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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dangerous Assignment: Chromite Mine Disaster (EP3971)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Steve is sent to the Balkans to find out what's behind a series of murders at an allegedly cursed chromite mine.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 6, 1950

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as $2 per month, just go over to patreon.greatdetectives.net. Well now it's time for

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this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original air date, September

1:35.7

the 6th, 1950, and the title is Chromite Mind Disaster.

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Wheaties presents Dangerous Assignment. On stage tonight from Hollywood, Dangerous

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Assignment, another in the Wheaties big parade of exciting half-hour presentations.

2:05.4

Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Dunlevy as Steve Mitchell.

2:12.4

Yeah, Dangerous Assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, though, trouble. But when I walk into the commissioners office, I don't realize that this assignment's going to end up with me trying my best to blast

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myself right out of existence.

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Good morning, commissioners. Good morning, Steve.

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Well, what kind of a deal you're sending me on this time, commissioners? Steve, ever here of Chromite?

2:58.4

Chromite? Sure, that's the mineral I use and manufacturer's steel, isn't it?

3:02.4

Yes, and right now we need all the Chromite we can get. Take a look at this map, Steve. See this small country in the Balkan air?

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