The Golden Age of Radio "DRAGNET"
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Dragnet 1949-1957
Introduction
Dragnet ran on NBC radio from June 3, 1949 to September 20, 1955 with repeats lasting until February 26, 1957. It was created and produced by Jack Webb, who starred as Sgt. Friday. He would be forever associated with the show and the character.
Webb hoped for the LAPD's endorsement; as he wanted to use cases from official files in order to demonstrate the steps taken by police officers during investigations. In 1950 the LAPD gave the endorsement, however the department wanted control over the program's sponsor, and insisted that police not be depicted unflatteringly. This would lead to some criticism, as the LAPD racial segregation policies were never addressed, nor was there a suggestion of police corruption. At the time the LAPD earned a reputation for brutality, particularly directed towards the African American and Latino communities of Los Angeles, and the vice squad of the LAPD was know to be notoriously corrupt.
Friday's first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. On Yarbourough's death Friday received a new partner, Frank Smith, played by Ben Alexander.
Dragnet--"especially on the radio"--handled controversial subjects such as sex crimes and drug addiction with unprecedented and even startling realism. In one such example, Dragnet broke one of the unspoken (and still rarely broached) taboos of popular entertainment in the episode ".22 Rifle for Christmas" which aired December 21, 1950). The episode followed the search for young Stevie Morheim, only to discover he'd been accidentally killed while playing with a rifle that belonged to a friend; his friend told Friday that Stevie was running while holding the rifle when he tripped and fell, causing the gun to discharge, fatally wounding Morheim. Another episode dealt with young women who, rather than finding Hollywood stardom, fall in with fraudulent talent scouts and end up in pornography and prostitution. - Wikipedia
Webb hoped for the LAPD's endorsement; as he wanted to use cases from official files in order to demonstrate the steps taken by police officers during investigations. In 1950 the LAPD gave the endorsement, however the department wanted control over the program's sponsor, and insisted that police not be depicted unflatteringly. This would lead to some criticism, as the LAPD racial segregation policies were never addressed, nor was there a suggestion of police corruption. At the time the LAPD earned a reputation for brutality, particularly directed towards the African American and Latino communities of Los Angeles, and the vice squad of the LAPD was know to be notoriously corrupt.
Friday's first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. On Yarbourough's death Friday received a new partner, Frank Smith, played by Ben Alexander.
Dragnet--"especially on the radio"--handled controversial subjects such as sex crimes and drug addiction with unprecedented and even startling realism. In one such example, Dragnet broke one of the unspoken (and still rarely broached) taboos of popular entertainment in the episode ".22 Rifle for Christmas" which aired December 21, 1950). The episode followed the search for young Stevie Morheim, only to discover he'd been accidentally killed while playing with a rifle that belonged to a friend; his friend told Friday that Stevie was running while holding the rifle when he tripped and fell, causing the gun to discharge, fatally wounding Morheim. Another episode dealt with young women who, rather than finding Hollywood stardom, fall in with fraudulent talent scouts and end up in pornography and prostitution. - Wikipedia
One of the only pictures of Jack Webb and Barton Yarborough
"DRAGNET" EPISODES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING
1949
490610 002 Homicide Aka The Nickel Plated Gun Jack Webb
A nickel plated .44 caliber Smith and Wesson is used to shoot two cops and a lot more people. The police make extensive use of "I. B. M. machines" and a tape recorder to solve the case.
490617 003 The Werewolf Jack Webb
"The Werewolf" has beaten up and robbed eighteen women. This big, ugly man always seems to be one step ahead of the cops. The first use of the famous "Dragnet" theme.
490624 004 Homicide Aka Quick Trigger Gun Men Jack Webb
A cop on a stake-out is killed by a shotgun blast from three quick-trigger gunmen in a bar.
490707 005 Helen Corday Jack Webb
A well liked waitress named Helen Corday has been murdered with a steel pipe. The suspect's name is Larson.
490714 006 Red Light Bandit Jack Webb
A malicious robber is impersonating a police officer, usually striking when there's a red traffic light. The "Red Light Bandit" is turned in by his own father.
490721 007 City Hall Bombing Jack Webb
Vernon Carney is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock.
490728 008 Big Missing Jack Webb
Juanita Laskey has been reported missing by her mother. The story takes place at Christmas, despite the July broadcast date
490804 009 Benny Trounsel Jack Webb
A small-time narcotics user named Benny Trounsel has been beaten to death shortly after tipping the cops to a new narcotics ring in town.
490811 010 Homicide Aka Maniac Murderer Aka Mad Killer At Large Jack Webb
A homicidal maniac has killed and mutilated several young women on a cold and rainy night in Los Angeles.
490818 011 Sixteen Jewel Thieves Jack Webb
There have been sixteen jewel burglaries in the last sixteen days, a very active thief!
490825 012 Police Academy- Mario Koski Jack Webb
A gang of "blitz bandits" are committing three and four burglaries a night, eighteen liquor stores and restaurants.
490901 013 Myra, The Redhead Jack Webb
The mysterious "Myra" has been using teams of youngsters to break into and steal valuables from parked automobiles.
490903 014 Eric Kelby Jack Webb
Agnes Kelby has disappeared from her house. Mr. Kelby is acting suspiciously.
490910 015 Sullivan Kidnapping - The Wolf Jack Webb
"The Wolf" has kidnapped a girl and has demanded $30,000 ransom. An excellent, taut, police drama, emotional and hard hitting.
490917 016 James Vickers Jack Webb
A cop killer is shot and killed while attempting to escape. The search for the other man in the car begins.
490924 017 Brick-Bat Slayer Jack Webb
A homicidal maniac who uses a brick-bat is on the loose. A large dragnet slowly gets him cornered.
491001 018 Tom Laval Jack Webb
Thomas Laval admits to being involved in a truck highjacking. While in custody, he jumps out of a window, but Sergeants Friday and Romeo are accused of pushing him to his death. An announcement is made that the next program in the series will be sponsored by Fatima cigarettes.
A nickel plated .44 caliber Smith and Wesson is used to shoot two cops and a lot more people. The police make extensive use of "I. B. M. machines" and a tape recorder to solve the case.
490617 003 The Werewolf Jack Webb
"The Werewolf" has beaten up and robbed eighteen women. This big, ugly man always seems to be one step ahead of the cops. The first use of the famous "Dragnet" theme.
490624 004 Homicide Aka Quick Trigger Gun Men Jack Webb
A cop on a stake-out is killed by a shotgun blast from three quick-trigger gunmen in a bar.
490707 005 Helen Corday Jack Webb
A well liked waitress named Helen Corday has been murdered with a steel pipe. The suspect's name is Larson.
490714 006 Red Light Bandit Jack Webb
A malicious robber is impersonating a police officer, usually striking when there's a red traffic light. The "Red Light Bandit" is turned in by his own father.
490721 007 City Hall Bombing Jack Webb
Vernon Carney is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock.
490728 008 Big Missing Jack Webb
Juanita Laskey has been reported missing by her mother. The story takes place at Christmas, despite the July broadcast date
490804 009 Benny Trounsel Jack Webb
A small-time narcotics user named Benny Trounsel has been beaten to death shortly after tipping the cops to a new narcotics ring in town.
490811 010 Homicide Aka Maniac Murderer Aka Mad Killer At Large Jack Webb
A homicidal maniac has killed and mutilated several young women on a cold and rainy night in Los Angeles.
490818 011 Sixteen Jewel Thieves Jack Webb
There have been sixteen jewel burglaries in the last sixteen days, a very active thief!
490825 012 Police Academy- Mario Koski Jack Webb
A gang of "blitz bandits" are committing three and four burglaries a night, eighteen liquor stores and restaurants.
490901 013 Myra, The Redhead Jack Webb
The mysterious "Myra" has been using teams of youngsters to break into and steal valuables from parked automobiles.
490903 014 Eric Kelby Jack Webb
Agnes Kelby has disappeared from her house. Mr. Kelby is acting suspiciously.
490910 015 Sullivan Kidnapping - The Wolf Jack Webb
"The Wolf" has kidnapped a girl and has demanded $30,000 ransom. An excellent, taut, police drama, emotional and hard hitting.
490917 016 James Vickers Jack Webb
A cop killer is shot and killed while attempting to escape. The search for the other man in the car begins.
490924 017 Brick-Bat Slayer Jack Webb
A homicidal maniac who uses a brick-bat is on the loose. A large dragnet slowly gets him cornered.
491001 018 Tom Laval Jack Webb
Thomas Laval admits to being involved in a truck highjacking. While in custody, he jumps out of a window, but Sergeants Friday and Romeo are accused of pushing him to his death. An announcement is made that the next program in the series will be sponsored by Fatima cigarettes.
Chesterfield Cigarettes Sponsor of Dragnet, "Fatima the best of all king-size cigarettes."
Part 1
1949
491006 019 Second Hand Killer Jack Webb
491124 026 Mother-In-Law Murder Jack Webb
Mr. Reynard's mother has been murdered, his wife is suspected of being the killer.
491201 027 Spring Street Gang Jack Webb
A gang of juveniles is hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded, another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery.
491208 028 Jade Thumb Rings Jack Webb
A Chinese man has been badly beaten and his valuable jade has been stolen.
491215 029 Garbage Chute Jack Webb
Laura Barclay has been strangled with a lamp cord. The killer seems to have entered through an unused garbage chute.
491222 030 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
A young boy named Stanley Johnstone is missing, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas.
491229 031 Roseland Murder Jack Webb
A gang that usually holds up drugstores robs and kills the manager of a dance hall.
491124 026 Mother-In-Law Murder Jack Webb
Mr. Reynard's mother has been murdered, his wife is suspected of being the killer.
491201 027 Spring Street Gang Jack Webb
A gang of juveniles is hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded, another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery.
491208 028 Jade Thumb Rings Jack Webb
A Chinese man has been badly beaten and his valuable jade has been stolen.
491215 029 Garbage Chute Jack Webb
Laura Barclay has been strangled with a lamp cord. The killer seems to have entered through an unused garbage chute.
491222 030 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
A young boy named Stanley Johnstone is missing, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas.
491229 031 Roseland Murder Jack Webb
A gang that usually holds up drugstores robs and kills the manager of a dance hall.
Dragnet Studio. Jack Webb is in the bottom right of the photograph.
Part 2
1950
500105 032 Big Escape Jack Webb
The search for Max Tyler, a friend of Sergeant Friday who pulled an armed robbery, escaped from jail, and shot Ben Romero!
500112 033 Big Man Part 1 Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday calls his mother to tell her that he's going to not be home for a month. He's going under cover to try to get evidence on the Flats gang of narcotics pushers.
500119 034 Big Man Part 2 Jack Webb
Arthur Z. Belmont is the number one man in the narcotics business on the west coast. A stakeout begins in Manhattan Beach.
500202 035 Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer Jack Webb
Two little girls, aged seven and eleven are missing. Their pet collie is found beaten to death. Foul play is suspected.
500209 036 Big Girl Jack Webb
The cops search for a big blond who shoots her victims in cold blood.
500223 037 Big Grifter Jack Webb
"Gentleman Wallace," a born con-man, takes advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others.
500302 038 Big Kill Jack Webb
Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is suspected of killing a cop for revenge.
500309 039 Big Thank You Jack Webb
Annie Johnson, a woman on parole from a murder conviction, is suspected of harming Laura Muller, who has disappeared.
500316 040 Big Boys Jack Webb
A gang of four robbers, and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco, planning to pull a job.
500323 041 Big Gangster Part 1 Jack Webb
Who has taken a shot at Gus Valentine? Even though he's on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him...and fail!
500330 042 Big Gangster Part 2 Jack Webb
The search for the killers of Gus Valentine continu
500406 043 Big Book Jack Webb
Obscene "comic" books are being sold in high schools.
500413 044 Big Watch Jack Webb
A gang of "Hitch-Hike Bandits" are assaulting and killing soldiers.
500420 045 Big Trial Jack Webb
Sheila Gordon is the victim of a hit and run driver. After three months of grueling police work, she fails to show up for the trial of the guy who hit her.
500427 046 Big Job Jack Webb
While trying to arrest Alfred Garvey, an off-duty cop is shot and killed.
500504 047 Big Badge Jack Webb
"The Badge Bandit" has struck fifteen times, but is now trapped in Laurel Canyon.
500511 048 Big Knife Jack Webb
Twenty one girls have been knifed while at high school. Who is doing it?
500518 049 Big Pug Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the owner of a cafe in the parking lot of a bank and beat her up.
500525 050 Big Key Jack Webb
Maria Comacho is found dead in a churchyard. The clues are meager: a key, a pen, a shoe polish smear.
500601 051 Big Fake Jack Webb
A drunk accuses a rookie cop of beating him up, robbing him, and breaking his arm.
500608 052 Big Smart Guy Jack Webb
Elizabeth Benham has been shot and killed by a robber. Jack Morrison, also known as Tommy Kane, is the suspect.
500615 053 Big Press Jack Webb
500622 054 Big Mink Jack Webb
A furrier named Albert Criver has been shot and killed.
500629 055 Big Grab Jack Webb
Professor Kessell's wife has been kidnapped. The show features a moving scene of a Seder.
500706 056 Big Frame Jack Webb
Eddie Stokes has been the victim of a hit and run driver...or has he?
The search for Max Tyler, a friend of Sergeant Friday who pulled an armed robbery, escaped from jail, and shot Ben Romero!
500112 033 Big Man Part 1 Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday calls his mother to tell her that he's going to not be home for a month. He's going under cover to try to get evidence on the Flats gang of narcotics pushers.
500119 034 Big Man Part 2 Jack Webb
Arthur Z. Belmont is the number one man in the narcotics business on the west coast. A stakeout begins in Manhattan Beach.
500202 035 Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer Jack Webb
Two little girls, aged seven and eleven are missing. Their pet collie is found beaten to death. Foul play is suspected.
500209 036 Big Girl Jack Webb
The cops search for a big blond who shoots her victims in cold blood.
500223 037 Big Grifter Jack Webb
"Gentleman Wallace," a born con-man, takes advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others.
500302 038 Big Kill Jack Webb
Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is suspected of killing a cop for revenge.
500309 039 Big Thank You Jack Webb
Annie Johnson, a woman on parole from a murder conviction, is suspected of harming Laura Muller, who has disappeared.
500316 040 Big Boys Jack Webb
A gang of four robbers, and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco, planning to pull a job.
500323 041 Big Gangster Part 1 Jack Webb
Who has taken a shot at Gus Valentine? Even though he's on the wrong side of the law, the cops must protect him...and fail!
500330 042 Big Gangster Part 2 Jack Webb
The search for the killers of Gus Valentine continu
500406 043 Big Book Jack Webb
Obscene "comic" books are being sold in high schools.
500413 044 Big Watch Jack Webb
A gang of "Hitch-Hike Bandits" are assaulting and killing soldiers.
500420 045 Big Trial Jack Webb
Sheila Gordon is the victim of a hit and run driver. After three months of grueling police work, she fails to show up for the trial of the guy who hit her.
500427 046 Big Job Jack Webb
While trying to arrest Alfred Garvey, an off-duty cop is shot and killed.
500504 047 Big Badge Jack Webb
"The Badge Bandit" has struck fifteen times, but is now trapped in Laurel Canyon.
500511 048 Big Knife Jack Webb
Twenty one girls have been knifed while at high school. Who is doing it?
500518 049 Big Pug Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the owner of a cafe in the parking lot of a bank and beat her up.
500525 050 Big Key Jack Webb
Maria Comacho is found dead in a churchyard. The clues are meager: a key, a pen, a shoe polish smear.
500601 051 Big Fake Jack Webb
A drunk accuses a rookie cop of beating him up, robbing him, and breaking his arm.
500608 052 Big Smart Guy Jack Webb
Elizabeth Benham has been shot and killed by a robber. Jack Morrison, also known as Tommy Kane, is the suspect.
500615 053 Big Press Jack Webb
500622 054 Big Mink Jack Webb
A furrier named Albert Criver has been shot and killed.
500629 055 Big Grab Jack Webb
Professor Kessell's wife has been kidnapped. The show features a moving scene of a Seder.
500706 056 Big Frame Jack Webb
Eddie Stokes has been the victim of a hit and run driver...or has he?
Part 3
1950
500713 057 Big Bomb Jack Webb
Vernon Carney is threatening to blow up the Los Angeles City Hall unless his brother is released from jail.
500720 058 Big Gent Part 1 Jack Webb
Friday tracks down a rich man who robs and kills, even after an eighteen year stay in prison.
500727 059 Big Gent Part 2 Jack Webb
The hunt for "The Gentleman Bandit" continues, leading to a freighter loading dynamite in the harbor.
500803 060 Big Dare Jack Webb
500810 061 Big Actor Jack Webb
$10,000 worth of narcotics has been stolen from St. Christopher's Hospital.
500817 062 Big Youngster Jack Webb
500824 063 Big Chance Jack Webb
A young boy confesses to a murder. When no body is found, Arnold Waterman is suspected of vandalizing a lawyer's office.
500831 064 Big Check Jack Webb
Friday and Romero track down Harry Johanson, a check forger who passes dozens of small checks...all of them bad!
500907 065 Big Poison Jack Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Apperson, an elderly couple, have disappeared. A bottle of cyanide points to a grim conclusion.
500914 066 Big Make Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday tracks down the robber at Stendahl's Bakery Shop.
500921 067 Big Pair Jack Webb
A couple run a racket of selling all the furniture in the houses of families out of town, starting with the home of a little girl and her grandfather.
500928 068 Big Death Jack Webb
A man decides to kill his wife, and hires Joe Friday for the job!
501005 069 Big 38 Jack Webb
501012 070 Big Quack Jack Webb
Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by a phoney Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics.
501019 071 Big Grandma Jack Webb
An elderly woman has been passing bad checks for the last nine years! She looks like everyone's grandmother, and never passes a bad check between May and October!
501026 072 Big Meet Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, by posing as a buyer.
501102 073 Big Church Jack Webb
501109 074 Big Mother Jack Webb
The three day old Striker baby has been stolen from Mercy Hospital.
501116 075 Big Parrot Jack Webb
Arson in a rooming house is covering up a double murder. The program features a graphic confession, good radio.
501123 076 Big Betty Jack Webb
A bunko gang has been working the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased.
501130 077 Big Car Jack Webb
A man confesses to robbing fifteen food markets, but he's not the real thief!
501207 078 Big Picture Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday breaks a vicious Los Angeles pornography ring.
501214 079 Big Break Jack Webb
After a shoot-out, George Hoffman is arrested but escapes at his arraignment by climbing down the side of a building!
501221 080 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
501228 081 Big Family Jack Webb
Vernon Carney is threatening to blow up the Los Angeles City Hall unless his brother is released from jail.
500720 058 Big Gent Part 1 Jack Webb
Friday tracks down a rich man who robs and kills, even after an eighteen year stay in prison.
500727 059 Big Gent Part 2 Jack Webb
The hunt for "The Gentleman Bandit" continues, leading to a freighter loading dynamite in the harbor.
500803 060 Big Dare Jack Webb
500810 061 Big Actor Jack Webb
$10,000 worth of narcotics has been stolen from St. Christopher's Hospital.
500817 062 Big Youngster Jack Webb
500824 063 Big Chance Jack Webb
A young boy confesses to a murder. When no body is found, Arnold Waterman is suspected of vandalizing a lawyer's office.
500831 064 Big Check Jack Webb
Friday and Romero track down Harry Johanson, a check forger who passes dozens of small checks...all of them bad!
500907 065 Big Poison Jack Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Apperson, an elderly couple, have disappeared. A bottle of cyanide points to a grim conclusion.
500914 066 Big Make Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday tracks down the robber at Stendahl's Bakery Shop.
500921 067 Big Pair Jack Webb
A couple run a racket of selling all the furniture in the houses of families out of town, starting with the home of a little girl and her grandfather.
500928 068 Big Death Jack Webb
A man decides to kill his wife, and hires Joe Friday for the job!
501005 069 Big 38 Jack Webb
501012 070 Big Quack Jack Webb
Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by a phoney Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics.
501019 071 Big Grandma Jack Webb
An elderly woman has been passing bad checks for the last nine years! She looks like everyone's grandmother, and never passes a bad check between May and October!
501026 072 Big Meet Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, by posing as a buyer.
501102 073 Big Church Jack Webb
501109 074 Big Mother Jack Webb
The three day old Striker baby has been stolen from Mercy Hospital.
501116 075 Big Parrot Jack Webb
Arson in a rooming house is covering up a double murder. The program features a graphic confession, good radio.
501123 076 Big Betty Jack Webb
A bunko gang has been working the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased.
501130 077 Big Car Jack Webb
A man confesses to robbing fifteen food markets, but he's not the real thief!
501207 078 Big Picture Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday breaks a vicious Los Angeles pornography ring.
501214 079 Big Break Jack Webb
After a shoot-out, George Hoffman is arrested but escapes at his arraignment by climbing down the side of a building!
501221 080 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
501228 081 Big Family Jack Webb
Jack at the mike.
Part 4
1951
510104 082 Big Holdup Jack Webb
"The Rattlesnake bandit" takes great pleasure in beating up his victims, before shooting them.
510111 083 Big Jump Jack Webb
Walter Harrison is on a thirteenth floor ledge, threatening to jump. Good show!
510118 084 Big Dance Jack Webb
"The Kid Bandits" are robbing and beating their victims. A pack of matches leads Friday to Fred Guenther.
510125 085 Big Tomato Jack Webb
A high school boy named Kenneth Morrow is killed in an auto accident. He had been using marijuana! Friday and the cops track down "The Big Tomato." The editors of "Motion Picture Daily" and "Fame" magazine name Jack Webb, "the most promising star of tomorrow" and Dragnet "the best radio program of its type" for 1950.
510201 086 Big Children Jack Webb
Mrs. Kessler is missing. Her children are begging for food. One of them soon dies...aged twenty two months!
510208 087 Big Cast Jack Webb
Over a dozen men have disappeared without a trace, and one of them is Paul Davis.
510215 088 Big Crime Jack Webb
Four-year old twins have disappeared.
510222 089 Big Couple Jack Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herbert are a confidence team specializing in victimizing churches and clergymen.
510301 090 Big Partner Jack Webb
510308 091 Big New Years Jack Webb
On New Year's Eve (despite the March broadcast date) a police officer is shot and killed.
510315 092 Big Ben Jack Webb
510329 094 Big Lover Jack Webb
510405 095 Big Friend Jack Webb
Mr. Gray reports that his wife Hazel has been murdered, but he can't tell the same story about how it happened twice
510412 096 Big Threat Jack Webb
Louis Butler has been beaten and robbed, but doesn't want to tell the police about it, because of threats against his family.
510426 098 Big Saint Jack Webb
A 1949 Cadillac implicates Herman Lester's salvage business in a stolen car racket.
510503 099 Big Casing Jack Webb
Marie Robertson has been shot dead with a .45 automatic. Her husband says it was suicide, but it looks like murder. A good example of Dragnet's dramatization of police lab techniques.
510510 100 Big Drills Jack Webb
510531 103 Big Bindle Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday pretends that he's from Phoenix. He goes undercover to crack a narcotics ring operating out of one of the nicest hotels in Los Angeles.
510607 104 Big Imposter Jack Webb
Jimmy Sherman, a ten year old boy has disappeared. The boy's grandfather has collapsed after the boy's blue jeans are found by the reservoir.
510614 105 Big Building Jack Webb
A dentist named Dr. Robert Marston reports that his wife Louise, a wealthy society woman, is missing.
510621 106 Big Run Jack Webb
Two old women are killed by a young hit and run driver.
510628 107 Big Cliff Jack Webb
An old woman named Gertrude Turner, has been found dead. The autopsy reveals "death by suffocation." Sixty seven year old Mr. Turner is the main suspect. A good story!
510705 108 Big Love Jack Webb
The program begins with an interesting warning: "Ladies and gentlemen, this program is for you, not your children!" Mrs. Gorman has disappeared with her two year old daughter. Mr. Gorman suspects his wife's boyfriend, Ralph Kane. A portrait of a most unusual mother.
510712 109 Big Set-Up Jack Webb
The cops break up a burglary ring that uses a hatcheck girl for a spotter.
510719 110 Big Sophomore Jack Webb
A young boy named Harry Dunbar admits a series of petty thefts, but is reluctant to explains his reasons.
510726 111 Big Late Script Jack Webb
A successful businessman named Tony Richmond has been kidnapped and held for a $20,000 ransom.
510809 113 Big Screen Jack Webb
With the help of the Los Angeles News, the police tackle a new and growing problem, crooked TV repairmen. The target: "Chaney's Video Repair."
510816 114 Big Winchester Jack Webb
An elderly man is found an apparent suicide, however a possibility of murder exists.
510823 115 Big In-Laws Jack Webb
A gang of truck highjackers are at work. First a shipment of liquor, then toothbrushes are taken!
510830 116 Big Crazy Jack Webb
Friday meets a man who brags he's murdered his wife. A mental case?
510906 117 Big Seventeen Jack Webb
A teen-age riot in a movie theatre leads to the discovery of a marijuana and goof-ball ring. The seventeen year old "pusher" is about to start distributing much stronger narcotics.
510913 118 Big Waiter Jack Webb
An elderly shopkeeper is brutally beaten to death. It seems he had a roving eye for the ladies.
510920 119 Big Sour Jack Webb
Seventy-one-year-old Wendell McClung has been beaten and tortured by two jewel thieves.
510927 120 Big September Man Jack Webb
A secretary named Adele Pryor has been found beaten to death with a steel pipe. A drunken man is found two blocks away...beating his head against a concrete wall.
511004 121 Big Want Ad Jack Webb
511011 122 Big Shoplift Jack Webb
A series of shopliftings are plaguing a shopping district.
511018 123 Big Story Man Jack Webb
511025 124 Big Market Jack Webb
511101 125 Big Lease Jack Webb
Chester Dillon has disappeared; a portrait of foul play gradually becomes evident.
511108 126 Big Hit And Run Killer Jack Webb
A bakery truck has run down and killed a old woman and her grandson.
511115 127 Big Bungalow Jack Webb
A stool pigeon tips Sgt. Friday that Jeff Allen is pulling a series of second story jobs.
511122 128 Big Hands Jack Webb
A well dressed woman is found brutally strangled in a cheap hotel room.
511129 129 Big Affair Jack Webb
French woman is the only witness to a jewelry robbery in which the clerk was badly beaten.
511206 130 Big Canaries Jack Webb
The mother of sixte
"The Rattlesnake bandit" takes great pleasure in beating up his victims, before shooting them.
510111 083 Big Jump Jack Webb
Walter Harrison is on a thirteenth floor ledge, threatening to jump. Good show!
510118 084 Big Dance Jack Webb
"The Kid Bandits" are robbing and beating their victims. A pack of matches leads Friday to Fred Guenther.
510125 085 Big Tomato Jack Webb
A high school boy named Kenneth Morrow is killed in an auto accident. He had been using marijuana! Friday and the cops track down "The Big Tomato." The editors of "Motion Picture Daily" and "Fame" magazine name Jack Webb, "the most promising star of tomorrow" and Dragnet "the best radio program of its type" for 1950.
510201 086 Big Children Jack Webb
Mrs. Kessler is missing. Her children are begging for food. One of them soon dies...aged twenty two months!
510208 087 Big Cast Jack Webb
Over a dozen men have disappeared without a trace, and one of them is Paul Davis.
510215 088 Big Crime Jack Webb
Four-year old twins have disappeared.
510222 089 Big Couple Jack Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Herbert are a confidence team specializing in victimizing churches and clergymen.
510301 090 Big Partner Jack Webb
510308 091 Big New Years Jack Webb
On New Year's Eve (despite the March broadcast date) a police officer is shot and killed.
510315 092 Big Ben Jack Webb
510329 094 Big Lover Jack Webb
510405 095 Big Friend Jack Webb
Mr. Gray reports that his wife Hazel has been murdered, but he can't tell the same story about how it happened twice
510412 096 Big Threat Jack Webb
Louis Butler has been beaten and robbed, but doesn't want to tell the police about it, because of threats against his family.
510426 098 Big Saint Jack Webb
A 1949 Cadillac implicates Herman Lester's salvage business in a stolen car racket.
510503 099 Big Casing Jack Webb
Marie Robertson has been shot dead with a .45 automatic. Her husband says it was suicide, but it looks like murder. A good example of Dragnet's dramatization of police lab techniques.
510510 100 Big Drills Jack Webb
510531 103 Big Bindle Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday pretends that he's from Phoenix. He goes undercover to crack a narcotics ring operating out of one of the nicest hotels in Los Angeles.
510607 104 Big Imposter Jack Webb
Jimmy Sherman, a ten year old boy has disappeared. The boy's grandfather has collapsed after the boy's blue jeans are found by the reservoir.
510614 105 Big Building Jack Webb
A dentist named Dr. Robert Marston reports that his wife Louise, a wealthy society woman, is missing.
510621 106 Big Run Jack Webb
Two old women are killed by a young hit and run driver.
510628 107 Big Cliff Jack Webb
An old woman named Gertrude Turner, has been found dead. The autopsy reveals "death by suffocation." Sixty seven year old Mr. Turner is the main suspect. A good story!
510705 108 Big Love Jack Webb
The program begins with an interesting warning: "Ladies and gentlemen, this program is for you, not your children!" Mrs. Gorman has disappeared with her two year old daughter. Mr. Gorman suspects his wife's boyfriend, Ralph Kane. A portrait of a most unusual mother.
510712 109 Big Set-Up Jack Webb
The cops break up a burglary ring that uses a hatcheck girl for a spotter.
510719 110 Big Sophomore Jack Webb
A young boy named Harry Dunbar admits a series of petty thefts, but is reluctant to explains his reasons.
510726 111 Big Late Script Jack Webb
A successful businessman named Tony Richmond has been kidnapped and held for a $20,000 ransom.
510809 113 Big Screen Jack Webb
With the help of the Los Angeles News, the police tackle a new and growing problem, crooked TV repairmen. The target: "Chaney's Video Repair."
510816 114 Big Winchester Jack Webb
An elderly man is found an apparent suicide, however a possibility of murder exists.
510823 115 Big In-Laws Jack Webb
A gang of truck highjackers are at work. First a shipment of liquor, then toothbrushes are taken!
510830 116 Big Crazy Jack Webb
Friday meets a man who brags he's murdered his wife. A mental case?
510906 117 Big Seventeen Jack Webb
A teen-age riot in a movie theatre leads to the discovery of a marijuana and goof-ball ring. The seventeen year old "pusher" is about to start distributing much stronger narcotics.
510913 118 Big Waiter Jack Webb
An elderly shopkeeper is brutally beaten to death. It seems he had a roving eye for the ladies.
510920 119 Big Sour Jack Webb
Seventy-one-year-old Wendell McClung has been beaten and tortured by two jewel thieves.
510927 120 Big September Man Jack Webb
A secretary named Adele Pryor has been found beaten to death with a steel pipe. A drunken man is found two blocks away...beating his head against a concrete wall.
511004 121 Big Want Ad Jack Webb
511011 122 Big Shoplift Jack Webb
A series of shopliftings are plaguing a shopping district.
511018 123 Big Story Man Jack Webb
511025 124 Big Market Jack Webb
511101 125 Big Lease Jack Webb
Chester Dillon has disappeared; a portrait of foul play gradually becomes evident.
511108 126 Big Hit And Run Killer Jack Webb
A bakery truck has run down and killed a old woman and her grandson.
511115 127 Big Bungalow Jack Webb
A stool pigeon tips Sgt. Friday that Jeff Allen is pulling a series of second story jobs.
511122 128 Big Hands Jack Webb
A well dressed woman is found brutally strangled in a cheap hotel room.
511129 129 Big Affair Jack Webb
French woman is the only witness to a jewelry robbery in which the clerk was badly beaten.
511206 130 Big Canaries Jack Webb
The mother of sixte
Television version of "Dragnet" - The Big 22 Rifle Part 1/3 - Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
Broadcast December 18, 1952
Television version of "Dragnet" - The Big 22 Rifle Part 2/3 - Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
Television version of "Dragnet" - The Big 22 Rifle Part 3/3- Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
511213 131 Big Overtime Jack Webb
511220 132 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
511227 133 Big Sorrow Jack Webb Jack Webb
511220 132 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
511227 133 Big Sorrow Jack Webb Jack Webb
Part 6
1952
520103 134 Big Red Part 1 Jack Webb Download
Friday poses as a narcotics buyer from "up north" to trap "Cadillac Red," a heroin wholesaler.
520110 135 Big Red Part 2 Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday goes under cover to try to trap the head of a heroin ring.
520117 136 Big Juvenile Division Jack Webb
Robert Lawson, a "little Hitler" is promoting gang warfare in town. Sgt. Friday tries to warn the parents involved.
520124 137 Big Court Jack Webb
A bartender was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Four witnesses identify Harold St. Clair as the murderer.
520131 138 Big Almost No-Show Jack Webb
A women reports her brother missing. Sergeant Friday uncovers evidence that he was beaten to death by his best friend.
520207 139 Big Honeymoon Jack Webb
Dorothy Wagner has killed herself after Charles R. Reynolds has disappeared with her $10,000, breaking her
520214 140 Big Phone Call Jack Webb
The cops know that George Garvey held up a jewel salesman named Tom Ashley.
520221 141 Big Producer Jack Webb
A trail of pornography leads to a run-down Hollywood studio and a movie has-been.
520228 142 Big Plant Jack Webb
A woman disappears and her husband becomes suspect. The man's stepson then disappears.
520306 143 Big Evans Jack Webb
A narcotics dealer named George Evans has been beaten up. He accuses Officer Harry Blanchard of the crime
520313 144 Big Fire Jack Webb
Edward Daniels signs a lease for his apartment, then threatens a couple when they try to move in.
520320 145 Big Border Jack Webb
Andy Powell and his friend Bertram Selby have broken out of San Quentin. They're armed and begin a crime wave of hold-ups.
520327 146 Big Rose Jack Webb
Rose Baker has disappeared, leaving behind her boyfriend and four children.
520403 147 Big Streetcar Jack Webb
Wally Radford has been shot by his wife, who is tracked down with the help of a trolley.
520410 148 Big Show Jack Webb
A seven week old baby has been abandoned in the Los Angeles bus station...or has it?
520417 149 Big Bunco Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday gets a new partner, Bill Lockwood (played by Martin Milner). Friday and Lockwood track down Russell Preston, a con-man who sells businesses he doesn't own.
520424 150 Big Elevator Jack Webb
A dead woman is found in a hospital elevator.
520501 151 Big Safe Jack Webb
After two false leads, Ralph McKinley is suspected of a series of safe burglaries. A drawing left in a fix-it shop provides a clue.
520508 152 Big Gamble Jack Webb
A series of floating gambling games leads to the death of a cop during a raid.
520515 153 Big Mail Jack Webb
A mail truck has been robbed, twenty eight sacks of registered mail has been taken. A $20 bill provides the clue needed to break the case. Interesting to note the Los Angeles police working on a mail theft case, which is a federal crime.
520522 154 Big Shakedown Jack Webb
On the trail of Ray Williams, who impersonates a cop and extorts money from gamblers.
520529 155 Big Fourth Jack Webb
An eight-month-old baby has been stolen...it's a continuing problem.
520605 156 Big Whiff Jack Webb
A unidentified woman is found chloroformed to death! Evidence leads to a man named "Leo." George
520612 157 Big Donation Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday sets out to break a racket that consists of requests for contributions to phoney charities.
520619 158 Big Jules Jack Webb
520626 159 Big Roll Jack Webb
Ken Gorman has been abducted in front of a downtown bar and taken away in a gray car. The car turns up with bloodstains soon after. Vic Perrin as Friday's partner.
520703 160 Big Trio Jack Webb
A portrait of the death and destruction on Los Angeles streets on the 4th of July weekend, including "Hit and Run Logan."
520710 161 Big Hate Jack Webb
Elizabeth Hoffman, a fifty-two year old music teacher, is found dead in a boxcar! Gordon Miller is found holding the body.
520731 162 Big Signet Jack Webb
The restaurant and bar that is run by Mr. and Mrs. Ryner has been robbed. Mr. Ryner's diamond signet ring has been taken too.
520807 163 Big Impression Jack Webb
Sam Rumin, an elderly diamond salesman, has been robbed of $150,000 in unset diamonds.
520814 164 Big Drive Jack Webb
John Iverson is found murdered by a piece of concrete.
520821 165 Big Paper Jack Webb
Blank checks have been stolen from "Marty's Mart," and are being passed in supermarkets by Roger Theodore. But Roger Theodore died six months ago!
520828 166 Big Test Jack Webb
Bruce Hamilton reports that his friend Kevin has been murdered in Mexico by bandits.
520904 167 Big Ray Jack Webb
Alfred Prater has died of a heart attack. His mother-in-law says, "good riddance" to a drunken bum. His young son tips the cops to poisoned milk.
520911 168 Big Tear Jack Webb
520914 169 Big Bull Jack Webb
Leroy Bentley, a gang hit-man, threatens Frank Smith's family if he doesn't "lay off."
Friday poses as a narcotics buyer from "up north" to trap "Cadillac Red," a heroin wholesaler.
520110 135 Big Red Part 2 Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday goes under cover to try to trap the head of a heroin ring.
520117 136 Big Juvenile Division Jack Webb
Robert Lawson, a "little Hitler" is promoting gang warfare in town. Sgt. Friday tries to warn the parents involved.
520124 137 Big Court Jack Webb
A bartender was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Four witnesses identify Harold St. Clair as the murderer.
520131 138 Big Almost No-Show Jack Webb
A women reports her brother missing. Sergeant Friday uncovers evidence that he was beaten to death by his best friend.
520207 139 Big Honeymoon Jack Webb
Dorothy Wagner has killed herself after Charles R. Reynolds has disappeared with her $10,000, breaking her
520214 140 Big Phone Call Jack Webb
The cops know that George Garvey held up a jewel salesman named Tom Ashley.
520221 141 Big Producer Jack Webb
A trail of pornography leads to a run-down Hollywood studio and a movie has-been.
520228 142 Big Plant Jack Webb
A woman disappears and her husband becomes suspect. The man's stepson then disappears.
520306 143 Big Evans Jack Webb
A narcotics dealer named George Evans has been beaten up. He accuses Officer Harry Blanchard of the crime
520313 144 Big Fire Jack Webb
Edward Daniels signs a lease for his apartment, then threatens a couple when they try to move in.
520320 145 Big Border Jack Webb
Andy Powell and his friend Bertram Selby have broken out of San Quentin. They're armed and begin a crime wave of hold-ups.
520327 146 Big Rose Jack Webb
Rose Baker has disappeared, leaving behind her boyfriend and four children.
520403 147 Big Streetcar Jack Webb
Wally Radford has been shot by his wife, who is tracked down with the help of a trolley.
520410 148 Big Show Jack Webb
A seven week old baby has been abandoned in the Los Angeles bus station...or has it?
520417 149 Big Bunco Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday gets a new partner, Bill Lockwood (played by Martin Milner). Friday and Lockwood track down Russell Preston, a con-man who sells businesses he doesn't own.
520424 150 Big Elevator Jack Webb
A dead woman is found in a hospital elevator.
520501 151 Big Safe Jack Webb
After two false leads, Ralph McKinley is suspected of a series of safe burglaries. A drawing left in a fix-it shop provides a clue.
520508 152 Big Gamble Jack Webb
A series of floating gambling games leads to the death of a cop during a raid.
520515 153 Big Mail Jack Webb
A mail truck has been robbed, twenty eight sacks of registered mail has been taken. A $20 bill provides the clue needed to break the case. Interesting to note the Los Angeles police working on a mail theft case, which is a federal crime.
520522 154 Big Shakedown Jack Webb
On the trail of Ray Williams, who impersonates a cop and extorts money from gamblers.
520529 155 Big Fourth Jack Webb
An eight-month-old baby has been stolen...it's a continuing problem.
520605 156 Big Whiff Jack Webb
A unidentified woman is found chloroformed to death! Evidence leads to a man named "Leo." George
520612 157 Big Donation Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday sets out to break a racket that consists of requests for contributions to phoney charities.
520619 158 Big Jules Jack Webb
520626 159 Big Roll Jack Webb
Ken Gorman has been abducted in front of a downtown bar and taken away in a gray car. The car turns up with bloodstains soon after. Vic Perrin as Friday's partner.
520703 160 Big Trio Jack Webb
A portrait of the death and destruction on Los Angeles streets on the 4th of July weekend, including "Hit and Run Logan."
520710 161 Big Hate Jack Webb
Elizabeth Hoffman, a fifty-two year old music teacher, is found dead in a boxcar! Gordon Miller is found holding the body.
520731 162 Big Signet Jack Webb
The restaurant and bar that is run by Mr. and Mrs. Ryner has been robbed. Mr. Ryner's diamond signet ring has been taken too.
520807 163 Big Impression Jack Webb
Sam Rumin, an elderly diamond salesman, has been robbed of $150,000 in unset diamonds.
520814 164 Big Drive Jack Webb
John Iverson is found murdered by a piece of concrete.
520821 165 Big Paper Jack Webb
Blank checks have been stolen from "Marty's Mart," and are being passed in supermarkets by Roger Theodore. But Roger Theodore died six months ago!
520828 166 Big Test Jack Webb
Bruce Hamilton reports that his friend Kevin has been murdered in Mexico by bandits.
520904 167 Big Ray Jack Webb
Alfred Prater has died of a heart attack. His mother-in-law says, "good riddance" to a drunken bum. His young son tips the cops to poisoned milk.
520911 168 Big Tear Jack Webb
520914 169 Big Bull Jack Webb
Leroy Bentley, a gang hit-man, threatens Frank Smith's family if he doesn't "lay off."
Jack Webb and Ben Alexander who took over the role of, Friday's partner Frank Smith, September 21, 1952
Part 7
1952
520921 170 Big Shot Jack Webb
Mr. Kelby, the manager of the Pink Rat Cafe, has been shot and killed by the Evans brothers during a robbery. Ben Alexander takes the part of Frank Smith for the rest of the series.
520928 171 Big Brain Jack Webb
521005 172 Big Jolt Jack Webb
A drunken teenager and a riot in chemistry class leads Friday and Smith to a bar and hangout for kids.
521012 173 Big Lie Jack Webb
Jeff Curtis has been shot and killed, and his mother doesn't seem to be upset about it!
521019 174 Big Pill Jack Webb
Two Marines are poisoned in a cheap hotel by the slightly mad "Stubby."
521026 175 Big Number Jack Webb
A bank robber using a sawed-off shotgun is traced through the first three digits of his license plate number.
521102 176 Big Light Jack Webb
Henry Wilson, a movie director, has been killed at the studio. A 250 lb. lamp had fallen on him.
521109 177 Big Dive Jack Webb
A woman is found murdered in a closet. The trail leads to a freighter in San Francisco.
521116 178 Big Walk Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday poses as a buyer of heroin from San Francisco to break up a narcotics gang.
521123 179 Big Guilt Jack Webb
A florist named Arthur McKinley has been found strangled to death in an alley.
521130 180 Big Shirt Jack Webb
The co-owner of a pawn shop named Mark Williams has been found murdered in the back room. A laundry mark on a shirt provides a clue.
521207 181 Big Mole Jack Webb
A burglary in a dry goods store is the latest in a series of similar crimes. The burglar has a most unusual secret room!
521214 182 Big Eavesdrop Jack Webb
While waiting to make a narcotics buy, Sergeant Friday and Frank Smith overhear Sam Allison tearfully admit that he had committed murder. The cops use an impersonator to convince the killer to confess in a procedure that sounds highly unconstitutional.
521221 183 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
The fourth broadcast of this Christmas story about a nine year old boy and his new gun.
521228 184 Big Mask Part 1 Jack Webb
A robber wearing a black mask has hit a string of supermarkets. After going shopping for groceries, he locks the market employees in the freezer!
Mr. Kelby, the manager of the Pink Rat Cafe, has been shot and killed by the Evans brothers during a robbery. Ben Alexander takes the part of Frank Smith for the rest of the series.
520928 171 Big Brain Jack Webb
521005 172 Big Jolt Jack Webb
A drunken teenager and a riot in chemistry class leads Friday and Smith to a bar and hangout for kids.
521012 173 Big Lie Jack Webb
Jeff Curtis has been shot and killed, and his mother doesn't seem to be upset about it!
521019 174 Big Pill Jack Webb
Two Marines are poisoned in a cheap hotel by the slightly mad "Stubby."
521026 175 Big Number Jack Webb
A bank robber using a sawed-off shotgun is traced through the first three digits of his license plate number.
521102 176 Big Light Jack Webb
Henry Wilson, a movie director, has been killed at the studio. A 250 lb. lamp had fallen on him.
521109 177 Big Dive Jack Webb
A woman is found murdered in a closet. The trail leads to a freighter in San Francisco.
521116 178 Big Walk Jack Webb
Sgt. Friday poses as a buyer of heroin from San Francisco to break up a narcotics gang.
521123 179 Big Guilt Jack Webb
A florist named Arthur McKinley has been found strangled to death in an alley.
521130 180 Big Shirt Jack Webb
The co-owner of a pawn shop named Mark Williams has been found murdered in the back room. A laundry mark on a shirt provides a clue.
521207 181 Big Mole Jack Webb
A burglary in a dry goods store is the latest in a series of similar crimes. The burglar has a most unusual secret room!
521214 182 Big Eavesdrop Jack Webb
While waiting to make a narcotics buy, Sergeant Friday and Frank Smith overhear Sam Allison tearfully admit that he had committed murder. The cops use an impersonator to convince the killer to confess in a procedure that sounds highly unconstitutional.
521221 183 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb
The fourth broadcast of this Christmas story about a nine year old boy and his new gun.
521228 184 Big Mask Part 1 Jack Webb
A robber wearing a black mask has hit a string of supermarkets. After going shopping for groceries, he locks the market employees in the freezer!
Part 8
1953
530104 185 Big Mask Part 2 Jack Webb
"The Black Masked Bandit" eludes efforts of the cops to track him down. It's as if he knows what the law is planning next.
530111 186 Big Small Jack Webb
A little old lady check forger is plaguing the city, but there's more to the old lady than meets the eye.
530118 187 Big String Jack Webb
Mrs. Wagner, the wife of a college professor, has been kidnapped. The professor isn't sure he should have called the cops.
530125 188 Big Lay-Out Jack Webb
Gary Field, a model student who is the son of a cop, has become a dope addict.
530201 189 Big Strip Jack Webb
A gang of car strippers is running rampant. A sixteen year old boy is killed in a crash while resisting arrest.
530208 190 Big Press Jack Webb
A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Sgt. Friday goes undercover to track them down.
530215 191 Big Tooth Jack Webb
Mrs. Schroeder has disappeared. Nasty old Mr. Schroeder is suspected of foul play.
530222 192 Big Smoke Jack Webb
Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, has been killed, and his invalid wife beaten with a club.
530301 193 Big Want Jack Webb
The search for a "George Richmond" leads to a killer of cops who always takes cabs.
530308 194 Big Laugh Jack Webb
A thoroughly rotten louse cheats lonely women by promising to marry them.
530315 195 Big Impossible Jack Webb
Bernie Hanson has been identified as the head of a team robbing markets, but Hanson has a good alibi. He is hospitalized and cannot leave his bed!
530322 196 Big Informant Jack Webb
Three safe burglars are in operation, one of them is under observation by the cops. But where's Shorty?
530329 197 Big Dream Jack Webb
An old man, poorly dressed, robs a liquor store and is very apologetic about it.
530405 198 Big Chet Jack Webb
A stuttering robber and his partner are tracked down with the help of a stooly, who is trying to go straight.
530412 199 Big Compulsion Jack Webb
A lunatic has been making false police calls and has caused a serious accident.
530419 200 Big Rip Jack Webb
A gang of safe-burglars is trapped by a stool pigeon left with an unpaid for trench-coat.
530426 201 Big Scrapbook Jack Webb
Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice.
530503 202 Big Carney Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday is after "Red" and his wife who end a series of jewelry store robberies by heisting an $8000 necklace.
530510 203 Big Joke Jack Webb
A bartender is paid $500 to kill a nice old man with no enemies. Who wants him dead?
530517 204 Big False Move Jack Webb
Thomas Stanford confesses to robbing a store, but Sgt. Friday proves he was at work at the time of the robbery.
530524 205 Big Gun Part 1 Jack Web
Sergeant Friday is on the trail of stolen cars and trucks being used by a narcotics ring in Mexico.
530531 206 Big Gun Part 2 Jack Webb
The conclusion of a car theft story. On the trail of the head of the mob who has never been seen by his henchmen.
530607 207 Big Will Jack Webb
Charles Stall has been shot. Tire tracks lead to a motel and to a drunken Texan and his car.
530614 208 Big Lilly Jack Webb
Mrs. Rockman has been beaten to death...no, she's been shot...no, she killed herself.
530621 209 Big Revolt Jack Webb
Henry Borg has disappeared...and for an unusual reason.
530628 210 Big Ham Jack Webb
"Jane Doe #17" has been found dead. Who is she, and did she really commit suicide? The last show show of the season.
530901 211 Big Bop Jack Webb
A robber has held up a check cashing service of $1500. After several more robberies, one of his victims is killed during the crime.
530908 212 Big Lift Jack Webb
A burglar has struck seventeen times and continues to commit new crimes...totalling $8000! Boyd Hall is finally caught, despite his home address turning out to be a vacant lot.
530915 213 Big CabJack Webb
Raymond Bailey has been beaten by a man with a shotgun, while his grocery store was being robbed by a man who must have taken a taxi to the scene of the crime.
530922 214 Big Slip Jack Webb
Jesse McGowan, a used car dealer, bought a new Mercury from Lewis Carter. The car turns out to have been stolen, and so was the "pink slip."
530929 215 Big Try Jack Webb
Jan Patachek, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is threatening to kill himself, rather than go to jail for forgery.
531006 216 Big Little Mother Jack Webb
"The Little Mother" has been forging charge slips in department stores for the last six years.
531013 217 Big Plea Jack Webb
James Bolan is wanted for parole violation and is suspected of several robberies. An ex-friend blows the whistle.
531020 218 Big Paint Jack Webb
An ex-con tips the cops to Manny Phillips, wanted in connection with a gang of car-strippers. A can of ultra-violet florescent paint helps.
531027 219 Big Fraud Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday goes undercover to trap a gang posing as narcotic cops to con out-of-towners.
531103 220 Big Rain Jack Webb
Cecil Johnson is suspected of beating Grace Dillon, her husband however had been heard threatening her life.
531110 221 Big Kid Jack Webb
A teen-age gang war is about to erupt: "The Orchids" vs. "The Pink Rats."
531117 222 Big Flight Jack Webb
A new gang has started a wave of supermarket robberies, but the prime suspect has an airtight alibi in Phoenix.
531124 223 Big Present Jack Webb
The "Milk-Bottle Bandit" has pulled nineteen consecutive jobs. Is it a kid?
531201 224 Big Odd Jack Webb
A furniture truck has been hijacked and the driver kidnapped.
531208 225 Big Pick Jack Webb
531215 226 Big Brink Jack Webb
A gang of heavily armed robbers of an armored truck are tracked down and captured.
531222 227 Big Little Jesus Jack Webb
A Christmas story. A Los Angeles Mission reports the st
"The Black Masked Bandit" eludes efforts of the cops to track him down. It's as if he knows what the law is planning next.
530111 186 Big Small Jack Webb
A little old lady check forger is plaguing the city, but there's more to the old lady than meets the eye.
530118 187 Big String Jack Webb
Mrs. Wagner, the wife of a college professor, has been kidnapped. The professor isn't sure he should have called the cops.
530125 188 Big Lay-Out Jack Webb
Gary Field, a model student who is the son of a cop, has become a dope addict.
530201 189 Big Strip Jack Webb
A gang of car strippers is running rampant. A sixteen year old boy is killed in a crash while resisting arrest.
530208 190 Big Press Jack Webb
A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Sgt. Friday goes undercover to track them down.
530215 191 Big Tooth Jack Webb
Mrs. Schroeder has disappeared. Nasty old Mr. Schroeder is suspected of foul play.
530222 192 Big Smoke Jack Webb
Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, has been killed, and his invalid wife beaten with a club.
530301 193 Big Want Jack Webb
The search for a "George Richmond" leads to a killer of cops who always takes cabs.
530308 194 Big Laugh Jack Webb
A thoroughly rotten louse cheats lonely women by promising to marry them.
530315 195 Big Impossible Jack Webb
Bernie Hanson has been identified as the head of a team robbing markets, but Hanson has a good alibi. He is hospitalized and cannot leave his bed!
530322 196 Big Informant Jack Webb
Three safe burglars are in operation, one of them is under observation by the cops. But where's Shorty?
530329 197 Big Dream Jack Webb
An old man, poorly dressed, robs a liquor store and is very apologetic about it.
530405 198 Big Chet Jack Webb
A stuttering robber and his partner are tracked down with the help of a stooly, who is trying to go straight.
530412 199 Big Compulsion Jack Webb
A lunatic has been making false police calls and has caused a serious accident.
530419 200 Big Rip Jack Webb
A gang of safe-burglars is trapped by a stool pigeon left with an unpaid for trench-coat.
530426 201 Big Scrapbook Jack Webb
Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice.
530503 202 Big Carney Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday is after "Red" and his wife who end a series of jewelry store robberies by heisting an $8000 necklace.
530510 203 Big Joke Jack Webb
A bartender is paid $500 to kill a nice old man with no enemies. Who wants him dead?
530517 204 Big False Move Jack Webb
Thomas Stanford confesses to robbing a store, but Sgt. Friday proves he was at work at the time of the robbery.
530524 205 Big Gun Part 1 Jack Web
Sergeant Friday is on the trail of stolen cars and trucks being used by a narcotics ring in Mexico.
530531 206 Big Gun Part 2 Jack Webb
The conclusion of a car theft story. On the trail of the head of the mob who has never been seen by his henchmen.
530607 207 Big Will Jack Webb
Charles Stall has been shot. Tire tracks lead to a motel and to a drunken Texan and his car.
530614 208 Big Lilly Jack Webb
Mrs. Rockman has been beaten to death...no, she's been shot...no, she killed herself.
530621 209 Big Revolt Jack Webb
Henry Borg has disappeared...and for an unusual reason.
530628 210 Big Ham Jack Webb
"Jane Doe #17" has been found dead. Who is she, and did she really commit suicide? The last show show of the season.
530901 211 Big Bop Jack Webb
A robber has held up a check cashing service of $1500. After several more robberies, one of his victims is killed during the crime.
530908 212 Big Lift Jack Webb
A burglar has struck seventeen times and continues to commit new crimes...totalling $8000! Boyd Hall is finally caught, despite his home address turning out to be a vacant lot.
530915 213 Big CabJack Webb
Raymond Bailey has been beaten by a man with a shotgun, while his grocery store was being robbed by a man who must have taken a taxi to the scene of the crime.
530922 214 Big Slip Jack Webb
Jesse McGowan, a used car dealer, bought a new Mercury from Lewis Carter. The car turns out to have been stolen, and so was the "pink slip."
530929 215 Big Try Jack Webb
Jan Patachek, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is threatening to kill himself, rather than go to jail for forgery.
531006 216 Big Little Mother Jack Webb
"The Little Mother" has been forging charge slips in department stores for the last six years.
531013 217 Big Plea Jack Webb
James Bolan is wanted for parole violation and is suspected of several robberies. An ex-friend blows the whistle.
531020 218 Big Paint Jack Webb
An ex-con tips the cops to Manny Phillips, wanted in connection with a gang of car-strippers. A can of ultra-violet florescent paint helps.
531027 219 Big Fraud Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday goes undercover to trap a gang posing as narcotic cops to con out-of-towners.
531103 220 Big Rain Jack Webb
Cecil Johnson is suspected of beating Grace Dillon, her husband however had been heard threatening her life.
531110 221 Big Kid Jack Webb
A teen-age gang war is about to erupt: "The Orchids" vs. "The Pink Rats."
531117 222 Big Flight Jack Webb
A new gang has started a wave of supermarket robberies, but the prime suspect has an airtight alibi in Phoenix.
531124 223 Big Present Jack Webb
The "Milk-Bottle Bandit" has pulled nineteen consecutive jobs. Is it a kid?
531201 224 Big Odd Jack Webb
A furniture truck has been hijacked and the driver kidnapped.
531208 225 Big Pick Jack Webb
531215 226 Big Brink Jack Webb
A gang of heavily armed robbers of an armored truck are tracked down and captured.
531222 227 Big Little Jesus Jack Webb
A Christmas story. A Los Angeles Mission reports the st
Time Magazine March 15, 1954. with full colour portrait of JACK WEBB "My name's Friday, I'm a cop".
Part 9
1954
540105 229 Big Listen Jack Webb
A drunk in a Turkish bath supplies the clue needed to round up a gang of counterfeiters.
540112 230 Big Switch Jack Webb
Mona Fenton is found in a hotel room with the gas on. An attempted suicide? Who was the man who registered the room with her?
540119 231 Big Bill Jack Webb
A little old lady named Bertha Gillespie (a tea room operator and Scrabble champ) has mysteriously disappeared.
540126 232 Big Bid Jack Webb
A clothing store has been burglarized...the ex-convict assistant manager is suspected.
540202 233 Big Filth Jack Webb
Four children are found alone in a filthy house...their alcoholic mother nowhere to be found.
540209 234 Big Broad Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday is on the trail of two dangerous liquor store robbers, one of whom is a beautiful redhead.
540216 235 Big Sucker Jack Webb
A con-man uses real diamonds to cheat unsuspecting victims, selling them cut glass after they've taken the bait.
540223 236 Big Pipe Jack Webb
Mrs. Ada Fitzgerald has been found murdered. She was bludgeoned to death with a lead pipe!
540302 237 Big TV Jack Webb
Harriet Shipley has disappeared with her baby, after threats had been made against her life.
540309 238 Big Cup Jack Webb
Ethel Lawrence has been viciously beaten to death in her house. The evidence points overwhelmingly towards her husband.
540316 239 Big Rod Jack Webb
A hot-rodder has run down a pregnant woman while she was crossing the street...without ever slowing down
540323 240 Big Mustache Jack Webb
A man with a false mustache is suspected of robbing a supermarket.
540330 241 Big Confession Jack Webb
Paul Marcus confesses to Sergeant Friday that he's murdered Lorraine Farrell...and that his problem is "something personal."
540406 242 Big Saw Jack Webb
A pair of bank robbers are identified by one of the customers in the bank.
540413 243 Big Note Jack Webb
A young woman reports that her friend Katherine Pilgrim, is addicted to heroin.
540420 244 Big Net Jack Webb
Fourteen women have been robbed and beaten, but each gives a different description of the purse snatcher.
540427 245 Big Lift Jack Webb
A gang of shoplifters, led by the mysterious "Arthur," is specializing in suits of clothing, preying on Los Angeles department stores.
540504 246 Big Stop Jack Webb
A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason.
540511 247 Big Look Jack Webb
Mrs. Kieran has been found badly beaten. The evidence points to Mr. Kieran, but then a second woman is found beaten up.
540518 248 Big Help Jack Webb
Stolen payroll checks are being passed all over town: the clues leading to "Cecil" come from Beatrice Dowling, an ex-check forger herself.
540525 249 Big Watch Jack Webb
A market has been robbed of $7000 by Herbert Langley, the clue to the bandit: a cheap broken watch.
540601 250 Big Cowboy Jack Webb
Dudley Gray is holed up with a lot of guns and refuses to come out. He thinks he's a cowboy defending a fort from the Indians!
540608 251 Big Student Jack Webb
Louis Rote is captured after a string of bank robberies, but breaks out of jail after just a few months.
540615 252 Big Cat Jack Webb
A man reports a deadly black panther has been stolen from his carnival and is loose somewhere in the city.
540622 253 Big Customer Jack Webb
A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery.
540629 254 Big Chick Jack Webb
The body of Walter Gilmer is found floating in the lake in MacArthur Park.
540706 255 Big Search Jack Webb
Bunny Moran, a thirteen year old girl has disappeared.
540713 256 Big Rescue Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the "814 Club" and lots of other places. One of them has a .45, but the other carries a machine gun!
540720 257 Big Heel Jack Webb
A pair of unique tennis shoes is the evidence that a string of house burglaries was committed by a wealthy young boy.
540727 258 Big Match Jack Webb
Charles Cain, the owner of an auction house has been robbed and assaulted.
540803 259 Big Stand Jack Webb
Matthew Denton has been shot on the street, right in front of a newsstand.
540810 260 Big Wish Jack Webb
John Colter, a teenager hooked on heroin, walks into the police station and asks for help.
540817 261 Big Cad Jack Webb
A large quantity of morphine has been stolen. A pusher out for revenge and a stake-out at a bar help solve the case.
540824 262 Big Shock Jack Webb
A "tunnel burglar" is digging through a sewer line and into a bank vault.
540831 263 Big Office Jack Webb
Friday and Smith spend the night working in the police business office. Interesting panorama of the many kinds of crimes handled by the cops.
A drunk in a Turkish bath supplies the clue needed to round up a gang of counterfeiters.
540112 230 Big Switch Jack Webb
Mona Fenton is found in a hotel room with the gas on. An attempted suicide? Who was the man who registered the room with her?
540119 231 Big Bill Jack Webb
A little old lady named Bertha Gillespie (a tea room operator and Scrabble champ) has mysteriously disappeared.
540126 232 Big Bid Jack Webb
A clothing store has been burglarized...the ex-convict assistant manager is suspected.
540202 233 Big Filth Jack Webb
Four children are found alone in a filthy house...their alcoholic mother nowhere to be found.
540209 234 Big Broad Jack Webb
Sergeant Friday is on the trail of two dangerous liquor store robbers, one of whom is a beautiful redhead.
540216 235 Big Sucker Jack Webb
A con-man uses real diamonds to cheat unsuspecting victims, selling them cut glass after they've taken the bait.
540223 236 Big Pipe Jack Webb
Mrs. Ada Fitzgerald has been found murdered. She was bludgeoned to death with a lead pipe!
540302 237 Big TV Jack Webb
Harriet Shipley has disappeared with her baby, after threats had been made against her life.
540309 238 Big Cup Jack Webb
Ethel Lawrence has been viciously beaten to death in her house. The evidence points overwhelmingly towards her husband.
540316 239 Big Rod Jack Webb
A hot-rodder has run down a pregnant woman while she was crossing the street...without ever slowing down
540323 240 Big Mustache Jack Webb
A man with a false mustache is suspected of robbing a supermarket.
540330 241 Big Confession Jack Webb
Paul Marcus confesses to Sergeant Friday that he's murdered Lorraine Farrell...and that his problem is "something personal."
540406 242 Big Saw Jack Webb
A pair of bank robbers are identified by one of the customers in the bank.
540413 243 Big Note Jack Webb
A young woman reports that her friend Katherine Pilgrim, is addicted to heroin.
540420 244 Big Net Jack Webb
Fourteen women have been robbed and beaten, but each gives a different description of the purse snatcher.
540427 245 Big Lift Jack Webb
A gang of shoplifters, led by the mysterious "Arthur," is specializing in suits of clothing, preying on Los Angeles department stores.
540504 246 Big Stop Jack Webb
A traffic cop has been shot in cold blood at an intersection...for no apparent reason.
540511 247 Big Look Jack Webb
Mrs. Kieran has been found badly beaten. The evidence points to Mr. Kieran, but then a second woman is found beaten up.
540518 248 Big Help Jack Webb
Stolen payroll checks are being passed all over town: the clues leading to "Cecil" come from Beatrice Dowling, an ex-check forger herself.
540525 249 Big Watch Jack Webb
A market has been robbed of $7000 by Herbert Langley, the clue to the bandit: a cheap broken watch.
540601 250 Big Cowboy Jack Webb
Dudley Gray is holed up with a lot of guns and refuses to come out. He thinks he's a cowboy defending a fort from the Indians!
540608 251 Big Student Jack Webb
Louis Rote is captured after a string of bank robberies, but breaks out of jail after just a few months.
540615 252 Big Cat Jack Webb
A man reports a deadly black panther has been stolen from his carnival and is loose somewhere in the city.
540622 253 Big Customer Jack Webb
A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery.
540629 254 Big Chick Jack Webb
The body of Walter Gilmer is found floating in the lake in MacArthur Park.
540706 255 Big Search Jack Webb
Bunny Moran, a thirteen year old girl has disappeared.
540713 256 Big Rescue Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the "814 Club" and lots of other places. One of them has a .45, but the other carries a machine gun!
540720 257 Big Heel Jack Webb
A pair of unique tennis shoes is the evidence that a string of house burglaries was committed by a wealthy young boy.
540727 258 Big Match Jack Webb
Charles Cain, the owner of an auction house has been robbed and assaulted.
540803 259 Big Stand Jack Webb
Matthew Denton has been shot on the street, right in front of a newsstand.
540810 260 Big Wish Jack Webb
John Colter, a teenager hooked on heroin, walks into the police station and asks for help.
540817 261 Big Cad Jack Webb
A large quantity of morphine has been stolen. A pusher out for revenge and a stake-out at a bar help solve the case.
540824 262 Big Shock Jack Webb
A "tunnel burglar" is digging through a sewer line and into a bank vault.
540831 263 Big Office Jack Webb
Friday and Smith spend the night working in the police business office. Interesting panorama of the many kinds of crimes handled by the cops.
Dragnet Movie Poster, movie released September, 1954
Clip from the movie Dragnet, 1954
540622 253 Big Customer Jack Webb
A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery. One of the robbers has filthy finger nails!
540629 254 Big Chick Jack Webb
The body of Walter Gilmer is found floating in the lake in MacArthur Park. Friday goes undercover to find the gang selling the heroin that killed him.
540706 255 Big Search Jack Webb
Bunny Moran, a thirteen year old girl has disappeared, her cocker spaniel has been beaten to death. An unusual kidnap story.
540713 256 Big Rescue Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the "814 Club" and lots of other places. One of them has a .45, but the other carries a machine gun! After they're captured, they're sprung from jail by another gunman with a machine gun.
540720 257 Big Heel Jack Webb
A pair of unique tennis shoes is the evidence that a string of house burglaries was committed by a wealthy young boy.
540727 258 Big Match Jack Webb
Charles Cain, the owner of an auction house has been robbed and assaulted. A partially burned book of matches provides the needed clue.
540803 259 Big Stand Jack Webb
Matthew Denton has been shot on the street, right in front of a newsstand. The suspects are tall, lean, alcoholic radio thieves.
540810 260 Big Wish Jack Webb
John Colter, a teenager hooked on heroin, walks into the police station and asks for help.
540817 261 Big Cad Jack Webb
A large quantity of morphine has been stolen. A pusher out for revenge and a stake-out at a bar help solve the chase.
540824 262 Big Shock Jack Webb
A "tunnel burglar" is digging through a sewer line and into a bank vault.
540907 264 Big Trunk Jack Webb
A pair of robbers has been locking the victims of their crimes in the trunks of cars.
540914 265 Big Cut Jack Webb
A jewelry store has been robbed of $5000 worth of watches. The burglar was apparently barefoot, and cut himself!
540921 266 Big Try Jack Webb
Jan Patachek, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is threatening to kill himself, rather than go to jail for forgery. This is not the same story as similarly titles program. The story might be titled "The Big Tribe."
540928 267 Big Bible Jack Webb
Carl Hamlin has committed suicide...or has he? There's something fishy about the gun found in his dead hand.
541005 268 Big Handsome Bandit Jack Webb
A tavern has been robbed and a couple shot a handsome Bandit Jack Webb
541012 269 Big Tar Baby Jack Webb
Ethel Cabot has been kidnapped, and her bartender-husband has a few ideas about who did it.
541019 270 Big Manikin Jack Webb
Jason Helmer is reported missing by his wife. His drinking companion, Fredrick Madison knows...but isn't talking.
541026 271 Big Key Jack Webb
A robber is specializing in drugstores...taking money and narcotics from thirteen of them!
541102 272 Big Locker Jack Webb
James Fedder tries to pawn an expensive emerald ring and is later tied to a jewelry robbery when the gems are found in a locker in a bus station.
541109 273 Big Coins Jack Webb
A burglar sets the houses he robs on fire after taking the valuables.
541116 274 Big Dog Jack Webb
An old man is threatening to kill the man who poisoned his dog...and anyone else who tries to stop him. Contains a beautiful and moving speech in praise of "man's best friend."
541123 275 Big Switch Jack Webb
George Pilsen has been found beaten to death in bed..a mystery until a talkative neighbor spills some beans.
541130 276 Big Gone Jack Webb
A flower shop is robbed and the hold-up men shot and killed...but the bodies disappear! Somewhere in Los Angeles is a guy with four bullet holes in his chest.
541207 277 Big Dig Jack Webb
A woman reports that her sister named Margaret Shayne has disappeared, and that her brother-in-law killed her.
541214 278 Big Lens Jack Webb
Two men force their way into Mrs. Alston's car, kidnap, rob her and beat her up, leaving contact lenses behind as a clue.
541221 279 Big Little Jesus Jack Webb
A Los Angeles Mission reports the statue of Jesus has been stolen the day before Christmas.
A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery. One of the robbers has filthy finger nails!
540629 254 Big Chick Jack Webb
The body of Walter Gilmer is found floating in the lake in MacArthur Park. Friday goes undercover to find the gang selling the heroin that killed him.
540706 255 Big Search Jack Webb
Bunny Moran, a thirteen year old girl has disappeared, her cocker spaniel has been beaten to death. An unusual kidnap story.
540713 256 Big Rescue Jack Webb
Two robbers hold up the "814 Club" and lots of other places. One of them has a .45, but the other carries a machine gun! After they're captured, they're sprung from jail by another gunman with a machine gun.
540720 257 Big Heel Jack Webb
A pair of unique tennis shoes is the evidence that a string of house burglaries was committed by a wealthy young boy.
540727 258 Big Match Jack Webb
Charles Cain, the owner of an auction house has been robbed and assaulted. A partially burned book of matches provides the needed clue.
540803 259 Big Stand Jack Webb
Matthew Denton has been shot on the street, right in front of a newsstand. The suspects are tall, lean, alcoholic radio thieves.
540810 260 Big Wish Jack Webb
John Colter, a teenager hooked on heroin, walks into the police station and asks for help.
540817 261 Big Cad Jack Webb
A large quantity of morphine has been stolen. A pusher out for revenge and a stake-out at a bar help solve the chase.
540824 262 Big Shock Jack Webb
A "tunnel burglar" is digging through a sewer line and into a bank vault.
540907 264 Big Trunk Jack Webb
A pair of robbers has been locking the victims of their crimes in the trunks of cars.
540914 265 Big Cut Jack Webb
A jewelry store has been robbed of $5000 worth of watches. The burglar was apparently barefoot, and cut himself!
540921 266 Big Try Jack Webb
Jan Patachek, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is threatening to kill himself, rather than go to jail for forgery. This is not the same story as similarly titles program. The story might be titled "The Big Tribe."
540928 267 Big Bible Jack Webb
Carl Hamlin has committed suicide...or has he? There's something fishy about the gun found in his dead hand.
541005 268 Big Handsome Bandit Jack Webb
A tavern has been robbed and a couple shot a handsome Bandit Jack Webb
541012 269 Big Tar Baby Jack Webb
Ethel Cabot has been kidnapped, and her bartender-husband has a few ideas about who did it.
541019 270 Big Manikin Jack Webb
Jason Helmer is reported missing by his wife. His drinking companion, Fredrick Madison knows...but isn't talking.
541026 271 Big Key Jack Webb
A robber is specializing in drugstores...taking money and narcotics from thirteen of them!
541102 272 Big Locker Jack Webb
James Fedder tries to pawn an expensive emerald ring and is later tied to a jewelry robbery when the gems are found in a locker in a bus station.
541109 273 Big Coins Jack Webb
A burglar sets the houses he robs on fire after taking the valuables.
541116 274 Big Dog Jack Webb
An old man is threatening to kill the man who poisoned his dog...and anyone else who tries to stop him. Contains a beautiful and moving speech in praise of "man's best friend."
541123 275 Big Switch Jack Webb
George Pilsen has been found beaten to death in bed..a mystery until a talkative neighbor spills some beans.
541130 276 Big Gone Jack Webb
A flower shop is robbed and the hold-up men shot and killed...but the bodies disappear! Somewhere in Los Angeles is a guy with four bullet holes in his chest.
541207 277 Big Dig Jack Webb
A woman reports that her sister named Margaret Shayne has disappeared, and that her brother-in-law killed her.
541214 278 Big Lens Jack Webb
Two men force their way into Mrs. Alston's car, kidnap, rob her and beat her up, leaving contact lenses behind as a clue.
541221 279 Big Little Jesus Jack Webb
A Los Angeles Mission reports the statue of Jesus has been stolen the day before Christmas.
Television version of "Dragnet"- The Big Little Jesus Part 1/3 Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
Broadcast Christmas Eve 1953
Television version of "Dragnet"- The Big Little Jesus Part 2/3 Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
Television version of "Dragnet"- The Big Little Jesus Part 3/3 Christmas Episode
Related to OTR Show Dragnet 1949-1957
Part 10
541228 280 Big Underground Jack Webb
Paul Dereaux is the prime suspect in a series of burglaries and car thefts.
Paul Dereaux is the prime suspect in a series of burglaries and car thefts.
Part 11
1955
550104 281 Big Mug Jack Webb
A "strong arm" bandit continues his operation, by breaking a woman's arm! Sgt. Friday uses a new gadget called the "Speakerphone."
550111 282 Big Complex Jack Webb
A Junior High School has been vandalized three times...and each time the cafeteria has been particularly hard hit.
550118 283 Big Token Jack Webb
A man has robbed a liquor store and killed a man by shooting him in the head. One of the witnesses is a woman who sings on television!
550125 284 Big Bounce Jack Webb
A check forger who looks like a movie actor takes advantage of an old lady running a rooming house.
550201 285 Big Bird Jack Webb
A series of burglaries is taking place at new housing developments.
550208 286 Big Gap Jack Webb
Garfield Hunt has been swindled out of $1500 by a phony emerald ring.
550215 287 Big Hat Jack Webb
A robber has calmly stolen $80,000 in uncut diamonds. Meanwhile a woman is murdered by her jealous husband.
550222 288 Big Slug Jack Webb
A man in a plaid sports coat is shot while robbing a liquor store and killing the owner.
550301 289 Big Set-Up Jack Webb
Friday and Smith get a tip about three kilos of heroin about to arrive in Los Angeles.
550308 290 Big Father Jack Webb
A daylight burglar posing as being from the electric company slugs an old woman.
550315 291 Big Set Jack Webb
A watch salesman named Russell Liggens reports his sample case has been stolen.
550322 292 Big Talk Jack Webb
A drunken woman provides the clue to a series of robberies, beatings and a murder that took place outside of different bars.
550329 293 Big Death Jack Webb
Arthur McNeil has been shot six times in the head and killed in his flophouse room. His lawyer reveals that he's been working on a new explosive.
550405 294 Big No Tooth Jack Webb
A robber with a sawed off shotgun holds up a hotel, then more hotels and a diner.
550412 295 Big Tie Jack Webb
A tie factory has been robbed, the owner says he knows who did it.
550419 296 Big Deal Jack Webb
A pair of car thieves has a clever method of reselling their loot.
550426 297 Big Child Jack Webb
A two year old baby has been poisoned, her mother nowhere to be found. When she does appear...she's drunk.
550503 298 Big Momma Jack Webb
The owner of Multiple Uranium Investments has left town with the entire company.
550510 299 Big Revision Jack Webb
A burglar has been caught, but not his $200,000 in stolen furs and loot. The trail leads to a Palm Springs bar in search of Jarvis Dean.
550517 300 Big Squealer Jack Webb
A high school boy is found knifed in an alley...and very reluctant to say who did it.
550524 301 Big Siege Jack Webb
A bank robber is trapped in a house.
550531 302 Big Sisters Jack Webb
An old lady named Miss Dunbetter has been robbed...or has she?
550607 303 Big Limp Jack Webb
A jewelry store has been burglarized and watches stolen.
550614 304 Big Fall Guy Jack Webb
A six year old girl has been kidnapped and a massive effort begins to recover her.
550621 305 Big Grab Jack Webb
Grace Marchand, a six year old girl has been kidnapped off the street. A demand for $50,000 ransom is soon received.
550628 306 Big Convertible Jack Webb
A man cashing bad payroll checks all over town has been using a rented car.
550705 307 Big Rush Jack Webb
A series of tavern robberies by "The Whale" and his partner leads to the shooting of a cop.
550712 308 Big Genius Jack Webb
A young boy has been living in a cave and stealing food to eat.
550719 309 Big Bobo Jack Webb
A police sergeant is accused of taking $3500 from a woman to get her husband out of jail.
550726 310 Big Housemaid Jack Webb
A burglar posing as a housemaid has been stealing from the houses she cleans and then giving the loot away!
550802 311 Big Sheet Jack Webb
Leroy Finch is captured after robbing a drugstore, but he escapes and shoots an old couple while doing it.
550809 312 Big Missus Jack Webb
A woman tells the cops that her ex-convict husband is planning a robbery.
550816 313 Big Beer Jack Webb
A night watchmen in a store discovers a dead body. Fourteen beer bottles and some bright red hairs provide the only clues.
550823 314 Big Blonde Jack Webb
A blond and two "cow-men" have swindled a man out of $40,000.
550830 315 Big Fellow Jack Webb
The Merton Brothers, dope fiends, robbers, and generally nasty people have arrived in town looking for action.
550913 317 Big Daughter Jack Webb
Porter Denson and his family are all busted on narco raps after heroin is found under their young daughter's pillow.
550920 318 Big Close Jack Webb
A corpse in a motel room leads to a "ladies man" in town on "business." The last original script used on the series. Although the show would continue on the air until February 26, 1957, the remaining broadcasts would be all re-runs.
Synopsis taken from "The Radio Gold Index."
A "strong arm" bandit continues his operation, by breaking a woman's arm! Sgt. Friday uses a new gadget called the "Speakerphone."
550111 282 Big Complex Jack Webb
A Junior High School has been vandalized three times...and each time the cafeteria has been particularly hard hit.
550118 283 Big Token Jack Webb
A man has robbed a liquor store and killed a man by shooting him in the head. One of the witnesses is a woman who sings on television!
550125 284 Big Bounce Jack Webb
A check forger who looks like a movie actor takes advantage of an old lady running a rooming house.
550201 285 Big Bird Jack Webb
A series of burglaries is taking place at new housing developments.
550208 286 Big Gap Jack Webb
Garfield Hunt has been swindled out of $1500 by a phony emerald ring.
550215 287 Big Hat Jack Webb
A robber has calmly stolen $80,000 in uncut diamonds. Meanwhile a woman is murdered by her jealous husband.
550222 288 Big Slug Jack Webb
A man in a plaid sports coat is shot while robbing a liquor store and killing the owner.
550301 289 Big Set-Up Jack Webb
Friday and Smith get a tip about three kilos of heroin about to arrive in Los Angeles.
550308 290 Big Father Jack Webb
A daylight burglar posing as being from the electric company slugs an old woman.
550315 291 Big Set Jack Webb
A watch salesman named Russell Liggens reports his sample case has been stolen.
550322 292 Big Talk Jack Webb
A drunken woman provides the clue to a series of robberies, beatings and a murder that took place outside of different bars.
550329 293 Big Death Jack Webb
Arthur McNeil has been shot six times in the head and killed in his flophouse room. His lawyer reveals that he's been working on a new explosive.
550405 294 Big No Tooth Jack Webb
A robber with a sawed off shotgun holds up a hotel, then more hotels and a diner.
550412 295 Big Tie Jack Webb
A tie factory has been robbed, the owner says he knows who did it.
550419 296 Big Deal Jack Webb
A pair of car thieves has a clever method of reselling their loot.
550426 297 Big Child Jack Webb
A two year old baby has been poisoned, her mother nowhere to be found. When she does appear...she's drunk.
550503 298 Big Momma Jack Webb
The owner of Multiple Uranium Investments has left town with the entire company.
550510 299 Big Revision Jack Webb
A burglar has been caught, but not his $200,000 in stolen furs and loot. The trail leads to a Palm Springs bar in search of Jarvis Dean.
550517 300 Big Squealer Jack Webb
A high school boy is found knifed in an alley...and very reluctant to say who did it.
550524 301 Big Siege Jack Webb
A bank robber is trapped in a house.
550531 302 Big Sisters Jack Webb
An old lady named Miss Dunbetter has been robbed...or has she?
550607 303 Big Limp Jack Webb
A jewelry store has been burglarized and watches stolen.
550614 304 Big Fall Guy Jack Webb
A six year old girl has been kidnapped and a massive effort begins to recover her.
550621 305 Big Grab Jack Webb
Grace Marchand, a six year old girl has been kidnapped off the street. A demand for $50,000 ransom is soon received.
550628 306 Big Convertible Jack Webb
A man cashing bad payroll checks all over town has been using a rented car.
550705 307 Big Rush Jack Webb
A series of tavern robberies by "The Whale" and his partner leads to the shooting of a cop.
550712 308 Big Genius Jack Webb
A young boy has been living in a cave and stealing food to eat.
550719 309 Big Bobo Jack Webb
A police sergeant is accused of taking $3500 from a woman to get her husband out of jail.
550726 310 Big Housemaid Jack Webb
A burglar posing as a housemaid has been stealing from the houses she cleans and then giving the loot away!
550802 311 Big Sheet Jack Webb
Leroy Finch is captured after robbing a drugstore, but he escapes and shoots an old couple while doing it.
550809 312 Big Missus Jack Webb
A woman tells the cops that her ex-convict husband is planning a robbery.
550816 313 Big Beer Jack Webb
A night watchmen in a store discovers a dead body. Fourteen beer bottles and some bright red hairs provide the only clues.
550823 314 Big Blonde Jack Webb
A blond and two "cow-men" have swindled a man out of $40,000.
550830 315 Big Fellow Jack Webb
The Merton Brothers, dope fiends, robbers, and generally nasty people have arrived in town looking for action.
550913 317 Big Daughter Jack Webb
Porter Denson and his family are all busted on narco raps after heroin is found under their young daughter's pillow.
550920 318 Big Close Jack Webb
A corpse in a motel room leads to a "ladies man" in town on "business." The last original script used on the series. Although the show would continue on the air until February 26, 1957, the remaining broadcasts would be all re-runs.
Synopsis taken from "The Radio Gold Index."
Closing the door on "Dragnet," ...on radio.
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Nov 4, 2009 @ 8:05 am
- I used to watch Dragnet on Nickelodeon as a kid. I think it was on past my bedtime, but I squeezed in a few viewings. Great work!
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Jun 13, 2009 @ 4:55 am
- Just came back to watch .. The Big 22 Rifle. You've got a great bunch of lenses featuring the TV Programs .. I'm like you though I do prefer the radio programs. I've already given this lens 5*s. I'll go to another one and sprinkle my stars there.
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- oliviabrooks123 oliviabrooks123 Jun 13, 2009 @ 3:07 am
- Great lens!!!
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- sandyspider sandyspider Apr 14, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
- I had just finished may lens http://www.squidoo.com/pop-art-history and was surprised and was surprise to see your comment.
Lot of Dragnet information. I remember watching all those reruns. They don't make TV shows like that anymore. Great lens. 5*
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- California_Dreamin California_Dreamin Apr 12, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
- This is a great resource, thanks for putting it together. Very nostalgic stuff. I didn't realize tht Dragnet started on radio, but I do remember watching reruns of the T.V. program as a kid.
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Feb 26, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
- I remember my brothers hurrying in from outdoors to listen to 'Dragnet'. I believe the other one they loved to listen to was 'Mystery Theatre' with the rusty door squeeking open. They always tried to get me to listen but I got too frightened and had nightmares so mum forbade it. Great lens..brought back many memories. 5*s
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- ratso ratso Dec 18, 2008 @ 11:03 am
- Wow ! I'm impressed with the detailed information on one of my favorite shows of days gone by. 5*
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- marsha32 marsha32 Dec 15, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
- Growing up I enjoyed Dragnet in reruns
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- AndyPo AndyPo Dec 8, 2008 @ 7:27 am
- Great lens. Very nostalgic (although I'm not quite old enough to remember the original broadcasts)
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- alteredkat alteredkat Nov 17, 2008 @ 6:31 am
- Fab lens full of great info! Thanks for commenting on my Shepherds Pie lens! I appreciate it! :o)
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- Oosquid Oosquid Nov 11, 2008 @ 11:43 am
- We used to get Dragnet on TV here in England (never knew that it was also a radio show.) I loved it, wish TV was still as it was in those days. Great lens, 5 stars.
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Nov 5, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
- Never listened to it on the radio but I sure loved the television series! Thanks for the lens! Very neat.
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- RickBasset RickBasset Nov 3, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
- Great lens! I am a little young for dragnet but I did watch some in reruns. Thanks for sharing your great resources!
Peace! :~)
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Sep 27, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
- Wow! Lots of information here! Would you believe that I actually watched a lot of Dragnet?
Items on amazon pertaining to "Dragnet."
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Dragnet [Original Soundtrack]
Amazon Price: (as of 11/26/2009) 
My Name's Friday : The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 11/26/2009)
The Badge: True and Terrifying Crime Stories That Could Not Be Presented on TV, from the Creator and Star of Dragnet
Amazon Price: $10.76 (as of 11/26/2009)
Hallmark Kiddie Car Classics 1956 Garton Dragnet Police Car QHG9016
Amazon Price: (as of 11/26/2009)
Hellcats, Vixens, & Vicedolls: Women, Crime, and Kink of the Fifties
Amazon Price: $20.99 (as of 11/26/2009)
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