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Dragnet: The Big Producer

Dragnet · February 21, 1952 · 29 min · 5,344 words

The transcript of “The Big Producer”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast February 21, 1952. 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're about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. But team of cigarettes, best of all, king-sized cigarettes, brings you dragnet on both radio and television. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a juvenile division.

A steady supply of obscene literature is finding its way into a half a dozen high schools in your city. You get a lead on one of the sources of supply. A 17-year-old high school senior.

Your job, pick him up. MUSIC Fatima, America's first largest selling blended cigarette. Now best of all, king size cigarettes. Prove it yourself today. Compare Fatima with any other king size cigarette. One, Fatima's length filters the smoke 85 millimeters for your protection.

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Definitely the best quality in its class, but the same price is in cigarette you're now smoking. Five Fatima, in the bright, sunny yellow pack. Best of all, King-sized 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 violence.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, November 8th, it was Wendy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of juvenile division.

My partner is Ed Jacobs, the boss is Captain Stein. My name is Friday. It was 11.05am when we got to the basement floor of Gorman High School, the locker room. Which way, Steve, you want to show us which locker's yours?

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