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Dragnet: The Big Canaries

Dragnet · December 6, 1951 · 29 min · 5,056 words

The transcript of “The Big Canaries”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast December 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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police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action was Tuesday February 18th was cold in Los Angeles we're working today watch out of homicide detail my partners Ben Romero the boss is that Brown chief of detectives my name is Friday it was 10 43 a.m. when we got the Woodview High

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