CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT

Captain Midnight is a U.S. radio adventure serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949. The title character, originally Captain Jim "Red" Albright, was a World War I U. S. Army pilot. His Captain Midnight code name was given by a general who sent him on a high-risk mission, when the aviator returned at the stroke of 12. When the show began in 1938, Albright was a private aviator who helped people, but his situation changed in 1940. When the show was taken over by Ovaltine, the origin story explained how Albright was recruited to head the Secret Squadron, an aviation-oriented paramilitary organization fighting sabotage and espionage during the period prior to the United States' entry into World War II. The Secret Squadron acted both within and outside the United States.

When the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor, which was curiously foreshadowed in the program, the show shifted the Secret Squadron's duties to fight the more unconventional aspects of the war. Besides the stock villain, Ivan Shark, the war years introduced Axis villains, Baron von Karp, Admiral Himakito and von Schrecker. The Secret Squadron wartime activities were usually outside the continental United States, with adventures in Europe, South America, the Pacific, and continental Asia. War related subject matter included the theft of an experimental Flying Wing aircraft, radar coupled antiaircraft guns, jet aircraft and other weapons.

After the war, some of the newer villains used war surplus equipment to carry out their activities. Secret Squadron activities shifted to contending with criminals as well as spies. The action continued to operate internationally, with adventures in South America and Africa as well as within the United States.

EPISODES LIST

Captain Midnight 39-03-29 (0123) Photographic Mission
Captain Midnight 39-04-21 (0140) Establishing A Hidden Airfield
Captain Midnight 39-05-23 (0163) Steve Has Crashed
Captain Midnight 39-10-17 (0167) Questions for Perada
Captain Midnight 39-10-18 (0168) Under Attack From One Of Shark's Planes
Captain Midnight 39-10-19 (0169) Patrick and Pinky Search Grounds, and See Something!
Captain Midnight 39-10-20 (0170) Our Friends Rest
Captain Midnight 39-10-23 (0171) Shark and Fury Search Major Steele's Cabin
Captain Midnight 39-10-24 (6) The Perada Treasure
Captain Midnight 39-10-25 (0173) Chuck Responds to the Signal
Captain Midnight 39-10-26 (0174) Sharks' Pilot Escapes
Captain Midnight 39-10-27 (0175) Captain Midnight and Chuck Return to Juan's Lodge
Captain Midnight 39-10-30 (0176) One of Shark's Planes Razzes Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight 39-10-31 (0177) Adventure of the Perada Treasure Chap 11
Captain Midnight 39-11-06 (0181) The Mexican Supper is Interrupted
Captain Midnight 39-11-07 (0182) Shark Tries to Discover Location of the Treasure
Captain Midnight 39-11-08 (0183) Juan Gets Good News
Captain Midnight 39-11-09 (0184) Pablo's Mexican Jumping Beans
Captain Midnight 39-11-10 (0185) Delores Tries to Kill Ivan Shark
Captain Midnight 39-11-13 (0186) Patsy and Chuck Explore The Cave
Captain Midnight 39-11-14 (0187) Shark Searches for Delores
Captain Midnight 39-11-15 (0188) Chuck Falls into Underground River
Captain Midnight 39-11-16 (0189) Plans to Rescue Delores
Captain Midnight 39-11-17 (0190) At Last - The Hacienda
Captain Midnight 39-11-20 (0191) Trying to Break Thru a Cave In
Captain Midnight 39-11-21 (0192) An Unlikely Alibi
Captain Midnight 39-11-22 (0193) Shark Prepares a Deadly Trap
Captain Midnight 39-11-23 (0194) Captain and Chuck Avoid the Trap and Death!
Captain Midnight 39-11-24 (0195) Escape, But now Under Fire
Captain Midnight 39-11-27 (0196) Chuck and Delores Escape, But Are Being Followed
Captain Midnight 39-11-28 (0197) Forced To Make A Sudden Landing
Captain Midnight 39-11-29 (0198) The Perada Treasure
Captain Midnight 39-11-30 (0199) Shark Questions One Of His Pilots
Captain Midnight 39-12-01 (0200) Senor Lutro Informs Shark of Change of Plans
Captain Midnight 39-12-04 (0201) Successful Takeoff!
Captain Midnight 39-12-05 (0202) Captain and Juan Take off On A Night Flight
Captain Midnight 39-12-06 (0203) Captain and Juan Tangle With Shark's Chief Pilot
Captain Midnight 39-12-07 (0204) Pinky and Slim Are Missing
Captain Midnight 39-12-08 (0205) The Cattle Drive
Captain Midnight 39-12-11 (0206) A Forced Landing in the Path Of Cattle
Captain Midnight 39-12-12 (0207) Chuck and Patsy Escape
Captain Midnight 39-12-13 (0208) Shark's Sinister Plans
Captain Midnight 39-12-14 (0209) Shark's Men Take over the Valley
Captain Midnight 39-12-15 (0210) Captain Explains His Signal to Patsy
Captain Midnight 39-12-18 (0211) After Parachuting, Chuck Attacked by Guardo
Captain Midnight 39-12-19 (0212) Refuse in an Aztec Temple
Captain Midnight 39-12-20 (0213) Footprints
Captain Midnight 39-12-21 (0214) Captain Meets Lutro and Von Grif
Captain Midnight 39-12-22 (0215) Lutro and Von Grif Watch as Shark and Fury Plan
Captain Midnight 39-12-25 (0216) Falling Into Shark's Deadly Plan
Captain Midnight 39-12-26 (0217) A Plan to Thwart a Plan
Captain Midnight 39-12-27 (0218) Juan and Patsy Voice Concern over Captain And Chuck
Captain Midnight 39-12-28 (0219) Taken Prisoner by Lutro and Von Grif
Captain Midnight 39-12-29 (0220) Captain Midnight Leads Attack of Hacienda
Captain Midnight 39-xx-xx (xxxx) Holdup To Get Reds Watch
Captain Midnight 40-01-02 (0221) The Hacienda is Ours!
Captain Midnight 40-01-03 (0222) An Amazing Discovery
Captain Midnight 40-01-05 (0223) The Treasure Has Disappeared
Captain Midnight 40-01-08 (0224) Shark's Secret Landing Field
Captain Midnight 40-01-10 (0225) An Early Morning Talk
Captain Midnight 40-01-12 (0226) A Mysterious Cry For Help
Captain Midnight 40-01-15 (227) Where's The Voice Coming From
Captain Midnight 40-01-17 (0228) Patsy Spots a Broken Airplane Wing
Captain Midnight 40-01-19 (0229) Bud Must Go To The Hospital - Now!
Captain Midnight 40-01-22 (0230) Captain Has A Plan
Captain Midnight 40-01-24 (0231) Smoke Floating Over Nearby Ridge
Captain Midnight 40-01-26 (0232) Chuck Asks Mr Gillis for Dynamite
Captain Midnight 40-01-29 (0233) Dynamiting the Trees
Captain Midnight 40-01-31 (0234) Chuck Successfully Takes Off
Captain Midnight 40-02-02 (0235) After A Good Nights Sleep - Surprise!
Captain Midnight 40-02-05 (0236) On Their Way To See Chuck
Captain Midnight 40-02-07 (0237) Captain and Patsy Discuss Chuck's Disappearance
Captain Midnight 40-02-09 (0238) Chuck Last Seen With Mysterious Stranger
Captain Midnight 40-02-12 (239) What Did Chuck Do
Captain Midnight 40-02-14 (0240) Chuck Arrested By Government Man
Captain Midnight 40-02-16 (0241) Chuck and Frank Land To Investigate Strange Plane
Captain Midnight 40-02-19 (0242) Plans to Search For Chuck
Captain Midnight 40-02-21 (0243) Imprisoned In Shark's Plane
Captain Midnight 40-02-23 (0244) A Smugglers Shack
Captain Midnight 40-02-26 (0245) Captain Believes No-one In Charge of Chuck's Plane
Captain Midnight 40-02-28 (0246) Chuck Learns Sharks Sinister Plan
Captain Midnight 40-03-01 (0247) Shark Sends a Telegram to Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight 40-03-04 (0248) The Telegram
Captain Midnight 40-03-06 (0249) Chuck Talks To Shark Aboard Shark's Plane
Captain Midnight 40-03-08 (0250) Captain Demands to Hear Chuck's Voice
Captain Midnight 40-03-11 (0251) Chuck Will Talk To Captain Midnight Tonight
Captain Midnight 40-03-13 (0252) Shark Issues An Ultimatum
Captain Midnight 40-03-15 (0253) Shark Tells Fury His Plans
Captain Midnight 40-03-18 (0254) Shark Demands Answer Within 24 Hours
Captain Midnight 40-03-20 (0255) Chuck Gets Disturbing News
Captain Midnight 40-03-22 (0256) Flying To Point of Shark's First Broadcast
Captain Midnight 40-03-25 (0257) Chuck Transmits Secret Message
Captain Midnight 40-03-27 (0258) Captain Midnight finds Shark's hideout
Captain Midnight 40-09-30 (001) Origin - 1st Mutual Broadcast
Captain Midnight 40-10-01 (0261) Shark Tries To Destroy The Group
Captain Midnight 41-06-09 (0439) The Secret Squadron Attacks Shark's Submarine
Captain Midnight 41-10-24 (0474) Chuck And Joyce Are Prisoners Of The Tiger Tong
Captain Midnight 42-10-08 (0658) Assignment Under The Sea
Captain Midnight 42-11-24 (0691) Fighting With Commandos
Captain Midnight 42-12-30 (0717) Destruction Of The Nazi Submarine Base
Captain Midnight 43-02-16 (0751) Trapped By The Nazis
Captain Midnight 43-02-22 (0755) Challenge Of The Crossed Swords
Captain Midnight 43-04-09 (0789) The Silver Dagger Strikes
Captain Midnight 43-04-12 (0790) The Silver Dagger Strikes
Captain Midnight 43-05-26 (0822) The Secret Squadron Strikes
Captain Midnight 43-10-09 (xxx) The Philippines Fight On
Captain Midnight 43-12-02 (0893) Signal From The Sky
Captain Midnight 43-12-08 (0897) East Of Formosa
Captain Midnight 44-01-17 (0925) Japanese Bombers Shot Down
Captain Midnight 44-01-20 (0928) The Dive Bombers Fight
Captain Midnight 44-01-21 (0929) Captain Midnight Shot Down
Captain Midnight 44-01-24 (0930) Prisoner Of The Japs
Captain Midnight 44-04-20 (0993) Mountain Battle
Captain Midnight 44-11-01 (1067) Dangerous Flight
Captain Midnight 46-08-14 (1467) Double Cross
Captain Midnight 47-03-12 (1616) The Slave Smugglers
Captain Midnight 47-04-07 (1634) The Map Of Mystery
Captain Midnight 47-04-21 (1644) We Who Are About To Die
Captain Midnight 47-05-14 (1661) Stolen Star
Captain Midnight 48-03-26 (xxxx) The Jewels Of The Queen Of Sheba
Captain Midnight 48-12-08 (1931) The Return Of Ivan Shark
Captain Midnight 49-01-10 (1954) Secret Submarine Base
Captain Midnight 49-xx-xx (xxx) Phantom Rustler
Captain Midnight 49-xx-xx The Flying Ruby
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