Copyright 2010 J. David Goldin
These are all the examples of this program in the radioGOLDINdex database. These listings are accurate as of July 20, 2010. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
83029. Counterspy. January 27, 1942. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova Watch (local). Enemies spies are parachuting into America. A Gestapo agent takes off for Texas from Mexico. A WEAF, New York station I. D. is heard before the station is changed as the program begins. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer). 28:49. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Incomplete.
76647. Counterspy. June 8, 1942. Blue Network. Sustaining. A wealthy businessman in Washington, D. C. commits suicide after betraying his country. He was goaded into shooting himself by a female enemy agent. The script was subsequently on "Counterspy" on June 13, 1945 (see cat. #76649). Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:54. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
161. Counterspy. September 1942. Blue Network. Counterfeit gasoline coupons are being distributed in the South. Phillips H. Lord (producer). 25:54. Audio condition: Good. Incomplete.
83030. Counterspy. September 14, 1942. Blue net, WJZ, New York aircheck. Sustaining. A German-American widower in northern Maine has waited forty-one years for the return of her husband. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer). 30:36. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
76648. Counterspy. December 14, 1942. Blue Network. Sustaining. The wife of Henry Hughes accuses him of being unfaithful. Has has been seeing another woman, but it's part of his job for the Gestapo! The system cue has been deleted. Phillips H. Lord (producer). 30:00. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76649. Counterspy. June 13, 1945. Blue Network. Sponsored by: Mail Puch Tobacco. A wealthy businessman in Washington D. C. commits suicide after betraying his country. He was goaded into shooting himself by a female enemy agent. The script was used previously on "Counterspy" on June 8, 1942 (see cat. #76647). Phillips H. Lord (producer), Don Lowe (announcer). 29:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
76650. Counterspy. July 25, 1945. ABC net. "Bug Of Dynamite". Sponsored by: Fresh Deodorant. The former commander of all Gestapo agents in Spain plans to enter a U. S. government laboratory working on very valuable "bugs." Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:20. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
76651. Counterspy. July 28, 1946. ABC net. Sponsored by: Old Nick Candy, Bit O' Honey Candy. A rehearsal recording about a stolen car racket. The cast cracks up at the end. The announcer's last words are, "32:45" (presumably the running time of the recording). Phillips H. Lord (producer). 32:46. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
76652. Counterspy. February 22, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Mexican Rancho". Sponsored by: Pepsi-Cola, Cheerios. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Ted Corday (director), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:20. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76653. Counterspy. February 24, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Poison Peddler". Sponsored by: Pepsi-Cola. An underworld "king" has a strange laugh, a painted store window and a ripped jacket leads to murder. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ), William Sweets (director). 28:52. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76654. Counterspy. August 9, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Blackmailed Hijacker". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Rosa Rio (organ). 28:50. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76655. Counterspy. August 11, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Murmured Millions". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A seashore rendezvous between two men changes the lives of thousands of women! The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Rosa Rio (organ). 28:52. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76656. Counterspy. August 16, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Statue Of Death". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. An electric eye is outsmarted. A gift of appreciation causes the death of an innocent woman. Molecules of murder! The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 28:41. Audio condition: Very good. Complete as above.
76658. Counterspy. August 18, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Desert Explosion". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. Man-eating birds of prey are used to execute a betrayer. A smuggler uses "geometry in action." The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Jesse Crawford (organ). 28:50. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
85045. Counterspy. August 23, 1949. ABC net. Carol La Point has been strangled to death in her boarding house. Evidence points to a submariner as the killer. The date above conflicts with another program in this series (see cat. #76657). Don MacLaughlin. 5:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Excerpt.
76657. Counterspy. August 23, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Bouncing Bankrobber". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A quick-shooting intruder plunges through a plate glass window. A ferryboat whistles a strange message. The system cue has been deleted. The date above conflicts with another program in this series (see cat. #85045). Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ), Shirley Eggleston. 28:51. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76659. Counterspy. August 25, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Murdering Messenger". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A fast-talking man poses as himself to impersonate someone else! The system cue has been deleted. William Sweets (director), Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 28:54. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76660. Counterspy. August 30, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Cold Blooded Professor" Part 1. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The system cue has been deleted. Phillips H. Lord (producer), Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:14. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76661. Counterspy. September 1, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Cold Blooded Professor" Part 2. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The system cue has been deleted. Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:14. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76662. Counterspy. September 6, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Arrogant Arsonist". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The counterspies are forced to act as, "Cupids in reverse." The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ), Leonard L. Bass (director), Edward Adamson (writer). 29:07. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76663. Counterspy. September 8, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Courageous Come-On". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A girl is "good at being bad" until she sees a blind spot. Is the sword mightier than the pen? After the drama, Vice President Barkley speaks about hiring disabled veterans. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ), William Sweets (director), Palmer Thompson (writer), Alben Barkley. 29:11. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
76664. Counterspy. September 13, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Flatbush Fagin". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A story about "teen-aged terrors" who worshipped a "heel." Stolen loot is payed for with a wet handkerchief and hard cash. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Jesse Crawford (organ), Leonard L. Bass (director), Edward Adamson. 29:06. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76665. Counterspy. September 15, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Hot Car Killer". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A master criminal brain moves human beings in stolen automobiles like pawns in a chess game of life and death. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:15. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76666. Counterspy. September 20, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Postal Pirates" Part 1. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A little black box catches a revolver in mid-air. A one-fingered typist punctuates sentences with bullets. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Palmer Thompson (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:10. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76667. Counterspy. September 22, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Postal Pirates" Part 2. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The investigation of the parcel post theft ring continues. An apparent suicide is really a murder. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Palmer Thompson (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:26. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76668. Counterspy. September 27, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Visiting Vulture". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. The trail of big time bootleggers starts with a small tavern in backwoods Mississippi and leads to the Chicago lakefront. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Paul Milton (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:06. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76669. Counterspy. September 29, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Vicious Vistor". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A prison guard is beaten in the dark, a man and his wife are both murdered. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), William Sweets (director), Edward Adamson (writer), Jesse Crawford (organ). 28:55. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76670. Counterspy. October 4, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Sweepstakes Murder". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. Frightened witnesses gasp, "Murdered by a golden sword!" The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Jesse Crawford (organ). 29:09. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete as above.
76694. Counterspy. October 6, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Genuine Counterfeit". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. In a "small European country" a gas explosion kills "Carlos." It was no accident. There are new bonds ($3 million dollars worth) are to be printed in the United States. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Jesse Crawford (organ), William Sweets (director), Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:30. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
95056. Counterspy. October 11, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Society Swindlers". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. In a New York penthouse, watching his alarm-wristwatch. Time is money! An event for "The World Refugee Fund" is being organized...for sinister purposes. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Jesse Crawford (organ), Leonard L. Bass (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer), Edward Adamson (writer), Mandel Kramer. 29:31. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
95049. Counterspy. October 13, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The High-Class Hijackers". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. In Tennessee, a trailer-truck is relieved of its cargo by "Fatso" and his buddy. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Jesse Crawford (organ), Marx B. Loeb (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer), Palmer Thompson (writer), Mandel Kramer, Bob Shepherd (announcer). 29:32. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
95050. Counterspy. October 18, 1949. ABC net. "The Case Of The Photograph Furrier". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola (Counterspy candid-type camera premium). A $60,000 shipment of furs is stolen from a New York City pier by two crooks in a motor boat. A candid-type camera is used to solve the case. The system cue has been deleted. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Jesse Crawford (organ), Leonard L. Bass (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer), Palmer Thompson (writer), Mandel Kramer, Bob Shepherd (announcer). 29:32. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
8693. Counterspy. April 4, 1950. ABC net. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A $2 million dollar diamond is stolen and the owner's wife goes along with it. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8694. Counterspy. April 11, 1950. ABC net. "The Mile High Murders". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. Mass murder is routine with a Cuban gang smuggling refugees to the United States. . 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16672. Counterspy. April 13, 1950. ABC net. "The Hoodlum's Hero. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. On the trail of "Slick" Laredo, who specializes in leading young boys into a life of crime. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ), Jay Jackson (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16673. Counterspy. April 18, 1950. ABC net. "The Case Of The Fabulous Formula" Part 1. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A scientist in his secret laboratory has discovered the secret of artificial mica and is killed for his trouble. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ), Jay Jackson (announcer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Edward Adamson (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 28:48. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16674. Counterspy. April 20, 1950. ABC net. "The Case Of The Fabulous Formula" Part 2. Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A woman with the secret formula leaves a trail of death across the country in her efforts to escape. A cobra "charms" her into surrender. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ), Jay Jackson (announcer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Edward Adamson (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:02. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
40159. Counterspy. April 27, 1950. ABC net. "The Murdered Confessor". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A defector is shot at the airport, despite the efforts of seven counterspies to protect him! The killers must be found. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jay Jackson (announcer), Jesse Crawford (organist), Marx B. Loeb (director), Bud Fishell (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:51. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
16675. Counterspy. May 2, 1950. ABC net. "The Case Of The Soaring Saucer". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. "Tia Puma" and her friends use genuine flying saucers to smuggle narcotics into the USA. . 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16676. Counterspy. May 4, 1950. ABC net. "The Case Of The Crystalline Double Cross". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. A man steals a huge diamond. The wife of the diamond's owner comes along for the ride. . 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
59578. Counterspy. August 15, 1950. ABC net. "The Case Of The Foolish Father". Sustaining. When a gangster marries an exotic dancer, he doesn't take into account her very strange father. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Rita Lynn, Paul Milton (writer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:26. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
83027. Counterspy. October 13, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Foreign Fires". Sustaining. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Mandel Kramer, Paula Thompson (writer). 28:10. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
83028. Counterspy. October 20, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Curious Conspiracy". Sustaining. The program is preceded by a news bulletin: Henry Stimson (former Secretary of State and former Secretary of War) has died. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Mandel Kramer, Marx B. Loeb (director), Edward Adamson (writer). 28:22. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
83031. Counterspy. November 3, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Carbon Consul". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Mandel Kramer, Marx B. Loeb (director), Paula Thompson (writer). 29:57. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
83032. Counterspy. November 12, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Stolen Secret". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Mandel Kramer. 28:52. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
83025. Counterspy. November 19, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Pseudo-Spuds". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Mandel Kramer, Marx B. Loeb (director), Lionel Ricou (announcer), Paula Thompson (writer). 28:33. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
83026. Counterspy. November 26, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Hideous Hijacker". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Mandel Kramer, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Edward Adamson (writer). 29:04. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
83023. Counterspy. December 3, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Spectrograph". Sustaining. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Paula Thompson (writer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Mandel Kramer, Lionel Ricou (announcer). 28:15. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
83024. Counterspy. December 10, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Infiltrating Agent". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Mandel Kramer, Marx B. Loeb (director), Lionel Ricou (announcer). 28:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
83021. Counterspy. December 17, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Invisible Insurrectionist". Sustaining. There are communist saboteurs among the Puerto Rican community of New York City. The system cue has been deleted. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Edward Adamson (writer), Mandel Kramer, Lionel Ricou (announcer). 28:53. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
83022. Counterspy. December 24, 1950. NBC net. "The Case Of The Pretty Plant". Sustaining. There is a list of five thousand American citizens the Communists may blackmail. A turncoat spy has been murdered for the list. The program's guest after the story is Angela Calamaris, a real-life "Counterspy." Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Angela Calamaris (author of "Red Masquerade"), Marx B. Loeb (director), Mandel Kramer, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Paul Milton (writer). 28:38. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Incomplete.
83330. Counterspy. January 7, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Kleptomaniac Clues". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Edward Adamson (writer), Mandel Kramer, Lionel Ricou (announcer). 27:24. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
83331. Counterspy. January 14, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Captured Contact". Sustaining. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Paul Milton (writer), Lionel Ricou (announcer). 23:16. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
41947. Counterspy. January 21, 1951. NBC net. "The Case Of The Double-Crossing Defender". Sustaining. David Harding investigates "Super America, Inc.," a "patriotic" group that is really a front organization trying to destroy our Civil Defense planning. Don MacLaughlin, Lionel Ricou (announcer), Mandel Kramer, Marx B. Loeb (director), Paul Milton (writer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 24:37. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
59579. Counterspy. February 14, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Gulf Oil. The dope addict brother of Counterspy agent Elaine Stuart is shot to death in a seedy hotel. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Rita Lynn, Bill Rogers (announcer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Oscar Bradley and His Orchestra, Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:26. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16677. Counterspy. November 23, 1952. Program #618. NBC net. "The Case Of The Corrupt Counselor". Sponsored by: Gulf Oil. A dock boss is framed for murder by two throughly rotten men who double-cross each other. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (organ), Jay Jackson (announcer). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16678. Counterspy. November 30, 1952. Program #619. NBC net. "The Case Of The Errant Heiress". Sponsored by: Gulf Oil. David Harding breaks up an inheritance racket, after "The Professor" squeals. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Frank Readick, Luis Van Rooten, Elspeth Eric, Karl Swenson, Oscar Bradley and His Orchestra. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
16679. Counterspy. December 14, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Gulf Oil. A nasty killer, on his way to start a ninety-nine year jail sentence, escapes to his former wife to hide out. . 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
59768. Counterspy. ABC net. "The Case Of The Magic Murder". Sponsored by: Pepsi Cola. Counterspy operative Peters is shot in the head while filling out a security questionnaire with a famous European jet engine scientist. Only a famous brain surgeon, who happens to be in Venezuela, can possibly save the agent's life! The system cue has been deleted. Leonard L. Bass (director), Paul Milton (writer), Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Jesse Crawford (music), Jay Jackson (announcer), Phillips H. Lord (producer). 29:27. Audio condition: Very good. Otherwise complete.
4529. Counterspy. Blue Network. Sustaining. An Army courier, carrying military plans, is murdered on a train. David Harding enlists in the aide of socialite to track down the culprits. Probably broadcast during the war. . 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
3132. Counterspy. Mutual net, WGN, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Eye-gene, Mother's Oats, Bromo Quinine, Camels, Florida Oranges. The program uses the same themes as heard on, "Your Truly, Johnny Dollar." David Harding tracks down Colonel Maurice Payton, a racing confidence man. Don MacLaughlin, Mandel Kramer, Phillips H. Lord (originator), Lawson Zerbe, Bryna Raeburn, Larry Haines, Ed Ryan (? announcer), Leonard L. Bass (producer, director). 27:25. Audio condition: Good to very good. Complete.
Report contains 61 programs.