Dangerous Assignment: Malaya and Rubber 02/17/1951
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What assignment does Commissioner give Steve Mitchell at the start of the episode?
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Dangerous assignments 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 gonna wind up with a native bandit giving me a big break by heaving a knife at me.
Morning, Commissioner. Ruth said you wanted to see me. I do, Steve. And don't bother to sit down. Your plane leaves for Malaya in one hour.
Malaya? Look, I just got out of one jungle. Don't tell me you're sending me back into another one.
Just what I
am telling you, Steve. Aren't you sorta stretching my luck a little? That's the right word for it, all right.
Stretching? Yeah. What do you mean? Rubber. A jokester yet? Okay, what's the deal? Steve, take any list of vital war materials. Rubbers near the top.
So what am I supposed to do? Go over to Malay and tap a few rubber trees?
You don't have to. They've quite a few thousand natives on the job already over there. No, it's what's happening after the rubber is harvested that we're interested in. Just what is happening? A gang of so called bandits has been raiding the various plantations, Steve. They're organized and equipped like a small army. They've been setting fire to buildings, terrorizing the natives, and in general interfering seriously with the entire operation over there. I see. Uh look, isn't this a matter for the British? Well, they've asked our cooperation in the matter, Steve, and I think the main reason is there's a rumor that the leader of these bandits is an American. What? To our knowledge, nobody's ever gotten a good look at this leader, or at least lived to tell about it.
Steve, it's vital to both countries that we smash this gang.
Whom do I work with?
A British intelligence agent named Willoughby. He's waiting for you in Singapore right now. Steve, get over there. Work with Willoughby, and then go anywhere and do anything that's necessary to put these bandits out of business for keep. Well, that's it. You've got your assignment. Good luck.
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Yeah.
Sure, I've got my assignment. Just a simple matter of scouring the Malayan jungle to find out who's been burning up a few assorted rubber plantations. And I've got an uneasy hunch that whoever it is has a king sized hot foot reserved for me. It's Friday when my plane lands in Singapore and I head for the office of the Bridget Agent Willoughby.
Thoroughly nasty ness, Mitchell.
I understand there's a rumor that the leader of these bandits is an American. Yes, that's the rumor. What it's worth, I don't know. None of the bandits has ever been captured, huh? Not one of the blighters, no. We've set several traps for them, but they've avoided them very skillfully. What sort of traps, Willoughby?
Well, we've doubled our patrols in the whole area. We've also converted several of the plantations which haven't yet been attacked into miniature fortresses. Uh concealed machine gun emplacements, troops hidden in foxholes and so on. But they always seem to know which plantations are guarded and which aren't. As I said, their information appears to be amazingly accurate.
Yeah. Has anybody ever gotten a good look at this bandit leader?
I'm not sure, Mitchell. There's one person who may have.
What do you mean, may have?
It's the little chap in the next room. Mr. Perkins, would you step in here a moment, please? All right. Uh, this is Steve Mitchell, agent from the United States, Mr.
Who is the British intelligence agent Steve is told to meet in Singapore?
Perkins. Steve, Mr. Perkins, an importer. Uh, how do you do? Mr. Perkins? Uh would you mind repeating your story to Mr.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What assignment does Commissioner give Steve Mitchell at the start of the episode?
0:00–4:09
2
Who is the British intelligence agent Steve is told to meet in Singapore?
4:09–7:18
3
Why does the importer Perkins become a suspect in the rubber‑plantation raids?
7:18–10:10
4
What happens when the team reaches the first plantation and it’s attacked?
10:10–13:50
5
How does Steve discover the bandits’ main camp in the jungle?
13:50–17:02
6
What role does the walkie‑talkie play in exposing the bandit leader?
17:02–20:31
7
How do Steve and Willoughby capture the gang and their leader?
20:31–23:38
8
What is the final outcome for the plantation owners and the bandits?
23:38–29:12
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