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Rocky Jordan was an Old Time Radio mystery-adventure series that aired on CBS between 1948 and 1950, and briefly in 1951. Set in Cairo, the show followed American restaurateur Rocky Jordan, played by Jack Moyles and later George Raft, as he became entangled in various mysteries or adventures while running his business, Café Tambourine. The show is reminiscent of Casablanca, with its exotic location and intriguing mix of characters.

The series featured a rich array of characters, including Cairo Police Captain Sam Sabaaya (Jay Novello), who often collaborated with Jordan, and bartender Chris (Lawrence Dobkin) and Sergeant Greco (Lou Krugman) from the Café Tambourine. The show's writers, Larry Roman and Gomer Cool, worked to create an authentic Egyptian atmosphere, using actual Cairo street names and Oriental-style music by Richard Aurandt to add depth to the storylines.

Rocky Jordan was a spin-off of a similar show, A Man Named Jordan, set in Istanbul, Turkey, which aired on CBS's West Coast network from 1945 to 1947. Despite plans for a TV series adaptation starring George Raft in 1951, it never came to fruition.