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Dragnet: The Big Dream

Dragnet · March 29, 1953 · 29 min · 5,472 words

The transcript of “The Big Dream”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast March 29, 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 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 robbery detail. You get a call that a large market has been held up. You have a good description of the thief.

Your job? Get him. Years ahead of the mall. Chesterfield is years ahead of the mall. The quality contrast between Chesterfield and other leading cigarettes 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, a ratio of high

sugar to low nicotine, shows Chesterfield quality highest, 15% higher than its nearest competitor, and Chesterfield quality 31% 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 Do you want to try a cigarette with a record like that?

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 Monday, March 10th, it was raining in Los Angeles. We were working the day to watch out a robbery detail.

My partner, Sprank Smith, the boss is Captain Dydian. My name's Friday. I was on my way into the office, and it was 8.02 a.m. when I got to room 27 a. Robbery. Yeah, Frank. It's really coming down, innit?

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