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Ron Bowser-John Dunning Project - Dangerous Assignment

Networks
NBC (as its archives name them)
Heard
1949–1953
Episodes
101

Dangerous Assignment, with Brian Donlevy in the lead role of Steve Mitchell, was developed by NBC during the summer of 1949 at a cost of $15,000. Other shows developed as part of this new programming blitz by the network included Dragnet at a cost of $34,000, Richard Diamond at $51,000, and Four Star Playhouse at $60,000. Seven episodes were broadcast that summer, from July 9 to August 20, 1949. When no sponsor stepped forward the show left the airwaves for six months.

More about it

Originally scheduled to replace Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis’ program at 10:00 in early February 1950, Dangerous Assignment instead took Dave Garroway’s slot at 10:30 with Garroway pushed back to 11:30 while Night Beat claimed the 10:00 time. Sustained initially, in the spring of 1950 General Mills signed to take sponsorship of the show beginning May 10 as part of a large bundle sale with NBC.

In September 1950 it was announced in the trades that Donlevy had formed a production company – New Colony, Inc. – to bring Dangerous Assignment to television. He purchased the video rights from writer Bob Ryfe, who was also the package owner, and signed Ryf to script the visual version in addition to continuing his radio responsibilities. While Donlevy funded the start-up himself, he had an understanding with radio sponsor General Mills that the cereal manufacturer would take over production costs if the initial results were satisfactory.

When Dangerous Assignment was once again looking for a sponsor in 1951 NBC…

Episodes, in broadcast order page 1 of 2

  1. Relief Supplies

    · No. 1 · 30 min

  2. Sunken Ships

    · No. 2 · 30 min

  3. Nigeria

    · No. 3 · 30 min

  4. Paris Murder

    · No. 5 · 30 min

  5. Portugal Aliens

    · No. 6 · 30 min

  6. File 307

    · No. 7 · 30 min

  7. No Title

    · 30 min

  8. Captain Rock

    · 30 min

  9. Radar Plans

    · 30 min

  10. Dangerous Assignment #11

    · No. 11 · 29 min

  11. Wire Spool

    · 30 min

  12. Blackmail

    · 30 min

  13. Vienna

    · 30 min

  14. Sunken Treasure

    · 30 min

  15. Flying Saucers

    · 30 min

  16. Missing Scientists

    · 30 min

  17. Missing Diplomat

    · 30 min

  18. No Title

    · 30 min

  19. Oil

    · 30 min

  20. Murder of A Correspondent

    · 30 min

  21. Drugged Diplomat

    · 30 min

  22. Conspiracy

    · 30 min

  23. Trained Seal

    · 30 min

  24. Guerrilla Leader

    · 30 min

  25. Vienna

    · 30 min

  26. Africa

    · 30 min

  27. Paris Murders

    · 30 min

  28. Gun Running

    · 29 min

  29. Guided Missile

    · 30 min

  30. Mine Disaster

    · 30 min

  31. South America

    · 30 min

  32. Forged Papers

    · 30 min

  33. Tokyo

    · 30 min

  34. Indo-China

    · 30 min

  35. South America

    · 30 min

  36. Kidnapping Berlin

    · 30 min

  37. Civil War Map

    · 30 min

  38. Politician

    · 30 min

  39. Haiti Documents

    · 30 min

  40. Madrid Spain

    · 30 min

  41. Quebec

    · 30 min

  42. XXXNo Title

    · 30 min

  43. Adkar West Africa

    · 30 min

  44. Kroner Cutlass

    · 30 min

  45. Malaya and Rubber

    · 30 min

  46. Buzz Bomb Plans

    · 30 min

  47. London

    · 30 min

  48. No Title

    · 30 min

  49. Dangerous Assignment #52

    · No. 52 · 30 min

  50. Panama

    · 30 min

  51. File 72

    · 30 min

  52. Midle East

    · 30 min

  53. French Riviera

    · 30 min

  54. Outlaw Broadcast

    · 30 min

  55. Holland

    · 30 min

  56. Germany

    · 30 min

  57. No Title

    · 30 min

  58. No Title

    · 30 min

  59. No Title

    · 30 min

  60. No Title

    · 30 min

  61. No Title

    · 30 min

  62. Darwin Australia

    · 26 min

  63. xDarwin Australia

    · 25 min

  64. Vienna Austria FIXED

    · 24 min

  65. Vienna Austria

    · 35 min

  66. Indonesia

    · 25 min

  67. Dangerous Assignment

    · 23 min

  68. Havana

    · 24 min

  69. Istanbul

    · 24 min

  70. Munich

    · 30 min

  71. Germany

    · 24 min

  72. French Riviera

    · 24 min

  73. Vienna

    · 24 min

  74. Eastern Turkey

    · 24 min

  75. Stockholm Kidnapping

    · 24 min

  76. Street Car #17

    · No. 17 · 24 min

  77. New Guinea

    · 24 min

  78. London

    · 24 min

  79. Mandalay

    · 24 min

  80. Mexico City

    · 24 min

  81. Greece

    · 24 min

  82. Africa

    · 24 min

  83. Tokyo

    · 24 min

  84. Riviera

    · 24 min

  85. Germany

    · 24 min

  86. Phillipens

    · 24 min

  87. Oslo

    · 24 min

  88. Lisbon

    · 24 min

  89. Venezuela

    · 24 min

  90. Paris

    · 24 min

  91. Tibet

    · 23 min

  92. London

    · 24 min

  93. New Guinea

    · 24 min

  94. Rome

    · 22 min

  95. Cairo

    · 24 min

  96. Oslo

    · 24 min

  97. Havana

    · 24 min

  98. Damascus

    · 24 min

  99. Montreal

    · 24 min

  100. Saigon

    · 24 min

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