Tag: Mexico

Dangerous Assignment: The Hunt for Charon (EP4301)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve goes to Mexico to follow a clue to a dangerous international killer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 28, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Dan Riss; Tony Barrett; Eve McVeagh; Herb Butterfield; Herb Ellis; Jan Arvan

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EP3649: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ring of Fire Matter (Encore)

Bob Bailey

Johnny travels to Mexico to prevent a once-promising but now brain-damaged boxer from being killed in a fight set up by his corrupt manager.

Original Air Date: March 12, 1961

Original Podcast Release Date: December 15, 2017

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EP3398: The Silent Men: Death in the Mail


A special agent for the post office journeys to Mexico to uncover the sources of a bomb sent in the mail to Washington, DC.
Original Air Date: November 4, 1951
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EP3389: Man Called X: Contraband

Herbert Marshall
The Man Called X goes to Mexico to break up a contraband smuggling ring.
Original Air Date: August 29, 1948
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EP3336: Let George Do It: Needle in a Haystack (Encore)

Bob Bailey

A florist from Mexico City hires George to find a dozen roses in Pasadena…during the Tournament of Roses. Murder follows.

Original Air Date: January 2, 1950

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EP3272: T-Man: The Big Mexican Dope

After a T-Man is killed, Steve goes undercover as a drug dealer to find the top of an international drug ring.
Original Air Date: July 29, 1950

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EP3177: Box 13: Mexican Maze

Dan takes a plane to Mexico to help a man who fears for his life.

Original Air Date: 1948

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AWR0096: Escape: Border Town (Jack Webb Centennial)

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An actor on a bus to Hollywood has $15,000 in counterfeit money planted in his coat and a trip to Mexico to get rid of it leads to dangerous adventures.

Original Air Date: December 13, 1949

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EP2758: Stand by for Crime: Border Murder

Glenn Langan

After returning from Mexico, Chuck and Carol find a dead body in the trunk.

Original Air Date: 1952

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EP2750s: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Alvin Summers Matter Omnibus

Johnny goes to Mexico in search of a man who embezzled $75,000.

Original Air Dates: October 24-28, 1955

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EP2707: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lust for Gold Matter

Mandel Kramer

Johnny’s lured down to Mexico with a promise of great fishing, but he’s going to have to find a missing insured man.

Original Air Date: May 13, 1962

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EP2668: Stand by for Crime: Marijuana Mystery

Glenn Langan

Chuck goes to the Mexican Border when his secretary Carol has been arrested for smuggling marijuana.

Original Air Date: 1952
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EP2510: Dragnet: The Big Gun, Part One

Jack Webb

A stolen rental truck leads Friday and Smith into the middle of an investigation involving stolen cars and narcotics along the Mexican border.

 

Original Air Date: May 24, 1953

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EP2383: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ring of Fire Matter

Bob Bailey

Johnny travels to Mexico to prevent a once-promising but now brain-damaged boxer from being killed in a fight set up by his corrupt manager.

Original Air Date: March 12, 1961

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EP2276: Dragnet: The Big Test

Jack Webb

A young man reports that a friend was murdered by bandits in Mexico.

Original Air Date: August 28, 1952

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