A Fight Aboard Ship: Tarzan (September 23, 1932)

“A Fight Aboard Ship” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 23, 1932. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan of the Apes is a 1932 episode in the Tarzan series. Passengers in a small boat fight off attackers from a ship, struggling to keep their craft afloat and to decide who will navigate. Elsewhere, Tarzan rescues Tracey from quicksand and faces a band of apes that threatens them both on the beach. After Tarzan defeats the leading ape, he climbs back into the jungle and returns to his hut, where he finds familiar belongings and reflects on what makes him different from the apes. Voices nearby suggest visitors are approaching his home, and Tarzan leaves a written message on his door before stepping outside.

A boat in rough water near a steamer, and a jungle beach and Tarzan's hut in the jungle

Characters: Tarzan, Tracey, Snipes, Jane, Clayton, Philander, Professor Archimedes, Glenna

Listen for: Tarzan's yell of triumph after defeating the ape Turkut on the beach

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.