Dangerous Assignment: China Sea Smuggling (EP4181)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 10, 1951
Originated in HollywoodStars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Tony Barrett, Irene Winston, Paul Dubov, and Jean Tatum
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| 1:20.9 | Now it's time for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original |
| 1:25.6 | air date is July the 10th, 1951, and the toddler is Chanasee Smuggling. |
| 1:42.8 | Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell. |
| 1:55.6 | Yeah, Dangerous Assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even |
| 2:09.5 | pronounce. They all spell the same thing though, trouble. But when I walk into the |
| 2:13.2 | commissioners office, I don't realize that this assignment's going to drop me into a spot |
| 2:17.6 | where a kiss is either going to cure me or kill me. |
| 2:28.0 | Morning, Commissioner. I said you had an assignment for me. I do, Steve, and I suppose you |
| 2:31.3 | are all tied up with a big deal, as you know. Well, let's just call it a pet project. |
| 2:36.3 | Well, Steve, have a hear the name Captain Jager. Captain Jager? Sure, he's supposed to be a notorious |
| 2:41.6 | character in the China seas. Sort of an American soldier of fortune, or I should say, |
| 2:46.8 | sailor of fortune, operates a string of small boats and does just about anything for a book. |
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