DAVID HARDING

Full Name:	David Harding
Nationality:	American
Organization:	United States Counterspies
Occupation	Spymaster

Creator:	Phillips H. Lord
Time Span:	1942 - 1958

ABOUT THE SERIES

David Harding is the head of the U.S. Counterspies.

That is, obviously, not the name of any actual American government agency. It is a term used here to represent the entirety of the counter-espionage effort put forth by the nation. As the intro to these tales informs us, "Counterspy is dedicated to all government undercover men - that invisible army which protects our men on the fighting fronts and our industries and secrets on the home front. Imagine [the] chief counterspy of them all as David Harding."

As this leader of the effort to stop foreign agents, and a good number of domestic enemies as well, from bringing harm to the people of the country, Harding directs a group of men and women in a never-ending battle. The opponents, as said, could come from outside the borders trying to weaken defenses or they could be already inside out to make illegal gains through smuggling, counterfeiting, extortion, and such.

"Washington calling Counterspy. Washington calling Counterspy."

[In here sound of fast morse code]

"Harding, Counterspy, calling Washington. Harding, Counterspy, calling Washington."

Each week a new adventure would be started with those words coming over the airways as someone somewhere tries to alert Harding via radio communication of a new problem to be handed. In response Harding would respond, indicating the passage of vital intel would follow and that Harding and his people would take appropriate action.

What that action would be depended obviously on the situation and the problem facing them. And the variety of those problems will be extensive.

- Smuggling
- Disinformation
- Sabotage
- Secret document theft
- Theft of inventions
- Murder
- Kidnapping
- Extortion
- Intimidation
- Seduction
- Assault

The list goes on and on for several hundred different cases.

Through it all, Harding, a man in his mid-40's by all appearances, remained in charge. Usually he would direct trained men and women to go out into the field and on more than a few occasions lead people himself.

We learn very little about Harding himself because the emphasis was meant to be on the problems to be resolved and the actions of the men and women handling the resolution. But through it all there is never a doubt that Harding, representing all such leaders, was ass steadfast and earnest as was needed.

Good line:
"When a man commits suicide and it isn't his health and it isn't finances, look for the woman."
- "Let's put two and two together and try to make five", said by Harding in first case.

MOVIES

Number of Movies:	2
First Appearance:	1950
Last Appearance:	1950


1			David Harding, Counterspy Director: Ray Nazarro Writers: Clint Johnston, Tom Reed Actors: Howard St. John as David Harding, William Parker as Lt.Cdr. Jerry Baldwin, Audrey Long as Betty Iverson, Harlan Warde as Hopkins, Alex Gerry as Charles Kingston Released: 1950 Jerry Baldwin, a U.S. Navy officer, is brought to a city where torpedoes are manufactured for the Navy, and his assignment is to find out information who is leaking out to the enemy.

2			Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard Director: Seymour Friedman Writer: Harold Greene Actors: Howard St. John as David Harding, Ron Randell as Agent Simon Langton, Amanda Blake as Karen Michelle, Fred F. Sears as Agent Peters, John Dehner as Agent Bob Reynolds Released: 1950 "When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile reservation, the chief of America's counterspy division and Scotland Yard's best investigator Ron Randell get on an investigative trail which quickly leads to a reservation secretary."

TELEVISION


Number of Episodes:	2
First Appearance:	1955
Last Appearance:	1958
Network:	-

REGULAR CAST
Reed Hadley	David Harding [ 0 ]
Don Megowan	David Harding [ 0 ]

Two different pilots for a television show about David Harding were made; neither were picked up. Both have been released at one time or another as TV movies even though their size was not long enough to qualify, IMHO, hence their entry here.


1	David Harding: Counterspy Director: Justus Addiss Writer: Unknown Pilot for a proposed television show. Plot unknown.

2	Counterspy Director: Ralph Murphy Writer: Jack Anson Finke Another pilot for a proposed television show. "When a massive Soviet battleship negotiates the treacherous Oslo harbor without a local pilot, American counterespionage agent David Harding suspects that the enemy has developed a secret navigational tool and orders his operatives to find a local frogman to take pictures of the vessel's hull when the ship makes a goodwill tour stop in England."

RADIO / AUDIO


Number of Episodes:	623
First Appearance:	1942
Last Appearance:	1953
Network:	NBC

REGULAR CAST

What you will find below is, sadly, an very incomplete and probably quite inaccurate record of the cases that David Harding will be involved in. There are several reasons for the inaccuracies.

First and foremost, in my opinion, is that none of the scores and scores of adventures had, as far as I could hear in my listening, any title. We get the introductions to the show itself but there are no "tonight's episode is the ..." This means that identifying each episode by name simply by listening is impossible.

Note, since the exact title did not exist in the actual broadcast, there were actual titles given them. At least I have found numerous references to episodes in newspaper archives which show me titles. In each of the ones I found, "The Case of the ---" was the standard used. However, tracking down all the episodes in such a manner is far beyond anything I am interested in doing. The means that a lot of the names available on the web for the adventures are subject to being different as it fell to the people posting the information to come up with their own identifications. I am using as many of the ones found as I can but even I have made a few changes because I found several titles that did not have "The Case of the " lead-in and I took it upon myself, possibly incorrectly, to change them.

Second, there is no one definitive repository for the episodes so what are available is sketchy. It is wonderful, of course, that so many are still around for us to listen to, but some lists have numbers far more than others. Hence the list is not complete and authoritative. In that regard, I saw differences in how many episodes there actually were. One source indicated as many as 600+ which sounds quite possible. Then again, I read that it was possible the series ended in 1953 but reruns continued until 1956/7.

In that regard, I have listed the episodes for which I found at least some sort of name or synopsis. I have not listed several hundred instances of [Unknown Title] and [plot unknown] combinations. Just be aware that there absolutely were a whole lot more episodes than those I list.

Third, the exact air times are not set in stone. The network itself would change times and nights as seemed necessary and the radio stations would apparently reserve the right to postpone the airing to later OR to re-air it late. I saw references in newspaper archives to a wide variety of days and times. The times I list for the ones I list are most likely, not definitive.

With all those caveats about what I do not know, and there is a bunch, please take from this listing the fact that the team who gave the world the David Harding, Counterspy series gave it a lotof terrific adventures for a lot of years.

One last point - I am slowly listening to the 60+ episodes I have found online so my synopsis is nowhere near complete and even after I have listened to those I have, it will be but a third of those I list here.

1 [Unknown Title]
Episode 01, first aired 05/18/1942
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

2 [Unknown Title]
Episode 02, first aired 05/25/1942
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

3 The Case of the Chartered Freighters
Episode 03, first aired 06/01/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

4 The Case of Cherchez la Femme
Episode 04, first aired 06/08/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

5 The Case of the Seductive Saboteur
Episode 05, first aired 06/15/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

An American soldier captured by the Nazis is being used to pass disinformation via letters home.

6 The Case of the Border Crossing
Episode 06, first aired 06/22/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

The problem to resolve is the parachuting of Nazi agents into the U.S. flying in from Mexico.

7 The Case of the Enemy Oil Tanker
Episode 10, first aired 08/31/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

8 The Case of the Loganberry Point Spy
Episode 12, first aired 09/14/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

9 The Case of the Old Actress
Episode 15, first aired 10/05/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

10 The Case of the Knife Boat
Episode 16, first aired 10/12/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

11 The Case of the German Party
Episode 17, first aired 10/19/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

12 The Case of the Musical Code
Episode 18, first aired 10/26/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

There is an interesting link between a concert pianist and German U-boats attacking American ships.

13 The Case of the Gasoline Barge
Episode 19, first aired 11/02/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

14 The Case of the Murdered Chemist
Episode 20, first aired 11/09/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

15 The Case of the Hoaxed Spies
Episode 21, first aired 11/16/1942
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

16 The Case of the Bogus Son
Episode 22, first aired 11/23/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

17 The Case of the Stolen Airplane Plans
Episode 23, first aired 11/30/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

18 The Case of the Continental Spy
Episode 24, first aired 12/07/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

19 The Case of the Industrial Spy Ring
Episode 25, first aired 12/14/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

20 The Case of the Trailed Count
Episode 26, first aired 12/21/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

21 The Case of the Goebbels Propaganda
Episode 27, first aired 12/28/1942
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding must counteract a new scheme by Goebbels' disinformation team.

22 The Case of the Masquerading
Episode 28, first aired 01/04/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

23 The Case of the Vibrating Code
Episode 29, first aired 01/11/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

Suspicions falls on a young nurse of two small children.

24 The Case of the Itinerant Enemy Agent
Episode 30, first aired 01/18/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

25 The Case of Painted Post, Wisconsin
Episode 31, first aired 01/25/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding returns to his hometown in Wisconsin and finds a mystery to be solved there.

26 The Case of the Poisoned Brandy
Episode 34, first aired 02/15/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

27 The Case of the Wax Works
Episode 35, first aired 02/22/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

28 The Case of the Illegal Radio Station
Episode 36, first aired 03/01/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding is out to learn how the Germans are learning about ship convoys so quickly.

29 The Case of the New York Muggings
Episode 38, first aired 03/15/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

A series of muggings draws the attention of the Counterspy.

30 The Case of the Case Full of Diamonds
Episode 39, first aired 03/22/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

A traffic accident and a satchel of diamonds both interest David Harding.

31 The Case of the Waterfront Sabotage
Episode 41, first aired 04/05/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

Saboteurs on the waterfront in Georgia is the target of David Harding.

32 The Case of the Roulette Wheel Payoffs
Episode 42, first aired 04/12/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

Foreign agents are using a casino to facilitate their activities.

33 The Case of the Marrying Nurse
Episode 43, first aired 04/19/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding is curious about a young nurse who gets married to an Army lieutenant, a sergeant, and a private.

34 The Case of the Recorded Wife
Episode 44, first aired 04/26/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

35 The Case of the Airplane Parts
Episode 45, first aired 05/03/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

36 The Case of the Luggi Family
Episode 46, first aired 05/10/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

37 The Case of the Confidential Messenger
Episode 47, first aired 05/17/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

38 The Case of the Murdering Spy
Episode 48, first aired 05/24/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

39 The Case of the Angry Bride
Episode 50, first aired 06/07/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

40 The Case of the Classroom Murderer
Episode 51, first aired 06/14/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

41 The Case of the Bogus War Worker
Episode 52, first aired 06/21/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

42 The Case of the Five Roads to Death
Episode 53, first aired 06/28/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

The Nazis are plotting to destroy a dam in the Appalacians.

43 The Case of the Tasteless Salt
Episode 56, first aired 07/19/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

44 The Case of Harding and the Wolf Pack
Episode 57, first aired 07/26/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

45 The Case of the Innocent Spy
Episode 58, first aired 08/02/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

46 The Case of the Suicide Pact
Episode 62, first aired 08/30/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

47 The Case of the Golden Eagle
Episode 64, first aired 09/13/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

48 The Case of the Guilty Wife
Episode 65, first aired 09/20/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

49 The Case of the Czech Dancer
Episode 66, first aired 09/27/1943
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

50 The Case of the French Quarter Murders
Episode 68, first aired 10/11/1943
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding is rather suspicious of a dance instructor who cannot dance.

51 The Case of the Turkish Incident
Episode 71, first aired 11/01/1943
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

52 The Case of the Windowpane Message
Episode 84, first aired 01/31/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

53 The Case of the Blundering Nazi Agent
Episode 90, first aired 03/13/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

54 The Case of the Murdered Agent
Episode 92, first aired 03/27/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

55 The Case of the Suspicious Razor
Episode 95, first aired 04/17/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

A newspaper peddler shouts out his coded messages while selling on the street corner.

56 The Case of the Murdered Czech Patriot
Episode 96, first aired 04/24/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding mixes it up with the Gestapo after the murder of a Czech patriot.

57 The Case of the Sabotaged Rivets
Episode 97, first aired 05/01/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

58 The Case of the Murder In Lisbon
Episode 98, first aired 05/08/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

59 The Case of the Weather Station Sabotage
Episode 103, first aired 06/12/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

A clever scheme to use weather broadcasts to send coded messages is broken up by David Harding.

60 The Case of Mickey the Weasel
Episode 104, first aired 06/19/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

61 The Case of the Black Light
Episode 105, first aired 06/26/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

62 The Case of the Color Blnd Artist
Episode 106, first aired 07/03/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

63 The Case of the Innocent Imposter
Episode 107, first aired 07/10/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

64 The Case of the Little Old Chemist
Episode 111, first aired 08/07/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

65 The Case of the Beautiful Legs
Episode 113, first aired 08/21/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

66 The Case of the House Divided
Episode 114, first aired 08/28/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

67 The Case of the Talkative Housekeeper
Episode 115, first aired 09/04/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

68 The Case of the Kidnaped War Worker
Episode 118, first aired 09/25/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

69 The Case of the Diplomat's Wife
Episode 119, first aired 10/02/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

Looking to the future, Germany sends a large number of their soldiers to become fake American POW's held by Japan, all to get them 'freed' back into the States to become sleepers.

70 The Case of the Claustrophobic Wife
Episode 120, first aired 10/09/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

71 The Case of the Perfume Clue
Episode 121, first aired 10/16/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

To catch a Nazi spy, David Harding will use his nose.

72 The Case of the Missing Correspondent
Episode 122, first aired 10/23/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

73 The Case of Eloise
Episode 127, first aired 11/27/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

74 The Case of the Murderous Wife
Episode 130, first aired 12/18/1944
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

75 The Case of the Ainu
Episode 134, first aired 01/17/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

76 The Case of the Trinkets
Episode 135, first aired 01/24/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

German soldiers masquerading as American soldiers is a problem that David Harding must tackle.

77 The Case of the Turkish Diplomat
Episode 136, first aired 01/31/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

Nazi assassins have orders to kill a visiting Turkish diplomat.

78 The Case of the Poisoned Bread
Episode 137, first aired 02/07/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding is determined to catch a Gestapo agent who had eluded him for over a year.

79 The Case of Radio Interference
Episode 138, first aired 02/14/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding is out to stop a Nazi gang out to stop American propaganda broadcasts into Germany.

80 The Case of the Poisoned Beer
Episode 139, first aired 02/21/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

81 The Case of the Newspaper Plot
Episode 140, first aired 02/28/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

A newspaper editor who supports the Nazis is using his paper to help sabotage the war effort.

82 The Case of the Bobby-Sox Brigade
Episode 141, first aired 03/07/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

A Nazi spy is selling magazine subscriptions to get the addresses of returning vets.

83 The Case of the German Pressure Group
Episode 142, first aired 03/14/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

84 The Case of the A Flat
Episode 145, first aired 04/04/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

85 The Case of the Bogus Invalid
Episode 146, first aired 04/11/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding goes on the hunt for an escaped POW who is hiding as an invalid patient.

86 The Case of the Jewel
Episode 149, first aired 05/02/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

The Nazis are smuggling jewelry into the country to finance their operations.

87 The Case of the Bogus Mental Case
Episode 153, first aired 05/30/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

Nazi spies have chosen to use a returning veteran for their latest plot.

88 [Unknown Title]
Episode 155, first aired 06/13/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

89 The Case of the Crooked Contractor
Episode 159, first aired 07/11/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

Helping a friend just back from the War, David Harding uncovers a nasty plot against the government.

90 The Case of the Dog of Dynamite
Episode 161, first aired 07/25/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

91 The Case of the Tablecloth Doodle
Episode 164, first aired 08/15/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

92 The Case of the Ham Actor
Episode 167, first aired 09/05/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

With the War ending, David Harding shifts his focus on wartime racketeers.

93 The Case of the Spurious Spiritualist
Episode 168, first aired 09/12/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

94 The Case of the Veteran's Nylons
Episode 172, first aired 10/10/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

Wartime racketeers swindling the mothers, wives and sweethearts of servicemen is the target for David Harding.

95 The Case of the Girl With The Photographic Mind
Episode 174, first aired 10/24/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

A young woman with a terrific memory aids a gang of criminals.

96 The Case of Madame le Docteur
Episode 176, first aired 11/07/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding has his people track down a female Nazi war criminal in Mexico.

97 The Case of the G.I. Spenders
Episode 177, first aired 11/14/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

Vets returning from overseas are targeted by cigarette girls.

98 The Case of the Phony Philanthropy
Episode 178, first aired 11/21/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

99 The Case of the Reservation Racket
Episode 179, first aired 11/28/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

A gang is deeply involved in a train ticket reservation scam.

100 The Case of the G.I. Education Racket
Episode 180, first aired 12/05/1945
Director: -
Writer: -

To bring down a gang which victimizes returned vets, offering them fake business opportunities, David Harding has his operatives infiltrate a dance school.

101 The Case of the Stolen Car Racket
Episode 208, first aired 07/27/1946
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

102 The Case of the Framed Congressman
Episode 217, first aired 09/29/1946
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

103 The Case of the Vending Machine Slugs
Episode 240, first aired 03/09/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

104 The Case of the Socialite Finger-woman
Episode 248, first aired 05/04/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

105 The Case of the Three Numbers
Episode 249, first aired 05/11/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

106 The Case of the Racket In Flameproofing
Episode 251, first aired 05/25/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

David Harding uncovers a new insurance racket.

107 Tbe Case of the Victimized War Widow
Episode 252, first aired 06/01/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

108 The Case of the Planted Money
Episode 253, first aired 06/08/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

109 The Case of the Singapore Counterfeits
Episode 254, first aired 06/15/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

110 The Case of the Musical Geologist
Episode 255, first aired 06/22/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

111 The Case of the Double Dilemma
Episode 256, first aired 06/29/1947
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

112 The Case of the Power Mad Puppet
Episode 290, first aired 02/22/1948
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

113 The Case of the Bunko Builders
Episode 299, first aired 04/23/1948
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

114 The Case of the Tattooed Eye
Episode 305, first aired 06/06/1948
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

115 The Case of the Mexican Rancho
Episode 344, first aired 02/22/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

116 The Case of the Poison Peddler
Episode 345, first aired 02/24/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

117 The Case of the Record that Lied
Episode 391, first aired 08/04/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

118 The Case of the Blackmailed Hijacker
Episode 392, first aired 08/09/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

119 The Case of the Murmured Millions
Episode 393, first aired 08/11/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

120 The Case of the Statue of Death
Episode 394, first aired 08/16/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

121 The Case of the Desert Explosion
Episode 395, first aired 08/18/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

122 The Case of the Bouncing Bank Robber
Episode 396, first aired 08/23/1949
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

123 The Case of the Murdering Messenger
Episode 397, first aired 08/25/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

124 The Case of the Cold Blooded Professor
Episode 398, first aired 08/30/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

125 The Case of the Cold Blooded Professor File 2
Episode 399, first aired 09/01/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

126 The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist
Episode 400, first aired 09/06/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

127 The Case of the Courageous Come-on
Episode 401, first aired 09/08/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

128 The Case of the Flatbush Fagin
Episode 402, first aired 09/13/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

129 The Case of the Hot Car Killer
Episode 403, first aired 09/15/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

130 The Case of the Postal Pirates
Episode 404, first aired 09/20/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

131 The Case of the Postal Pirates File 2
Episode 405, first aired 09/22/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

132 The Case of the Visiting Vultures
Episode 406, first aired 09/27/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

133 The Case of the Vicious Visitor
Episode 407, first aired 09/29/1949
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

134 The Case of the Magic Murder
Episode 460, first aired 04/04/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

135 The Case of the Bootleg Button
Episode 461, first aired 04/06/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

136 The Case of the Mile High Murders
Episode 462, first aired 04/11/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

137 The Case of the Hoodlum's Hero
Episode 463, first aired 04/13/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

138 The Case of the Fabulous Formula
Episode 464, first aired 04/18/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

139 The Case of the Fabulous Formula File 2
Episode 465, first aired 04/20/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

140 The Case of the Hijacked Country
Episode 466, first aired 04/25/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

141 The Case of the Murdered Confessor
Episode 467, first aired 04/27/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

142 The Case of the Soaring Saucer
Episode 468, first aired 05/02/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

143 The Case of the Crystalline Double Cross
Episode 469, first aired 05/04/1950
Director: -
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[plot unknown]

144 The Case of the Mama's Boy Murderer
Episode 470, first aired 05/09/1950
Director: -
Writer: -

[plot unknown]

145 The Case of the Curious Conspiracy
Episode 505, first aired 10/20/1950
Director: -
Writer: -

Sabotage is taking place at a weapons facility.

146 The Case of the Carbon Consul
Episode 507, first aired 11/03/1950
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[plot unknown]

147 The Case of the Stolen Secret
Episode 508, first aired 11/12/1950
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[plot unknown]

148 The Case of the Pseudo-Spuds
Episode 509, first aired 11/19/1950
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[plot unknown]

149 The Case of the Hideous Hijacker
Episode 510, first aired 11/26/1950
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[plot unknown]

150 The Case of the Prattling Paper
Episode 511, first aired 12/03/1950
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[plot unknown]

151 The Case of the Infiltrating Agent
Episode 512, first aired 12/10/1950
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[plot unknown]

152 The Case of the Invisible Insurrectionist
Episode 513, first aired 12/17/1950
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Harding takes on a gang that is out to exploit Puerto Ricans.

153 The Case of the Pretty Plant
Episode 514, first aired 12/24/1950
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[plot unknown]

154 The Case of the Kleptomaniac Clues
Episode 515, first aired 12/31/1950
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[plot unknown]

155 The Case of the Captured Contact
Episode 517, first aired 01/14/1951
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The death of an expert on bacteriological warfare is very suspicious.

156 The Case of the Double-crossing Defender
Episode 518, first aired 01/21/1951
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[plot unknown]

157 The Case of the Communist Counterfeiters
Episode 523, first aired 03/01/1951
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[plot unknown]

158 The Case of the Gold Smugglers
Episode 528, first aired 04/05/1951
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[plot unknown]

159 The Case of the Gun Hunt
Episode 534, first aired 05/17/1951
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[plot unknown]

160 The Case of the Black Book
Episode 535, first aired 05/24/1951
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[plot unknown]

161 The Case of the Music Box
Episode 536, first aired 05/31/1951
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A gang of mobsters seal their doom when thley murder a well-loved tavern keeper for refusing to run his business dishonestly. It's just the sort of blatant disregard of the law that David Harding Counter-Spy has been waiting for.

162 The Case of the Juvenile Narcotics Ring
Episode 540, first aired 06/28/1951
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[plot unknown]

163 The Case of the Chocolate Gold
Episode 544, first aired 07/26/1951
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An interesting and tasty tale of smuggling.

164 The Case of the Black Market Bills
Episode 545, first aired 08/02/1951
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A gang is using the black market to funnel counterfeit money.

165 The Case of the Double Kickback
Episode 546, first aired 08/09/1951
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A waterfront gang, headed by cruel stevedore boss, hijacks ship cargoes in "The Case of the Double Kickback.

166 The Case of the Kilroy Gang
Episode 556, first aired 10/18/1951
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[plot unknown]

167 The Case of the Civic Conspiracy
Episode 557, first aired 10/25/1951
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[plot unknown]

168 The Case of the Cold Storage Cargo
Episode 558, first aired 11/01/1951
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A smuggler is impersonating a naval officer to facilitate his operations.

169 The Case of the Bandit Brothers
Episode 561, first aired 11/22/1951
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[plot unknown]

170 The Case of the Christmas Con
Episode 565, first aired 12/20/1951
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Hobbyists are the target of a scam.

171 The Case of the Racket in Reverse
Episode 570, first aired 01/24/1952
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[plot unknown]

172 The Case of the Holiday Fires
Episode 588, first aired 05/29/1952
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David Harding takes on a gang of arsonists.

173 The Case of the Rap Beater
Episode 606, first aired 10/05/1952
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[plot unknown]

174 The Case of the Moose-Pasture Salesmen
Episode 608, first aired 10/19/1952
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Moose-pasture' conmen are reaching across the Canadian border to fleece Americans.

175 The Case of the Precious Pouch
Episode 609, first aired 10/26/1952
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[plot unknown]

176 The Case of the Friendly Menace
Episode 610, first aired 11/02/1952
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[plot unknown]

177 The Case of the Swindled Swindler
Episode 612, first aired 11/16/1952
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An interesting scam involving fake diamonds.

178 The Case of the Errant Heiress
Episode 614, first aired 11/30/1952
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Frauds pose as long-lost relatives.

179 The Case of the Pension Checks
Episode 615, first aired 12/07/1952
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[plot unknown]

180 The Case of the Fugitive
Episode 616, first aired 12/14/1952
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[plot unknown]

181 The Case of the Disappearing Armored Truck
Episode 623, first aired 02/01/1953
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Robbing an armored car is tricky. Stealing the entire vehicle is even harder.

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MY COMMENTS

If the number of adventures that apparently were written and aired about this character is to be believed, WOW!!
I personally do not think there are 600+ that were done but 180+ is still darned impressive.
David Harding is a pretty no-nonsense kind of guy who, based on the large number of cases he and his department are involved in, is a very, very busy guy who does not have time for idle chit-chat. He comes across to me as in the Sergeant Joe Friday "just the facts, ma'am" type.
It was interesting to me that my take on the series listening to them so many, many years later, is that there was not very much that would make me eagerly sit in front of the radio waiting for the broadcast to begin but at the same time, if it were on, I would definitely stop what I was doing and have a seat.

GRADE

My Grade: B

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