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Dragnet - "Big Pill" (Old Time Radio, 1952)
Dragnet presents “Big Pill,” episode 174 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on October 19, 1952. In this NBC broadcast, written by John Robinson and sponsored by Chesterfield, Jack Webb stars as Sergeant Joe Friday alongside Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith.
Asked by Naval Intelligence to look into the serious illness of two young Marines, Friday and Smith follow a trail from a hospital interview to a Fifth Street hotel and a suspicious bottle of purported hangover pills. The investigation turns on careful police work and the small clues left behind.
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