Dragnet: The Big Show (EP5014)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 10, 1952
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed JacobsAlso featuring Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, and Helen Kleeb
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Announcer: Hal Gibney
Technical advice from the Los Angeles Police Department
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Calaispell, Montana. This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:37.3 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 0:41.1 | But first, I want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:49.3 | Also, today's program is brought in part by the financial support of our listeners. |
| 0:55.9 | You can support the show on a one-time basis by mailing a donation to Adam Graham, Peelbox 15913. That's Peelbox 159-13, Boise, Idaho, 83715, |
| 1:08.3 | and become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as a little as $2 per month by going to |
| 1:14.4 | patreon.orgatedetectives.net. But now from April the 10th of 1952, here is The Big Show. |
| 1:26.4 | The Big Show. |
| 1:36.3 | The story you are about to hear is true. |
| 1:39.1 | The names have been changed to protect the innocent. The You're a detective sergeant. |
| 1:50.0 | You're assigned a juvenile division. |
| 1:52.3 | You get a call from one of the bus line terminals in your city. |
| 1:55.7 | A seven-week-old baby has been abandoned in the depot waiting room. |
| 1:59.3 | There's no sign of the mother. |
| 2:02.1 | No lead to her whereabouts. |
| 2:04.5 | Your job? Find her. |
| 2:17.3 | Drag net, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:21.7 | For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:24.7 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. |
| 2:28.6 | From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, |
| 2:31.8 | Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. |
| 2:40.0 | It was Wednesday, August 14th. |
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