{"id":52078,"date":"2026-11-02T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=52078"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:05:55","slug":"dragnet-the-big-jump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/dragnet-the-big-jump-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragnet: The Big Jump"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1477\"><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-52078-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/detectivetheater\/Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/detectivetheater\/Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/detectivetheater\/Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/detectivetheater\/Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=52078-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/detectivetheater\/Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Dragnet_S02E01_TheBigJump_DL.mp4\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D52078\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Sergeant Joe Friday responds to an emergency at a downtown Los Angeles office building, where a distraught man named Walter Harrison is standing on a narrow ninth-floor ledge, threatening to jump at ten o&#8217;clock. Harrison is armed and violently resists anyone who approaches him. With time running out, Friday and the other officers must devise a way to bring him safely inside before he carries out his threat.<\/p>\n<p>Original Television Air Date: September 11, 1952.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 11, 1951.<\/p>\n<p>Cast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Paul Richards as Walter Harrison<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Kenneth Patterson as Officer Bill Lockwood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Alice Backes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Lillian Buyeff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Anthony Jochim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Milburn Stone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Production: Jack Webb, director; James E. 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