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Dragnet: The Big Gent Part 1

Dragnet · July 20, 1950 · 29 min · 4,711 words

The transcript of “The Big Gent Part 1”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast July 20, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Dragnet free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all long cigarettes brings you drag net. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail.

A holdup has been committed in a neighboring city. A bystanders shot to death, two others are wounded. The bandits are ruthless. Well armed. your job. Get them. If you want a long cigarette, smoke the best of all long cigarettes. Smoke extra mild Fatima. Yes, Fatima is the king-sized cigarette, which contains the finest Turkish

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Best of all, long cigarettes. It's wise to smoke extra-mild Fatima. It's wise to smoke extra-mild Fatima. The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from official police violence.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of your police force action. Was Tuesday, October 6th, was cool in Los Angeles. We were working a day watch out of robbery detail.

My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is Captain Ed Walker. My name's Franny. I was on the way back from Calvary Cemetery. It was 11.45 a.m. when I got to room 27 a.m. Robbery detail. Oh, it's all right.

I think I was a joke. How did the funeral go? Yeah. Pretty good turnout. Sure, sorry. I couldn't make it. One of us had to be in court. Yeah. A lot of the boys out there, huh?

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