Dragnet 52-05-15 ep153 The Big Mail

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 29 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	Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to read a telegram we just received.
0:04.6	Final ballot tabulation shows Dragnet has won Michael Award for Best Radio
0:08.6	and also for Best Television Mystery Program in 1952.
0:12.7	20,090 qualified members participated in nominations and final ballot.
0:17.5	Congratulations and best wishes.
0:19.4	Ed Bobley, President Academy of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences.
0:31.1	The story you were about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:36.7	Fatima Cigarettes.
0:38.1	Best of all, king-sized cigarettes, brings you dragnet on both radio and television.
0:51.1	You're a detective sergeant.
0:52.9	You're assigned a robbery detail. A United States mail truck is held up and robbed.
0:57.9	22 sacks of registered mail are taken. The holdup men escaped. There's no lead to their identity.
1:03.8	Your job? Get them.
1:09.3	Compare Fatima with any other king-size cigarette. Yes, compare Fatima with any other king-sized cigarette.
1:12.8	Yes, compare Fatima with any other king-sized cigarette.
1:16.7	One, Fatima's length filters the smoke 85 millimeters for your protection.
1:21.4	Two, Fatima's length cools the smoke for your protection.
1:25.1	Three, Fatima's length gives you those extra puffs,
1:28.8	21% longer than standard cigarette size.
1:31.8	Fatima gives you more for your money.
1:34.6	And in King's size Fatima, you get an extra mild and soothing smoke,
1:39.4	plus the added protection of Fatima quality.
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