Dragnet: Myra, the Redhead (EP4232)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 1, 1949
Originated from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield
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| 1:29.2 | Well now it is time for this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 1:34.0 | The original air date, September the 1st, 1949, and the title is Myra the Redhead. |
| 1:41.1 | Here is another in NBC's great parade of new shows. |
| 1:47.0 | Ladies and gentlemen the story you were about to hear is true only the names have been |
| 2:00.0 | changed to protect the innocent. |
| 2:02.2 | NBC brings you dragnet. |
| 2:05.0 | You're a detective sergeant, you're assigned to auto theft detail. In three months, more than |
| 2:20.2 | 250 cars have been broken into. |
| 2:23.4 | Property mounting well into thousands of dollars has been stolen. |
| 2:27.8 | Two youthful members of the gang have been apprehended. |
| 2:31.4 | The all-important brains of the criminal ring, the leaders are still at large. |
| 2:36.7 | Your job, get them. |
| 2:41.3 | Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime, investigated and solved by the men who |
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