Dragnet: The Big Parrot (EP4610)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 16, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Orlando, Florida. |
| 0:34.7 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:41.4 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 0:49.5 | Before we get started, I do want to encourage you if you enjoy the podcast to follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:54.1 | Today's program is brought you in part by the financial support of our listeners. |
| 1:00.1 | You can support the show on a one-time basis by mailing a donation to Adam Graham, |
| 1:09.3 | Peelbox 15913, Boise, Idaho, 83715. |
| 1:16.7 | You can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month by going to patreon.orgatedetactives.net. Now from November 16th, 1950, here is the Big Parrot. |
| 1:26.1 | Music 1950, here is the Big Parrot. |
| 1:35.6 | The story you were about to hear is true. |
| 1:38.8 | Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. |
| 1:47.8 | You're assigned to homicide detail. |
| 1:50.1 | A man and his wife are found dead in a rooming house. |
| 1:53.1 | A dead parrot lies on the floor beside them. |
| 1:56.1 | The killer set fire to the room to cover his tracks. |
| 1:59.4 | Your job. |
| 2:00.7 | Get him. |
| 2:10.2 | Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:14.0 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:18.5 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. |
| 2:24.1 | From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. |
| 2:33.5 | It was Wednesday, April 2nd. |
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