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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dragnet: Production 7 (aka: City Hall Bomb) (EP4196)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero have less than half an hour to stop a man who's thratening to blow up City Hall unless the police release his brother.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 21, 1949

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives, Herb Butterfield as Lieutenant Lee Jones

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Well now it's time for this week's episode of Dragnet.

1:56.8

The original air day, July 21st, 1949.

2:00.6

It's production 7, aka the city hall bomb.

2:10.2

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.

2:15.2

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

2:18.9

NBC brings you...

2:20.7

Dragnet.

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