Dangerous Assignment: Strategic Base Sabotaged

About this episode

Steve investigates sabotage at a strategic base construction site in New Guinea.

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to New Guinea in search of a dock worker who is suspected of sabotaging the construction of a joint U.S.-Australia-New Zealand strategic base. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 29, 1953 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Ben Wright; Betty Lou Gerson; Martha Wentworth; Paul Frees Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joshua, Patreon Supporter Since February 2016 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

Guest: Steve Mitchell

Topics covered

• sabotage
• Cold War
• mystery
• detective
• radio drama

Keywords

• sabotage
• New Guinea
• Cold War
• detective
• radio drama
• Steve Mitchell
• strategic base

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S., Australia, New Zealand

Places: New Guinea

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