The Great Detectives Present Dangerous Assignment (Old Time Radio)
The Great Detectives Present Dangerous Assignment (Old Time Radio)
Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
Adam Graham is your guide as each week we present another episode of Dangerous Assignment, a 1949-53 radio starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, a troubleshooter who throws into danger all around the world in stories of mystery and international intrigue.
Dangerous Assignment: The Hunt for Charon
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Mexico to follow a clue to a dangerous international killer.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 28, 1953Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Dan Riss; Tony Barrett; Eve McVeagh; Herb Butterfield; Herb Ellis; Jan ArvanSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Corey, Since March 2018Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Jan 31, 2024
29 min
Dangerous Assignment: Leak of Strategic Materials
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Burma to the famous "Road to Mandalay" in order to stop a gang of robbers who are intercepting strategic supplies being sent by the U.S. to its allies in the Pacific.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 21, 1953Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ben Wright; Ramsey Hill; Vivi Janiss; Paul Frees; Alice BackesSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jeff, Patreon Supporter since October 2015Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Jan 24, 2024
30 min
Dangerous Assignment: The Blue Lion
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to London to root out a phony passport racket. His only clue? A seven-year-old newspaper.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 14, 1953Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Virginia Gregg; Ben Wright; Don Morrisson; Dan O'HerlihySupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Susan, Patreon Supporter since October 2018Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Jan 17, 2024
32 min
Dangerous Assignment: Colonel Chan
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to New Guinea, hoping to discover through talking with a notorious smuggler the identity and location of a Mr. Big in a gun-smuggling operation.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1953Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; William Conrad; Paul Frees; Ray Dietrich; Betty Lou Gerson; Don MorrisonSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netWelcome to our latest patreon supporters, Jenny and RandyPatreon Supporter of the Day: Kevin, Patreon Supporter Since March 2019Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Jan 10, 2024
36 min
Dangerous Assignment: Street Car 17
Steve goes to Trieste, Italy to meet someone on a street car with information about the location of a report on foreign knowledge of US atomic secrets.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 31, 1952Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Dan Rist; Paul Frees; Herb Ellis; Tony Barrett; Paul DubovSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Ronda, Patreon Supporter Since October 2020Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Jan 3, 2024
29 min
Dangerous Assignment: Lecturing Professors
Today's Mystery: The son of a lecturing professor is missing from a boarding school in Stockholm and Steve needs to find him in order to break up an international spy ring.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1952Originated in HollywoodStars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the CommissionerSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Ron, Patreon Supporter Since May 2020I appear on I Love Old Time Radio as part of the Round Robin Crossover.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesBecome one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
Dec 20, 2023
41 min
Dangerous Assignment: Road Sabotage
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Turkey to investigate sabotage on a road project that the U.S. is subsidizing and providing expertise for.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1952Originating in Hollywoodtars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Vivi Janiss, Herb Ellis, Peter Leeds, Jan ArvanSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Janet, Patreon Supporter since August 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesBecome one of ourfriends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
Dec 13, 2023
37 min
Dangerous Assignment: Riot
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Vienna to investigate a shooting in which U.S. soldiers have been implicated in an attack on a mine across the border in Hungary.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 10, 1952Originating in HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Paul Dubov; Bob O'Connor; Paul Frees; Jeanne Tatum; Vivi JanisSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Delilah, Supporter since December 2019Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Dec 6, 2023
39 min
Dangerous Assignment: Italian Actress
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Nice, Italy to find out who is behind a ring blackmailing American citizens by threatening relatives living in foreign countries.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1952Originating from HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Howard McNear; Betty Lou Gerson; Nester Paiva; Ben Wright; and Paul DubovLink to Pat Novak for Hire Quotes.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Suzie, Patreon Supporter Since September 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Nov 29, 2023
31 min
Dangerous Assignment: Nursery Rhyme
Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Stockholm to investigate a leak from a project the U.S. is participating in. He finds the head of the project murdered, and a nursery rhyme is the only clue to his killer.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 26, 1952Originating from HollywoodStarring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ken Peters; Kay Stewart; Tony Barrett; Dan Riss; Herb VigranSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Adriane, Patreon Supporter since January 2020Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Nov 22, 2023
28 min
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