Dragnet: The Big Mannikin
Dragnet · October 19, 1954 · 29 min · 5,211 words
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The transcript of “The Big Mannikin”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast October 19, 1954. 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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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a missing person's detail. You get a call that a man has failed to return to his home. There's reason to suspect foul play. Your job? Investigate. This is the best.
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Low in nicotine. Best for you. of a smoke for relaxation, for comfort, for satisfaction, and in the whole wide world no cigarette satisfies like a Chesterfield. Get a carton of Chesterfield today, Chesterfield regular, Chesterfield king size, both at the same price in most places. This is the best Chesterfield and the time to change today. In regular or king size you can get them either
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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.
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