Dragnet: The Big Knife (EP4424)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11, 1950
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero
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| 1:34.1 | Well now it is time for this week's episode of Dragnet, the original air date |
| 1:40.0 | May 11th 1950, the title is The Big Knife. The story you were about to hear is true. |
| 1:57.0 | Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. |
| 2:03.0 | You're a detective sergeant. |
| 2:10.0 | You're a detective sergeant. |
| 2:12.0 | You're assigned the juvenile bureau, the potential killer |
| 2:16.3 | roams the halls of one of the high schools in your city. |
| 2:20.1 | Girls students are then brutally slashed by the criminal. |
| 2:23.5 | Your job, stop him. Dragman, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:37.0 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the |
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