Adventures Of The Sea Hound 44-01-25 In Ekekay-Chasing Phantom Ship [Wrestling Match Over]

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio Episode: Adventures Of The Sea Hound 44-01-25 In Ekekay-Chasing Phantom Ship [Wrestling Match Over]
Release Date: June 8, 2025

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Introduction

Adventures Of The Sea Hound transports listeners to the thrilling maritime escapades of Captain Silver and his loyal crew. This episode, set in the bustling port town of Iquique, Chile, weaves a captivating tale of suspense, betrayal, and heroic endeavors against the backdrop of a mysterious phantom ship.

Main Plot

The episode kicks off with an intense wrestling match between Captain Silver and Iko the Jap, a cunning and ruthless opponent. Tensions escalate when Captain Silver exposes Iko's attempt to employ a "secret death hole" maneuver designed to incapacitate him permanently. Enraged by Iko's underhanded tactics, Captain Silver delivers a decisive blow, sending Iko to the mat.

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Captain Silver (01:21): "Losing his temper for once at the Jap's prickery, Captain Silver sent him sprawling to the mat with a right hook."

However, the confrontation takes a perilous turn as Boom Boom, a notorious figure concealed within the crowd, retaliates by opening fire on Captain Silver. This sudden attack propels the narrative into a high-stakes chase through the shadowed alleys of Iquique.

Characters and Dynamics

• Captain Silver: The steadfast and resourceful leader, determined to uphold justice and protect his crew.

• Jerry: Captain Silver's trusted ally, navigating the chaos alongside Tex to apprehend the elusive antagonist.

• Tex: Vigilant and cautious, Tex grapples with the decision to pursue the fleeing Boom Boom, ultimately choosing to monitor the situation from a strategic vantage point.

• Senor Waldman: Introduced later as a seemingly concerned associate, Waldman’s true intentions become suspect as the plot unfolds.

Quote:
Tex (02:21): "I think we stop right here. I don't like the look of this place."

Conflict and Climax

As Captain Silver and his team navigate the labyrinthine streets, the tension mounts with each failed attempt to locate Boom Boom. The revelation that Commodore Van Boomhaven, the captain of the phantom ship, is personally involved intensifies the urgency. The crew's investigation uncovers a web of deceit, with Senor Waldman emerging as a potential saboteur aligned with Boom Boom's schemes.

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Narrator (05:23): "A Hindu yogi taught it to my father, and my father taught it to me. When I realized what that fellow was trying to do, I lost my temper."

The climax converges as Captain Silver devises a plan to involve the local police, aiming to prevent Boom Boom from vanishing once more into the vast ocean. The impending showdown promises to test the crew's resilience and strategic prowess.

Conclusion and Future Teasers

The episode concludes on a suspenseful note, with Captain Silver successfully contacting Senor Cuesta and setting the stage for the next chapter in their quest to capture the phantom ship. Senor Waldman's duplicitous actions hint at greater challenges ahead, leaving listeners eager for the continuation of Captain Silver's adventures.

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Narrator (06:16): "Waldman, alias Senor Zed, plans to prevent the capture of Boom Boom or Eco, the Japanese wrestler by the police."

Notable Quotes

• Teen Advocate (00:00): "Nearly 90% of kids who vape say flavors are why they do it."

• Captain Silver (01:21): "Losing his temper for once at the Jap's prickery, Captain Silver sent him sprawling to the mat with a right hook."

• Narrator (05:00): "A very queer kind of a break, too. The only possible way it can be made is with a secret death hole that snaps a man's neck."

• Captain Silver (08:29): "Boom Booms in town? Yes. Boom Boom himself."

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Behind the Scenes

Adventures Of The Sea Hound is penned by Frank Dahm and directed by Cyril Ambrister, capturing the essence of classic radio dramas with its immersive storytelling and dynamic character interactions. Broadcasted from New York, the episode masterfully blends action, mystery, and suspense, reminiscent of the Golden Age of Radio.

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Note: This summary focuses exclusively on the episode's narrative content, omitting advertisements, introductory segments, and non-essential dialogues to provide a comprehensive overview for listeners and enthusiasts alike.

Transcript

[Advocate]

Nearly 90% of kids who vape say flavors are why they do it.

[Teen]

A lot of the flavors I've heard are like peach, mango, watermelon. It makes it seem like more childlike and innocent. Oh, I try this once, it won't be that much of a problem. But then eventually it becomes a problem.

[Advocate]

It's time to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products in Oregon and protect our kids from nicotine addiction. Urge lawmakers to Pass Senate Bill 702A. Take action at flavorshookoregonkids.org for by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Action Fund.

[Narrator]

The Adventures of the Sea Hound the Blue Network presents the Adventures of the.

[Captain Silver]

Sea Hound with Captain Silver and Jerry.

[Narrator]

Terry.

[Tex]

Kick after him. It's full.

[Narrator]

Move. He's shooting at me.

[Captain Silver]

Remember the exciting moment when our story ended yesterday? Captain Silver's wrestling match with Iko the Jap came to an abrupt conclusion when the captain caught him attempting to apply a secret death hole that would have broken the captain's neck. Losing his temper for once at the Jap's prickery, Captain Silver sent him sprawling to the mat with a right hook. At that moment, however, Boom Boom, hidden in the ringside crowd and apparently angered by the failure of his plan, started shooting at the Master of the Sea.

[Tex]

He's going up. Come on, you.

[Jerry]

Which way did he go, Ted?

[Tex]

Oh, Dog gone? I don't know. Turn that way. But I don't see him.

[Jerry]

Hey, there he is. In that doorway down there. Come on.

[Tex]

There he goes. Watch out for that gun.

[Jerry]

Here. He won't shoot. Here on the street.

[Tex]

Where'd he go?

[Jerry]

He turned down here. Down this alley. Come on. But we better take it easy.

[Tex]

No, no. Yerin. Hold on.

[Jerry]

Huh?

[Tex]

I think we stop right here. I don't like the look of this place.

[Jerry]

Why not?

[Tex]

Even he wanted to use that gun. This is just the place to do it.

[Jerry]

Oh, yeah, but we can't let him get away, Tex.

[Tex]

Ah, we'll watch right here for a minute and see what happens.

[Jerry]

All right?

[Tex]

Yeah. Looks like a dead end to me. Either he's going to ground down in here, or he'll have to come out and get over there in the shelter of this wall. Make a fine target for him with a street light shining in the back of you. Come on. Come on. Come on over here with me.

[Jerry]

Okay.

[Tex]

Watch down there. We can peek around the edge of the building here.

[Narrator]

See?

[Jerry]

Gee, Tex, how do you suppose Boom Boom got here in Ikique?

[Tex]

Search me, son. I don't know. Sea's a big highway, though. Take you almost anywhere as you want to go.

[Jerry]

But if he's here, the phantom ship, the Flying Dutchman can't be very far away.

[Narrator]

I don't know about that.

[Tex]

This coast here in the northern part of Chile don't offer very many places to hide a ship as big as his' n. You see anything?

[Jerry]

No, not a thing.

[Tex]

No, neither do, uh.

[Jerry]

Oh, what's the matter?

[Tex]

Show's over.

[Jerry]

What?

[Tex]

Ah, show with the wrestlers. Crowds coming out. Yeah, see, you see them down the street there? Oh, I guess Captain Silver's little performance stopped the show, all right.

[Jerry]

I wonder why. Captain Silver took a punch at him.

[Tex]

He probably started to wrestle dirty, that's why. Captain won't put up with anything like that.

[Jerry]

Yeah, but that was not.

[Tex]

He stuck a thumb in my eye, didn't he?

[Jerry]

Well, now, listen.

[Tex]

Listen, son. You better start back there and get the captain. I'll stay on guard right here and watch for Boom Boom. You bring the captain here. Tell him what happened.

[Jerry]

Okay, Tex. I'll be back in a minute. Captain Silver.

[Narrator]

Gary, where is he? Which way to go?

[Jerry]

This way. Captain Silver. He turned down a kind of a blind alley, and Tex didn't think we should follow him. Tex is watching it now.

[Narrator]

Well, come along.

[Jerry]

Hey, where's Senor Waldman?

[Narrator]

I don't know. Got lost in the crowd, I guess.

[Jerry]

What happened after we left?

[Narrator]

They stopped the show.

[Jerry]

Did Yanaki go out?

[Narrator]

For a minute or two. Then that barker got him up on his feet and hustled him out. We'll see him again. We've got to get texts and start moving.

[Jerry]

Yeah, we ought to find Boom Boom. Why did you take a punch at ego, Captain Silver?

[Narrator]

Because of something he did, Jerry.

[Jerry]

What?

[Narrator]

Remember that fellow Tex found floating in the water?

[Jerry]

Huh? Oh, you mean that fellow Berg, the one you said was tipping off Boom Boom about the ships leaving Ikique.

[Narrator]

Yes, that's the one. I didn't tell you in text, but Berg died of a broken neck.

[Teen]

Huh.

[Narrator]

A very queer kind of a break, too. The only possible way it can be made is with a secret death hole that snaps a man's neck.

[Jerry]

Jiminy Crickets. Eco knows it.

[Narrator]

Yes, and he tried to put it on me back there in the ring. That's why I knocked him down.

[Jerry]

Holy smokes.

[Narrator]

Jerry, who told you about that hole? That Eco knew it.

[Jerry]

The same fellow that told me everything else I know about Iko, that little cockney elf. He saw what Iko was trying to do. He wanted to stop you. He was going to jump up in the ring.

[Narrator]

Well, fortunately I know that secret death hole, too, Jerry. A Hindu yogi taught it to my father, and my father taught it to me. When I realized what that fellow was trying to do, I lost my temper. I'd warned him. He tried one or two other dirty tricks.

[Jerry]

Now, there's Tex. Did he come out? Tex?

[Tex]

Oh, no, no.

[Narrator]

Ain't been nothing happening down there.

[Tex]

Ain't heard a sound or seen a thing. Hello, Captain. You all right?

[Narrator]

Yes, yes, I'm all right, Tex. Not a very pleasant looking place. Good thing you stayed out of there.

[Tex]

Well, I figured he could be waiting for us down there with that gun cocked. What'd we do, Captain?

[Narrator]

I think we'd better get the police after Boom Boom. IQU is not a very big place, and if we move quickly, they may be able to pick him up. But we've got to move fast. He gets back in the water, it'll be like looking for a needle in a haystack again.

[Senor Waldman]

Huh?

[Narrator]

Who's that?

[Jerry]

Looks like Senor Waldman.

[Narrator]

Oh.

[Tex]

Oh, Captain Silver.

[Senor Waldman]

My friends, I. I lost you. What happened?

[Narrator]

Jerry and Tex here tried to catch the man who fired those shots at me, Senor Waldman. But I'm afraid he got away.

[Senor Waldman]

Who was he?

[Narrator]

The man we discussed at that meeting the other day. Commodore Van Boomhaven, eh? The captain of that Nazi raider, the phantom ship. The one called Boom Boom in person.

[Senor Waldman]

But what is he doing here in Iquique?

[Narrator]

We'll see if we can't catch him and find out.

[Senor Waldman]

Where is he? Where did he go?

[Narrator]

Vanished down this alley here. We won't take any chances with him. We want to get to Senor Cuesta as quickly as possible. Something else is.

[Senor Waldman]

Well, let me get a taxi cab. I will take you to Senor Cuesta's hotel.

[Narrator]

Oh, that'll be fine, Senor Walman. In the meantime, I want to get to a telephone.

[Senor Waldman]

Well, there will be one in that shop across the street.

[Tex]

Jerry.

[Jerry]

Yes, Senor Walman?

[Senor Waldman]

There will be a taxi cab down there at the corner. You go down and get one while I take Captain Silver to the telephone.

[Jerry]

Yes, sir.

[Senor Waldman]

Now, you come over here, Captain Silva, across the street. There should be a telethon in that shop. Yes. See, there's a sign outside.

[Tex]

I'll wait here, Captain Silver, just in case Boom Boom does come out.

[Narrator]

No, no, come across the street, Tex. Watch outside the shop. You can see down this alley from over there. Then if you do sight him, you can call me.

[Tex]

Okay, sir.

[Senor Waldman]

Are you ready, Captain Silver?

[Narrator]

Yes, yes. Let's go.

[Senor Waldman]

Now, you are positive the man who fired the shots was this fabulous character. This a Boom Boom.

[Narrator]

Oh, I'd know him anywhere, Senor Waldman. He was Boom Boom, all right.

[Senor Waldman]

But tell me what happened in the ring, Captain Silver? Why did you suddenly hit the wrestler?

[Narrator]

He knows too many dirty tricks for his own good, so tried to put a very dangerous hold on me that I recognized. Might have broken my neck.

[Senor Waldman]

You don't say.

[Narrator]

But I understood what he was trying to do. That's why I knocked him down. Then Boom Boom fired at me. I was standing there alone in the center of the ring and probably made a good target.

[Senor Waldman]

Oh, they have a telephone here. Belt is in the back. Go in, Captain Silver.

[Narrator]

You wait here, Tex.

[Tex]

I will, Captain.

[Senor Waldman]

Can I help you, Captain Silver? Make your call, I mean.

[Narrator]

No, I know Senor Cuesta's number. El telephoneo, senor? Si, senor. Ah, here we are.

[Captain Silver]

Captain Silver prepares to call Senor Cuesta, his Chilean friend. All unaware that Senor Waldman hovering solicitously at his side, his hand in glove with Boom Boom in all his schemes. Waldman listens sharply as Captain Silver talks to Senor Cuesta.

[Narrator]

Hello, Senor Cuesta? Captain Silver, are you at the hotel? Oh, fine, fine. I'll be right over and listen. In the meantime, get in touch with the police. Boom Booms in town? Yes. Boom Boom himself. No, no, I didn't expect to see him here either. I thought he was a couple of hundred miles out at sea. Oh, and better notify your naval authorities, too, Admiral Cevad. If Boom Boom's here, that phantom craft may be somewhere in the vicinity. Though I can't imagine where he'd hide her along this coast. Oh, yes, yes, and one other thing. While you're talking to the police, have them check up on the whereabouts of a fellow who calls himself Wong the Ferocious. Yeah? Yes, he's been running a kind of wrestling show here on that street just around the corner from the Imperial Hotel. Hmm. What? Well, because you may want him arrested, too. I'll tell you about that when I see you. I'm coming right over. Yes, yes, goodbye, Senor Cuesta. I will get over at the hotel.

[Senor Waldman]

Oh, yes, Captain Silva, the boy is outside with a taxi cab.

[Narrator]

Well, we really should walk. We're not very far. But I'm very anxious to talk to Senor Cuesta.

[Senor Waldman]

Oh, you are going to see Senor Cuesta now?

[Narrator]

Yes, at once.

[Jerry]

Here's a taxi cab, Captain Silver.

[Narrator]

Oh, thanks, Jerry. Go ahead. You and Tex get in. No sign of Boom Boom Tex?

[Tex]

Oh, not so far. Captain. Must be a way out of that place that we can't see from out here.

[Narrator]

Well, it's all right. I put the police on this trail. Go ahead and get in.

[Tex]

Yes, sir.

[Narrator]

Come on, Senior. Waldman, want to come along?

[Senor Waldman]

No, I. I think not. Now, Captain Silva, if you don't mind, I. I'm very sorry the evening was not more enjoyable.

[Narrator]

But it was enjoyable, Senor Waldman. I enjoyed every minute of it.

[Senor Waldman]

Oh, well, you want to see Senor Cuesta on confidential business, so I. I make my excuse.

[Narrator]

Well, you know what we plan to do.

[Senor Waldman]

Oh, yes, of course. And I hope nothing goes amiss. Captain Silver. Well, I. I would say buenas noches.

[Narrator]

Good night, Senor Walman. You'll probably hear a great deal more about what happened tonight.

[Senor Waldman]

Yes, Captain Silver.

[Narrator]

But go.

[Senor Waldman]

Senor Crest is waiting for you.

[Narrator]

All right. Goodbye.

[Tex]

Bye, senor.

[Jerry]

Goodbye, Senor Waldman.

[Captain Silver]

Waldman stands there for a moment as Captain Silver's taxi rolls away. And then slowly he turns and goes back into the shop. Makes his own way to the telephone. In a moment we hear him say.

[Senor Waldman]

Hello, Eric. This is Senor Say it. Find Boom Boom. Yes, Tell him to come to my place at once. That's right. And locate Iko. Go to his hotel and bring him to my place. Tell him he cannot remain there now. The police will be looking for him in a few moments.

[Captain Silver]

Waldman, alias Senor Zed, plans to prevent the capture of Boom Boom or Eco, the Japanese wrestler by the police. Will his knowledge of all Captain Silver and the Chilean authorities mean to do frustrate the scheme they have for catching the phantom ship? There's more excitement coming, so you'd better tune in tomorrow for the further adventures of the Sea Hound. Until tomorrow then, Captain Silver says sailing. The adventures of the Sea Hound are written by Frank Dahm. The director is Cyril Ambrister. The program comes to you from New York. Here is a Message for all 17 year old boys who are interested in aviation. The Navy is offering a special course of training to all qualified men of this age. And your diploma is a commission as a naval officer. The course starts with eight months at college, which includes flight preparatory training. This is a regular college program for which full college credits are given. And it is not a pre aeronautics program. There will be no actual flying until you have reached 18. All your expenses, and this includes food, lodging, uniforms, books and college tuition, will be paid by the Navy. If you are a high school graduate or scheduled to graduate before March 1st of 1944, and if you're 17 years of age. Write today to your nearest office of Naval Officer Procurement or Navy recruiting station. That's the first step towards becoming an all round aviation expert. This is the Blue Network.

[Teen]

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