ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Steve Mitchell, a government agent posing as a foreign correspondent, arrives in Sicily to investigate the theft of relief supplies from a warehouse of the Thropp Foundation. Working for the commissioner, Steve meets the foundation's office head, Mr. Archer, and learns that a former employee, Paul Wainwright, was recently fired. Contacts in the city, including Emilio Donati, point him toward the bandit Lorenzo, whose reputation makes him an obvious suspect. Steve is drawn into a dangerous journey to Lorenzo's mountain camp, where loyalties and alliances are tested. The series is Dangerous Assignment, broadcast on NBC in 1949 and starring Brian Donlevy.
With Steve Mitchell, Commissioner, Ruth, Eloise, Mr. Archer, Helen Collier, Emilio Donati, Carlotta.
Listen for: Steve's conversations with Mr. Archer at the foundation office and the scene at Emilio Donati's bar, where Steve learns about Paul Wainwright and the mountain hideout
First aired on July 9, 1949.
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