The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)

Latest Episodes:

Dragnet: The Mother-in-Law Murder (EP4292) Jan 20, 2024

Show notes

Todays Mystery:An elderly woman with an acrimonious relationship with her daughter-in-law is found murdered.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1949
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield as Lt. Lee Jones
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Don, Patreon Supporter since October 2021
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Big Bar (TV Soundtrack) (EP4286) Jan 13, 2024

Show notes

Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith look for a man who has committed a series of bar robberies and killed several of the victims.
Original Television Broadcast Date: October 8, 1954 based on a Radio Play from November 10, 1949
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Frank Smith; Walter Sande; Harry Bartel; Dee Thompson; Eugene Iglesias; Dennis Weaver; Natalie Masters
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Russell, Patreon Supporter since October 2016
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Big Lamp (TV Soundtrack) (EP4280) Jan 06, 2024

Show notes

Todays Mystery:A criminal is acquitted, leaves LA, and returns. Friday and Ed Jacobs think he’s up to his old tricks.
Original Television Broadcast: June 19, 1952 (radio script originally aired October 20, 1949)
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Herb Butterfield as Lieutenant Lee Jones; Tol Avery; Eddie Firestone, Jr.; Ralph Moody; Parley Baer; Peggy Webber
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netW
Welcome to our new Patreon supporter: Aiden
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Neil, Since September 2016
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP4268) Dec 23, 2023

Show notes

Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith search for a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Herb Vigran; Ralph Moody
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Welcome to our newest Patreon Supporter, Liz!
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Sergey since May 2020
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Truck Hijackers Dec 16, 2023

Show notes

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero suspect an inside job in a series of truck hijackings.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 1, 1949
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; William Herb Butterfield
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Dianne since July 2023
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Brick Bat Slayer (EP4256) Dec 09, 2023

Show notes

Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero search for a serial killer who breaks into the homes of women and murders them with a red brick.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 24, 1949
Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield as Lee Jones
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pat, Patreon Supporter Since September 2020
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net
.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Discussion: Talking about how the podcast has changed, since I started.
Volume One Podcast Feed
Season 1 Commentary
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: James Vickers (EP4250) Dec 02, 2023

Show notes

Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero have to find out why a man shot down a traffic cop.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1949
Originating from HollywoodStarred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives, Harry Morgan, and Herb Vigrand
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Welcome to our new Patreon Supporter, Kathleen
Patreon Supporter of the Day:George, Patreon Supporter since November 2016
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call 208-991-4783
Become one of our friends on Facebook.
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP4244) Nov 25, 2023

Show notes

Todays Mystery:The daughter of the vice-president of a bank is kidnapped.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield; Herb Vigran
ost-episode Question: Should AI be used to reconstruct lost episodes of old time radio from existing scripts?
Gotham Radio Players Recreation of The Big Cop (Recreation begins at 35:43)
Hot Copy Radio Theater
American Radio Theater
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Welcome to our latest Patreon supporter, Christine
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Tom, Patreon Supporter since December 2019
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-478
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: Eric Kelby (EP4238) Nov 18, 2023

Show notes

Todays Mystery:A man reports his wife missing, but investigators suspect murder.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1949
Originated from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Harry Morgan as Captain Kearney; Herb Butterfield
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Welcome to our new Patreon Supporters: Ken and Laura
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Peter-Patreon Supporter Since April 2020
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Dragnet: Myra, the Redhead (EP4232) Nov 11, 2023

Show notes

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero have caught two teenagers breaking into their car. Can they use them to find the mastermind behind hundreds of car burglaries?
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 1, 1949
Originated from Hollywood
Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Support of the Day: Adrienne- Patreon Supporter since January of 2020
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected