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Dangerous Assignment: China Sea Smuggling (EP4181)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve is sent to the South China Sea to use a notorious smuggler Captain Jaeger to break a smuggling racket.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 10, 1951

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Tony Barrett, Irene Winston, Paul Dubov, and Jean Tatum

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Callicles Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4180)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Los Angeles to investigate the disappearance of a bonded stock broker and finds that everyone who knows him is indifferent to his fate.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 30 and May 1, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Will Wright, Jeanne Bates, Carleton Young, Lawrence Dobkin, Bert Holland, Marvin Miller, Herb Vigran

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Sam Spade: The Crab Louie Caper (EP4179)

Steve Dunne

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired to look into the disappearance and likely death of a crab fisherman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Starred Steven Dunne as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie

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Twice Told Tale – Man Called X: Murder, Music, and a Blonde Madonna; Christopher London: Pattern for Murder (EP4178s)

Today’s First Episode:

Ken travels to Italy to follow a composer, to find why that composer’s friend was murdered in New York City.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 10, 1944

Today’s Second Episode:

Christopher London travels to Monaco, to find out why a composer’s friend was murdered in New York City.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 29, 1950

Both Originated from Hollywood.

The Man Called X starred Herbert Marshall as Ken Thurston and Hans Conreid as Egon Zellschmidt

Christopher London starred Glenn Ford as Christopher London, Ben Wright, Eleanor Audley, Ramsey Hill, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Georgia Ellis, Rick Vallin

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Dangerous Assignment: The Blood-Stained Feather Story (Video Theater 255)

Steve goes to Cairo to take out a dangerous secret order.

Original Air Date: Autumn 1951

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Dragnet: Production 4 (aka: The Quick Trigger Men) (EP4178)

Todays Mystery:

A police officer is shot and killed in a bar robbery gone wrong.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 24, 1949

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lonely Hearts Matter, Episodes Three and Five (EP4177)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

he autopsy indicates a deceased insured man was murdered and the evidence points to his widow.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: April 25 and 27, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lucille Meredith, Mary Jane Croft, Virginia Gregg, Herb Ellis, Howard McNear, Stacy Harris

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