Shipwreck: Tarzan (December 14, 1932)

“Shipwreck” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 14, 1932. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Tarzan and Jane are stranded on a shipwrecked vessel after the parrot ship's crew abducts Jane. Tarzan swims back to the ship alone and climbs aboard to rescue her, reaching her cabin with a rope of sheets. Mutineers threaten them while Captain Tracy is locked in a cabin nearby. Meanwhile Professor Porter, James Porter, Clayton, Francois and Philander repair their damaged boat on shore, hoping to reach the ship. The series is Tarzan, and this episode first aired on December 14, 1932, with James H. Pierce as Tarzan and Lan Burroughs as James Porter.

A shipwreck and the parrot ship at sea, and the nearby shore where the boat is being repaired

Characters: Tarzan, Jane Porter, Professor Porter, James Porter, Captain Tracy, Clayton, Francois, Philander

Listen for: Tarzan climbing up the rope to Jane's cabin, and the mutineers' threats aboard the ship

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.