Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was a spin off from the popular TV series of the same name and was broadcast on the ABC Radio network from January 1, 1952, to June 26, 1952. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy, as they train to become members of the Solar Guard.
The series ran as a half-hour show twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, with many of the radio episode scripts based on the television episodes and featuring the same cast:
Tom Corbett: Frankie Thomas Jr.
Roger Manning: Jan Merlin.
Astro: Al Markim.
Capt. Strong: Edward Bryce.
Dr. Joan Dale: Margaret Garland.
Commander Arkwright: Carter Blake.
Please note that the episode numbers given below are merely the order in which the episodes are thought to have been broadcast — they are not the actual episode numbers.
The series ran as a half-hour show twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, with many of the radio episode scripts based on the television episodes and featuring the same cast:
Tom Corbett: Frankie Thomas Jr.
Roger Manning: Jan Merlin.
Astro: Al Markim.
Capt. Strong: Edward Bryce.
Dr. Joan Dale: Margaret Garland.
Commander Arkwright: Carter Blake.
Please note that the episode numbers given below are merely the order in which the episodes are thought to have been broadcast — they are not the actual episode numbers.
Episode 23: Double Cross In Space, Part 1
Believing he has flunked out of the Academy after failing his mid-term exams, Roger joins a uranium prospecting expedition and unwittingly becomes involved in the theft of vital explosives. First broadcast: 1 April 1952. Original Story by Richard Jessup. Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce, Paul Ford, Ian Martin. |
Episode 30: The Riddle of Astro, Part 2
Astro turns the tables and impersonates his criminal cousin in order to capture a gang of space pirates. First broadcast: 24 April 1952. Original Story by Ben Peter Freeman. Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Carter Blake, Joe De Santis, Gilbert Mack. |
Episode 35: Marooned With Death, Part 1
When their supply drone fails to arrive and communications are knocked out by a nearby nova, Captain Strong and the cadets find themselves marooned on an alien planet. First broadcast: 13 May 1952. Original Story by Gilbert Braun. Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce. |
Episode 36: Marooned With Death, Part 2
The cadets are held prisoner by Captain Yates, the commander of the long-lost first expedition to the alien planet. First broadcast: 15 May 1952. Original Story by Gilbert Braun. Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce, Ian Martin, Susan Douglas. |