
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas· Staffel 23· Folge 296
Counterspy: The Sweepstakes Murder (A0124)
Samstag, 19. September 2026 · 33 min
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Today's Adventure:After newspaper reporter Tom Fisher and a small-time grifter are murdered while investigating a fraudulent Mexican sweepstakes racket, David Harding sends Harry Peters to Gulfport, Texas, to follow the trail. A distinctive gold poker chip points Peters toward the offshore gambling ship El Toro, where he discovers that the gambling operation may conceal something far more dangerous below decks.Original Radio Broadcast: October 4, 1949Originating from New YorkCast:• Don McLaughlin as David Harding
• Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
• Maurice Tarplin as one of the criminals (probable identification)
• Leonard L. Bass, director
• Jesse Crawford, music
• Philip H. Lord, producer
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