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Mystery Theater: Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 2

Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra

21/12/2015

Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mystery Theater, Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 2

Genial drifter Rocky Fortune finds himself moon-bound for a 'Rocket to the Morgue'.

1954: Genial drifter Rocky Fortune finds himself moon-bound for a 'Rocket to the Morgue'. Frank Sinatra's series for NBC radio.

Genial drifter Rocky Fortune is always in need of an odd job. This time he finds himself moon-bound for a 'Rocket to the Morgue'. Or is it all just a load of moonshine? 

Frank Sinatra portrayed "footloose and fancy-free young man" Rocky Fortune for NBC for 25 episodes during an album-recording hiatus that ended with the release of the legendary 'Songs for Young Lovers' in 1954. 

Cast includes: Howard Culver, Don Diamond and Edith Terry. 

Scripted by George Lefferts. Directed by Andrew C Love. 

Announcer: Eddie King. 

First broadcast in the USA on NBC (National Broadcasting Company) in 1954 

4 Extra's MYSTERY THEATER showcases American radio's golden years of the 1940s and 50s, when many of Hollywood's greatest screen stars were regular performers, often re-enacting film roles.

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