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Dragnet: The Big Rip

Dragnet · April 19, 1953 · 28 min · 5,354 words

The transcript of “The Big Rip”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast April 19, 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 is best for you. First cigarette with premium quality in both regular and king size. Chesterfield brings you dragnet. 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 a burglary detail. A string of safe burglaries breaks out in your city. In the past two months, 35 safes have been broken into.

You know there's more than one man in the operation. You've got no lead to the thieves' identity. Your job? Get them. Years ahead of them all. Chastrofield is years ahead of them all. The quality contrast between Chesterfield and other leading brands is a revealing story.

Recent chemical analyses give an index of good quality for the country's six leading cigarette brands. The index of good quality table, which is a ratio of high sugar to low nicotine, shows Chesterfield quality highest.

Chesterfield quality highest. Fifteen percent higher than its nearest competitor. Chesterfield quality highest. Thirty-one percent higher than the average of the five other leading brands. Yes, Chesterfield is first with premium quality in both regular and king size.

Don't you want to try a cigarette with a record like this? Chesterfield. 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 Tuesday, August 18th, it was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day to watch out of burglary detail.

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