DRAGNET

10 DVDS

1951-1959

Jack Webb............Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barton Yarborough....Sgt. Ben Romero.

Barney Phillips. Sergeant Ed Jacobs.

Herb Ellis......Off. Frank Smith.

Ben Alexander...Off. Frank Smith.

56 EPISODES

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I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE COMPLETE LIST AVAILABLE OF THE 1 ^ST “DRAGNET” ANYWHERE.

DISC 1.

1. The Human Bomb. (12/16/1951).

2. The Big Actor. (1/3/1952).

4. The Big Mother (1/31/1952) aka THE BIG DEATH. (this is an episode in its own right)

5. The Big Cast. (2/14/1952). aka THE BIG LITTLE JESUS. (This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

11. The Big September Man. (5/8/1952).

12. The Big Phone Call. (5/22/1952).

DISC 2.

13. The Big Casing. (6/5/1952).

14. The Big Lamp. (6/19/1952).

18. The Big Seventeen. (11/6/1952).

21. .22 Rifle For Christmas. (12/18/1952).

23. The Big Grandma. (1/8/1953).

25. The Big Show. (1/22/1953). aka THE BIG SECRET. (no such episode existed)

DISC 3.

28. The Big Hate. (2/12/1953).

33. The big break. (3/19/1953).

40. The Big Frank. (5/7/1953).

41. The Big Lease. (5/14/1953). aka THE BIG MISSING. (this is an episode in its own right)

42. The Big Hands. (5/21/1953). aka THE BIG ANTE. (no such episode existed)

46. The Big Barrette. (6/18/1953).

DISC 4.

47. The Big Dance. (6/25/1953). aka THE BIG KID BANDITS. (no such episode existed)

51. The Big Betty. (9/24/1953).

58. The Big Will. (11/12/1953).

63. The Big Thief. (12/17/1953). aka THE BIG HOUSE CALL. (no such episode existed)

64. The Big Little Jesus. (12/24/1953). aka THE BIG CAST. (this is an episode in its own right)

66. The Big Trunk. (1/7/1954). aka THE BIG BIRD. (this is an episode in its own right)

DISC 5.

68. The Big Boys. (1/21/1954).

74. The Big Winchester. (3/4/1954).

75. The Big Shoplift. (3/11/1954).

76. The Big Hit-Run Killer. (3/18/1954).

78. The Big Girl. (4/1/1954).

81. The Big Frame. (4/22/1954).

DISC 6.

86. The Big False Make. (5/27/1954). aka THE BIG FRAUD OR THE BIG MAKE OR THE BIG FAKE. (these are all episodes in their own right).

87. The Big Producer. (8/26/1954).

88. The Big Fraud. (9/2/1954). aka THE BIG FRAUD OR THE BIG MAKE OR THE BIG FAKE. (these are all episodes in their own right).

89. The Big Crime. (9/9/1954).

90. The Big Pair. (9/16/1954). aka THE BIG HOUSEKEEPING. (no such episode existed)

94. The Big Bar. (10/14/1954).

DISC 7.

95. The Big Present. (10/21/1954). aka THE BIG MILK BOTTLE BURGLAR. (no such episode existed)

98. The Big New Year. (11/11/1954). aka THE BIG NEW YEARS EVE COP KILLER. (no such episode existed)

104. The Big Rod. (12/30/1954) aka THE BIG RUN & THE BIG RED. (these are episodes in their own right)

106. The Big Family. (1/13/1955) aka THE BIG THREAT. (this is an episode in its own right)

109. The Big TV. (2/3/1955). aka THE BIG SOUND OFF & THE BIG SEND OFF.(no such episodes existed)

115. The Big Tar Baby. (3/17/1955).

DISC 8.

116. The Big Number. (3/24/1955). aka THE BIG BANK ROBBERY. (no such episode existed)

128. The Big No Rain. (9/15/1955). aka THE BIG ASSAULT. (no such episode existed)

129. The Big Lift. (9/22/1955). aka THE BIG HOUSECLEANING. (no such episode existed)

131. The Big Gap. (10/6/1955). aka THE BIG SWINDLE & THE BIG SCORE. (no such episodes existed)

132. The Big Look. (10/13/1955). aka THE BIG THUG. (no such episode existed)

133. The Big Glasses. (10/20/1955). aka THE BIG MOTHER. (this is an episode in its own right)

DISC 9.

134. The Big Bird. (10/27/1955). aka THE BIG TRUNK. (this is an episode in its own right)

137. The Big Bounce. (11/17/1955).

159. The Big Deal. (4/26/1956). aka THE BIG CAR THIEVES. (no such episode existed)

160. The Big Wish. (5/3/1956). aka THE BIG BUST. (no such episode existed)

168. The Big Net. (10/25/1956). aka THE BIG THANKSGIVING. (no such episode existed)

226. The Big War. (4/10/1958). aka THE BIG JUVENILE GANG WAR. (no such episode existed)

DISC 10.

241. The Big Oskar. (10/14/1958).

275. The Big Counterfeit. (8/16/1959).

TOTAL 56 EPISODES.

1. The Human Bomb. (12/16/1951).

Synopsis

The television saga of Jack Webb's Dragnet (the original, black and white version, that is) began on December 16, 1951,

with a film adaptation of a radio episode first heard on July 21, 1949. Sgt. Joe Friday (Webb) and his partner Ben Romero

(Barton Yarborough) are summoned to Los Angeles City Hall, where Vernon Carney (Stacy Harris) is threatening to destroy

the building with a homemade bomb unless his brother Ellwood (Sam Edwards) is immediately released from jail. There's an

especially thrilling climax as Friday races downstairs with the ticking bomb in his hands--and Romero's closing line is

a gem!

Cast.

Jack Webb............Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barton Yarborough....Sgt. Ben Romero.

Ray Burr. ...........Deputy Chief.Thad Brown.

Stacy Harris.........Vernon Carney.

Herb Butterfield.....Lt.Lee Jones.

Barney Phillips......Sam Erickson.

Sam Edwards..........Elwood Carney.

Jack Kruschen........Elevator Operator.

Jack Webb............Director.

James E.Moser........Screenwriter.

2. The Big Actor. (1/3/1952).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) investigates the theft of $10,000 worth of medicinal narcotics from a Catholic Hospital. The trail

of clues leads to movie bit player Leonard Castle (Whit Connor)--who, in a typically ironic touch, is currently acting

in a B-picture called "Crime Report." Based on a radio episode of Dragnet which originally aired on August 10, 1950,

this TV version marks the final appearance of Barton Yarborough as Friday's partner Ben Romero (Yarborough died on

December 19, 1951).

Cast.

Jack Webb..........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barton Yarborough..Sgt.Ben Romero.

Whit Connor........Leonard Castle.

Jack Kruschen......Babe Kellogg.

Jack Mulhall.......Jack Mulhall.

Ken Patterson......Captain Kearney.

Vic Perrin.........Henry Harfield.

Sarah Selby........Sister Benedict.

Olan Soule.........Sgt Harlan stall.

Barton Yarborough..Sgt.Ben Romero.

Will Yaeger........Lieut.Louis Walters.

Jack Webb..........Director.

James E.Moser......Screenwriter.

4. The Big Mother. (1/31/1952). (SOLD AS THE BIG DEATH ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis

Based on a radio episode which first aired on November 9, 1950, this classic Dragnet TV episode finds Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack

Webb) and his temporary partner Sgt. Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips) investigating the disappearance of a newborn baby. It turns

out that the infant was stolen by Mrs. Roberta Salazar (Peggy Webber), whose own baby had recently been stillborn. Mrs.

Salazar's poignant closing scene is a superb blend of actress Peggy Webber's brilliant performance and Jack Webb's unusually

sensitive direction.

Cast

Jack Webb........Sergeant Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips..Sergeant Ed Jacobs.

Peggy Webber.....Roberta Salazar.

Harry Bartell....Frank Salazar.

Dan Riss.........Docter Walsh.

Joyce McCluskey..Nurse O'Connor.

Ralph Moody......John Wallace.

Olan Soule.......Sgt.Harlan Stall.

Herb Ellis.......Sgt.Joe Olivas.

Jack Webb........Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

5. The Big Cast. (2/14/1952). (SOLD AS THE BIG LITTLE JESUS ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

Based on a radio episode first heard on February 8, 1951, this early Dragnet TV episode marks a turning point in the

career of Lee Marvin, who with this one performance matriculated from bit player to star (though not as big a star as

he'd be in later years). Marvin is cast as longshoreman Henry Ross, who is interrogated by sergeants Friday (Jack Webb)

and Jacobs (Barney Phillips) as a suspect in a series of murders. Agreeing to talk only if the two cops buy him dinner,

Ross reveals that he is an avid fan of pulp detective magazines--and that he finds it laughable that all murders must be

motivated. By episode's end, however, no one is laughing...least of all Ross.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sergeant Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips..Sergeant Ed Jacobs.

Lee Marvin.......Henry Ross.

Jack Webb........Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

11. The Big September Man. (5/8/1952).

Synopsis

Friday (Jack Webb) again teams up with Sgt. Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips) to investigate the seemingly unmotivated

murder of a pretty young secretary. It takes some doing, but the two cops manage to follow the clues to a religious

fanatic who has a morbid obsession with the month of September. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast

of September 27, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips..Sgt Ed Jacobs.

Stacy Harris.....William Tanner.

George Sawaya....Sgt.Lopez.

Eddie Firestone..Robert French.

Jonathan Hole....Martin Tanner.

Jack Webb........Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

12. The Big Phone Call. (5/22/1952).

Synopsis.

Familiar Dragnet supporting player Vic Perrin goes into his patented snivelling-weasel act as shady jeweler Ernest

Garvey. Brought in for questioning after a big diamond robbery, Garvey strenuously protests his innocence to Sergeants

Friday (Jack Webb) and Jacobs (Barney Phillips). But with admirable patience, the two detectives reveal that they

already know the truth thanks to some meticulously accumulated electronic surveillance (which in the post-Earl Warren

era would undoubtedly be thrown out of court as inadmissable!) This episode is based on a Dragnet radio play first

heard on February 14, 1952.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips..Sgt Ed Jacobs.

Vic Perrin.......Ernest Garvey.

Jack Webb........Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

13. The Big Casing. (6/5/1952).

Synopsis.

Investigating the shooting death of Mrs. Marie Robertson, Friday and Jacobs are calmly assured by the victim's husband

(Harry Bartell) that his wife committed suicide with his .45 automatic. Despite irrefutable evidence that the couple had

violently quarreled just before the shooting, the two detectives are unable to break down Mr. Robertson's story. The whole

truth is revealed when Lee Jones (Herb Butterfield from the crime lab scrutinizes a shell casing found on the premises. This

episode is based on the same-named Dragnet radio broadcast of May 3, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips...Sgt Ed Jacobs.

Harry Bartell.....Andrew Robinson.

Herb Butterfield..Lt.Lee Jones.

Jack Kruschen.....Ted Carleton.

Ken Peters........Lt.Harry Fremont.

Will Yaeger.......George Wright.

Jack Webb.........Director.

Jack Webb.........Screenplay.

14. The Big Lamp. (6/19/1952).

Synopsis.

Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) is outraged when safecracker Conrad Buckley (Eddie Firestone) is acquitted by a jury on a technicality.

Even though the case is officially closed, Friday and his partner Jacobs refuse to give up in their efforts to nail Buckley.

There's only one thing to do: catch the perpetrator in the act--and this time make sure that the evidence sticks! Based on a

radio play first broadcast on October 20, 1949, this last episode of Dragnet's first TV season also marks the final appearance

of Barney Phillips as Sgt. Ed Jacobs.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Barney Phillips...Sgt Ed Jacobs.

Tol Avery.........Captain Wisdom.

Herb Butterfield..Lt.Lee Jones.

Eddie Firestone...Conrad Buckley.

Parley Baer.......District Attorney.

Ralph Moody.......Judge.

Jack Webb.........Director.

James E.Moser.....Screenwriter.

18. The Big Seventeen. (11/6/1952).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Herb Ellis) investigate the trashing of a movie theater by a gang of teenagers. In typical

Dragnet fashion, it turns out that the kids were all high on marijuana. Harold Everson Sr. (Willis Bouchey), the father of

youthful drug pusher Hal Everson (Edwin Bruce), refuses to believe that his son is guilty of anything other than high

spirits--but the boy ends up proving his Dad wrong in a spectaculary violent fashion. This episode is based on the Dragnet

radio program first heard on September 6, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Herb Ellis......Off.Frank Smith.

Allene Roberts..Evelyn Maxford.

Bill Bouchey....Harold Everson,Sr.

Edwin Bruce.....Harold Everson,Jr.

Forrest Lewis...Clyde Barton.

Vivi Janiss.....Mrs.Demmering.

Herb Vigran.....Jocko.

Jack Webb.......Director.

James E.Moser...Screenwriter.

21. .22 Rifle For Christmas. (12/18/1952).

Synopsis.

In the most controversial Dragnet episode to date, Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) must put off his Christmas vacation to investigate

the disappearance of a boy named Stevie Martin. The missing youngster's best friend Stanley Johnstone (Sammy Ogg) tearfully

comes forward, confessing that he has killed his playmate. Tragically, it turns out that Stanley is telling the truth--and the

cause of it all is a .22. rifle which Stanley's father had bought him for a Christmas present. It is impossible not to be moved

by the final scene in which Stevie's dad (Bill Johnstone) comes to grips with his son's death. Although the original radio

version of ".22. Rifle for Christmas" (first heard on December 22, 1949) incurred the wrath of the National Rifle Association,

Jack Webb received so much positive response for the episode that he insisted upon filming a TV adaptation for telecast just

before Christmas Week of 1952--whereupon he was again subject to criticism, this time for depicting a dead child on screen!

Cast.

Jack Webb..................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Herb Ellis.................Off.Frank Smith.

Wm.Johnstone...............John Martin.

June Whitley...............Mrs.Johnstone.

Sammy Ogg..................Stanley Johnstone.

Virginia Christine.........Mrs.Martin.

Rennie McEvoy..............Off.Doherty.

Olan Soule.................Ray Pinker.

Jack Webb..................Director.

James E.Moser & Jack Webb..Screenwriter.

23. The Big Grandma. (1/8/1953).

Synopsis.

Someone has been forging checks and spreading them throughout the city. Once all the evidence is in, Friday (Jack Webb) and

Smith (Ben Alexander) can't believe that the "perp" is a sweet little old lady, Mary Walker (Myra Marsh). She insists that he

intentions were honorable--but when has that sort of excuse ever held water with Sergeant Joe "By the Book" Friday? Based on a

Dragnet radio episode first heard on October 19, 1950,this TV version features Dorothy Abbott, soon to be cast as Friday's

ersthwhle girlfriend Ann Baker, in a bit role as a model.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Gwen Delano.....Inez Lambert.

Bert Holland....Mr.Hammersten.

Ken Peters......Sgt.Ferguson.

Myra Marsh......Mary Walker.

Don Dillaway....Capt.Welch.

Maury Hill......Mr.Montrose.

Dorothy Abbott..Ann Baker.

Rennie McEvoy...Don Meyer.

Jack Webb.......Director.

James E.Moser...Screenwriter.

25. The Big Show. (1/22/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG SECRET ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

This controversial episode (adapted from a Dragnet radio broadcast first heard on April 10 1952) finds detectives Friday

(Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) interrogating Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (Virginia Gregg), who insists that she came into

possession of another woman's baby while she was sitting in a bus station. Unable to locate the woman who fits the description

of the missing mother, the two detectives pay a visit to Mrs. Lewis in her hotel room. She tearfully confesses that the baby is

actually hers--but that her husband, an Army sergeant who has just returned from a two-year tour of duty, is not the child's

father. At a time when even the word "pregnant" could not be spoken on most TV series, this episode strikes a blow for maturity

by exploring the hitherto taboo subject of illegitimacy. Ironically, according to Dragnet historian Michael Hayde, while the

original radio version came and went without protest, the TV adaptation of "The Big Show" was chastized by several viewers for

allegedly condoning adultery!

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Virginia Gregg....Marjorie Lewis.

Clarence Cassell..Walter Lewis.

Vivi Janiss.......Policewoman Stone.

Jack Webb.........Director.

James E.Moser.....Screenwriter.

28. The Big Hate. (2/12/1953).

Synopsis.

Working out of Homicide, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) are dispatched to an old rail yard, where a dazed young

man (Sam Edwards) has been found hiding in an abandoned freight car, holding the body of a middle-aged woman in his arms.

Though there are no signs of violence, it appears that the dead woman was a heavy drinker. Refusing to talk at first, the young

man finally identifies himself as Gordon Miller, and claims that he killed the woman. It turns out that Gordon is an aspiring

pianist and that the woman was his music teacher--but that's not the end of the story by a long shot. This episode is based on

the Dragnet radio broadcast of July 10, 1952.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Sam Edwards.....Gordon Miller.

Lillian Buyeff..Lillian Miller.

Herb Vigran.....Henry Miller.

George Sawaya...Sgt.Lopez.

Joe Cranston....Policeman.

Jack Webb.......Director.

James E.Moser...Screenwriter.

33. The big break. (3/19/1953).

Synopsis

There's a lot more physical action than usual in this episode, in which Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) chase

after an armed bandit with a history of successful jail breaks. In the course of events, the "perp" not only busts out of a

county jail, but also an Army stockade. A fierce gun battle caps the action--but only after a great deal of diligent detective

work and laborious research! Adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of December 14, 1950, this episode features the TV series'

longtime production designer Harper Goff in an acting role.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Clarence Cassell..Sgt.Slats Henry.

Eddie Firestone...George Hoffman.

Art Gilmore.......Capt.Harry Didion.

Harper Goff.......Roy Townsend.

Adrienne Marden...Mrs.Cox.

Dick Paxton.......Charles Kilgore.

Jack Webb.........Director.

James E.Moser.....Screenwriter.

40. The Big Frank. (5/7/1953).

Synopsis.

Based on a radio play first broadcast on March 15, 1951, this episode focuses on the relationship between Sgt. Joe Friday

(Jack Webb) and his partner, officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). While investigating a robbery, Smith is shot and seriously

wounded by suspect Jack B. Grant (Joe Cranston). As Smith hovers between life and death, Friday teams with Lt. Jack Ricketts

(Clarence Cassell) to track down the fugitive Grant--angrily roughing up one of Grant's less savory acquaintances (Peter Adams)

in order to pinpoint the missing man's hideout. The closing scene between Friday and the recuperating Smith is a classic.

Cast.

Jack Webb..................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..............Off.Frank Smith.

Jack Kruschen..............Sidney Ferguson.

Ralph Moody................Harvey Kimbro.

Clarence Cassell...........Lt.Jack Ricketts.

Dorothy Abbott.............Ann Baker.

Nan Boardman...............Ida Fischer.

Hy Averback................Docter Terrill.

Peter Adams................Anthony Baxter.

Joe Cranston...............Jack Grant.

Peggy Wagner...............Stella.

Jack Webb..................Director.

James E.Moser & Jack Webb..Screenwriter.

41. The Big Lease. (5/14/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG MISSING ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate the reported suicide of wealthy retiree Chester Dillon. Everyone who

knew the man--including neighbor Lucille Banner (Susan Selby), who found the body--agrees that Dillon had been despondent over

the death of his wife. However, this doesn't explain why, just before his death, Dillon had made a huge bank withdrawal. . .

nor why his charge account shows several recent purchases, all signed for by his "deceased" wife. This episode is based on the

Dragnet radio broadcast of November 14, 1951

Cast.

Jack Webb..........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander......Off.Frank Smith.

Sarah Selby........Mrs.Banner.

Jerry Hausner......Al Miller.

Paul Bryar.........Raymond Shafer.

Virginia McDowall..Laura Kirk.

Inge Jollos........Hulga Jensen.

Russ Conway........Mr.Harrison.

Jack Webb..........Director.

James E.Moser......Screenwriter.

42. The Big Hands. (5/21/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG ANTE ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

An unidentified woman has been found strangled to death in a hotel room. The only clue to go on is the obvious that that the

killer had extremely large hands. Investigating, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) end up asking several probing

questions of elderly circus owner Al Morgan (played by Cliff Arquette of "Charley Weaver" fame). This episode was adapted from

the Dragnet radio broadcast of November 21, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Cliff Arquette..Al Morgan.

Tom McKee.......George Crane.

Olan Soule......Ray Pinker.

Helen Kleeb.....Frances Watson.

Jeanne Baird....Dixie.

Ted Bliss.......Stephen Arnold.

Mel Ford........Vic.

Jack Webb.......Director.

James E.Moser...Screenwriter.

46. The Big Barrette. (6/18/1953).

Synopsis.

Friday (Joe Friday) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate when the body of 21-year-old Helen Corday, who has been bludgeoned to

death with a tire iron, is found in a vacant lot. Unfortunately, the only clue is the footprint of a very popular brand of

tennis shoe. After several dead-end interrogations and dozens of false leads, the detectives arrest Frank Larson (Stacy Harris),

who has been caught in the act of attack a young babysitter. Even so, there isn't quite enough proof to put the noose around

Larson's neck---obliging Joe and Frank to indulge in a neat bit of psychological warfare. This episode is based on one of the

earliest Dragnet radio broadcasts, originally heard on July 7, 1949.

Cast.

Jack Webb..................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..............Off.Frank Smith.

Stacy Harris...............Frank Larson.

Dan Riss...................Capt.R.A.Lohrman

Olan Soule.................Ray Pinker.

Allene Roberts.............Judy Scott.

Robert Boon................Paul Ostrander.

Joe Mell...................Otto Myer.

Doris Cole.................Marie Olson.

Joe Haworth................Harry Stewart.

Jack Webb..................Director.

James E.Moser & Jack Webb..Screenwriter.

47. The Big Dance. (6/25/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG KID BANDITS ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis

With only a book of matches as evidence, Joe Friday ($Jack Webb) and Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) hope to capture a pair of

vicious holdup men who specialize in beating their victims. After the elusive criminals have committed 24 crimes, the

detectives finally get a viable lead, courtesy of cocktail-lounge singer Lorene Stanley (Jeanne Tatum). The best sequence has

absolutely nothing to do with the plot, as Frank cooks Joe a Spanish omelette for breakfast! This final episode of Dragnet's

second TV season is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of January 18, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb..................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..............Off.Frank Smith.

Jeanne Tatum...............Lorraine Stanley.

Gene Reynolds..............George Bell.

Vic Rodman.................John Willden.

Russell Saunders...........Fred Gunther.

Jack Webb..................Director.

James E.Moser & Jack Webb..Screenwriter.

51. The Big Betty. (9/24/1953).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) go after a particularly vicious gang of con artists who prey on the grieving

relatives of recently deceased servicemen. The crooks' M.O. involves scanning the obituary columns, then persuading the

families of dead soldiers to spend huge amounts of money on cheap merchandise which was ostensibly purchased by the decedents

(a variation of this scam was later used by door-to-door Bible salesman Ryan O'Neal in the theatrical feature Paper Moon). The

final scene finds Joe and Frank catching up with gang leader Betty McGraw (Gloria Saunders) during a party in her apartment.

This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of November 23, 1950.

Cast.

Jack Webb...........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.......Off.Frank Smith.

Gloria Saunders.....Betty McGraw.

Allene Roberts......Elsie Bergstrum.

Robert Clarke.......Wesley Fisher.

Jack Carol..........Jud Scanlon.

Mel Ford............Fred Norris.

Charlotte Lawrence..Helga.

Jack Webb...........Director.

James E.Moser.......Screenwriter.

58. The Big Will. (11/12/1953).

Synopsis

Investigating the murder of 50-year-old Charles Stahl, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) interview snappish motel

manager Margaret Becker (Ellen Corby), who'd grown up with the victim. It turns out that Stahl was in the process of changing

his will, possibly to favor a young girl with whom he'd become infatuated. A few casual words from Paul West (Jonathan Hole),

the man who found Stahl's body, lead the detectives to the solution of the crime (which, truth be told, isn't much of a

surprise). This episode was inspired by the Dragnet radio broadcast of June 7, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb......................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..................Off.Frank Smith.

Ellen Corby....................Margaret Beckar.

Richard Garrick................John Woodbridge.

Jonathan Hole..................Paul West.

John Deering...................Charles Stone.

John Robinson & Ben Alexander..Screenwriter.

63. The Big Thief. (12/17/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG HOUSE CALL ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

In this pivotal episode (written directly for television, with no previous radio version) Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith

(Ben Alexander) investigate a series of robbery-assaults committed by a husband-and-wife team of criminals. The couple has been

checking into various hotels, whereupon the woman (Gloria Saunders) feigns illness. When a doctor is summoned, the couple rob

him of his narcotics. Catching up with the crooks, Friday is forced to shoot it out with the male suspect--and in so doing he

kills a man for the first time in his police career. The climax finds a shaken Joe Friday discussing the events of the day with

his sympathetic girlfriend Ann Baker (Dorothy Abbott).

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Dorothy Abbott...Ann Baker.

Gloria Saunders..Alice Cavell.

James Bush.......Dr.Platt.

Alan Dexter......Dr.Halbert.

Gil Stratton,Jr..Kenneth Alden.

Art Gilmore......Captain Didion.

Loren Brown......Edgar Cavell.

Jack Webb........Director.

64. The Big Little Jesus. (12/24/1953). (SOLD AS THE BIG CAST ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

In one of the most famous Dragnet episodes of all time, Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate the

theft of a statue of the Baby Jesus from a Catholic church, just before the first Christmas Mass. Father Rojas (Harry Bartell)

explains that the doors of the church are always left unlocked; when Joe asks if the doors are open for thieves, the priest

replies gently, "Especially thieves." Following the slimmest of leads, the two detectives haul in a suspicious derelict (James

Griffith), but he turns out to be innocent. Only at the very end of the story do we learn the identity--and the touchingly

honorable motives--of the youthful "thief". The first Dragnet episode filmed in color (Technicolor, no less!), "The Big Little

Jesus" was initially heard on December 22, 1953 as a radio broadcast, which was actually the soundtrack of the televised

version (this soundtrack was later released commercially as an LP record by RCA Victor). The episode was refilmed as "The

Christmas Story", which aired December 21, 1967 as part of NBC's "new" Dragnet series.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Harry Bartell...Father Rojas.

Joe Carioca,Jr..Paco Mendoza.

James Griffith..Claude Stroup.

Ralph Moody.....Mr.Flavin.

Herb Vigran.....Desk Clerk.

Walter Sande....Captain Barnard.

Billy Chapin....Joseph Heffernan.

Jack Webb.......Director.

66. The Big Trunk. (1/7/1954). (SOLD AS THE BIG BIRD ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

The scene is a dingy rooming house, where the body of a former vaudeville actress is found tied to a chair. The woman has been

beaten to death, and Friday ({Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) deduce that her killer wanted to find out what she kept in

the huge trunk in the middle of her room. In an exceptionally well-directed scene, the detectives use "state of the art"

electronic surveillance to get the goods on the two main suspects. This episode is adapted from the Dragnet) radio broadcast of

March 22, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Dayton Lummis....Sgt.Jack Gotch.

Richard Garland..John Parkson.

Jim Anderson.....Harold Young.

Lillian Palmer...Lorraine Washburn.

Emlen Davies.....Babs Sheldon.

Jack Webb........Director.

68. The Big Boys. (1/21/1954).

Synopsis.

Detective Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) gets word that four vicious hoodlums who have cut quite a swath of crime and terror in

San Francisco are headed for LA. Setting up a stakeout in a seedy hotel, Smith and his partner Joe Friday (Jack Webb) must

contend with a drunken desk clerk (Peter Leeds) while waiting to pounce upon the four outlaws. Based on the Dragnet radio

broadcast of March 14, 1950, this is one of the most readily accessible of the original black and white TV episodes, and no

wonder: one of the thugs is played by a young and very swarthy-looking Leonard Nimoy (complete with pencil mustache!)

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Harry Bartell....Sgt.Tony Chavez.

Peter Leeds......George.

Josephine Parra..Dolores.

Mel Ford.........Hotel Clerk.

Adrienne Marden..Mabel.

Ron Hargrave.....Clifford Small.

Leonard Nimoy....Julius Carver.

Jack Webb........Director.

74. The Big Winchester. (3/4/1954).

Synopsis.

Old Martin Latimer is found dead in his home, a bullet hole in his chest. At first, it looks like a case of suicide, wherein

the victim had rigged a Winchester rifle to go off with the tug of a string. But young Officer Harkness (played by a pre-"Davy

Crockett" Fess Parker) suspects that Latimer was murdered--and with the help of some unexpected evidence courtesy of a "Lonely

Hearts" photograph, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) track down the killer. This episode is based on the Dragnet)

radio broadcast of August 16, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb..................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..............Off.Frank Smith.

Fess Parker................Officer Harkness.

Barbara Stewart............Doris Chambers.

Irene Tedrow...............Elsie Donworth.

Steve Terrell..............Warren White.

Neil Collins...............Doctor's Assistant.

Jack Webb..................Director.

James E.Moser & Jack Webb..Screenwriter.

75. The Big Shoplift. (3/11/1954).

Synopsis.

In one of the best-remembered of the original black and white Dragnet episodes, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander)

investigate a series of robberies occuring within a ten-block area. Only after the stolen goods begin turning up abandoned or

in trash cans do the detectives realize that they're looking for a kleptomaniac. The trail of clues leads to Mrs. Virginia

Sterling (Peggy Webber), an otherwise respectable citizen with suffering from a serious mental aberration. The original radio

version of this classic episode was heard on October 11, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Peggy Webber.....Virginia Sterling.

Allene Roberts...Patricia Denvers.

Jonathan Hole....Mr.Elliot.

Michael Barrett..Dorothy Kirkman.

Myra Marsh.......Mrs.Briggs.

Jack Webb........Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

76. The Big Hit-Run Killer. (3/18/1954).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) swing into action to find the hit-and-run driver who killed an old woman and her

grandson. The owner of the bakery truck driven in the accident swears that he is innocent, and that he lent the vehicle to a

casual acquaintance named Paul. The detectives follow up this story, making no secret of their doubts that the elusive "Paul"

ever really existed. Based on a radio broadcast of November 8, 1951, this is one of the most often revived episodes from

Dragnet's original 1951-59 TV network run.

Cast.

Jack Webb......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..Off.Frank Smith.

Kyle James.....Daniel Miller.

Walter Reed....Paul Barton.

Mary Shipp.....Blanche Chapman.

Jack Carol.....Arthur Singer.

Joel Cranston..Fred Stewart.

Jack Webb......Director.

James E.Moser..Screenwriter.

78. The Big Girl. (4/1/1954).

Synopsis.

Sixteen men have been robbed, beaten and in some cases shot by a hitchhiker. What sets this case apart from the rest is the

description of the assailant as a tall, beautiful and very strong young woman. Friday (Joe Friday) and Smith (Ben Alexander)

set up a trap to capture the "big girl"--assuming that the perpetrator really is a girl! This oft-revived black and white

episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of February 9, 1950.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Art Gilmore.....Captain Didion.

Harry Bartell...John Maloney.

Caroline Jones..Donna Stewart.

Harper Goff.....Emil Collins.

Maury Hill......James Sutter.

Henry Corden....Edgar Morse.

Jerry Zinnamon..Harry Reese.

Jack Webb.......Director.

81. The Big Frame. (4/22/1954).

Synopsis.

It appears to be a simple case of hit-and-run when the body of Eddie Stokes is found in a gutter. When they question Stokes'

ex-wife, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) learn that the dead man was a hopeless drunk, which seems to confirm the

theory as to cause of death. But when several witnesses to the "accident" give the exact same story, word for word, the

detectives begin to suspect that Eddie was the victim of foul play. Future Addams Family star Carolyn Jones plays a key role in

this episode, which was based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of July 6, 1950.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Caroline Jones...Marian Fuller.

Tony Barrett.....Henry Baxter.

Lawrence Ryle....Jonathan Larrimore.

Jack Kruschen....Karl Jansen.

Herb Vigran......Eugene Murray.

Natalie Masters..Katy Stokes.

Roy Whaley.......William Huddy.

Jack Webb........Director.

86. The Big False Make. (5/27/1954).(SOLD AS THE BIG MAKE OR THE BIG FRAUD OR THE BIG FAKE ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(These are all Dragnet episodes in their own right.)

Synopsis.

Under normal circumstances, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) would have had suspected holdup man Tom Stanford

(Robert Crosson) dead to rights: Stanford has confessed to robbing a grocery store, and the storekeeper has identified him of

the culprit. But Friday can't shake the feeling that Stanford is innocent--despite his fervent and almost manic protestations

of guilt. The solution to the mystery is determined by the strained relationship between Tom Stanford and his father Arthur

(Bill Johnstone), whom his son contemptuously dismisses as a "nobody". Curiously, future Andy Griffith Show costar Frances

Bavier is billed in the closing credits by her character name "Hazel Howard" rather than her real name. This final episode of

Dragnet's third season is based on a radio broadcast of May 17, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Bob Crosson.....Thomas Stanford.

Bill Johnstone..Arthur Stanford.

June Whitley....Alice Kenwood.

Hazel Howard....Hazel Howard.

Jack Webb.......Director.

87. The Big Producer. (8/26/1954).

Synopsis.

In the first episode of Dragnet's fourth season, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) search for a pornographer who has

been distributing "dirty" books and pictures to a local high school. After interrogating a student (Martin Milner) who'd been

found with several lewd books in his possession, and a naïve young girl (Carolyn Jones) who'd been gulled into posing for nude

photos, the detectives conclude that the man responsible for all the filth is Charles Hopkins (Ralph Moody), a has-been movie

producer. In a bravura closing sequence, the elderly Hopkins "relives" one of his silent masterpieces on a deserted backlot.

This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of February 21, 1952.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Ralph Moody.....Charles Hopkins.

Marty Milner....Stephen Banner.

Caroline Jones..Laura Osborne.

Helen Andrews...P/W Norene Statzel.

Jack Webb.......Director.

88. The Big Fraud. (9/2/1954). (SOLD AS THE BIG MAKE OR THE BIG FALSE MAKE OR THE BIG FAKE ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(These are all Dragnet episodes their own right.)

Synopsis.

Working out of the Bunco division, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) make it their personal mission to capture two

con artists posing a police officers. In an elaborate scam targetting out-of-town businessmen, the phony cops, working with an

accomplice who pretends to be a drug addict, extort enormous bribes from their hapless victims, who've been convinced that

they'll be arrested on a narcotics charge unless they pay up. Acting on information provided by the most recent victim, Friday

goes undercover to catch the crooks in the act. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of October 27, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb...........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.......Off.Frank Smith.

Harry Bartell.......Martin Dietrich

Jack Kruschen.......Keith Mather.

Paul Richards.......Gabriel Bush.

Harlan Warde........Roger Silby.

Bert Holland........Gerald Lang.

Walter Sande........Thad Brown.

Robert Emlin........Henry Alden.

Jack Webb...........Director.

89. The Big Crime. (9/9/1954).

Synopsis.

In the 100th TV episode of Dragnet (albeit the 89th to be telecast), Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate

the disappearance of two little girls. Fortunately, both children are recovered and returned to their mother (Virginia

Christine); unfortunately, there is evidence that the girls have been molested. The stunning climactic scene in which the

detectives extract a confession from a slimy pedophile (Jack Kruschen) is remarkably frank and uninhibited--especially for a

period in TV in history in which the word "pregnant" could not be spoken on I Love Lucy. This episode is based on the equally

powerful Dragnet radio broadcast of February 15, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb...........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.......Off.Frank Smith.

Jack Kruschen.......Lester Wylie.

Virginia Christine..Helen Karsten.

Paul Richards.......George Gramberg.

Irene Tedrow........Bernice Hopper.

Bill Brundige.......Off.Tom Willkie.

Howard Wendell......Geo.Comanches.

Jack Webb...........Director.

90. The Big Pair. (9/16/1954). (SOLD AS THE BIG HOUSEKEEPING ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

In a scenario that could as easily be set in the early 21st century as in the mid-20th century, a married couple driving a

moving van has been robbing the houses of vacationing homeowners, pretending to have been hired by the occupants to remove the

furniture in their absence. Checking out several second-hand furniture dealers, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander)

gather enough evidence to set a trap for the clever thieves. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of

September 21, 1950.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Beverly Washburn..Ruthie Snyder.

Vic Rodman........John Snyder.

Ken Peters........Sgt.Jim Austin.

Lillian Powell....Agnes Merton.

Howard Wendell....Ralph Grismore.

Natalie Masters...Jean Dunbar.

Russell Saunders..Kenneth Dunbar.

Jack Webb.........Director.

94. The Big Bar. (10/14/1954).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) go on the prowl for a holdup man who has hit several bars in a period of a few

days. The felon's MO is identical in each case: he orders a scotch and water and turns on the same jukebox song before pulling

out his gun. The detectives intensify their efforts when the elusive robber kills a bartender. This episode is based on the

Dragnet radio broadcast of November 10, 1949.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Walter Sande.....Capt.Lohrman.

Eugene Iglesias..Juan Pedillo.

Harry Bartell....Jack Crowley.

Dennis Weaver....Russ Camp.

Dee J.Thompson...Mrs.Lineberger.

Natalie Masters..Doris Lanpher.

Jack Webb........Director.

95. The Big Present. (10/21/1954). (SOLD AS THE BIG MILK BOTTLE BURGLAR ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

In the past several weekends, a number of stores have been burglarized in the same neighborhood. Curiously, the thief takes

only small amounts of cash and merchandise--and even more curiously, he leaves behind an empty milk bottle as his "calling

card." Inevitably, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) bring in their man...who turns out not to be a man at all, but

a diminutive teenager with a severe "Napoleon" complex. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of November

24, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander..Off.Frank Smith.

Sammy Ogg......Elroy Graham.

Harry Bartell..Lt.Virgil Hartgrove.

Dennis Weaver..Lt.Dick Whitley.

Olan Soule.....Ray Pinker.

Jack Webb......Director.

98. The Big New Year. (11/11/1954) (SOLD AS THE BIG NEW YEARS EVE COP KILLER ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

When police officer Jack Conley is murdered in cold blood on New Years' Eve, Joe Friday (Jack Webb) has the unenviable task of

breaking the news to Conley's wife Betty (June Whitley)--just as she is preparing a big party. Making it his personal mission

to track down Conley's killer, Friday pieces together the evidence and determines that the assailant was a drug addict. Future

TV producer Aaron Spelling contributes a memorable cameo as a former dope pusher who has "seen the light." This episode is

based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of March 8, 1951.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Clarence Cassell..Off.McCrobdie

June Whitley......Betty Hopper.

Aaron Spelling....Bigs Donaldson.

Henry Corden......Hoyt Wombly.

William Bouchey...Ralph Stevens.

Frank Gerstle.....Harry Tolmadge.

Jack Webb.........Director.

104. The Big Rod. (12/30/1954). (SOLD AS THE BIG RUN OR THE BIG RED ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(These are Dragnet episodes in their own right.)

Synopsis.

A hit and run driver has struck and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. The only clue Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith

(Ben Alexander) have to go on is that the death car bore a hot rodder's license plate with the word "WHEELS." With the

cooperation of several responsible hot-rod enthusiasts--who waste no time assuring everyone that the members of their club must

not only drive carefully, but also pass monthly safety checks--the two detectives track down the perpetrator and his stolen

vehicle. Michael Ansara delivers a powerful performance as the victim's grieving husband. Adapted from the Dragnet radio

broadcast of March 16, 1954, this episode received a special commendation from the National Hot Rod Association.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Diane Jergens...Miriam Hunter.

Jimmy Ogg.......Al Doolin.

Michael Ansara..Carl Chapman.

Jan Merlin......Gregory Moore.

Nesdon Booth....Sam.

Vic Perrin......Dr.Hall.

James Stone.....Charles.

Jack Webb.......Producer & Director.

106. The Big Family. (1/13/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG THREAT ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate when the family of wealthy John Jarrett (Herb Butterfield) reports

that the man has disappeared. All evidence points to suicide, but the two detectives suspect that there's more to the case than

meets the eye--especially after meeting Jarrett's greedy, grasping relatives. Ultimately, the truth is revealed far outside of

Friday and Smith's jurisdiction--and in an uncharacteristic move, Joe Friday decides not to reveal Jarrett's fate, but rather

to leave well enough alone. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of December 28, 1950.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Sarah Selby.......Alva Jarrett.

Herb Butterfield..John Jarrett.

J.P.O'Donnell.....Evelyn Jarrett.

Robert Knapp......Keith Jarrett.

Howard Price......Off.Jim Hunt.

Jack Webb.........Producer & Director.

John Robinson.....Screenwriter.

109. The Big TV. (2/3/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG SOUND OFF & THE BIG SEND OFF ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(these titles do not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Reporting the disappearance of young mother Harriet Shipley and her nine-month-old baby, the woman's mother-in-law Mrs.

Shipley (Doris Kemper) further claims that her son, Harriet's husband, is serving overseas in the Army. In the course of their

investigation, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) discover that the older Mrs. Shipley was dead set against her son's

marriage--and further, that her son is actually dead. It turns out that Harriet had desperately tried to escape from her

selfish, grasping mother-in-law, who was willing to go to any dishonest lengths to gain custody of Harriet's baby. Tragically,

however, the child is now beyond the reach of anyone. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of March 2, 1954.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Jean Howell.......Pauline Lavin.

Amzie Strickland..Barbara Fleischer.

Ralph Montgomery..Ernest Laznik.

Doris Kemper......Gladys Shipley.

Jack Webb.........Producer & Director.

John Robinson.....Screenwriter.

115. The Big Tar Baby. (3/17/1955).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) really have their work cut out for them when bartender George Cabot (Nesdon Booth)

reports that his wife Ethel was assaulted by an unknown perpetrator, who then threw hot tar on the unfortunate woman. It soon

becomes obvious that Cabot himself injured his wife--but she refuses to file charges. The part of Mrs. Cabot is played by

Georgia Ellis, better known as "Miss Kitty" on the radio version of Gunsmoke. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio

broadcast of October 12, 1954.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Nesdon Booth....George Cabot.

Louise Lorimer..Carol Lawrence.

Henry Corden....Arnold Leffer.

Georgia Ellis...Ethel Cabot.

Howard Culver...Jack Bishoff.

Roy Darmour.....Off.Dave Lane.

Jack Webb.......Producer & Director.

John Robinson...Screenwriter.

116. The Big Number. (3/24/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG BANK ROBBERY ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Working in concert with FBI agent Tom Ashford (Douglas Kennedy), Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) inaugurate an

intensive search for a bank robber. The most valuable clues are provided by bank guard Leon Gibson (Ben Morris), despite his

being the target of several condescending remarks from his pompous boss Clifton Allen (Jonathan Hale). Nor is Mr. Allen the

only unwitting impediment to the the investigation: Friday and Smith must also endure the eccentric behavior of "armchair

detective" Mabel Hartford (Dorothy Adams), a neighbor of one of the suspects. One of the most accessible of the original

black-and-white Dragnet episodes thanks to its current public-domain status, "The Big Number" is adapted from the Dragnet

radio broadcast of October 26, 1952.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Douglas Kennedy..Agt.Tom Ashford.

Dorothy Adams..Mabel Hartford.

Ben Morris..Leon Gibson.

Jonathan Hole..Clifton Allen.

Simon Scott..Anthony Field.

Jack Webb.........Producer & Director.

John Robinson.....Screenwriter.

128. The Big No Rain. (9/15/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG ASSAULT ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

It looks like a case of attempted murder when a middle-aged woman is found unconscious in a gutter; preliminary evidence

indicates that the woman was beaten and thrown from a moving car. Only after Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) have

hauled in two suspects--one of them a sexual predator, the other the victim's allegedly abusive husband--do they learn the

whole truth about the unfortunate woman. "The Big No Rain" is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of November 3, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb..........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander......Off.Frank Smith.

Mitchell Lawrence..Herman Dillon.

Roy Lennert........Cecil Furnham.

George Brand.......Emil Lansing.

Vivi Janiss........Grace Dillon.

Celia Lovsky.......Paula Dreyer.

Jack Webb..........Producer & Director.

John Robinson......Screenwriter.

129. The Big Lift. (9/22/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG HOUSECLEANING ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) are under pressure from practically everyone in Los Angeles-- their superiors at

the Police Department on down to a humble restaurant counterman--to find out who has pulled off seventeen burglaries in the

past five weeks. Only after a lengthy and sometimes tedious stake-out are the detectives able to nail a likely suspect: a

furtive-looking gent carrying an ominously bulky bag of groceries. This oft-seen Dragnet TV episode (which, having slipped into

public domain, is available on a number of VHS and DVD collections) was adapted from a radio broadcast first heard on September

8, 1953.

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

Dan Barton......Arnold Leeming.

Kurt Martell....Boyd Coffin.

Alan Harris.....Ross Grant.

Marian Richman..Anita Dorn

Jack Webb.......Director.

John Robinson...Screenwriter.

131. The Big Gap. (10/6/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG SWINDLE & THE BIG SCORE ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(these titles do not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Investigating a missing-persons report, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) are handed a clue when a ring worth $1500

shows up in a pawn shop. At this point, the missing man, Garfield Hunt (James Stone) resurfaces. It turns out that Hunt had

been fleeced by a pair of clever con artists, and had hocked the ring so his wife would not find out he had lost all his money.

Ultimately, the detectives catch up with the crooks--or do they? Peggy Webber, a charter member of the "Jack Webb Stock

Company", shows up as a lachrymose drunk. Based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of February 8, 1955,

Cast.

Jack Webb.......Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...Off.Frank Smith.

James Stone.....Garfield Hunt.

Lillian Powell..Ida Hunt.

Peggy Webber....Peg Ruskin.

Mel Ford........Fred Alpin.

Don Barry.......Parker Cleaver.

Frank Gerstle...Jake.

Jay Lawrence....Ernest Wilcoxson.

Roy Darmour.....Uniformed Officer.

Jack Webb.......Producer & Director.

Frank Burt......Screenwriter.

132. The Big Look. (10/13/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG THUG ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) will not rest until they catch up with the sadistic prowler who has been beating

up women in their own homes. The evidence suggests that the perpetrator always makes a thorough surveillance of the victim and

her neighborhoods before he makes his attack--and that he apparently changes his appearance on each occasion. It is up to the

detectives to second-guess the miscreant before he can strike again. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of

May 11, 1954.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Walter Reed......Rudolf Mason.

Michael Barrett..Mrs.Madge Griffin.

Jeanne Dean......Mrs.Milo Hudson.

John Alvin.......Victor Nadel.

Jack Webb........Producer & Director.

133. The Big Glasses. (10/20/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG MOTHER ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

The wife of elderly Alfred Shroder (Edward Keane) is missing, and Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) have been

assigned to find her. Although Shroder insists that his wife merely left town, his daughter Ella (Joyce McCluskey) suspects

that the old man is lying, citing his history of domestic violence. A pair of broken glasses, recovered from Shroder's backyard

furnace, turns out to be the key to this particular mystery. Based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of February 15, 1953,

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Eddie Keane......Alfred Shroder.

Joyce McCluskey..Ella Ryburn.

Don Barry........Mike Armstrong.

Jack Webb........Producer & Director.

John Robinson....Screenwriter.

134. The Big Bird. (10/27/1955). (SOLD AS THE BIG TRUNK ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)(This is a Dragnet episode in it's own right.)

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) respond to a call from the LAPD's San Fernando Valley division. Several new homes

in the district have been robbed by a thief with a bizarre MO: he only targets people who own pet birds--which he brutally

kills on every occasion. Following the grim trail of clues, the two detectives catch up with a young man whose cheerful

demeanor masks an all-consuming hatred for our feathered friends. One of the most popular black-and-white Dragnet episodes on

the current public-domain home video market, "The Big Bird" was adapted from a radio drama originally broadcast on February 1,

1955.

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Paul Richards....Phil Baurch.

George Chandler..Forrest Simple.

Bill Boyett......Stanley Bushing.

Bob Crosson......Sam Brighton.

Howard Wendell...Jasper Biggs.

Sally Corner.....Nellie Diver.

Jack Carol.......Art Sward.

Art Balinger.....Captain Barnard.

Jack Webb........Producer & Director.

Frank Burt.......Screenwriter.

137. The Big Bounce. (11/17/1955).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) search for a check forger who has been using the name of old-time movie villain

Parker Allington. The detectives are given a lead by one of the forger's would-be victims, a dedicated movie buff who is well

aware that Parker Allington has been dead for three years. Ultimately, the search narrows down to a shabby Hollywood bit

player who has given up acting in favor of bunco. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of January 25,1955.

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Hellen Van Tuyl...Mrs.Agnes Crimp.

Ellen Hardies.....Daisy Wilkers.

Ralph Montgomery..Paul Pilcher.

Dee Carroll.......Frieda Golightly.

Jean Howell.......Anita Neskett.

Jonathan Hole.....Wilbur Trench.

Jack Webb.........Producer & Director.

Frank Burt........Screenwriter.

159. The Big Deal. (4/26/1956). (SOLD AS THE BIG CAR THIEVES ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

The rate of recovery for stolen vehicles has dropped to an all-time low, and Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) want

to know why. With information provided by a former thief (and current forger!), the detectives are able to close down on an

unusually efficient auto-theft ring. Movie buffs will easily recognize supporting player Thomas E. Jackson as the same man who

played police detective Flaherty in the 1931 crime classic Little Caesar. One of several black and white Dragnet episodes to

lapse into public demand, thus making it eminently accessible to the home-video market, this installment is based on the

Dragnet radio broadcast of April 19, 1955.

Cast.

Jack Webb..........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander......Off.Frank Smith.

Dick Ryan..........Wilbur Evansion.

Thomas Jackson.....Joel Pennet.

Eric Bond..........Roger Grayson.

Joseph Corey.......Harry Larwill.

Katharine Barrett..Mrs.Prescott.

George Cisar.......Tad Whitney.

Jack Webb..........Producer & Director.

John Robinson......Screenwriter.

160. The Big Wish. (5/3/1956). (SOLD AS THE BIG BUST ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Kip King, a future member of the Groundlings comedy troupe (and the father of comedian Chris Kattan), here essays a serious

role as 17-year-old drug addict John Colter. Though he is willing to turn himself in and go "cold turkey", John refuses to

rat on his supplier. While trying to get the boy to cooperate with the authorities, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander)

become painfully aware that the real source of John's emotional turmoil is his selfish, insenstive mother Nora (Gloria Ann

Simpson). And yes, the actor playing the drug supplier is Jonathan Haze, aka "Seymour Krelboin" in the original 1960 version of

Little Shop of Horrors.

Cast.

Jack Webb...................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...............Off.Frank Smith.

Kip King....................Johnny Colley.

Gloria Ann Simpson..........Nora Colley.

Jonathan Haze...............Jerry Routh.

Jack Webb...................Producer & Director.

John Robinson & Frank Burt..Screenwriter.

168. The Big Net. (10/25/1956). (SOLD AS THE BIG THANKSGIVING ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

Even though it's Thanksgiving Week, all days off at the LAPD are cancelled in hopes of capturing a brutal holdup man who preys

upon helpless women. Knowing that the perpetrator has been haunting the streetcar routes and bus stops, the department assigns

several policewomen decoys throughout the city--with each female cop backed up by two males. Meanwhile, Friday (Jack Webb) and

Smith (Ben Alexander) are kept busy following up a number of false leads. Ultimately, the criminal is put out of business

permanantly...but success comes at a terrible price for young police officer Barney Swanson (Norman Bartold). Adapted from the

Dragnet radio broadcast of May 20, 1954, this classic black and white episode is readily available on a multitude of public-

domain VHS and DVD collections.

Cast.

Jack Webb...................Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander...............Off.Frank Smith.

Peter Brocco................Vic Templar.

Martha Wentworth............Hotel Manager.

Julie Van Zandt.............Joan Goram.

Don C.Harvey................Capt.Donahoe.

Norman Bartold..............Barney Swanson.

Hilary Hall.................Waitress.

Don Kent....................Off.Sluder.

Richard Norris..............Sgt.Hatch.

Maggie O'Byrne..............Lomie.

Judd Holdren................Policeman.

Eugene Dorian...............2nd Policeman.

Jack Webb...................Producer & Director.

John Robinson & Frank Burt..Screenwriter.

226. The Big War. (4/10/1958). (SOLD AS THE BIG JUVENILE GANG WAR ON SOME DVD & VHS SETS)

(this title does not appear on any Dragnet episode list.)

Synopsis.

The LAPD receives a tip about an imminent turf war between five different teenage gangs. Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben

Alexander) have ample evidence that principal agitator behind this war is seventeen-year-old Robert Barson (Dee Pollock).

Unfortunately, the detective are unable to head off Barson because of the interference of his overprotective mother Edith

(Natalie Masters), who insists that her "Bobby" is both innocent and misunderstood. The tragic climax only serves to prove once

again that "denial" is not a river in Egypt. This episode is based on the Dragnetradio broadcast of January 17, 1952,

originally titled "The Big Juvenile Division".

Cast.

Jack Webb........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander....Off.Frank Smith.

Natalie Masters..Edith Barson.

Dee Pollack......Robert Barson.

Morgan Jones.....Sgt.Dan Gardner.

Gretchen Kane....Clarice Porter.

Ralph Reed.......Warren Stoll.

Art Balinger.....Captain Glavas.

Jack Webb........Producer & Director.

James E.Moser....Screenwriter.

241. The Big Oskar. (10/14/1958).

Synopsis.

Elderly Oskar Hovejg (Fay Roope) walks into police headquarters to tell Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) that he

has found a box full of stolen silverware in his garage. Somewhat reluctantly, Hovejg further asserts that the items were

stolen by his new son-in-law. Meanwhile, an eccentric self-proclaimed journalist named Alma Face (Amzie Strickland), who owns

the silverware in question, insists that Hovejg give her the exclusive story on the "big" robbery. As it turns out, Alma is in

for quite a surprise (even if the detectives aren't).

Cast.

Jack Webb.........Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander.....Off.Frank Smith.

Fay Roope.........Oskar Hovejg.

Amzie Strickland..Elma Face.

Jack Webb.........Producer & Director.

275. The Big Counterfeit. (8/16/1959).

Synopsis.

Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate when an antique dealer loses $200 to a con artist. Posing as a police

officer, the sharpster convinces his victims that they are holding counterfeit money, which he is duty-bound to "confiscate.

" But the criminal has already outsmarted himself by assuming the identity of his wife's police-sergeant uncle--who happens to

be long dead.

Cast.

Jack Webb............Sgt.Joe Friday.

Ben Alexander........Off.Frank Smith.

Joby Baker...........Bob Tepps.

James Douglas........Jay Wade Macken.

Nanci Valentine......Elsie Macken.

Tom Daly.............Harold Ammen.

George Cisar.........George Ammen.

Quentin Sondergaard..Dennis Carls.

Jack Webb............Producer & Director.

Ken Kolb.............Screenwriter.

TOTAL 56 EPISODES.

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