Dragnet: The Big 17
Dragnet · September 6, 1951 · 29 min · 5,630 words
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The transcript of “The Big 17”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast September 6, 1951. 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. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all, king-size cigarettes. Brings you, dragment. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a juvenile bureau.
A series of crimes suddenly starts among teenage children in your city. Robries, burglaries, bodily assault. There doesn't seem to be any reason for it. The crime way grows. Your job? Stop it. In Fatima, the difference is quality.
That's right. Fatimas are different. They're extra mild. Yet king-size Fatima costs no more than the cigarette you're now smoking. And because of its quality, more smokers are now insisting on Fatima than ever before. You see, Fatima contains the finest domestic and Turkish tobaccos, superbly blended.
and Fatima is extra mild with a much different, much better flavor and aroma. So compare Fatima yourself today. You'll find Fatima gives you all the advantages of extra length, plus Fatima quality, which no other King's Eye's cigarette has.
Remember, the cost of Fatima is the same as the cigarette you're now smoking. But in Fatima, the difference is quality. Next time, buy Fatima. First of all, king-size cigarettes. 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 transcribed from official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.
Where's Thursday, April 10th was warm in Los Angeles. We were working tonight, watch out at Juvenile Bureau. My partner has been Romero, the boss is Captain Stein. My name is Friday. It was 10, 27 PM when I got to 1335 Georgia Street, second floor, the squad room.
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