Tag: Jack Webb

Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two (EP4340)

Today’s Mystery:

Having gotten key information, Joe Friday and Ben Romero join an interdepartment task force to bring down the top narcotics dealer.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Big Man, Part One (EP4334)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday goes undercover in a narcotics gang to get to the get a drug kingpin.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Sidney Miller; Herb Butterfield; William Conrad; Peggy Webber

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Dragnet: The Big Escape (EP4328)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday arrests an old army buddy for armed robbery.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris.

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Dragnet: The Roseland Roof Murders (EP4322)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero search for a trigger happy gang of hold-up men.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: .22 Rifle for Christmas (EP4316)

Todays Mystery: A boy disappears before Christmas with his present – a .22 rifle.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Peggy Webber; William Johnstone

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Dragnet: The Garbage Chute Murder (EP4310)

Today’s Mystery:

An organist is found murdered in her apartment, and the police can figure out the killer got in.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 15, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Jade Thumb Rings (EP4304)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and his partner Romero race against the clock to recover $8,000 worth of stolen Chinese jade. The only lead? A vicious criminal and a six-year-old witness with a wild imagination.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang (EP4298)

Todays Mystery:

Friday and Smith search for a juvenile gang that’s been committing burglaries, robberies, and rapes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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EP3568: Jeff Regan: The Lady By the Fountain

The Lyon wants Regan to horn in on the investigation of some insured stolen jewels.

Original Air Date: October 5, 1949

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EP3104s: The Whistler: Danger is a Beautiful Blonde (Jack Webb Centennial)

An engineer is picked up by a beautiful woman and finds himself in the middle of a murder.

Original Air Date: May 8, 1949

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EP3101: Jeff Regan: The Man in the Door (Jack Webb Centennial)

Jack Webb

The Lyon sends Regan down to get a potential client to sign a contract. The client falls dead at Regan’s feet before he can sign it.

Original Air Date: August 28, 1948

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EP3100: Johnny Madero: The Fatal Auction (Jack Webb Centennial)

Johnny Madero is persuaded to bid on a mystery box at an auction by a beautiful woman  who disappeared after he won the auction.

Original AIr Date: June 26, 1947

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AWR0099: Suspense: You Take Ballistics (Jack Webb Centennial)

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A police lieutenant is convinced a local hood (Jack Webb) has committed murder but doesn’t know how he can prove it.

Original Air Date: March 13, 1947

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AWR0093: One Out of Seven (Jack Webb Centennial)

Amazing World of Radio

Jack Webb hosts and performs the roles of all news figures in a news and commentary program in two episodes.

First, a profile of segregationist Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi. Second, a commentary on incidents of racial, ethic, and religious bigotry occurring around Brotherhood Week.

Original Air Dates: February 6 and 27, 1946

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AWR0092: The Jack Webb Show (Jack Webb Centennial)

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From San Francisco, Jack Webb stars in a sketch comedy show, hosting and playing a variety of parts including Razor Master, Private Detective.

Original Air Date: April 10, 1946
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