Today's Adventure:An American OSS agent poses as a wine merchant in Germany to organize the country's anti-Hitler elements into an effective resistance. Original Radio Broadcast: October 15, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Mel Ferrer; Herbert Berghoff; Frances Robinson; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Will McCure; Ian Martin; Karl Weber To subscribe to this podcast and, go to <a href="https://greatadventures.info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://greatadventures.info/</a> Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at <a href="https://patreon.greatdetectives.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://patreon.greatdetectives.net</a> Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href="http://support.greatdetectives.net./" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://support.greatdetectives.net.</a> Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at <a href="http://survey.greatdetectives.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://survey.greatdetectives.net</a> Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at <a href="http://instagram.com/greatdetectives" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://instagram.com/greatdetectives</a> Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/radiodetectives" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@radiodetectives</a>

Today's Adventure:An American OSS agent poses as a wine merchant in Germany to organize the country's anti-Hitler elements into an effective resistance.Original Radio Broadcast: October 15, 1950Originating from New YorkStarring: Mel Ferrer; Herbert Berghoff; Frances Robinson; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Will McCure; Ian Martin; Karl WeberTo subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Today's Adventure:An American OSS agent poses as a wine merchant in Germany to organize the country's anti-Hitler elements into an effective resistance. Original Radio Broadcast: October 15, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Mel Ferrer; Herbert Berghoff; Frances Robinson; Ralph Bell; Raymond Edward Johnson; Will McCure; Ian Martin; Karl Weber To subscribe to this podcast and, go to <a href="https://greatadventures.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://greatadventures.info/</a> Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at <a href="https://patreon.greatdetectives.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://patreon.greatdetectives.net</a> Support the show on a one-time basis at&nbsp;<a href="http://support.greatdetectives.net./" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://support.greatdetectives.net.</a> Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at&nbsp;<a href="http://survey.greatdetectives.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://survey.greatdetectives.net</a> Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/greatdetectives" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://instagram.com/greatdetectives</a> Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/radiodetectives" rel="noopener noreferrer">@radiodetectives</a>

Cloak and Dagger: The Wine of Freedom

Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission behind the enemy lines, knowing you may never return alive?   This was the question asked of men and women, ordinary citizens. Those who said yes became part of the Office of Strategic Services. They risked their lives in dangerous missions and formed a powerful spy system throughout Europe and Asia which would be key to Allied success in World War II.  During the War, the stories of their adventures - of their courage and their sacrifice - remained closely-guarded military secrets. When the War came to its end, their story began to be told in the 1945 book Cloak and Dagger by Lt. Colonel Corey Ford and Major Alastir Macbain. That book inspired Cloak and Dagger, a radio series dramatizing cases from the OSS’s Washington, D.C. files. It aired from May to October 1950 on the NBC network. As the late old time radio historian John Dunning observed, the series opened a Sunday afternoon mystery block "of far inferior quality," receiving little media attention and no sponsorship. On paper, it looked like another low-budget, network-sustained placeholder. It was an anthology program starring a solid group of New York radio regulars who reliably turned in great acting performances for union scale. On paper, it looked like one of those cheap network-sustained placeholder. The series disappeared from the air, unlamented and unremembered.  However, according to Dunning, contemporary researchers discovered a nearly complete run of the series. What was discovered was a "gripping show with every story an unpredictable departure from formula." The twenty circulating episodes live up to Dunning's praise, and then some, while celebrating the vital clandestine work of the OSS. Adam Graham is your guide through all circulating episode of this amazing series of courage and adventure.

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Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission behind the enemy lines, knowing you may never return alive? This was the question asked of men and women, ordinary citizens. Those who said yes became part of the Office of Strategic Services. They risked their lives in dangerous missions and formed a powerful spy system throughout Europe and Asia which would be key to Allied success in World War II. During the War, the stories of their adventures - of their courage and their sacrifice - remained closely-guarded military secrets. When the War came to its end, their story began to be told in the 1945 book Cloak and Dagger by Lt. Colonel Corey Ford and Major Alastir Macbain.That book inspired Cloak and Dagger, a radio series dramatizing cases from the OSS’s Washington, D.C. files. It aired from May to October 1950 on the NBC network. As the late old time radio historian John Dunning observed, the series opened a Sunday afternoon mystery block "of far inferior quality," receiving little media attention and no sponsorship.On paper, it looked like another low-budget, network-sustained placeholder. It was an anthology program starring a solid group of New York radio regulars who reliably turned in great acting performances for union scale. On paper, it looked like one of those cheap network-sustained placeholder.The series disappeared from the air, unlamented and unremembered. However, according to Dunning, contemporary researchers discovered a nearly complete run of the series. What was discovered was a "gripping show with every story an unpredictable departure from formula." The twenty circulating episodes live up to Dunning's praise, and then some, while celebrating the vital clandestine work of the OSS.Adam Graham is your guide through all circulating episode of this amazing series of courage and adventure.

Are you willing to undertake a dangerous mission behind the enemy lines, knowing you may never return alive? &nbsp; This was the question asked of men and women, ordinary citizens. Those who said yes became part of the Office of Strategic Services. They risked their lives in dangerous missions and formed a powerful spy system throughout Europe and Asia which would be key to Allied success in World War II. &nbsp;During the War, the stories of their adventures - of their courage and their sacrifice - remained closely-guarded military secrets. When the War came to its end, their story began to be told in the 1945 book Cloak and Dagger by Lt. Colonel Corey Ford and Major Alastir Macbain. That book inspired Cloak and Dagger, a radio series dramatizing cases from the OSS’s Washington, D.C. files. It aired from May to October 1950 on the NBC network. As the late old time radio historian John Dunning observed, the series opened a Sunday afternoon mystery block "of far inferior quality," receiving little media attention and no sponsorship. On paper, it looked like another low-budget, network-sustained placeholder. It was an anthology program starring a solid group of New York radio regulars who reliably turned in great acting performances for union scale. On paper, it looked like one of those cheap network-sustained placeholder. The series disappeared from the air, unlamented and unremembered.&nbsp; However, according to Dunning, contemporary researchers discovered a nearly complete run of the series. What was discovered was a "gripping show with every story an unpredictable departure from formula." The twenty circulating episodes live up to Dunning's praise, and then some, while celebrating the vital clandestine work of the OSS. Adam Graham is your guide through all circulating episode of this amazing series of courage and adventure.

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