Dragnet: The Big Small
Dragnet · January 11, 1953 · 29 min · 5,780 words
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The transcript of “The Big Small”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast January 11, 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 for Chesterfield. Chesterfield. The only cigarette in America to give you premium quality in both regular and king size brings you drag men. Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.
The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to forgery detail. A Czech forger has been hitting the merchants in your city. From the MO she uses, you know she's an expert.
You've got a description. Your job, get her. There's only one premium quality cigarette in America, available in both regular and king size, and that is Chesterfield. Premium quality in a cigarette means the world's best tobaccos, the best ingredients, the best cigarette paper.
Only Chesterfield gives you this premium quality in both popular sizes. King-sized Chesterfield contains debacos of better quality and higher price than any other king-sized cigarette. That's certainly important to every king-sized smoker. Of course, it's the same fine tobacco as in regular Chesterfield.
There is absolutely no difference except that king-sized Chesterfield is larger. Contain so much more of these premium quality debacos that you get more than a fifth longer smoke from King-sized Chesterfield. Yes, the modern way to sell cigarettes is the Chesterfield way.
Premium quality, both regular and king size. And either way you like them. Chesterfields are much milder. Chesterfield is best for you. 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 ends, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, February 6th, it was cool in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Forgery detail. My partner's Frank Smith, the boss's Captain Welch, my name is Friday. I was on my way back from the Forgery office and it was 10,
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