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Passage of the Rock

Moon Over Africa · June 15, 1935 · 12 min · 1,869 words

The transcript of “Passage of the Rock”, an episode of Moon Over Africa first broadcast June 15, 1935. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Moon Over Africa plays Moon Over Africa free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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African drums are talking. The white man listening shivers to the booming rhythm. Atavistic memories taunt him. The drums of his druid ancestors take up the beat again in his subconsciousness after a thousand years of silence.

This is a land of mysterious rights of devil dancers and witchcraft. Out of the jungle comes a story of Africa. Professor Anton Edwards in Africa with his daughter is assistant and guru, a huge native prince, is searching for a remnant of the Most Atlantean race.

Following the directions of a preserved human head that talked, they descended into an extinct volcano and found an old civilization where they were condemned to death by the high priest. With the help of the queen, the professor caused the people to revolt and overthrow the priest.

The talking head was discovered to be the invention of a madman who sought their destruction and followed them in all their travel. He is killed attempting to blow up the palace. With the riddle of the talking head solved, Professor Edwards decides to gain the outside world by braving the dangers of a dark passage that leads through the high cliffs which surround

this sunken kingdom. It is early morning as our friends walk their horses over a gnoll that will bring them inside of the cave gnolls the passage of the rock. You didn't forget that grass rope we made, did you, Jack?

No, sir, and girl has it. What, you little fool, father? Yes, one of the most useful things to have, my dear, when going into an unknown country. Never be without a rope in Africa, and you'll save yourself a lot of...

Hold, everyone! Pull up! Oh, what's... Well, can you beat that? What? The whole army is drawn up at the foot of the cliff. Looks more like the whole population. I don't know, one of the cities were so quiet when we left it this morning.

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