Counterspy: Visiting Vultures (A0120)

Counterspy: Visiting Vultures (A0120)

Author: Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host September 5, 2026 Duration: 34:59
Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters investigate a multimillion-dollar bootleg liquor operation that is using discarded corn-syrup cans to smuggle illegal alcohol into states with government-controlled liquor sales. Their investigation leads to Chicago businessman Hype Gordon, but proving his involvement means finding the hidden still supplying his operation—and Gordon is determined not to lead them to it.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 27, 1949

Originating in New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Dangerous Assignment — “Guided Missile Plans”
Steve Mitchell is sent to Dublin to recover stolen microfilm containing plans for a new American guided missile. His pursuit of the suspected courier leads him through England, where two deaths and a series of seemingly innocent picture postcards provide his best hope for locating the missing plans before someone else gets to them.Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “The Picture Postcard Matter”
Johnny Dollar travels to Switzerland after $100,000 in uncut diamonds are stolen from a courier at the Zurich airport. His only lead is a mysterious informant offering to arrange their return, but Johnny soon finds himself caught between competing players while a picture postcard offers a cryptic clue to where the diamonds may be hidden.Original Radio Broadcast Dates:
  • Dangerous Assignment: August 30, 1950.
  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: October 1–5, 1956.
Both programs are originating from HollywoodCast — Dangerous Assignment:
  • Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell
  • Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner
  • Written by Robert Reif (Bob Reif)
  • Music by Basil Adlam
  • Music conducted by Ralph Hollenbeck
  • Produced and directed by Bill Karn
Cast — Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar:
  • Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
  • Lucille Meredith
  • Victor Perrin
  • Forrest Lewis
  • Stan Jones
  • Ben Wright
  • Written by Robert Reif
  • Produced and directed by Jack Johnstone
  • Musical supervision by Amerigo Marino
  • Roy Rowan, announcer
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Each weekday, Adam Graham opens the archive to the thrilling world of mid-century audio suspense with The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. This daily series is a direct line to a time when crackling dials and tense narration filled living rooms, presenting a full mystery drama from the genre's golden age every Monday through Saturday. You'll hear the definitive voices of classic investigators at work, from the suave deductions of The Falcon to the methodical procedure of Dragnet, alongside the unique perspectives of Charlie Chan, the streetwise stories of Broadway's My Beat, and the detailed expense reports of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. It’s a carefully curated rotation designed to showcase the variety and depth of old-time radio detective fiction. Whether it's for a commute, a lunch break, or a nightly ritual, this podcast delivers a complete, immersive story in each episode, letting the atmospheric sound design and sharp dialogue build the case. Tune in for a consistent dose of intrigue and nostalgia, where every episode is a standalone journey into a meticulously crafted audio world.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Dragnet: The Big Elevator (EP5029) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:48
Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Bill Lockwood investigate the body of an unidentified woman which has been found abandoned in a hospital elevator. With no obvious cause of death and only a mysterious phone call to point t…
Broadway's My Beat: The John Elgin Murder Case (EP5028) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:13
Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover reopens what appeared to be a straightforward suicide after a former bookie claims he witnessed the victim being pushed from a rooftop. When the eyewitness is murdered before he ca…
The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder (EP5027) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:31
Today's Mystery: When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother's death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than…
The Saint: The Baseball Murder (EP5026) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:38
Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates rumors that a minor league baseball team is about to throw an important game. His inquiry leads him to a beautiful woman, a dangerous fixer, and a young pitching phenom whose p…
Counterspy: The Arrogant Arsonist (A0108) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:47
Today's Mystery: An international smuggling ring is threatened when a federal grand jury closes in on one of its American front companies. To cover their tracks, the organization's ruthless mastermind summons a professio…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Life at Steak Matter (EP5025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:32
Today's Mystery: Johnny r is summoned by the eccentric Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who insists the matter is urgent. But when Johnny arrives, Cartwright has vanished, blood is found in the garage, and every clue points to…
Dragnet: The Big Bunco (EP5024) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:32
Today's Mystery: An experienced confidence man returns to Los Angeles with the same polished investment scam, cheating trusting victims out of thousands of dollars. As Sergeant Joe Friday begins breaking in a new partner…
Broadway's My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case (EP5023) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:02
Today's Mystery: When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway's underworld to a string of murders. As m…
The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death (EP5022) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:24
Today’s Mystery: When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen.As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty…