Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP4244)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield; Herb Vigran
ost-episode Question: Should AI be used to reconstruct lost episodes of old time radio from existing scripts?
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| 1:31.4 | Now it is time for this week's episode of Dragnet. The original |
| 1:36.6 | aired 8 September 10th 1949 and the title is The Sullivan Kidnapping. |
| 1:43.4 | Here's another in NBC's great parade of new shows. Ladies and gentlemen the story you are about to hear is true only the names have been |
| 2:01.8 | changed to protect the innocent. |
| 2:04.0 | NBC brings you dragnet. You're a detective sergeant, you're assigned to homicide |
| 2:13.9 | you're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail. A |
| 2:22.0 | 22-year-old girl has disappeared. A letter has been received. It demands |
| 2:28.1 | $30,000 for the girl's return. The letter is signed The Wolf. Your job, get him. |
| 2:37.0 | Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime, investigated and solved by the men who |
| 2:44.9 | unrelentingly stand watch on the security of your home, your family, and your life. |
| 2:50.3 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will |
| 2:55.4 | travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official |
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