Cafe Istanbul is an old-time radio foreign intrigue and adventure program in the United States.

[2] Jack O'Brian, a reviewer for International News Service, wrote in his radio-television column that the program, "which fills the air with a flavor mixed generously of throaty innuendo, sinister and exotic citizens of foreign extraction, is a fairly unbelievable mishmash but we have no complaints much on that score.

"[5] They also cited an article in Time that described Dietrich as sitting up until 3 a.m. "pecking out 17 pages of script revisions for the first show.

"[5] Ken Lynch played Christopher Gard, "an American young man of mysterious connections, who holds a unique place in the affections of Mlle.

[6] Arnold Moss played police Colonel Raul Felki, who didn't know "whether to make love to Madou or throw her in jail.