~ Gunsmoke – The Choice, Part 2 You’re hired! Andy gets a job – the kind of job that requires a lot of responsibility. He’ll be riding shotgun for Jim Buck, the stagecoach driver. He sits on top of the stagecoach beside the driver and carries a shotgun. If the stage gets held up […]
DL096: Gunsmoke – New Guy in Town
~ Gunsmoke: The Choice, Part 1 New Folks Showing Up All the Time Andy Hill is the new guy in Dodge City. It’s the late 1800’s (around the 1870s) when people were moving west across America. Towns were being settled and growing into cities. Its a fast growing town so there are new folks showing […]
DL088: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Get the Upper Hand
~ Part 7 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play: Backed Into a Corner Government agent Mitchel has figured out how the oil was stolen and who did it, but how will he make it out of the ruins alive? It looks like the secret will die with him, but Mitchel is more resourceful than that! Gain […]
DL087: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – So, We Meet Again
~ Part 6 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play Unexpected Meet Up Steve Mitchel goes into the ruins to investigate. He goes down into the basement of an old building only to meet up with Haroon. What is Haroon up to? He looks highly suspicious! Of course, he can explain! But does Mitchel believe him? […]
DL086: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Sabotage
~ Part 5 of a “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play Rivalry: We left Government Agent, Steve Mitchel, diving into the water to dodge a bullet. In this episode, he gets fished out of the water by the Saudi police. Although Lieutenant Samka saved Mitchel’s life, he really doesn’t trust him. That’s pretty typical. We see it […]
DL085: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – An Enterprising Gent
— Part 4 of “Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil, a Dangerous Assignment radio play: The Lost City of Enzak Mitchel continues his investigation by accompanying Dean, the pilot who monitors the pipeline. As he flies along the pipeline looking for leaks or any sign of oil theft in the marks in the desert sand, Mitchel […]
DL084: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Logistics
— A “Dangerous Assignment” old-time radio play aired on NBC on May 17, 1950 A Belly Dancer’s Perspective Government agent, Steve Mitchel, goes to the Oasis Club to ask about Yusef and how he died. He expects the charming Sarita, a belly dancer, to know Yusef well. Yusef was captivated by her beauty, but […]
DL083: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Rookie Mistake
[Photo © buso23/Bigstockphoto.com] He’s a rookie: When Steve Mitchel arrives in Arabia, he meets with Williams, the field manager, to hear his version of what happened. What caused the problem between the Five Star Oil Company and the Sheik? Williams’ story is the same as what Mitchel already heard when he was given this assignment. […]
DL082: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Disgruntled Sheik
A “Dangerous Assignment” radio play first aired on May 17, 1950 on NBC A Disgruntled Sheik Government agent, Steve Mitchel, is given his next assignment. It takes him to Saudi Arabia. At first, he’s a little reluctant to go. He wonders why this is a government assignment. But there is an Arab leader, a Sheik, […]
DL074: You’re Better Off Guilty ~ Smoking gun
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre — You’re Better Off Guilty ~ Act 3: Scenes 4~6 Smoking Gun In a follow up visit from Miss Evans, the victim’s manager, the Inspector gets his ‘smoking gun’ — that is to say, he gets all the evidence he needs to arrest and charge a suspect. He didn’t expect it […]