Ep.130 Dragnet: The Big Dare

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were c...

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Nostolic Mystery Radio.
0:21.9	I'm your host Stevie K.
0:23.8	And it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:27.3	For this episode, I bring you Dragnet, episode titled The Big Dare, originally aired August 3rd, 1950, where Friday in Romero investigates the murder of a single mother.
0:42.3	So sit back and relax,
0:44.7	and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:48.3	Thank you for listening.
0:49.3	Thank you for listening. The story you are about to hear is true.
1:03.4	Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
1:06.7	Fatima Cigarettes.
1:08.3	Best of all, long cigarette, brings you dragnet.
1:21.3	You're a detective sergeant.
1:23.6	You're assigned to homicide detail.
1:26.5	A woman is knifed to death at her home.
1:29.3	The body bears the mark of inhuman attack.
1:32.3	The killer escapes.
1:34.4	Your job.
1:36.1	Get him.
1:40.3	If you want a long cigarette, smoke the best of all long cigarettes.
1:45.0	Smoke extra mild Fatima.
1:47.4	Yes, Fatima is the king-sized cigarette, which contains the finest Turkish and domestic
1:53.0	tobaccos, superbly blended to make it extra mild.
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