Dragnet 55-07-12 ep308 The Big Genius

Dragnet

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Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 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	Dragnant
0:03.0	Ladies and gentlemen, the story you were about to hear is true.
0:11.0	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:17.0	You're a detective sergeant.
0:22.8	You're assigned to juvenile detail.
0:25.1	A woman reports that a teenage boy has been stealing food from her home.
0:29.2	She says she's seen him several times.
0:31.4	Your job? Check it out.
0:41.6	Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.
0:45.9	For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,
0:50.0	you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files.
0:52.6	From beginning to end, from crime to punishment.
0:55.7	Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.
1:03.1	It was Tuesday, April 12th.
1:04.6	It was warm in Los Angeles.
1:05.7	We were working the day watch out of juvenile detail.
1:07.7	My partner's Frank Smith.
1:08.7	The boss is Captain Powers.
1:09.9	My name's Friday.
1:11.5	I was on my way into the office, and it was 7.57 a.m. when I got to the second floor of Georgia Street Juvenile. Squad room.
1:16.4	I don't try to tell me you needed three hours to make a simple phone call. He was arrested at 1 o'clock this morning.
1:20.8	That's right. I didn't hear about it until after four. Now, why weren't we contacted immediately. My wife was half out of a month. We're sorry about that. Oh, morning, Joe. Morning.
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