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The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen

Aviation adventure radio serial, 1933-37
from otrrlibrary.org

The audio quality for the earlier episodes is pretty rough. Note that the episode titles (at least for the earlier ones I've heard so far) seem to be incorrect, but I took the titles from the file names, and I don't have any better titles for them.



From Wikipedia:

The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen is an American radio adventure serial broadcast from 1933 until 1937. The 15-minute syndicated program was created by writers Bob Burtt and Bill Moore, both of whom were from Kansas City, Missouri.

In 1933, Burtt was working as a freelance writer, while Moore was working the sports desk of the Kansas City Star and writing occasional scripts for the Star's affiliated radio station WDAF-FM. Both Burtt and Moore had been flying aces in World War I. At a party in Kansas City, the two former pilots came up with the idea of a radio series targeted at children and teenagers concerning a 16-year-old pilot and his adventures flying around the world, primarily solving mysteries and crimes and participating in air show races. Burtt and Moore then wrote the initial script about Jimmie Allen, a young telegraph messenger at the Airways Station near Kansas City. A gruff man asks him to send a coded telegram. Later Allen is told that a plane carrying a million dollars to a bank is on its way. Allen figures out the plane is to be hijacked, so he joins his pilot friend, Speed Robertson, in a plan to thwart the hijacking. Moore brought the finished pilot script to WDAF where station manager Dean Fitzer promptly put the program into production.

During the course of auditions for prospective sponsors, a Kansas City advertising agency man named Russell C. Comer was called in. Comer was impressed with the serial's possibilities and in a short while had it sold to Skelly Oil. WDAF turned its interests in The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen at this point to Comer, with the understanding that locally the show must go on WDAF exclusively. Comer employed WDAF director John Frank to direct the show, and Frank, over 40 years old at the time, also decided to take the role of 16-year-old Jimmie Allen. Robert Fiske, an experienced veteran of radio, stage and screen, played Jimmie's older pal and mentor, Speed Robertson, who, like Burtt and Moore, was a pilot in World War I. Ed Prentiss served as the opening and closing narrator and announcer for the show during its 1930s run.

The Jimmie Allen program was first broadcast February 23, 1933, initially over three Midwestern radio stations, WDAF in Kansas City, KLZ in Denver, Colorado, and KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The initial transcriptions for the program were made in World Broadcasting System Chicago studios. Over the years, the show was produced in a variety of recording studios in Hollywood, New York and Chicago.

In following episodes, Speed and Jimmie, in their attempt to thwart the hijacking, are captured but escape in a small plane which crashes, and then are recaptured. Throughout this initial story arc, Robertson is Jimmie's mentor. He does all the flying and continually teaches Allen a trick or two that he learned in World War I. After an exciting aerial dogfight near the end of the story, Robertson reveals that the FBI has made him a G-Man. In subsequent episodes of the series, Jimmie expresses interest in becoming a pilot and enrolls in flying school. Numerous exciting adventures follow, full of danger and mystery.

Burtt and Moore wove the plot around the character of a self-reliant youth of fine habits: resourceful, courageous, capable of thinking his way through danger and holding firmly to "fine American ideals." They never deviated from that theme of the character, and they surrounded their hero with friends and enemies who personified other traits that would emphasize the character of their hero.

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  1. Gun Moll Mickey (1936) (unknown file size)
  2. Jimmie Witnesses a Plane Crash (1936) (unknown file size)
  3. Jerome Durac, the Lost French Pilot (1936) (unknown file size)
  4. Missionary Alfred Johnson (1936) (unknown file size)
  5. The Queen of the Pirates (1936) (unknown file size)
  6. Civil War (1936) (unknown file size)
  7. Battle with the Chinese Pirates Continues (1936) (unknown file size)
  8. The Gang Escapes from the Pirates (1936) (unknown file size)
  9. Jimmie and Speed Get Ready for the Race (1936) (unknown file size)
  10. Speed Explains the Automatic Pilot (1936) (unknown file size)
  11. The Race Begins (1936) (unknown file size)
  12. Russian Aviator Forced Down (1936) (unknown file size)
  13. Fog Over Canton (1936) (unknown file size)
  14. Speed Makes a Blind Luck Landing (1936) (unknown file size)
  15. Landing Through the Fog (1936) (unknown file size)
  16. A Naval Officer Disguised as a Chinaman (1936) (unknown file size)
  17. Jimmie is Saved by the Auto-Pilot (1936) (unknown file size)
  18. National Airlines is Going to Be Sued! (1936) (unknown file size)
  19. Jimmie is Arrested (1936) (unknown file size)
  20. The Search for Ezra Whitcomb (1936) (unknown file size)
  21. The Inquest for A J Quackenbush (1936) (unknown file size)
  22. Daniel Dawson Accuses Jimmie (1936) (unknown file size)
  23. The Digger Gives the G-Men the Slip (1936) (unknown file size)
  24. Jimmie's Plan Backfires (1936) (unknown file size)
  25. Jimmie Escapes from Digger (1936) (unknown file size)
  26. The Digger's Men Attack (1936) (unknown file size)
  27. In Search of Black Pete (1936) (unknown file size)
  28. Unexpected Developments (1936) (unknown file size)
  29. Agent Butterfield Sends a Message (1936) (unknown file size)
  30. Steve and Jimmie Hole Up in a Supply Cabin (1936) (unknown file size)
  31. A Visitor Comes Aboard (1936) (unknown file size)
  32. Ezra Whitcomb is Found (1936) (unknown file size)
  33. Jailed in Cuba (1936) (unknown file size)
  34. The American Consul Gets Them Released (1936) (unknown file size)
  35. Back in the USA (1936) (unknown file size)
  36. Going to Mexico (1936) (unknown file size)
  37. Arriving in Tampico (1936) (unknown file size)
  38. Returning from the Mining Company (1936) (unknown file size)
  39. Reluctance for the Solo Flight (1937) (unknown file size)
  40. Speed Lands Jimmie's Plane (1937) (unknown file size)
  41. Sabotage Suspected (1937) (unknown file size)
  42. Speed to Be Jimmie's New Instructor (1937) (unknown file size)
  43. Secret Drawings Stolen (1937) (unknown file size)
  44. Major Moto Spotted (1937) (unknown file size)
  45. A Strut Breaks During Flight (1937) (unknown file size)
  46. Looking Over the Wreckage (1937) (unknown file size)
  47. Flash Overhears Meeting Time (1937) (unknown file size)
  48. Secret Meeting Overheard (1937) (unknown file size)
  49. Lead Bars Found in Major Moto's Pockets (1937) (unknown file size)
  50. Trouble During the Test Flight (1937) (unknown file size)
  51. Lead Weight Found in the Wreckage (1937) (unknown file size)
  52. Near-Collision with Major Moto (1937) (unknown file size)
  53. Stolen Documents Found in Speed's Possession (1937) (unknown file size)
  54. Speed Held at Gunpoint (1937) (unknown file size)
  55. Setting Trap for the Thieves (1937) (unknown file size)
  56. Mason Spotted in the Hangar (1937) (unknown file size)
  57. Speed Cleared, Thieves Caught (1937) (unknown file size)
  58. Pursuing Major Moto (1937) (unknown file size)
  59. Major Moto's Plane Shot Down (1937) (unknown file size)
  60. Search for Major Moto (1937) (unknown file size)
  61. Major Moto Captured (1937) (unknown file size)
  62. Imposter Leaves with Major Moto and Secret Documents (1937) (unknown file size)
  63. Kidnapped by Moto's Gang (1937) (unknown file size)
  64. Moto's Gang Captured, Secret Papers Recovered (1937) (unknown file size)
  65. Solo Flight (1937) (unknown file size)
  66. Gangsters to Escape (1937) (unknown file size)
  67. Dick Needs a Job (1937) (unknown file size)
  68. Offer to Buy a Tract of Land (1937) (unknown file size)
  69. Mrs Croft Wants to Sell Land (1937) (unknown file size)
  70. Signing of Agreement Delayed (1937) (unknown file size)
  71. Suspicious of Rip Bender (1937) (unknown file size)
  72. Plans to Look over the Property (1937) (unknown file size)
  73. Discussing the Flight Plan to Texas (1937) (unknown file size)
  74. Gangster's Plane Seen (1937) (unknown file size)
  75. Spark Plugs Switched (1937) (unknown file size)
  76. Fight with Biffer and Ace (1937) (unknown file size)
  77. Oil Pressure Drops (1937) (unknown file size)
  78. Forced Landing (1937) (unknown file size)
  79. Telegram for Mrs Croft (1937) (unknown file size)
  80. Airplane Heard (1937) (unknown file size)
  81. Jimmie, Flash, and Speed Finally Arrive (1937) (unknown file size)
  82. Looking Over the Croft Property (1937) (unknown file size)
  83. Told of Buried Treasure (1937) (unknown file size)
  84. Airplane Tracks Seen(1937) (unknown file size)
  85. Russell Seen on the Mountain (1937) (unknown file size)
  86. Parchment Found (1937) (unknown file size)
  87. The Parchment is a Treasure Map (1937) (unknown file size)
  88. Flash Reads Poetry (1937) (unknown file size)
  89. Speed Discovers a Bomb (1937) (unknown file size)
  90. Landmark Found (1937) (unknown file size)
  91. Bag of Gold Coins Found (1937) (unknown file size)
  92. Hiding the Airplane (1937) (unknown file size)
  93. Plan to Apprehend the Gangsters (1937) (unknown file size)
  94. Barbara Kidnapped (1937) (unknown file size)
  95. Leaving for Home (1937) (unknown file size)
  96. Telegram for Jimmie (1937) (unknown file size)
  97. Collision in the Air (1937) (unknown file size)
  98. Movie Contract Offered (1937) (unknown file size)
  99. Telephone Threat (1937) (unknown file size)
  100. Proposition from Nails Ballou (1937) (unknown file size)
  101. Ramsey Recognizes Ballou (1937) (unknown file size)
  102. Trouble During Practice Flight (1937) (unknown file size)
  103. Flash Arrives (1937) (unknown file size)
  104. Harry Phelps is Unconscious (1937) (unknown file size)
  105. Mike Blackmailed by Ballou (1937) (unknown file size)
  106. Collision in the Air (1937) (unknown file size)
  107. Having to Bail Out (1937) (unknown file size)
  108. Chasing Harry Phelps in the Air (1937) (unknown file size)
  109. Speed and Ballou Fight (1937) (unknown file size)
  110. Discussing Delays with the Filming (1937) (unknown file size)
  111. Flash Prowling in the Hangar (1937) (unknown file size)
  112. Flash Questions Mike (1937) (unknown file size)
  113. Plans for Crash Being Made (1937) (unknown file size)
  114. Warning from Mike (1937) (unknown file size)
  115. Jimmie Does the Crash Stunt (1937) (unknown file size)
  116. Mike Disappears (1937) (unknown file size)
  117. Apology Letter from Mike (1937) (unknown file size)
  118. Sandy Carson Arrives (1937) (unknown file size)
  119. Crash Landing (1937) (unknown file size)
  120. Asking Roy for Help (1937) (unknown file size)
  121. Manuscripts Found (1937) (unknown file size)
  122. Where is Harry Phelps? (1937) (unknown file size)
  123. Harry Phelps Fell out of a Plane (1937) (unknown file size)
  124. Ballou Was a Nazi Spy (1937) (unknown file size)
  125. Harry Phelps is Dead (1937) (unknown file size)
  126. Ballou Killed (1937) (unknown file size)
  127. Talking with Monsoon Engine Executives (1937) (unknown file size)
  128. Lays Ground Rules Down for Rags (1937) (unknown file size)
  129. Engine Trouble (1937) (unknown file size)
  130. Wings Votes Against Jimmie's Second Chance (1937) (unknown file size)

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