Tag: Joe Friday

Dragnet: The Big Late Script (EP4819)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Romero are called in to investigate the kidnapping of a local businessman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 26, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Phillips

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Dragnet: The Big Sophomore (EP4814)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday investigates a series of petty robberies in neighborhood stores where the shopkeepers suspect a high school boy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 19, 1951

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 Big Phone Call (Video Theater 299)

Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs have evidence that a local jewelry salesman is behind the robbery of another salesman. They present the vidence in hopes of getting a confession.

Season 1, Episode 12

Original Air Date: May 22, 1952

Based on a radio script from February 14, 1952

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Dragnet: The Big Set-Up (EP4809)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of burglaries targeting wealthy homes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Love (EP4804)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for missing woman and her two-year-old daughter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris

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Dragnet: The Big Cliff (EP4799)

Today’s Mystery:

A woman in her sixties is found dead next to her husband and he claims not to know why it happened.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 28, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Run (EP4794)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday looks for the driver of a hit-and-run driver who struck two elderly women.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 21, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Building (EP4788)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappearance of a rich society woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Imposter (EP4783)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappearance of a ten-year-old boy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 7, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Bindle (EP4778)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday goes undercover to locate a high-grade heroin out of a luxury hotel.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Ralph Moody

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Dragnet: The Big Mailman (EP4773)

Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero join forces with a USPS inspector to correct a forger who is stealing and then cashing checks.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Blast (EP4768)

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is shot in bed while sleeping with her seven-year-old son.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Drills

Today’s Mystery:

Friday investigates a series of safe burglaries at a string of markets.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 10, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Casing (EP4758)

Today’s Mystery:

A woman is found shot in her apartment. The husband insists it’s suicide, but the evidence seems to point to murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 3, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Saint (EP4748)

Today’s Mystery:

A spate of thefts of GM cars leads Friday and Romero to investigate a particular salvage yard.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 26, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

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

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