Counterspy: Counterfeit Traveler’s Checks (A0134)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery DramasShow Notes
Today's Adventure: A ruthless international criminal, Count Zaleski, is behind a counterfeit traveler’s check operation that has defrauded victims across the country. When a set of valuable engraving plates disappears, Counterspy chief David Harding sends agent Harry Peters undercover to infiltrate the operation. But with a suspicious count, dangerous accomplices, and lives at stake, one wrong move could expose the agent before the case is closed.
Original Radio Broadcast: February 13, 1950
Originating in New York
Cast:Don McLaughlin as David Harding
Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
Ralph Bell as Etcher
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