Dragnet 51-11-29 ep129 The Big Affair

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the danger and heroism of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting; he achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media..

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0:00.0	The story you were about to hear is true.
0:11.4	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:14.0	Fatima Cigarettes.
0:15.4	Best of all, king-sized cigarettes brings you dragnet.
0:28.5	You're a detective sergeant.
0:30.2	You're assigned a robbery detail.
0:35.4	An unidentified armed bandit starts a campaign of jewelry store holdups in your city.
0:38.9	The robberies are carefully planned, carefully executed.
0:42.0	The bandit commits brutal attacks on each of the victims.
0:44.5	Your job? Get him.
0:53.4	The latest Fatima sales report shows thousands and thousands of king-sized cigarette smokers are switching to Fatima.
0:55.9	For the month of October, coast-to-coast actual figures show Fatima sales are up 110% or more than double.
1:04.3	Fatima, best of all, king-sized cigarettes. Definitely the best quality in its class. But the same price as the cigarette you're now smoking.
1:13.3	Remember, thousands of Americans are switching to extra mild Fatima. Next time, insist on the best.
1:21.5	King-size Fatima in the distinctive golden yellow package.
1:31.4	Good night. in the distinctive golden yellow package. Drag men, the documented drama of an actual crime.
1:35.3	For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,
1:39.6	you will travel step by step on the side of the law
1:42.1	through an actual case transcribed from official police files.
1:46.1	From beginning to end, from crime to punishment.
1:49.3	Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.
1:56.4	It was Wednesday, March 10th.
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