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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dragnet: The Big Watch (1950) (EP4400)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are on the trail of a vicious gang of robbers targeting military officers.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1950

Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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2:04.0

Thank you so much for your support, Rachel.

2:06.7

And now it is time for this week's episode of Dragnet,

2:11.8

the original aired

2:12.6

April 13th, 1950, and the hear is true is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

2:33.0

You're a detective sergeant.

2:34.0

You're a detective sergeant, you're assigned to robbery detail.

2:47.0

Vicious gunman have committed assaults, robberies, attempted murders, their victims, army officers stationed in your city. Your job, get them. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

3:07.0

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,

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