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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dangerous Assignment: Strategic Base Sabotaged (EP4379)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to New Guinea in search of a dock worker who is suspected of sabotaging the construction of a joint U.S.-Australia-New Zealand strategic base.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 29, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ben Wright; Betty Lou Gerson; Martha Wentworth; Paul Frees

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sergeant level of $7.14 or more per month. Thanks so much Doug. Well now it is

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time for this week's episode of Dangerous assignment.

1:36.7

The original air date, April 29th, 1953, and the title is Strategic Base Sabotage.

1:44.0

Let's go ahead and take a listen. Dangerous assignment,

2:00.0

Transcribe starring Brian Don Laveer, Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can't even pronounce. They all

2:23.2

spell the same thing, though, trouble. But when I walk into the commissioner's office,

2:26.8

I don't realize that this assignment's going to find me doing my level best to get blown up. Morning Commissioner, you sent for me.

2:37.0

Steve, as you know our government has recently joined with Australia, New Zealand,

2:43.4

in a program of restoring and reconditioning certain strategic naval and air installations

2:47.4

in the Pacific, mainly anti-submarine bases.

2:50.3

Sure, what about it?

2:51.3

Lately, we've run into nothing but trouble down there in one of the islands.

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