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Dragnet - "Big String" (Old Time Radio, 1953)
Dragnet presents “Big String,” episode 187 of the classic NBC radio series, originally broadcast on January 18, 1953. Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith.
Assigned to Homicide, Friday and Smith investigate after a university professor reports his wife missing and a ransom note turns up at their Los Angeles home. As they retrace her movements and examine the demand, the detectives prepare for a tense ransom-drop operation.
Dragnet presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently…
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