Dangerous Assignment: Kroner Cutlass (Eastern Europe) 02/10/1951
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What is Steve Mitchell’s new assignment involving the Kroner Cutlass?
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Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell.
Yeah, 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 commissioner's office, I don't realize this assignment's going to involve my trying to hold an Eastern European country together with my finger ring.
Morning, Commissioner. Bruce said you had an assignment for me. I do, Steve. Now, where do I go this time? To jail. Let's have that again. You heard me. I'm sending
you to jail.
Now, look, so maybe
I did pad my expense account a little last month, but that isn't enough reason. Seriously, Steve, there's someone in jail I want you to talk to, a woman.
Oh,
well, you're sounding better by the moment. I'm afraid you don't get the point. Okay, what is the point? The point is on the end of the chrona cutlass, and it's a sharp one. Look, jail, sword points. I think you better start at the beginning, Commissioner. Take a look at this map, Steve. See this little country in Eastern Europe? What about it? Politically, it's on the fence right now. And as you know, that country has had a history of violence stretching back hundreds of years. Wait a minute, the Kroner cutlass, isn't that regarded as a sort of symbol of unity in that country? Whoever has had it in his possession has always been able to rally the country behind him, yes. The Kroner Cutlass has been a symbol of unity, or rather was.
What do you mean was? Just before the end of the war, the Kroner Cutlass was given to a U.S. Army lieutenant for safekeeping by one of their national leaders. Shortly after that, the lieutenant was reported missing in action. And neither he nor the sword has ever been located. I still don't see what all of this has to do with my talking to a lady in jail, Commissioner. That lady is the missing army lieutenant's wife. This morning the police got an anonymous tip. That she had in her possession a jewel from the handle of the Chrona Cutlass. What? That's right, Steve. They picked her up and brought her in. The jewel was in her purse. You
trying to tell me that the army lieutenant's really alive and has been sending jewels from his sword back home one at a time for his wife to
sell? I'm only giving you what facts we have at this time, Steve. But I think there's a lot more to it than appears on the surface. Oh,
for instance,
maybe this whole thing's a frame, huh? I think it is. But thinking it and proving it are two different things. Naturally, that country is clamoring for the return of that sword. Well, we've got to find it before
we can
return it. Right. And I think you know there are interests in that country who would prefer that the sword not be returned, or if it is, that they're the ones who return it. Yeah. That figure's all right. The most important newspaper over there is hooked up with these same interests, Steve. The story of this woman's arrest has already leaked out, and they're making capital of it. That's why we've got to act fast. Now, Steve, get down to the jail. Talk to the lieutenant's wife and get her story. Then go anywhere and do anything you have to, to find that sword and deliver it to the proper officials. Well I said. You've got your assignment. Good luck.
The National Broadcasting Company is presenting Dangerous Assignments, starring Brian Donlevy in the role of Steve Mitchell, colorful two fisted government agent. At all those places of the world where danger and intrigue walk hand in hand, there you'll find Steve Mitchell on another dangerous assignment.
Sure, I've got my assignment. Just a simple matter of trying to locate an old beat-up sword. The difference is that this particular sword could determine the fate of an entire nation, and I know that somewhere along the line I'm sure to tangle with an outfit who'll be trying their best to give me that sword.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Steve Mitchell’s new assignment involving the Kroner Cutlass?
0:00–5:01
2
How does the commissioner's briefing reveal the mystery of the missing lieutenant and the jewel?
5:01–8:43
3
Why does Mitchell interview the lieutenant’s wife in jail and what does she reveal?
8:43–12:14
4
How does the chase across the English Channel lead Mitchell to Liverpool’s dock?
12:14–15:48
5
What obstacles does Mitchell face while infiltrating the museum and searching for the sword?
15:48–19:31
6
How does the cross‑bow attack and the hidden sword in the general’s statue change the investigation?
19:31–22:44
7
What is the true identity of the jewel and how is the Kroner Cutlass finally recovered?
22:44–25:40
8
How does the episode conclude with the fate of the sword and the remaining conspirators?
25:40–29:24
Speakers
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