Ep.275 Dragnet: The Big Pug

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 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 Nostalgam mystery radio.
0:21.6	I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of guest
0:25.8	the year.
0:27.2	For this episode, I bring you Dragnet, episode titled The Big Pug, originally aired May 18th,
0:35.4	1950, where Friday and Romero looked for a duo who robbed a grocery store
0:40.9	and assaulted its elderly owner. So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic
0:49.1	mystery radio. Thank you for listening.
1:08.1	The story you're about to hear is true.
1:11.5	Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
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1:30.3	You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to robbery detail. An elderly woman on her way to the bank has been robbed and beaten senseless.
1:35.3	The suspects are cruel, ruthless. Your job, get them.
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