Dangerous Assignment: The Hired Assassin

About this episode

Steve hunts for an international assassin in Havana after an American agent is killed.

Today's Mystery:In Havana, Steve hunts for an international assassin whose latest victim is an American agent who had clues to the assassin's whereabouts. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 27, 1953 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner; Paul Dubov; Betty Lou Gerson; Tony Barrett; Herb Ellis; Julie Bennett Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Bookgeek28, Patreon Supporter since December 2021 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 Radio Detective Podcasts

Guests: Brian Donlevy, Herb Butterfield, Paul Dubov, Betty Lou Gerson, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis, Julie Bennett

Topics covered

• assassination
• espionage
• detective
• Cold War
• mystery

Keywords

• assassin
• Havana
• Steve Mitchell
• American agent
• mystery
• Cold War
• radio drama

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Havana

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