Dragnet: The Big Donation (EP5064)

The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio) · Sep 17, 2026 · 32m · transcript

Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a group of confidence men posing as authorized solicitors for legitimate charities and pocketing the donations they collect. An early arrest appears promising until the suspect proves he merely copied the scheme, leaving Friday and Lockwood searching for the experienced bunco artists whose fraud is depriving charitable causes of badly needed funds.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 12, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

Ken Peters as Bill Lockwood

Virginia Gregg

Vic Rodman

Jim…