Category: Counterspy

Counterspy: Murdering Messenger (A0100)

Today’s Adventure:

After an undercover counterspy agent narrowly survives an assassination attempt, David Harding sends Harry Peters to assume his identity and infiltrate a dangerous espionage ring. As Peters follows a trail of coded messages from Detroit to Memphis and on to New Orleans, he finds himself surrounded by people who may be allies—or assassins.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 25, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

Directed by William M. Sweets

Music by Jesse Crawford

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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Counterspy: The Bouncing Bank Robber (A0098)

Today’s Adventure:

After a daring daylight bank robbery leaves two people dead and several wounded, counterspy agents launch a citywide manhunt for a ruthless gunman known for taking impossible risks. As the killer fights his way through police roadblocks, waterfront hideouts, and a crowded amusement park, David Harding and his agents race to stop him before more innocent people are caught in the crossfire.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 23, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music)

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola

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Counterspy: Desert Explosion (A0096)

Today’s Adventure:

Counterspy agents launch an elaborate sting operation to trap the mysterious Manuel Rodriguez, a wealthy Mexican rancher suspected of brokering stolen atomic secrets. Posing as crooks who have stolen a valuable uranium compound, Peters and Agent Ella Thomas risk their lives to convince Rodriguez they have something worth killing for.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 18, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

Also featuring Joan Alexander as Ella Thomas

Directed by William M. Sweets

Music by Jesse Crawford

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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Counterspy: Statue of Death (A0094)

Today’s Adventure:

When a respected Mexican businessman suddenly reappears at the home of the woman he loves, it is only because a mysterious religious statue he once gave away may now be carrying a deadly secret. As a pair of ruthless spies race to recover it, David Harding and the counterspies investigate the theft of radioactive material from a Tennessee atomic plant before it can be smuggled out of the country.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 16, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music)

Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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Counterspy: The Case of the Murmured Millions (A0092)

Today’s Adventure

A smooth-talking con man pitches a powerful crime boss on a new kind of protection racket—one built not on violence, but on rumors capable of destroying major corporations. When businesses begin collapsing under whispered accusations and public panic, Counterspy chief David Harding races to expose the mastermind behind the scheme before more companies are ruined.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 11, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

Also featuring Rosa Rio. Directed by William M. Sweets.

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Counterspy: Blackmailed Hijacker (A0090)

Today’s Adventure:

A truck driver is blackmailed into covering the identity of a hijacker and murderer.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 9, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters, Ken Lynch

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Counterspy: The Case of the Poison Peddler (A0088)

Today’s Adventure: David Harding takes on a hate group that has inspired the beating of a local shopkeeper.

Original Radio Broadcast:February 24, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters; Ken Lynch

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Counterspy: The Case of the Mexican Rancho (A0086)

Today’s Adventure:

Harding and Peters go to Mexico to intercept spies trying to gain control of a new uranium supply.

Original Radio Broadcast: February 22, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters Joan Alexander

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Counterspy: The Recruited Nurse (A0084)

Today’s Adventure:

An escaped criminal disfigures his own face to get plastic surgery to claim a $250,000 reward.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 6, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters; Bryna Raeburn; Chuck Webster

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Counterspy: The Camera-Happy Crook (A0082)

Today’s Adventure:

A gang of bank robbers pretend to be a film crew as a cover for a robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast: May 30, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Counterspy: The Housing Racket (A0078)

Today’s Adventure:

Counterspy is called in to investigate a shady home developer.

Original Radio Broadcast: May 23, 1948

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Counterspy: The Stolen Car Racket (Rehearsal) (A0076)

Today’s Adventure:

A woman who runs a New York auto theft racket and her sister get caught up in a web of intrigue and murder after doing business with a Chicago gang leader.

Rehearsal of Program that Aired July 27, 1946

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters; Ralph Bell

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Counterspy: Explosive Dog (A0074)

Today’s Adventure:

A spy plans to use a dog to destroy a critical research facility.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1945

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Maurice Tarplin

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Counterspy: Cherchez La Femme (A0072)

Today’s Adventure:

David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Counterspy: The Case of the Illegal Radio Station (A0070)

Today’s Adventure:

A military officer is murdered on a train. David Harding suspects enemy involvement, and enlists the help of refugees to track down a suspected foreign agent.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1943

Originating from New York

Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding

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