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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.33 Dragnet: The Big Church

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 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 nostalgic mystery radio.

0:20.5

I'm your host, Stevie K., and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:26.1

Today, I bring you Dragnet episode titled The Big Church, originally aired November 2nd, 1950,

0:34.7

where anonymous letters and phone calls from a fanatic threatens the young woman's life with murder.

0:41.7

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:47.8

Thank you for listening. The story you were about to hear is true.

1:06.9

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

1:10.0

Fatima Cigarettes.

1:11.6

Best of all, long cigarettes, brings you Dragnet.

1:22.1

You're a detective sergeant.

1:24.3

You're assigned to homicide detail.

1:26.7

The life of a young woman is in danger.

1:29.3

Anonymous letters and phone calls threaten her with murder. The notes bear the mark of a fanatic.

1:35.7

Your job. Stop them.

1:41.6

You'll be amazed when you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes.

1:45.8

Buy a pack of Fatima.

1:47.0

You'll find they now cost the same.

1:49.4

Light of Fatima.

1:51.3

Your first puff will tell you...

1:52.9

Ah, that's different.

1:54.9

Yes, what a difference.

1:56.6

In Fatima, the difference is quality.

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