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Dragnet

  • TV Series
  • 1951–1959
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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Dragnet (1951)
Dragnet
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Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.

  • Creator
    • Jack Webb
  • Stars
    • Jack Webb
    • Hal Gibney
    • Ben Alexander
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    7.5/10
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    • Creator
      • Jack Webb
    • Stars
      • Jack Webb
      • Hal Gibney
      • Ben Alexander
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 9 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Ben Alexander
    • Off. Frank Smith…
    Olan Soule
    Olan Soule
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    Vic Perrin
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    Walter Sande
    • Capt. Lohrman…
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    Harry Bartell
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    Jack Kruschen
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    Art Gilmore
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    Art Balinger
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    Herb Vigran
    Herb Vigran
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    Bert Holland
    Bert Holland
    • Al Evans…
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    Virginia Gregg
    • Audrey Thompson…
    Herbert Ellis
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    • Trivia
      Midway through the series' run, a theatrical spin-off was produced (Dragnet (1954)). This event marked two firsts in American TV history: the first time a TV series spawned a movie, and the first time a movie spin-off was released while the original series was still running.
    • Goofs
      The Los Angeles Police Department is famously intolerant of overweight officers. Actor Ben Alexander, who played Officer Frank Smith, was so portly that LAPD would certainly have terminated him or forced him to lose weight.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Joe Friday: This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm a cop.

    • Alternate versions
      Many of the episodes available on DVD are from syndication copies in which the classic "dumm-da-dum-dum" and theme music have been replaced by other music.
    • Connections
      Featured in TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)
      Composed by Walter Schumann

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    Just the facts, ma'am

    I'm most familiar with the Harry Morgan period but all versions I've seen of the TV and radio originals are really good. Post-sixties angst is absent from the stories and characterizations, as in Perry Mason and perhaps a few others. Actually, "Ozzie and Harriet" from a different angle gives the same picture of a time with a bit less self-doubt.
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    • Sep 15, 2001
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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Badge 714
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Mark VII Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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