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Counterspy: The Arrogant Arsonist (A0108)
25 July 2026

Counterspy: The Arrogant Arsonist (A0108)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

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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 professional arsonist to destroy the evidence before Counterspy agents can stop them.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring Don MacLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters. Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music). 

Written by Edward J. Adamson. 

Directed by Leonard L. Bass. Produced by Phillips H. Lord.

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