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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dangerous Assignment: Missing Arctic Warfare Report (EP4049)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Steve is sent to Quebec to recover a report on new arctic warfare equipment that had been in the possession of a murdered scientist.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 20, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Stacy Harris

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Patreon supporter at the rookie level of two dollars or more per month. Thank you so much for your

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support Damien and now it's time for this week's episode of Dangerous Assignment. The original

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air date January the 20th of 1951 and the title is Missing Arctic Warfare Report.

2:05.2

Dangerous Assignment, starring Brian Donleve as Steve Mitchell.

2:35.2

Yeah, Dangerous Assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all spell

2:44.5

the same thing though trouble but when I walk into the commissioners office I don't realize this

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assignment's going to wind up with me depending for my life on the only weapon I've got. A mighty

2:54.8

powder puff. Morning Commissioner, Ruth said you had an assignment for me. I do. Steve, how would

3:07.6

you go about firing a rocket if the firing mechanism was frozen? What? You mean you drag me in here

3:12.8

just to try out a riddle on me? I'm serious. Now answer my question. Okay, okay. So if the firing

3:17.5

mechanism was frozen I probably wouldn't be able to fire the rocket. I suppose that's the wrong

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