Rocky Jordan - The Perfect Witness (03-19-50)

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The Perfect Witness (Aired March 19, 1950)
Rocky Jordan (Jack Moyles/George Raft) is the proprietor of the Café Tambourine located, according to the announcer, "not far from the Mosque Sultan Hassan," though he is originally from St. Louis. As an American restaurateur in a North African country, Jordan is somewhat similar to the Rick Blaine character in the film Casablanca, though the Café Tambourine is apparently a much less salubrious venue than Rick's Bar. The announcer describes it as being "Crowded with forgotten men, and alive with the babble of many languages". Each episode sees Jordan confronted with a "crime, a mystery, a beautiful woman, or a combination of the three". Precisely why Jordan is in Egypt is left deliberately vague, though he apparently has enemies in St. Louis so can't go back home. Sam Sabaaya (Jay Novello) is the police captain who apprehends the criminals at the end of each adventure. Sabaaya is portrayed as a diligent and competent policeman, usually as Jordan's friend and ally but sometimes as his foil. He is an Egyptian Muslim, is married, and has four children. THIS EPISODE: March 19, 1950. CBS Pacific network. "The Perfect Witness". Sponsored by: Del Monte. A woman takes several shots at a stranger in the Cafe Tambourine...and misses each time. The second time, she apparently succeeds. Jack Moyles, Jay Novello, Larry Thor (announcer), Cliff Howell (producer, director), Larry Roman (writer), Gomer Cool (writer), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor). 29:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.