Old Time Radio Blog

This is the second of 25 episodes total in this "sustaining" series. That means the network paid the bills to put and keep this show on the air. Why would they do this? Very simply because Frank Sinatra was one of the rising stars of the day and the network could get much more money from a variety of sponsors outbidding each other to sponsor the show. Sinatra plays the title character with a perfect bit of over the top-ness that makes the show a winner.