Dragnet: The Big Mother (EP4604)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, |
| 0:35.6 | Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's |
| 0:38.7 | episode of Dryknack. Before we do, I want to encourage you if you enjoy the podcast to follow |
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| 1:14.1 | Now from November 9th, 1950, here is the Big Mother. |
| 1:23.4 | The story you were about to hear is true. |
| 1:29.3 | Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 1:36.3 | You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail. |
| 1:43.3 | A newborn baby is taken from a hospital nursery. |
| 1:46.8 | There's no trace of the infant. |
| 1:48.8 | There's no trace of the abductor. |
| 1:51.0 | Your job. |
| 1:52.4 | Find them. |
| 1:56.8 | Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:05.5 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:09.5 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law |
| 2:11.8 | through an actual case transcribed from official police files. |
| 2:15.5 | From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, |
| 2:18.6 | Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. |
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