Dragnet - Old Time Radio

Detective Joe Friday begins his day in the robbery detail, interacting with his partner Frank Smith as they prepare to investigate a potential hold-up case reported by a concerned wife.

Detective Sergeant Friday and his partner Frank Smith investigate a robbery and assault case in Los Angeles, starting with an interview at a residence.

A detective investigates a homicide case involving a man strangled with his own necktie in an alley, while Chesterfield cigarette advertisements are interspersed throughout the introduction.

Detective Sergeant Friday and his partner Frank Smith handle routine duties in the business office of the Los Angeles Police Department, dealing with phone calls, reports, and minor ailments while awaiting crime assignments.

This episode of Dragnet follows a detective sergeant investigating a series of professional safe burglaries in Los Angeles.

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate a suspicious suicide attempt of a young girl in a hotel room, discussing her medical condition with a doctor at the hospital.

Detective Friday and his partner investigate a series of downtown robberies using new police technology to monitor calls.

Detective Friday returns from lunch to the missing persons detail in Los Angeles, where he and his partner Ben Romero begin investigating a case involving Juanita Lasky from Fountain Green, Utah.

This segment promotes Chesterfield cigarettes with scientific evidence claiming no adverse health effects after 10 months of smoking.

This segment introduces a Dragnet episode about a homicide investigation into the disappearance of an old couple in Los Angeles, with promotional content for Fatima cigarettes.

Detectives Friday and Smith respond to a tense situation where an elderly man is threatening his neighborhood with a shotgun over an alleged dog poisoning incident.

This segment introduces a Dragnet episode about a homicide detective investigating a series of brutal crimes, sponsored by Fatima cigarettes, based on real police cases from Los Angeles.

Sergeant Friday and his partner investigate a case of four abandoned children with possible foul play, as they prepare to interview a witness, Mrs.

Detectives Friday and Smith lead a robbery detail meeting to address a series of violent assaults on women in Los Angeles, aiming to prevent further harm.

A detective sergeant investigates a narcotics ring distributing high-grade heroin from a fashionable hotel, with a sponsor message promoting Fatima cigarettes.

This segment introduces a Dragnet episode about a detective investigating the brutal murder of a 40-year-old mother, framed by a lengthy cigarette advertisement.

This segment introduces a Dragnet episode about a series of professional safe burglaries, with a focus on the sponsor Fatima cigarettes and the show's collaboration with the Los Angeles Police Department.

A detective sergeant is assigned to investigate a robbery where an elderly man was beaten and robbed of unset diamonds, as part of the Dragnet series in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Detective Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith discuss a missing 13-year-old girl case while planning to meet Danny Galindo about golf clubs after their shift.

Detective Friday and his partner investigate a robbery detail involving armed suspects, with a focus on the Merton brothers.

A detective sergeant receives a call about a woman being badly beaten and must investigate the homicide case.

This episode introduces a homicide case involving a gangster's death that could lead to a gang war, presented as a documented drama in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department.

This is the introduction to a Dragnet episode titled 'Big Eavesdrop', setting up a true crime story.

This segment is a promotional advertisement for Fatima cigarettes, emphasizing their quality, mildness, and superior flavor compared to other long cigarettes.

A detective sergeant investigates the mysterious disappearance and possible foul play involving a 39-year-old housewife in Los Angeles.

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate a tip about a heroin dealer named Denton living in a converted garage in Los Angeles.

A detective sergeant investigates a robbery and murder case involving an ex-convict identified by witnesses, with the episode presented in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department.

A detective sergeant receives a tip from an informant about multiple burglaries, leading into a dramatized police case based on real files from the Los Angeles Police Department.

A detective sergeant investigates a homicide case involving a woman shot to death in a robbery, as part of the Dragnet series based on actual police files.

Sergeant Friday and his partner investigate a robbery at a used car lot where the owner reports his typewriter stolen.

Detectives Friday and Smith interrogate a 17-year-old named Angelo about his involvement in a burglary, as part of their juvenile detail work in Los Angeles amid rumors of a teenage gang war.

A detective sergeant in the Narcotics Bureau investigates a known narcotics dealer in Los Angeles, with the story presented as a true crime drama in cooperation with the police.

Detective Sergeant Friday and his partner Frank Smith begin investigating a robbery case in Los Angeles, starting with a meeting at the R&I counter.

Detectives Friday and Romero investigate a robbery case at the Stacy Hollywood department store, seeking to interview employee Harvey Kimbrough as part of their police detail.

Detective Sergeant Friday and his partner Frank Smith begin investigating a robbery at a wholesale drug company where $4,000 in narcotics was stolen.

A maid discovers a dead woman in an apartment closet, prompting a police investigation into the tenant Raymond Bartley.

This segment is a promotional advertisement for Fatima cigarettes, emphasizing their quality, blend of Turkish and domestic tobaccos, and mild flavor compared to other long cigarettes.

A detective sergeant is assigned to a bunco detail to stop confidence men posing as charity solicitors, as part of the Dragnet series based on actual police cases.

Police officers Friday and Romero investigate a petty theft case by visiting a grocery store to interview Henry Loomis in Los Angeles.

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate a robbery case involving tavern keepers in Los Angeles, starting their inquiry at a location on 7th Street and Sunset Boulevard.

Detective Sergeant Joe Friday investigates the kidnapping of six-year-old Grace Marshand.

A young man named Emil Salter walks into the police station and confesses to a hit-and-run murder, but detectives Friday and Smith discover inconsistencies in his story.

Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the kidnapping of a banker's daughter by a man calling himself 'The Wolf'.

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate a burglary reported by elderly Martha Dunbetter, who claims a man stole $300 from her apartment.

Dragnet's Big Grandma follows a Los Angeles forgery detail case built around a woman who has cashed 1,273 bad checks worth a little over $22,000.

Dragnet: Helen Corday follows Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they investigate a Los Angeles homicide built from lab work, witness interviews, and street patrols.

Dragnet - Old Time Radio's "Big Rescue" follows Friday and Frank Smith after a September 9 hold-up at the 814 Club in Los Angeles, where a witness describes a machine gun, a .45, and the command, "This is a stick-up." The case widens when an armed man walks into the Highland Park police station, forces Officer Boyd Hutchins to open the cell block, and takes Gail Burton and Kenneth Lechner into the manhunt.

Dragnet's "Big Show" opens with Sergeant Friday and Ed Jacobs at a Los Angeles bus depot after a seven-week-old baby is left with Mrs.

A salesman reports a stolen sample case, and Friday and Smith work the robbery detail out of room 27A, through a bar, a hotel, and a cab stand.

Detectives Friday and Romero investigate a series of brutal knifings targeting female students at Charter High School.

Dragnet - Big Actor follows Sergeant Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they investigate the theft of more than $10,000 in prescription narcotics from St.