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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Cloak and Dagger: War of Words (A0030)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's Adventure: Two OSS agents have to carry forged orders for a Japanese camp commander through a Burmese jungle.

Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Chuck Webster; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Eric Dressler; Karl Weber; Jerry Jarrett; Joan Alison; Maurice Tarplin; Guy Repp

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the great adventurers of old time radio from Boise, Idaho.

0:13.0

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:16.0

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Cloak and Dagger.

0:20.9

But first, I do want to encourage you.

0:23.4

If you are enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software.

0:29.4

Today's program is brought to you in part by the financial support of our listeners.

0:34.1

You can't support the show on a one-time basis, support.

0:36.9

Dot greatdetectives., and become one of our ongoing

0:40.6

Patreon supporters at patreon.com.com. But now, from September 1st, 1950, here's the episode,

0:50.5

War of Words.

0:53.7

Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission behind the enemy lines, knowing you may never return alive?

1:07.6

What you have just heard is the question asked during the war to agents of the OSS.

1:12.9

Ordinary citizens who to this question answered, yes.

1:17.5

This is cloak and dagger.

1:19.9

The Black Warfare.

1:38.4

Espionage International Intrigue.

1:40.7

These are the weapons of the OSS.

1:43.2

Today's story, a war of words,

1:45.9

concerns an American agent who personally delivered a message

1:48.6

to the colonel of a Japanese camp

1:50.4

and is suggested by actual incidents

1:52.8

recorded in the Washington files of the Office of Strategic Services.

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