Dangerous Assignment: Road Sabotage (EP4259)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1952
Originating in Hollywood
tars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Vivi Janiss, Herb Ellis, Peter Leeds, Jan Arvan
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Janet, Patreon Supporter since August 2023
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call 208-991-4783F
ollow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Become one of ourfriends on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The The Welcome to the great detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:37.0 | If you have a comment, email it to me Box 13 at great detectives.net. follow us on Twitter at radio detectives and |
| 0:45.9 | check us out on Instagram Instagram dot com slash great detectives if you're |
| 0:51.4 | enjoying the podcast please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:56.0 | Today's program is brought to you in part by the financial support of our listeners. |
| 1:00.0 | You can support the show on a one-time basis by going to support. |
| 1:04.0 | Great Detactives.net. |
| 1:06.2 | And I want to thank Paul for supporting us that way. |
| 1:09.0 | You can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as two dollars per month by going to |
| 1:16.2 | Patreon. great detectives.net. |
| 1:20.0 | And I want to go ahead and thank Rob and Hill for becoming our latest Patreon supporters at the |
| 1:25.6 | shamest level of $4 or more per month. Thank you so much for your support. |
| 1:31.7 | Now it is time for this week's episode of Dangerous assignment. |
| 1:35.0 | The original aired date December the 17th, |
| 1:39.6 | 1952, and the title is Road Sabotage. Dangerous assignment. |
| 1:57.0 | transcribe starring Brian Dunleby as Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. |
| 2:27.0 | They all spell the same thing, though, trouble, but when I walk into the Commissioner's office, |
| 2:30.8 | I don't realize this assignment's going to put a new switch on an old saying. |
| 2:34.7 | Not only is the pen mightier than the sword, the paintbrush is mightier than the dynamite. Morning Commissioner, you sent for me. |
| 2:45.0 | Steve, back in 1948, the Turkish government embarked on a vast road building project. |
| 2:52.0 | A nine-year program was laid out an agreement |
| 2:54.6 | made with our government on financial aid. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Adam Graham, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Adam Graham and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.