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Dangerous Assignment: Smash Lecture Circuit Spy Ring (Stockholm)

Dangerous Assignment · May 10, 1950 · 29 min · 4,910 words

The transcript of “Smash Lecture Circuit Spy Ring (Stockholm)”, an episode of Dangerous Assignment first broadcast May 10, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Gumshoe plays Dangerous Assignment free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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On stage tonight from Hollywood, Another in this series of exciting half-hour presentations. Dangerous assignment starring Brian Donlevi as Steve Mitchell. Yeah, danger is my assignment. I go to a lot of places in the world I can't even pronounce.

They all spell the same thing though, trouble. But when I walk into the commissioner's office, I don't expect this assignment is going to involve using a ten-year-old boy as a cross on which to crucify his father.

Morning, Commissioner. Well, I finally got the jump on you this morning. Oh, that? You're always sending me halfway around the world in ten minutes notice. Well, this time I've beaten you to the punch. I'm all packed. I've got my passport and credentials in order, and I'm ready to take off.

Now, where are you sending me? Just down the halls, do you? Well, that's it. Oh, great. Mitchell, the master mind. Oh, well, okay, so I'll unpack. I wouldn't do that yet. You start down the hall, the way you end up as anybody's guess.

What's the deal, Commissioner? of international lecture tours limited. Hey, now look, my soapbox days are over. Now don't worry, you're not going to be making speeches, but you'll be investigating a few people who do.

This is an organization of six European professors. The Electric College is in universities all over the world. Each of them hits this country about twice a year. Well, what about them? We have definite information that one of them is using his lectures just as a front.

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