Dragnet: The Big Trunk (TV Soundtrack) (EP4724)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Adam Graham
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Soundtrack from a TV Episode that AIred January 4, 1954 based on a radio script from March 22, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Dayton Lummis; Richard Garland; James Anderson; Lillian Powell; Emlen Davies
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the great detectives of old-time Radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:21.6 | This is your host, Adam Brand. |
| 0:24.3 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 0:28.6 | But first, I want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, |
| 0:31.9 | please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:35.7 | Also, today's program is brought you in impart by the financial support of our listeners. |
| 0:40.4 | You can support the show on a one-time basis, support.gratedetactives.net. |
| 0:45.4 | And you can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month. |
| 0:50.5 | Go to patreon.orgateetactives.net. |
| 0:57.9 | Well, this week, we are actually doing something a little bit different. For 15 months, we haven't had any lost episodes on Dragnet, but unfortunately, |
| 1:05.8 | that streak comes to a close. As two episodes, the big love, are missing. The Big Trunk is one of |
| 1:16.4 | those episodes where the TV adaptation circulates, and we can go ahead and listen to the |
| 1:23.2 | soundtrack of that TV episode. As usual, this has been Alexander as Frank Smith, but |
| 1:31.0 | is otherwise the same story that would have been heard on radio. So, here, based on the radio |
| 1:37.9 | script that aired on March 22nd, 1951, is the soundtrack of the TV episode that aired January 7, 1954. |
| 1:52.0 | It's The Big Trunk. |
| 1:58.8 | Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 2:05.1 | the story you are about to see is true. |
| 2:07.8 | The names have been changed to protect the city. |
| 2:27.3 | Los Angeles, California. I work here. |
| 2:35.5 | I'm a cop. |
| 2:41.7 | It was Wednesday, September 2nd. |
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