Dangerous Assignment: Rescue Rick Perez

About this episode

Steve goes to Venezuela to rescue a U.S. agent investigating a revolutionary organization.

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Venezuela to rescue a U.S. agent who was investigating a Latin American revolutionary organization. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 1, 1953 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Paul Frees; Paul Dubov; Ben Wright; Betty Lou Gerson; Don Diamond Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Doug, Patreon Supporter since June 2015 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

People in this episode

Host: Adam Graham

Topics covered

• espionage
• rescue mission
• Cold War
• Latin America
• radio drama

Keywords

• Dangerous Assignment
• Steve Mitchell
• Venezuela
• U.S. agent
• Cold War
• radio drama
• rescue mission

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Venezuela

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