Old Time Radio Mystery Specials

Dangerous Assignment — “Guided Missile Plans”
Steve Mitchell is sent to Dublin to recover stolen microfilm containing plans for a new American guided missile. His pursuit of the suspected courier leads him through England, where two deaths and a series of seemingly innocent picture postcards provide his best hope for locating the missing plans before someone else gets to them.Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “The Picture Postcard Matter”
Johnny Dollar travels to Switzerland after $100,000 in uncut diamonds are stolen from a courier at the Zurich airport. His only lead is a mysterious informant offering to arrange their return, but Johnny soon finds himself caught between competing players while a picture postcard offers a cryptic clue to where the diamonds may be hidden.Original Radio Broadcast Dates:
Dangerous Assignment: August 30, 1950.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: October 1–5, 1956.
Both programs are originating from HollywoodCast — Dangerous Assignment:
Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell
Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner
Written by Robert Reif (Bob Reif)
Music by Basil Adlam
Music conducted by Ralph Hollenbeck
Produced and directed by Bill Karn
Cast — Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Lucille Meredith
Victor Perrin
Forrest Lewis
Stan Jones
Ben Wright
Written by Robert Reif
Produced and directed by Jack Johnstone
Musical supervision by Amerigo Marino
Roy Rowan, announcer
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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero hunt for the “Badge Bandit,” a violent criminal who poses as a police officer to rob and assault his victims. After weeks of investigation, the search becomes dangerously personal when Friday and Romero encounter the suspect during a massive overnight manhunt.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 4, 1950

Originating from HollywoodCast:
Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero
Peggy Webber as Joe Friday’s mother
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Today's Mystery: After returning to New York following years of imprisonment during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick learns that a close friend has died under suspicious circumstances. As he investigates, he finds himself caught in a dangerous web of espionage, murder, and betrayal connected to secrets from his wartime past.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 14, 1944

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Robert Young as John McKittrick, Maureen O'Hara as Elma Don, and Walter Slezak as Dr. Scoss.Also featuring Charles Seal, Charlotte Treadway, Ed Emerson, George Sorel, Griff Barnett, Howard McNear, Jay Novello, John McIntire, Norman Field, and Rene Gussaire.

Produced by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Today's Mystery: A private detective is hired to located a woman's brother who is tied into underworld activity.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Lee Tracy as Clint Flint, Miriam Wolfe, Bill Lipton, Joe DeSantis

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Today's 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane.

Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Today's 2nd Mystery: Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver.

Original Air Date: September 4, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone

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