Dragnet 1/ 1949-1957

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"Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."

Dragnet ran on NBC radio from June 3, 1949 to September 20, 1955 with repeats lasting until February 26, 1957. It was created and produced by Jack Webb, who starred as Sgt. Friday. He would be forever associated with the show and the character.

Webb hoped for the LAPD's endorsement; as he wanted to use cases from official files in order to demonstrate the steps taken by police officers during investigations. In 1950 the LAPD gave the endorsement, however the department wanted control over the program's sponsor, and insisted that police not be depicted unflatteringly. This would lead to some criticism, as the LAPD racial segregation policies were never addressed, nor was there a suggestion of police corruption. At the time the LAPD earned a reputation for brutality, particularly directed towards the African American and Latino communities of Los Angeles, and the vice squad of the LAPD was know to be notoriously corrupt.

Friday's first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. On Yarbourough's death Friday received a new partner, Frank Smith, played by Ben Alexander.

Dragnet--"especially on the radio"--handled controversial subjects such as sex crimes and drug addiction with unprecedented and even startling realism. In one such example, Dragnet broke one of the unspoken (and still rarely broached) taboos of popular entertainment in the episode ".22 Rifle for Christmas" which aired December 21, 1950). The episode followed the search for young Stevie Morheim, only to discover he’d been accidentally killed while playing with a rifle that belonged to a friend; his friend told Friday that Stevie was running while holding the rifle when he tripped and fell, causing the gun to discharge, fatally wounding Morheim. Another episode dealt with young women who, rather than finding Hollywood stardom, fall in with fraudulent talent scouts and end up in pornography and prostitution. - Wikipedia



One of the only pictures of Jack Webb and Barton Yarborough



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490610 002 Homicide Aka The Nickel Plated Gun Jack Webb

490617 003 The Werewolf Jack Webb

490624 004 Homicide Aka Quick Trigger Gun Men Jack Webb

490707 005 Helen Corday Jack Webb

490714 006 Red Light Bandit Jack Webb

490721 007 City Hall Bombing Jack Webb

490728 008 Big Missing Jack Webb

490804 009 Benny Trounsel Jack Webb

490811 010 Homicide Aka Maniac Murderer Aka Mad Killer At Large Jack Webb

490818 011 Sixteen Jewel Thieves Jack Webb

490825 012 Police Academy- Mario Koski Jack Webb

490901 013 Myra, The Redhead Jack Webb

490903 014 Eric Kelby Jack Webb

490910 015 Sullivan Kidnapping - The Wolf Jack Webb

490917 016 James Vickers Jack Webb

490924 017 Brick-Bat Slayer Jack Webb

491001 018 Tom Laval Jack Webb

491006 019 Second Hand Killer Jack Webb

491124 026 Mother-In-Law Murder Jack Webb

491201 027 Spring Street Gang Jack Webb

491208 028 Jade Thumb Rings Jack Webb

491215 029 Garbage Chute Jack Webb

491222 030 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb

491229 031 Roseland Murder Jack Webb

Dragnet Studio. Jack Webb is in the bottom right of the photograph.

500105 032 Big Escape Jack Webb

500112 033 Big Man Part 1 Jack Webb


500119 034 Big Man Part 2 Jack Webb

500202 035 Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer Jack Webb

500209 036 Big Girl Jack Webb

500223 037 Big Grifter Jack Webb

500302 038 Big Kill Jack Webb

500309 039 Big Thank You Jack Webb

500316 040 Big Boys Jack Webb

500323 041 Big Gangster Part 1 Jack Webb

500330 042 Big Gangster Part 2 Jack Webb

500406 043 Big Book Jack Webb

500413 044 Big Watch Jack Webb

500420 045 Big Trial Jack Webb

500427 046 Big Job Jack Webb

500504 047 Big Badge Jack Webb

500511 048 Big Knife Jack Webb

500518 049 Big Pug Jack Webb

500525 050 Big Key Jack Webb

500601 051 Big Fake Jack Webb

500608 052 Big Smart Guy Jack Webb

500615 053 Big Press Jack Webb

500622 054 Big Mink Jack Webb

500629 055 Big Grab Jack Webb

500706 056 Big Frame Jack Webb

500713 057 Big Bomb Jack Webb


500720 058 Big Gent Part 1 Jack Webb

500727 059 Big Gent Part 2 Jack Webb

500803 060 Big Dare Jack Webb


500810 061 Big Actor Jack Webb

500817 062 Big Youngster Jack Webb

500824 063 Big Chance Jack Webb

500831 064 Big Check Jack Webb

500907 065 Big Poison Jack Webb

500914 066 Big Make Jack Webb


500921 067 Big Pair Jack Webb

500928 068 Big Death Jack Webb

501005 069 Big 38 Jack Webb

501012 070 Big Quack Jack Webb

501019 071 Big Grandma Jack Webb

501026 072 Big Meet Jack Webb

501102 073 Big Church Jack Webb

501109 074 Big Mother Jack Webb

501116 75 Big Parrot Jack Webb

501123 076 Big Betty Jack Webb

501130 077 Big Car Jack Webb

501207 078 Big Picture Jack Webb

501214 079 Big Break Jack Webb

501221 080 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Jack Webb

501228 081 Big Family Jack Webb

Jack at the mike.

510308 091 Big New Years Jack Webb

510104 082 Big Holdup Jack Webb

510111 083 Big Jump Jack Webb

510118 084 Big Dance Jack Webb


510125 085 Big Tomato Jack Webb

510201 086 Big Children Jack Webb

510208 087 Big Cast Jack Webb

510215 088 Big Crime Jack Webb

510222 089 Big Couple Jack Webb

510301 090 Big Partner Jack Webb

510308 091 Big New Years Jack Webb

510315 092 Big Ben Jack Webb

510329 094 Big Lover Jack Webb

510405 095 Big Friend Jack Webb

510412 096 Big Threat Jack Webb

510426 098 Big Saint Jack Webb

510503 099 Big Casing Jack Webb

510510 100 Big Drills Jack Webb