s a family affair. However, when it turns out to be a kidnapping, Jordan sets out to find her.
Original Air Date: October 16, 1949
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Jordan does nothing when he sees a young woman being chased as he’s told that it’s a family affair. However, when it turns out to be a kidnapping, Jordan sets out to find her.
Original Air Date: October 16, 1949
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August 22, 2025 • 34 mins
Original Release Date: February 12, 2019
A man who was in the Tambourine and refused to give his name is murdered. Some people think Jordan knows all about the man.
Original Air Date: October 9, 1949
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A man who was in the Tambourine and refused to give his name is murdered. Some people think Jordan knows all about the man.
Original Air Date: October 9, 1949
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August 8, 2025 • 36 mins
Original Release Date: February 5, 2019
Jordan receives a threatening phone call and Sam Sabaya tells him two other men have already been murdered.
Original Air Date: October 2, 1949
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Jordan receives a threatening phone call and Sam Sabaya tells him two other men have already been murdered.
Original Air Date: October 2, 1949
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August 1, 2025 • 33 mins
Original Release Date: January 29, 2019
Rocky finds out he’s the beneficiary of a $40,000 insurance policy from a woman who he barely knew and who also claimed to be his wife.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1949
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Rocky finds out he’s the beneficiary of a $40,000 insurance policy from a woman who he barely knew and who also claimed to be his wife.
Original Air Date: September 25, 1949
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