Original run: Syndication (1951-1955), CBS (1955-1958), ABC
(1957-1958)
TV Trivia: Burl Ives was originally considered for the role of Jingles in
“Wild Bill Hickok”—but he wanted to play the lead and the idea was
dropped.
The Kellogg’s cereal company was the show’s
national sponsor.
TV Guide
The serial came to WOR radio as a syndicated show and went to Mutual on
August 31, 1942, airing until March 1, 1951 on ABC.
From left: Jackson Beck (announcer), Joan Alexander
(Lois Lane) and Bud Collyer (Superman) on the air.
Bud Collyer
The Bat Masterson TV show was a 30 minute, western action series on NBC
with an original run from October 8, 1958 to June 1, 1961. It starred Gene
Barry.
Gene Barry (Eugene Klass)
(June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009)
Buster Crabbe Olympian from “The Sporting News”, 1930
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983)
Crabbe was originally an Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1928 and
1932 Olympic games, becoming USC’s first All-American. He later became
an actor and portrayed Tarzan and Flash Gordon. His other notable credits
include Jungle Man, Buck Rogers, and King of the Congo.
Dangerous Assignment debuted over the NBC airwaves on February 6, 1950
and ran until 1953. It starred Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, a globe-trotting
agent for an unnamed U.S. government agency who investigates cases of
espionage, sabotage and threats to National Security.
Brian Donlevy
