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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.

Rocky Jordan – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio


    • Feb 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    EP3065: Rocky Jordan: The Man in the Nile

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020


    A boat carrying liquor for Rocky’s cafe is hit on the Nile. Original Air Date: August 15, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3059: Rocky Jordan: Valley of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020


    Rocky has his bartender Chris goes to hiding as he tries to find out why the Police are searching for him and his Yellow Fiat. Original Air Date: July 25, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

    EP3053: Rocky Jordan: The Genacos Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 38:09


    Rocky is dragged out of bed, given an injection, and informed the Cafe Tambourine has been closed. Original Air Date: July 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3047: Rocky Jordan: The Lady from Tangiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020


    Rocky becomes involved with a widow who knew a friend who died in a hotel fire. Original Air Date: July 4, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3041: Rocky Jordan: The Man from Damascus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020


    A disfigured man shows up in Damascus asking Jordan’s help to locate a dangerous fugitive he wants vengeance on. Audition Date: March 28, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3035: Rocky Jordan: Trail of the Assassin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 34:43


    An American is murdered and Sergeant Grecko thinks Rocky’s behind it. Original Air Date: September 10, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3029: Rocky Jordan: Ace High Straight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020


    Rocky is implicated in the murder of a gambler named Ace, and is dealt a hand including King, Queen, and Jack. Original Air Date: September 3, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read…

    EP3017: Rocky Jordan: Dr. Markof’s Discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019


    A woman leaves Rocky with a manilla envelope containing something she says is worth a lot of money. Original Air Date: August 27, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP3011: Rocky Jordan: The Man from Damascus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019


    A disfigured man shows up in Cairo blaming Rocky for his disfigurement but willing to forgive him if he tracks down a wanted criminal for him. Original Air Date: August 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

    EP3005: Rocky Jordan: City of the Baksheesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019


    A reporter collapses after someone put something in his drink and then he invites Rocky to join a blackmail racket. Original Air Date: August 13, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP2999: Rocky Jordan: The Broken Wing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 33:04


    The father of a young woman asks Rocky to protect his daughter but won’t tell him from what. Original Air Date: August 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2993: Rocky Jordan: The Money Changers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 33:38


    Rocky finds himself targetted by a gangster when he refuses to participate in a black market currency racket. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2987: Rocky Jordan: Cairo Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019


    While visiting the docks in Cairo, Rocky is kissed by a beautiful American tourist. Original Air Date: July 23, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2981: Rocky Jordan: The Lotus Cup of Amin Ra

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 35:50


    Rocky agrees to hold a package for a beautiful woman and gets caught up in an adventure involving a religious artifact and murder. Original Air Date: July 16, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

    EP2975: Rocky Jordan: Interlude with Laurena

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 35:19


    After someone kills Eddie Largo, suspicion falls on Laurena Maxwell, the wealthy widow of Paul Maxwell. Original Air Date: July 9, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2969: Rocky Jordan: The Dead Colleen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019


    Rocky is offered $5,000 to find out who killed an Irish woman. Original Air Date: July 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2963: Rocky Jordan: Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019


    Rocky is asked by a woman to protect her daughter, who is kidnapped and taken to a wealthy man’s house. Original Air Date: June 25, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP2957: Rocky Jordan: Shakedown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 32:53


    Jordan’s awakened in the night by a man who says he was hired to kill Jordan but will break the contract for twice the money. Original Air Date: June 18, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

    EP2951: Rocky Jordan: The Pharaoh’s Formula

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 32:53


    An American businessman tries to get Rocky to distribute beer formulated from an Ancient Egyptian formula. Original Air Date: June 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2945: Rocky Jordan: The Word of a Bishop

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019


    Rocky witnesses a murder by a woman in a White evening dress, however another witness insisted the murderer was actually a man. Original Air Date: June 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP2939: Rocky Jordan: Song in the Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 33:10


    A man in a foreign legionnaire outfit is shot near Rocky’s home in the middle of the night, setting off a string of killings. Original Air Date: May 28, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

    EP2933: Rocky Jordan: The Beggar of Ferrar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019


    A beggar is blamed for the murder of a wealthy businessman. Original Air Date: May 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2927: Rocky Jordan: Congo Copper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019


    An old friend of Rocky’s asks him to run a mine he owns in the Congo as he can’t go back since he killed a man. Original Air Date: May 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

    EP2921: Rocky Jordan: Horde of the Manluks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019


    Rocky spots a crashing plane and is then pursued by a man with a machine gun. Original Air Date: January 12, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2915: Rocky Jordan: The Mystery of the Carl Kleist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019


    A German man is murdered and his brother fears for his life. Original Air Date: April 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2909: Rocky Jordan: The Big Gamble

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 33:57


    A racketeer tries to pressure Rocky into letting him set up gambling tables in the Tambourine. Original Air Date: April 23, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2903: Rocky Jordan: Adventure in Zaqaziq

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019


    Captain Sabaya suggests Jordan go on an adventure for adventure’s sake…going undercover as an American black market drug buyer. Original Air Date: April 16, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2897: Rocky Jordan: Holiday Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019


    A man collapses inside the Tambourine and then asks Rocky’s help to find a female dancer. Original Air Date: April 9, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2891: Rocky Jordan: The Strange Fate of Professor Amar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019


    A friend of Rocky’s steps off a train and acts like he never met him and then is killed. Original Air Date: April 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2885: Rocky Jordan: Foolproof

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019


    A man with a gun is kicked out of the Tambourine and leaves behind a diamond that ends up with Rocky embroiled in a murder. Original Air Date: March 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

    EP2879: Rocky Jordan: The Perfect Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019


    A woman tries to shoot a man in the Cafe Tambourine. The man runs away and can’t be identified. Original Air Date: March 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2873: Rocky Jordan: The While Beetle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019


    An acquaintance of Rocky’s arrives and dies in the Tambourine and Rocky learns he was carrying a rare white scarab. Original Air Date: March 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP2867: Rocky Jordan: Wong Lee’s Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019


    A friend of Rocky’s and the leader of Chinese expatriates in Cairo, summons Rocky to his home and then murders a man right in front of Rocky’s eyes and tells him to tell whoever he wants. Original Air Date: March 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.ne Read more ...

    EP2861: Rocky Jordan: The Return of Dr. Pyrue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

    EP2855: Rocky Jordan: Paid in Full

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on…

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    EP2843: Rocky Jordan: Madam Dulac’s Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP2837: Rocky Jordan: The Return of Toni

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2831: Rocky Jordan: An Air of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2825: Rocky Jordan: The Face of Diana

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 32:51


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam…

    EP2819: Rocky Jordan: The Loomis Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at…

    EP2813: Rocky Jordan: Smoke Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later 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. ‘ Original Air Date: January 8, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…

    EP2807: Rocky Jordan: The Man from Cairo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 36:44


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show…

    EP2801: Rocky Jordan: The Veiled People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019


    Men in veils come hunting for Rocky’s newest employee in the cafe. Original Air Date: December 11, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2795: Rocky Jordan: High Pressure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP2789: Rocky Jordan: The Big Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 34:31


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2783: Rocky Jordan: The Strange Death of Van Dorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 10:18


    A Dutch man is found dead in the desert. Cause of death: freezing. Original Air Date: November 13, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2777: Rocky Jordan: The Black Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

    EP2771: Rocky Jordan: The Demarco Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019


    A photographer who produced postcards for Rocky disappears. Original Air Date: October 30, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2765: Rocky Jordan: The Diorite Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 35:09


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2759: Rocky Jordan: Quest for Traneeneh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 38:31


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.…

    EP2747: Rocky Jordan: The Man with No Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 34:49


    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 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

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