Single by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (a.k.a.1940 single by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" "Psychological Murder" "Witness to a Kill") "The Museum Murder" "Museum of Ancient History") "Parlormaid to a Statue" "Murder Among the Statues") "Nursemaid to a Drama Critic" "Murder on the Aisle") "A Little Jazz Goes a Long Way to Murder" "Insurance Fraud" "Steven Crandall" "Double Indemnity") As a running gag towards the end of the show's run, Sinatra would work the phrase "from here to eternity" into the script as a reference to his film role in almost every episode. The final episode, "Boarding House Doublecross", aired on March 30, 1954, less than a week after Sinatra won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Private Angelo Maggio in the 1953 film, From Here to Eternity. An eccentric oil millionaire tells of his fascination with science fiction and space travel, to which Rocky knowingly acknowledges, "Dimension X." Lefferts and Kinoy would go on to become award-winning writers and producers in the years that followed.Įdward "Eddie" King was the show's narrator, who began each episode by stating, "NBC presents Frank Sinatra, starring as that footloose and fancy-free young gentleman, Rocky Fortune!" (though it was "footloose and frequently unemployed." for the first two episodes). The two had previously collaborated on other radio programs such as X Minus One and Dimension X: in the episode "Rocket Racket", Fortune's job is apparently to fly a prototype spaceship. Ĭreator of the show George Lefferts was also one of the primary scriptwriters, along with Ernest Kinoy. Other guest roles on Rocky Fortune were voiced by actors such as Raymond Burr, Ed Begley and Jack Kruschen. Finger, a solid and dependable (though not very intelligent) police sergeant voiced by Barney Phillips. For example, in the episode "Football Fix", Rocky begins to sing " I've Got the World on a String" while walking down the street, a song Sinatra had performed prior to playing the role of Rocky.Īside from Sinatra, the only other recurring role on the series was that of Hamilton J. Sinatra infused the role of Rocky with a witty, tongue-in-cheek quality that acknowledged Sinatra's own career. Rocky made many wise remarks, using "hep" slang of the times, and seemed to attract trouble wherever he went. These assignments typically led Rocky into situations where he would track down criminals, often rescuing people (especially women) in need of help, and ultimately needing to find yet more work. The premiere episode, "Oyster Shucker", originally aired on October 6, 1953.įrank Sinatra portrayed Rocco Fortunato, also known as Rocky Fortune, a young man of several talents constantly in need of employment and who accepts odd jobs from the fictitious Gridley Employment Agency, often referred to simply as "the Agency." During the course of the series, he would work as a process server, museum tour guide, cabbie, bodyguard, chauffeur, truck driver, social director for a Catskills resort and a carny, in addition to various musical jobs. ![]() It was a sustaining series, meaning that NBC presented the program without corporate sponsorship. Rocky Fortune aired Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:35 pm Eastern, immediately following Dragnet (and a five-minute John Cameron Swayze newscast). Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series. The program was created by George Lefferts. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953. George Lefferts, Ernest Kinoy, Norm Sickel, Robert Senadella, Doc Sanford
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