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Dragnet - "Big Gangster - Part 1" (Old Time Radio, 1950)
Dragnet presents “Big Gangster - Part 1,” episode 41 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on March 23, 1950. This local archival recording features Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday and Barton Yarborough as Sgt. Ben Romero.
Assigned to Los Angeles Homicide, Friday and Romero investigate attempts on notorious hoodlum Gus Valentine. As Valentine refuses to cooperate, the detectives face the growing threat of a gangland war in the first half of this two-part case.
Dragnet presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and…
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