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Mystery Theater: Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 3

Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra

22/12/2015

Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 3

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mystery Theater, Rocky Fortune: Frank Sinatra, part 3

Genial drifter Rocky lands in a complex identity scam in 'Steven in a Rest Home'.

1953: Genial drifter Rocky lands in a complex identity scam in 'Steven in a Rest Home'. Frank Sinatra's series for NBC radio.

Always in need of a job, genial drifter Rocky lands in a complex identity scam in 'Steven in a Rest Home'. 

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: Frances Eurey, Maurice Hart, Jack Maither and Herb Ellis. 

Directed by Andrew C Love. 

Announcer: Eddie King. 

First broadcast in the USA on NBC (National Broadcasting Company) in 1953 

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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