Tag: Narcotics

Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Meet (EP4574)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday goes undercover to complete a large drug buy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 26, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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Dragnet: The Big Actor (EP4508)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the theft of narcotics from a Catholic hospital pharmacy.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 10, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

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

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, Tales of the Texas Rangers

EP3644: Tales of the Texas Rangers: Living Death

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Two killings set the Texas Rangers on the trail of a ring smuggling narcotics across the border.

Original Air Date: October 8, 1950

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural, The Silent Men

EP3410: The Silent Men: Heroin Source X

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A Narcotics Bureau special agent travels to Turkey to find a source of heroin coming to the U.S.

Original Air Date: November 18, 1951

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EP3386: The Silent Men: The Empire of Pip the Blind

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A narcotics agent goes undercover to bust a West Coast drug kingpin.
Original Air Date: October 21, 1951
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EP3206: Lux Radio Theater: Murder My Sweet (Encore)

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Dick Powell

Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) becomes involved in a mixed up case of stolen jade, a missing girlfriend,  blackmail, and narcotics.

Original Air Date: June 11, 1945

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

EP3127: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The London Matter

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Edmond O'Brien

Johnny boards a boat to London along with some insured cargo because a Treasury Man suspects there’s a cache of narcotics among the cargo.

Original Air Date: June 22, 1950

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EP2846s: Dragnet: The Big Red Parts One and Two

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Jack Webb

Following a tip from an informant, Friday goes undercover to bust up a new narcotics ring.

Original Air Dates: January 3 and 10, 1952

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EP2516: Dragnet: The Big Gun, Part Two

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Jack Webb

Friday and Smith have captured one of the men in a car theft and narcotics racket, but now have to catch the ringleader.

Original Air Date: May 31, 1953

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EP2228: Dragnet: The Big Jules

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Jack Webb

Friday searches for the source behind a wave of European high grade narcotics.

Original Air Date: June 19, 1952
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EP2138: Dragnet: The Big Evans

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Jack Webb

A narcotics suspect accuses a police officer of beating him up and soliciting a bribe.

Original Air Date: March 6, 1952

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EP1664s: Lux Radio Theater: To the Ends of the Earth

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Dick Powell

Narcotics Commissioner Michael Barrows (Dick Powell) witnesses a Japanese sea captain throwing 100 slaves overboard to cover up a narcotics ring. Barrows is determined to get justice and sets out on a globe trotting adventure to break the ring and capture the murderous captain.

Original Air Date: May 23, 1949

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EP1658: Dragnet: The Big Actor

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Jack Webb
Friday and Romero investigate the theft of Narcotics from a Catholic hospital.

Original Air Date: August 10, 1950

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1949-54 Johnny Dollar, CBS, Early Johnny Dollar, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

EP0090: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Dr Otto Schmedlich

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Johnny Dollar goes to California to investigate an unethical doctor.

Original Air Date: October 15, 1949

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