Ep.234 Dragnet: The Big Kill

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2022

⏱️ 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.
0:21.7	I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:27.0	For this episode, I bring you Dragnet, episode titled The Big Kill, originally aired March 2nd, 1950,
0:36.1	where Friday and Romero search for a cop killer.
0:41.1	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
0:47.2	Thank you for listening. The story you're about to hear is true.
1:05.8	Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
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1:24.9	You're a detective sergeant.
1:27.6	You're assigned to homicide detail.
1:30.4	A police officer is shut down on the front steps of his home.
1:34.8	There's no apparent motive for the shooting.
1:37.6	The assailant escapes in a blue sedan.
1:40.7	Your job. Get him.
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2:22.2	So enjoy Extra Mild Fatima.
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