Summary: 2 Episodes "The Slave Smugglers" (Aired March 12, 1947) and "The Map Of Mystery" (Aired July 7, 1947) Captain Midnight was a U.S. radio serial broadcast from 1938 to 1949. Created by radio scripters Wilfred G. Moore and Robert M. Burtt, the program was developed at WGN in Chicago. Sponsored by the Skelly Oil Company, it began as a syndicated show in the fall of 1938, airing on a few midwest stations through the spring of 1940. In the fall of 1940, Ovaltine took over sponsorship, and the series was then heard nationally on the Mutual Radio Network where it remained until December, 1949. The title character, Charles James Albright, was a World War I pilot. His Captain Midnight code name was given by a general who sent him on a high-risk mission. TODAY'S SHOW: March 12, 1947. Mutual network. "The Slave Smugglers". Sponsored by: Ovaltine. Chicago origination. Captain Midnight is disguised as "Shelby," and is planning a trip to "nameless island." It looks like the jig is up! A Code-A-Graph secret message is sent to listeners after the story. Tommy Moore (announcer). 14:40. April 7, 1947. Mutual network. "The Map Of Mystery". Sponsored by: Ovaltine. Chicago origination. The dead body of Ivan Shark is used as a trap for the Secret Squadron. Captain Midnight is dead too! And what about the "homeland of lost people" in the Antarctic? Tommy Moore (announcer). 14:38. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
