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Dragnet: The Big Bible

Dragnet · September 28, 1954 · 29 min · 4,845 words

The transcript of “The Big Bible”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast September 28, 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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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet brought to you by Chesterfield, America's most popular two-way cigarettes. Chesterfield King size at the new low price and Chesterfield regular.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail. On the way back to the office, you receive a call. It's about an attempted suicide. You're in the immediate vicinity. Your job? Check it out. Who do you like in the World Series?

New York Giants? Cleveland Indians. I guess that question is on everybody's mind right now. Of course the series starts Wednesday at New York's famous Polo Grounds. Then the action moves to Cleveland's great municipal stadium.

You fans who have been to these great ballparks know they have one thing in common. giant Chesterfield scoreboard signs, which instantly flash the official scorer's decision. It's a hit. Yes, sir, as the big signs say, Chesterfield's a hit with baseball fans everywhere, with millions of smokers around the country. It's America's most popular two-way cigarette.

Whether you enjoy the World Series at the ballpark, on TV or radio, there's one thing for sure. You'll enjoy it much more with Chesterfield. In the whole wide world, no cigarette satisfies like a Chesterfield. Buy Chesterfield Kingside or Chesterfield Regular, both at the same price in most places. Get a carton today.

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 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.

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