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Old Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "Twenty Two Rifle for Christmas" (1949) | Full Episode
One of old-time radio's most famous and controversial broadcasts. Three days before Christmas 1949, Sergeant Joe Friday is called out when nine-year-old Stanley Johnstone goes missing and bloodstains turn up in the backyard. What Friday uncovers -- a Christmas rifle, two boys at play, and a tragic accident -- makes for one of Dragnet's most quietly devastating stories, and a finale of unexpected grace. Jack Webb's stripped-down realism at its most powerful. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and…
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