Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast on CBS from October 31, 1948, to September 10, 1950, and then again from June 27, 1951, to August 22, 1951. The character of Rocky Jordan had been introduced to listeners in a similar show called A Man Named Jordan that was broadcast from 1945 to 1947 on the CBS West Coast network, but set in Istanbul, rather than Cairo.
In February 1951, it was announced CBS was in discussions to make a TV series based on the show starring George Raft made by Raft's company. However this never happened.
The two lead roles were those of Rocky Jordan and Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo Police. For most of the show's history Jordan was played by veteran radio actor Jack Moyles, but he was later replaced by a movie star, George Raft, for the brief 1951 run.
Jay Novello played Sabaaya throughout the entire series. Other roles were played by members of Hollywood's Radio Row, and the announcer was Larry Thor.
A deliberately Eastern feel was created by careful use of music and sound effects, and the writers Larry Roman and Gomer Cool took care that the characters used the names of real streets in Cairo. Much of the information the writers used for this came from a book called the Pocket Guide to Egypt that the US Army had produced for servicemen sent there during the War. The Oriental-sounding music composed for the show by Richard Aurandt is considered to be of exceptional quality.
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1 Show #38 - A Man Named Jordan - 14:39
2 Show #68 - A Man Named Jordan - 14:56
3 The Bartered Bridegroom - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
4 Count Me Out - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
5 The Man in the Morgue - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
6 Strangers Three - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:42
7 Ace High Straight - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
8 Up in Flames - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:39
9 Death in the Sand - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:45
10 Escapade with Paula - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:36
11 The Case of the Sleepy Camel - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:33
12 Baksheesh Boy - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
13 Champagne, Caviar and Hot Ice - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:32
14 Red Stands for Blood - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
15 Twenty Fathoms Under - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:35
16 The Two O'Clock Man - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
17 The St. Louis Blues - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
18 Passport for Vivi - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:31
19 Everything Shipshape - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:36
20 Portrait of Rocky - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
21 My Quiet Friend - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
22 Consignment for Naples - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:31
23 Fall Guy - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:30
24 Lady in Disguise - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:36
25 The Make up Man - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:39
26 Desert Betrayal - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
27 The Man They All Loved - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:32
28 The Man from Damascus - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:33
29 The Big Ditch - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:37
30 Journey to Nashier - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
31 The Map of Murder - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
32 The Broken Wing - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:39
33 The Race - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
34 The Coward of Mutah Kahn - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
35 Varlachi - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
36 Gold Fever - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:50
37 Cairo Vendetta - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:49
38 The Gum Queen - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:58
39 The Lady from Istanbul - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:49
40 A Stranger to the Desert - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:30
41 Adventure with Andrea - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
42 The Nile Runs High - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:45
43 Memento from Adelaide - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
44 Pattern for Revenge - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:37
45 The Man with No Name - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:51
46 Quest for Traneeneh - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:18
47 The Diorite Bowl - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:32
48 The Demarco Affair - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:22
49 The Black Ball - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
50 The Strange Death of Van Dorn - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:39
51 The Big Heist - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
52 High Pressure - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
53 The Veiled People - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
54 The Man from Cairo - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:39
55 Smoke Screen - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
56 The Loomis Affair - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:38
57 The Face of Diana - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
58 An Air of Death - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
59 The Return of Toni - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
60 Madame Dulac's Daughter - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:34
61 Paid in Full - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:42
62 Return of Dr Pyrue - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:36
63 The Secret of Wong Lee - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
64 The White Beetle - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
65 The Perfect Witness - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:37
66 Foolproof - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
67 The Strange Fate of Professor Amar - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
68 Holiday Weekend - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:55
69 Adventure in Zaqaziq - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:52
70 The Big Gamble - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:38
71 The Mystery of Carl Kleist - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:51
72 Horde of the Memlooks - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
73 Congo Copper - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
74 The Beggar of Farar - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
75 A Song in the Night - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
76 The Word of a Bishop - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 24:23
77 Pharaoh's Formula - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
78 Shakedown - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:42
79 Dilemma - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:40
80 The Dead Colleen - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
81 Interlude With Laurena - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:47
82 The Lotus Cup of Amin Ra - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
83 Cairo Tour - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
84 The Money Changers - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:42
85 The Broken Wing - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:45
86 City of Baksheesh - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
87 The Man from Damascus - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:41
88 Dr Markoff's Discovery - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:48
89 Ace High Straight - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:50
90 Trail of the Assassin - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:38
91 The Man from Damascus (Audition) - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 30:22
92 The Lady from Tangiers - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:59
93 The Genacos Affair - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:46
94 Valley of the Dead - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:49
95 The Man in the Nile - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 29:43
96 Spring of Moses (Audition) - Show 1 - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 12:53
97 Spring of Moses (Audition) - Show 2 - The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - 13:24
