Dangerous Assignment
Dangerous Assignment was an NBC radio drama starring Brian Donlevy as international agent Steve Mitchell. The American radio series aired from 1949 to 1953 and later led to television and Australian radio versions.
Dangerous Assignment is an NBC Radio drama starring Brian Donlevy broadcast in the US 1949–1953, a syndicated television series distributed in the US 1951–1952, and an Australian radio series broadcast in 1954-1956 as remakes of the original American radio scripts.
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Dangerous Assignment. Radio program.
F



Frank Martin
Announcer
B
DBruce Stewart
Cast
Dan O'Herlihy
Cast
D
Dinah Shearing
Cast

GeGe Pearson
Cast
HHerb Ellis
Cast
KKevin Brennan
Cast
L
Len Bullen
Cast
P
Pamela Duncan
Cast
Q
Queenie Ashtom
Cast
B
Bill Carne
Director

Robert Armbruster
Musician

Betty Moran
the Commissioners Secretary
BBrian Dangerous Assignment
Cast

Brian Donlevy
Cast
EElsie Hitz
Gail Brewster
HHelen Choate
Mitchell
H
LHerbert 'Herb' Butterfield
the Commissioner
Lloyd Berrell
Steve Mitchell
L
Lloyd Burrell
Steve Mitchell (Australian)
R
Ron Roberts
Presenter
D
Don Sharpe
Producer
L
Lawrence H. Cecil
Producer
B
RBob Ryf
Writer
Robert Ryf
Writer
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