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Dangerous Assignment: Hired Killer

Dangerous Assignment · August 16, 1950 · 29 min · 4,987 words

The transcript of “Hired Killer”, an episode of Dangerous Assignment first broadcast August 16, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.

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It's National Wheaties Week! Yes, it's National Wheaties Week and Wheaties Present! Dangerous Assignment! On stage tonight from Hollywood, Dangerous Assignment! Another in the Wheaties Big Parade of exciting half-hour presentation! Dangerous Assignment! Starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell!

Danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places. I can't even pronounce. They all spell the same thing though, trouble. But when I walk into the commission's office, I don't realize it's gonna involve my trying to hold Western Europe together with two mirrors A book of matches and a rusty razor blade

Morning Commission. Hey, Ruth said you wanted to see me. I do Steve. You're flying a paris. Mm-hmm, but don't get any ideas Well, I can dream can't I? I'm afraid this dream is going to turn into a nightmare. Oh, so well, what's the deal?

Tell me what do you know about out of Steed Ray now Steve Ray now? Oh sure the Swiss Sherlock Holmes The old school, complete with a derby hat, umbrella and false faces. What a very right guy, even if he is left-handed.

And also one of the sharpest little detectives in the world. That's right. But I say you don't know the latest about him. What's that? Last night in Paris, Aristideon was murdered. What? Sorry to hear that. I really liked the little guy. Who did it?

We think it was our old friend, Lou Pak, Steve. Lou Pak is still on the loose? No, never. And Steve, I don't have to tell you about Lou Pak. He's a hired killer and the clearest man we've ever had in our head.

man we've ever had in our hair. I'll tell you how clever he is. He's been operating five years that we know him. We're fairly sure he's implicated in at least a half dozen assassinations and yet no one even had the description of him.

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