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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Dragnet: The Big Jump (EP4652)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero go to a building where a mentally disturbed man is threatening to jump off a 13-story building.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris

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0:00.0

Coming up this week on the old-time radio snack wagon.

0:04.8

You just say you're walking into a movie.

0:08.1

You grope your way down the aisle.

0:10.5

You finally find a seat.

0:12.5

You sit down, get nice and comfortable.

0:15.4

And all these airplane pictures, they start out the same way.

0:18.2

The first thing you hear is the music.

0:23.1

Listen to the old time radio snack wagon, snackwagon.net, or wherever you get your podcast.

0:29.9

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0:36.3

And if you're enjoying the podcast and would like to support us,

0:39.3

you can become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month at

0:44.3

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0:47.6

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0:52.1

from me, and you'll also get a chance to pick our summer

0:55.6

series on The Amazing World of Radio. If you're interested, go to patreon.gretectives.net. Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise Idaho.

1:37.2

This is your host, Adam Graham.

1:39.8

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet.

1:44.1

But I do want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software.

1:51.9

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2:03.0

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2:10.0

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2:16.7

Denise.

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