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Dragnet - "Max Tyler - Escaped Convict" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
Dragnet presents “Max Tyler - Escaped Convict,” episode 32, originally broadcast on NBC on January 5, 1950. Jack Webb stars as Sergeant Joe Friday, with Barton Yarborough as his regular partner, Sergeant Ben Romero. The episode is also cataloged under the alternate title “The Big Escape.”
Working the LAPD robbery detail in Los Angeles, Friday and Romero investigate a series of armed holdups targeting major jewelry stores. The case becomes especially difficult when Friday discovers a personal connection to Max Tyler, an old friend from his Army days. Directed by Jack Webb and sponsored by…
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