Dragnet: The Big Smoke
Dragnet · February 22, 1953 · 29 min · 5,695 words
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The transcript of “The Big Smoke”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast February 22, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.
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Sound off or Chesterfield? Chesterfield first cigarette with premium quality throughout in both regular and king size brings you dragnet Ladies and gentlemen the story you're about to hear is true the names have been changed to protect the innocent You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail You get a call that a 72 year old man has been murdered his invalid wife has been brutally beaten
There's no lead to the assailants. Your job? Get them. When you're asked to try a cigarette, you want to know and you ought to know what that cigarette is meant to people who smoke it and who smoke it all the time.
For almost a year now, a medical specialist has given a group of Chesterfield smokers thorough examinations every two months. He reports no adverse effects to their noses, their throats or sinuses from smoking Chester fields.
More and more men and women all over the country are finding out every day that Chesterfield is best for them. Enjoy your smoking. Try Chesterfield's today. You'll find Chesterfield much milder with an extraordinarily good taste.
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 fines.
From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Tuesday, August 12th. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day, watch out a homicide detail.
My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is that, Brown Chief of Detectives. My name is Friday. They're on the way out from the office and it was 8.12am and we got to 8469 North Brighton Avenue.
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