Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio

Today's Adventure: When a shipment of gold bullion disappears from the Kasanya Railway, Nungo and several warriors from his tribe are accused of the robbery. Tarzan challenges the evidence against them, but a suspicious police chief, a threatening message, and a second gold shipment lead him into a dangerous investigation. Can the Lord of the Jungle uncover the real thieves before the trail turns deadly?

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: April 5, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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Today's Adventure: Harry Peters is critically wounded in a mysterious shooting while interviewing a European scientist working on a secret American government project. As David Harding searches for the gunman, Peters' life hangs in the balance, and Harding must arrange an urgent consultation with a renowned brain surgeon who is traveling through South America. Meanwhile, an unusual clue raises questions about the identity of the attacker and the intended target.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 4, 1950

Originating in New York

Cast:

• Don McLaughlin as David Harding

• Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

• Leonard L. Bass, director

• Paul Milton, writer

• Jesse Crawford, music

• Philip H. Lord, producer

• Jay Jackson, announcer

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Today's Adventure: Edwina Clark, an enigmatic flower dealer with a passion for rare orchids, ventures deep into Tarzan’s jungle in search of a fortune-making discovery. Though her beauty and apparent gentleness win Tarzan’s trust, troubling signs soon emerge. As the quest leads to a hidden valley filled with extraordinary flowers, Tarzan must confront a dangerous question: can someone who cherishes beauty be trusted when human lives stand in its way?

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: March 29, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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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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Today's Adventure: When a young Marwa couple finds their happiness threatened by an impossible bride price, Tarzan steps in to help. But a far more dangerous threat emerges when a secret expedition discovers a rich deposit of uranium on tribal land. With ruthless men determined to exploit the discovery for world domination, Tarzan must unite the jungle's tribes before a deadly new weapon changes everything.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: March 22, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Tom Tully as Tarzan

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Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters travel to Switzerland after learning that a notorious international information broker is offering an American atomic scientist—and his knowledge of the nation's nuclear secrets—to the highest bidder. With foreign intelligence agents competing for the scientist's services, Harding must determine whether the scientist has betrayed his country and find a way to prevent America's atomic secrets from falling into enemy hands.Original Radio Broadcast: October 20, 1949Originating in New YorkCast:

• Don McLaughlin as David Harding

• Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

• Marks B. Loeb, director

• Palmer Thompson, writer

• Jesse Crawford, music

• Philip H. Lord, producer

• Bob Shepard, announcer

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Today's Adventure: When a series of brutal robberies and savage beatings terrorizes the countryside near Luanda, Tarzan is stunned to discover that he is the prime suspect. Accused of crimes he did not commit, the Lord of the Jungle must escape prison and track down the man impersonating him. But with a dangerous giant known as the Killer and the ruthless Herbert Graves plotting against him, can Tarzan clear his name before the hunt for him turns deadly?

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

• Ed Max as the Killer

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Today's Adventure: When a series of interstate truck hijackings strikes the Midwest, Counterspy chief David Harding takes over the investigation. The stolen goods are disappearing through an operation that appears to have access to the trucks’ security systems, leaving authorities struggling to catch the thieves. Harding deploys miniature cameras, chemical analysis, and a trail of fluorescent oil to track the stolen shipments—but can his team uncover the mastermind before the hijackings escalate?

Original Radio Broadcast: October 13, 1949

Originating in New YorkCast:

• Don McLaughlin as David Harding
• Mandell Kramer
• Ken Lynch as Corney
• Jackson Beck as Fatso
• Mark B. Loeb as director
• Palmer Thompson as dramatist
• Jesse Crawford as musicalist
• Phillips H. Lord for Pepsi-Cola

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Today's Adventure: Tarzan arrives in the dangerous African port city of Becorata seeking agricultural advice from government advisor Eric Von Horn. But his questions soon put him in the middle of a far more dangerous situation. When a mysterious woman named Gabrielle becomes the target of a deadly plot, Tarzan finds himself racing through the African jungle with her in his arms—and with armed pursuers closing in behind them.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

Cast:

• Gabrielle ("Gabby")
• Eric Von Horn
• Captain Doupée
• Carson
• Alak

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Today's Adventure: CounterSpy chief David Harding investigates a charity racket operating among wealthy members of East Coast society. When a charity organizer connected to the World Refugee Fund is found to be running a fraudulent scheme, Harding sets a trap to uncover the criminal mastermind behind it. His investigation leads to Alfred Babson, a dangerous society figure whose operation involves threats, murder, and carefully timed plans. Harding must expose the racket before Babson can eliminate those who stand in his way.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 11, 1949

Originating in New York

Cast:

• Don McLaughlin
• Mandel Kramer
• Ken Lynch as Zero

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Today's Mystery: Tarzan encounters a mysterious crisis when the Nagalia tribe becomes convinced that the end of the world is near. As fear spreads through the jungle and the tribe abandons its former beliefs, Tarzan sets out to discover who is behind the strange prophecy. His investigation uncovers a sinister scheme involving stolen treasure, deception, and a mysterious magician known as Zaker the Great. But when Tarzan himself becomes the target of Zaker's plan, he must find a way to overcome a deadly threat and protect the people of the jungle.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 1, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: John Todd as Tarzan

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Today's Adventure: Counterspy David Harding and his agents are assigned to protect a foreign envoy visiting the United States to arrange the engraving of government bonds worth three million dollars. When the envoy’s secretary dies under suspicious circumstances and other details raise questions about the man’s identity, Harding begins investigating. The case grows more complicated as he uncovers signs of a scheme involving forged documents and a potentially dangerous financial plot.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1949.

Originating in New York

Cast:

• Don McLaughlin
• Mandel Kramer

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Today's Mystery: Tarzan is asked to help when young men from a Senegalese village begin mysteriously disappearing, with no signs of struggle or evidence of who is taking them. Traveling with Mirabo to investigate, Tarzan encounters a strange, haunting melody that appears to have a powerful effect on those who hear it. His search leads him deep into the jungle, where he discovers a hidden city and a dangerous mystery surrounding the fate of the missing men.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 22, 1951.

Originating from the Jungle of Africa

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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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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Today's Adventure: Tarzan encounters a New York hunting party whose wealthy leader, Bill Pembler, hopes the African expedition will toughen up his sensitive 16-year-old son, Billy. Tarzan sees that the boy’s reluctance to fight or kill animals is not cowardice, and his concern grows when he discovers that two members of the party pose a much greater danger than anything Billy fears in the jungle.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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Today's Adventure: After violent bank robber Rocky Gaines escapes from federal prison, David Harding and Harry Peters join the manhunt as the wounded fugitive heads into the mountains. Gaines seeks refuge with Norma Benton, a woman from his past who has built a new life with her husband, and threatens to expose her secret unless she helps him hide from the authorities.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 29, 1949

Originating in New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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Today's Adventure: When the Punya tribe needs money to obtain medicines and other supplies, Tarzan agrees to help two outsiders prospect for gold on their land in exchange for fairly compensating the tribe. But one of the newcomers is secretly seeking revenge against Tarzan, while the discovery of a different kind of underground wealth threatens to turn their seemingly honest arrangement into something far more dangerous.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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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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Today's Adventure: When a sacred star sapphire is stolen from the Karmiki tribe, their chief threatens a violent campaign across the jungle to find the culprit. Tarzan persuades him to hold off while they follow the thief’s trail, a pursuit that eventually carries them far beyond Tarzan’s familiar jungle territory to the city of Omdur Mara.

Originating Radio Broadcast Date: February 1, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring Lamont Johnson as Tarzan

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Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters move to break up a widespread parcel-post theft ring, but their raid on the gang’s New York warehouse uncovers two deaths made to look like murder-suicide. Harding suspects the apparent solution is a setup and sets out to uncover who is really behind the killings.

Original Radio Broadcast:September 22, 1949

Originating in New York

Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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