Dragnet 54-02-09 ep234b The Big Broad AFRS

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 25 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, the story you are about to hear is true.
0:12.6	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:15.4	Drag men.
0:25.6	You're a detective sergeant.
0:27.3	You're assigned to robbery detail.
0:31.0	A pair of thieves has been terrorizing the merchants in your city.
0:33.1	They're described as a man and a woman.
0:35.8	From their actions, you know they're capable of murder.
0:38.0	Your job, stop them.
0:44.3	It was Wednesday, July 23rd.
0:45.4	It was warm in Los Angeles.
0:47.3	We were working the night watch out of robbery detail.
0:48.5	My partner's Frank Smith.
0:50.4	The boss is Chief of Detective Stad Brown.
0:51.2	My name's Friday.
0:53.4	I was on my way back from the main jail,
1:11.9	and it was 8.16 p.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery detail. Hi, Slats. Joe? Any word from Frank? Yeah, I talked to Skipper this morning. He said they were having a little trouble with that extradition. Anything big? No, I guess not. Chief Brown said the authorities back in St. Louis would get us straightened down. Frank ought to be back in the middle next week.
1:15.3	Skipper said he wants me to work with you on that liquor store thing.
1:16.9	Gaffney and I can use some help.
1:20.3	We run down just about every lead there is. They all end up in the same place.
1:22.4	Well, I got a little of it. You want to fill me in him the rest?
1:31.7	Yeah. Hot shot, I'll get it. Well, you can get it firsthand.
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