Dragnet: The Big Screen
Dragnet · August 9, 1951 · 29 min · 5,502 words
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Ladies and gentlemen, the documented story you will hear during the next 30 minutes is not a subject commonly discussed. It is a criminal problem that is not yet nationwide, but it's a problem which is growing rapidly.
We present it now so that you may recognize it for what it is, if and when it invades your city. The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Fatima, best of all, king-size cigarettes brings you dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a bunker detail. You begin to receive reports of a vicious new racket growing in your city, the television repair racket.
The repairmen lie over charge, bill you for work not done, for parts not needed, for parts they don't install. Your job? Stop them. How does Fatima compare with other king-sized cigarettes? Fatimas are the same length and circumference.
85 mm long, 1 1 1 64 inches around. And Fatima filters the smoke exactly the same long distance as any other king-size cigarette. Tell me then, how is Fatima different from other king-size cigarettes? In Fatima, the difference is quality.
Fatima gives you extra mildness, a much different, much better, flavor and aroma. Remember, Fatima has all the advantages of extra length, plus Fatima quality, which no other King-size cigarette has. So insist on the best.
Smoke King-size Fatima. Best of all, King-size cigarettes. The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation of the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files from beginning to end from crime to punishment. Dragnet is
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