DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT (1952) – Brian Donlevy, famous as Professor Quatermass in a pair of movies, starred as secret agent Steve Mitchell. He received his missions from a man called “The Commissioner” (Herb Butterfield).
Dangerous Assignment had started as a radio series in 1949 with Donlevy already in the lead role. Thirty-nine 30-minute episodes were produced.
STANDOUT EPISODES:
THE SUBMARINE STORY – The Commissioner sends agent Steve Mitchell to the South China Sea in the undercover identity of a rogue submarine commander called Captain Jaeger. Mitchell’s assignment is to infiltrate and shut down a gun running operation in the area. Paul Frees and Robert Easton guest-starred.
THE MEMORY CHAIN – Steve’s latest assignment finds him in Munich, where he is to collar a spy ring passing U.S. nuclear secrets through West Germany to East Germany and then to the Soviet Union. Jeanne Bates and Lynne Roberts were among the supporting cast members. Continue reading
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