Tuesday Night Detectives - Rocky Fortune (The Football Fix) & Box 13 (The Professor and the Puzzle)

In this week’s episode of “Tuesday Night Detectives” on Vintage Classic Radio, we dive into the thrilling worlds of deception and mystery with two classic radio dramas. First up, we revisit "Rocky Fortune," featuring the smooth-voiced Frank Sinatra as the ever-charming and witty Rocky. In the episode “The Football Fix,” originally aired on February 2, 1954, Rocky stumbles upon a scandalous plot to rig a college football game. Employed as a locker room attendant, he quickly finds himself tangled in a web of bribery and threats. The episode features Barney Phillips as the sly coach Simmons, and Georgia Ellis as the intrepid reporter Janet, whose zeal for the truth leads her right into danger. Following "Rocky Fortune," we continue with “Box 13,” starring the iconic Alan Ladd as the adventurous Dan Holiday, a writer who finds inspiration through the classifieds. In the episode “The Professor and the Puzzle,” first broadcast in 1948, Holiday is drawn into a cerebral game when he receives a cryptic note challenging him to solve a puzzle that’s stumped a professor. His journey to unravel the mystery is fraught with peril, testing his wits to the utmost. The cast includes Sylvia Picker as the astute and determined Professor Helen Ashby, and Ed Begley as the cunning antagonist Mr. Granger, who has much to gain from the professor's failure. Together, these episodes showcase the allure of detective radio drama, featuring star-studded casts and gripping narratives that continue to captivate audiences decades after their original broadcasts.