Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part One (EP4382)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 23, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield
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| 0:00.0 | And the The Welcome to the great detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho, this is your host Adam Graham. |
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| 1:16.4 | little as two dollars per month by going to patreon dot great detectives |
| 1:21.0 | dot net. Well now it is time for this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 1:26.8 | The original air date, March 23rd, 1950, and the title is The Big Gangster. The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 1:48.0 | Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant, you're assigned to homicide. |
| 1:59.7 | You're a detective sergeant. |
| 2:01.9 | You're assigned to homicide detail. |
| 2:04.5 | Attempts have been made on the life of a notorious hoodlum in your city. |
| 2:08.6 | His death could mean an open gang war. |
| 2:11.4 | Your job? Stop it. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:25.0 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:30.0 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from |
| 2:33.9 | official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is |
| 2:39.8 | the story of your police force in action. It was Tuesday, July 18th. |
| 2:47.0 | It was hot in Los Angeles. |
| 2:49.0 | We were working the night, watch out of homicide detail. |
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