Rocky Fortune was a 25-minute radio drama series created by George Lefferts, produced by Andrew Love, and directed by Fred Weihe. This 1953 show, which was heard on NBC, was about the lifestory of a private investigator named Rocko Fortunato, or otherwise known as Rocky Fortune. Rocky would accept all forms of jobs, even the odd ones, just to earn more money. He seems to always get into trouble because of his witty remarks. The role of Rocky Fortune was played by Frank Sinatra. The show had approximately 25 episodes when it ended on March 1954.
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| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.17.1953 | a hepcat kills the canary |
+ Rocky narrates: When I was a kid, a couple of maiden aunts made me practice the bow fiddle to st... | |
| 03.30.1954 | boarding house double cross |
+ "Boarding House Doublecross". The last show of the series. A case of a boarding house doublecros... | |
| 12.08.1953 | carnival one way |
+ "Murder On The Midway". A carnival story. "Have you ever seen a magician pull a disappearing act... | |
| 02.09.1954 | catskills cover up |
+ "The Catskills Cover-Up". Rocky becomes a Borscht Belt social director to help a man involved in... | |
| 12.15.1953 | companion to a chimp |
+ "Champion To A Chimp". Rocky is hired to babysit for a chimp! "Ever had somebody try to make a m... | |
| 02.23.1954 | decoy of death |
+ "A Sitting Duck For Death". The "Organ Grinder" has broken out of jail and is out to get Rocky a... | |
| 02.02.1954 | football fix |
+ "The Football Fix". Rocky is hired to protect a football player who won't take a bribe, but who ... | |
| 01.26.1954 | hauling nitro |
+ Rocky needs a job real bad, which lead him to answer an ad for a truck driver. Hazardous work it h... | |
| 03.09.1954 | incident in a bar |
+ "The Twice-Murdered Man". The vice-president of an insurance company confesses to an inebriated ... | |
| 10.13.1953 | insurance fraud | ||
| 11.10.1953 | messenger for murder |
+ "Messenger For Death". Rocky is paid $1000 to deliver a package to a dangerous neighborhood. A t... | |
| 12.01.1953 | murder among the statues |
+ "Murder Among The Statues". Rocky is working for an art dealer, when a statue becomes green. Thi... | |
| 11.24.1953 | murder on the isle |
+ "Murder On The Aisle". Rocky is hired to guard the life of a drunken, hated drama critic. He fai... | |
| 01.05.1954 | on the trail of a killer |
+ "On The Trail Of A Killer". Frank's good friend Ellie is, "fat, forty and frustrated." She marri... | |
| 10.06.1953 | oyster shucker |
+ "Oyster Shucker At The Fifty Fathoms". The first show of the series. Rocky gets a job as an oyst... | |
| 11.03.1953 | pint sized payroll bandit |
+ "Pint-Sized Payroll Bandit". Rocky's job as a night-man in a hamburger joint leads to a nine-yea... | |
| 12.29.1953 | prize fighter setup |
+ "The Prize Fight Fix". Rocky is mistaken for "The Great Gondolfo," a prize fighter. Finding hims... | |
| 03.16.1954 | psychological murder |
+ Rocky witnesses the execution of the will of a wealthy woman who thinks that she's going insane.... | |
| 03.23.1954 | rocket racket |
+ "Rocket Racket". Rocky gets a job that pays $10,000 to ride a rocket to the moon! This is a netw... | |
| 01.12.1954 | rodeo murder |
+ "The Rodeo Murder Mystery". Rocky is framed for murder at the rodeo. This is a network, version ... | |
| 10.20.1953 | shipboard jewel robbery |
+ "The Shipboard Jewel Robbery". Rocky's a steward on an ocean liner and becomes involved in a jew... | |
| 03.02.1954 | the doctors dilemma |
+ "Honor Among Thieves". A doctor's son has stolen $25,000 worth of narcotics from his father's of... | |
| 01.19.1954 | the museum murder |
+ "The Museum Murder". Rocky's running a tour through a New York museum. He finds a corpse and adv... | |
| 12.22.1953 | the plot to murder santa claus |
+ "The Plot To Murder Santa Claus". There's a plot to murder Santa Claus, believe it or not! | |
| 02.16.1954 | too many husbands |
+ "One Husband Too Many". Fine cops and robbers with Frank in a straight non-singing role. Well-wr... |
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