Jack Webb
Jack Webb (1920-1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise (which he created). He was the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited.
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Dragnet: Big .38
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A store clerk has been murdered, shot to death in a robbery. The holdup man is described as tall, well dressed. Witnesses say he escaped in a taxi cab. The Number of the cab was covered up some way. Seven other armed robberies have been committed in... Read more
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Dragnet: Big Betty
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A bunco gang of petty swindlers have set up operations in the city. They work the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased. They’re experienced, cunning and they work fast.
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Dragnet: Big Bop
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A robber has held up a check cashing service of $1500. After several more robberies, one of his victims is killed during the crime.
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Dragnet: Big Car
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
In four months, fifteen food markets in Los Angeles have been held up and robbed. The bandit is well-dressed and well-armed, and a bright red Pontiac looks like a clue for the police.
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Dragnet: Big Chet
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 28 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A stuttering robber and his partner are tracked down with the help of a stoolie, who is trying to go straight
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Dragnet: Big Church
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A new member of the congregation receives anonymous letters and phone calls threatening her with murder. The notes bear the mark of a fanatic, but police suspect fraud until a faked attack confirms their suspicion.
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Dragnet: Big Compulsion
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A lunatic has been making false police calls and has caused a serious accident. His weapon is a 10-cent piece.
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Dragnet: Big Dream
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
An old man, poorly dressed, robs a liquor store and is very apologetic about it.
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Dragnet: Big False Make
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Thomas Stanford confesses to robbing a store, but Sgt. Friday proves that he was at work at the time of the robbery!
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Dragnet: Big Ham
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
An unidentified young girl, Jane Doe #17, has committed suicide with a .22 caliber rifle. Or has she?
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Dragnet: Big Informant
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
For the past two months a gang of safe burglars have been operating in Los Angeles. In that time they’ve hit a dozen places. The police have no lead to their identity. It’s Sergeant Friday’s job to get them…
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Dragnet: Big Job
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
The Police receive information that an escaped criminal, called Alfred Garvey, is hiding out in the City. While searching for him at a hotel Garvey shoots an off-duty cop, and friend of Friday and Romero, John Maxwell. He was about to go on vacation... Read more
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Dragnet: Big Light
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Henry Wilson, a movie director, has been killed at the studio. A 250 pound lamp had fallen on him.
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Dragnet: Big Lilly
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Mrs. Rockman has been beaten to death…no, she’s been shot…no, she killed herself!
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Dragnet: Big Meet
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 28 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A gang of veteran dope peddlers moves into LA. They offer a hundred thousand dollars worth of heroin for sale. Sergeant Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, who leads the gang. Friday goes undercover and poses as a... Read more
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Dragnet: Big Mother
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A newborn, one of the three-day-old Striker baby twins, has been stolen from Mercy Hospital nursery. There is no trace of the infant and there is no trace of the abductor.
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Dragnet: Big Number
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A bank robber using a sawed-off shotgun is traced through the first three digits of his license plate number.
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Dragnet: Big Odd
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A gang of truck hijackers has been working in Los Angeles. They’ve stolen 14 loaded trucks. They’ve kidnapped and beaten one of the drivers.
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Dragnet: Big Parrot
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A man and his wife are found strangled to death in a rooming house, and the killer has set fire to the room to cover his tracks. Also a dead parrot, who’s also been strangled, lies on the floor beside the bodies.
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Dragnet: Big Pick
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 28 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
An organized gang of pickpockets is working in Los Angeles. None of the victims can give a description of the suspects and there is no lead to their identity.
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Dragnet: Big Picture
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A pair of fake talent scouts are at work in the city; their victims are young girls seeking careers in Hollywood. The criminals are vicious and relentless.
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Dragnet: Big Present
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
In the past two months a thief has broken in to eighteen markets in Los Angeles. There is no lead to his whereabouts and no clue to his identity.
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Dragnet: Big Press
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Sgt. Friday goes undercover to track them down.
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Dragnet: Big Quack
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A man posing as a doctor is burglarizing homes in the city. Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by the phony Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics. The police have his description and must find him.
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Dragnet: Big Revolt
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Henry Borg has disappeared…and for an unusual reason.
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Dragnet: Big Rip
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 28 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A string of safe burglaries breaks out in LA. For the past two months thirty-five safes have been broken in to. The police know that there is more than one man in the operation but they do not have any leads to the thieves’ identities.
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Dragnet: Big Scrapbook
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 28 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice. They are believed to be heading towards Los Angeles.
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Dragnet: Big Slip
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Jesse McGowan, a used car dealer, bought a new Mercury from Lewis Carter. The car turns out to have been stolen, and so was the pink slip.
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Dragnet: Big Smoke
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, has been killed. His invalid wife has been beaten with a club.
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Dragnet: Big Tooth
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Nasty old Mr. Schroeder is suspected of committing foul play. The Chesterfield commercials make health claims for the product.
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Dragnet: Big Want
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
The search for a George Richmond leads to a killer of cops who always takes cabs.
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Dragnet: Big Watch
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A gang of vicious Hitch-Hike Bandits are committing assaults, robberies and attempted murders. Their victims are army officers stationed in the city. After one of the victims is killed by the gunmen, a manhunt is on
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Dragnet: Big Will
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Charles Stall has been shot. Tire tracks lead to a motel and to a drunk Texan and his car.
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Dragnet: Brick Bat Slayer
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A homicidal maniac who uses a brick-bat is on the loose. A large dragnet slowly gets him cornered. A mad killer is loose in the city. In every instance he leaves the murder weapon behind but there are no finger prints or clues to the killers... Read more
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Dragnet: Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Two little girls, aged seven and eleven are missing. Their pet collie is found beaten to death. Foul play is suspected. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. A holdup has been committed in a neighboring city. A bystander is shot... Read more
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Dragnet: The Big Boys
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A gang of four robbers, and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco, planning to pull a job. A long stake-out with an alcoholic desk clerk provides results. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to robbery detail. Four young hoodlums... Read more
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Dragnet: The Big Escape
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
The search for Max Tyler, a friend of Sergeant Friday who pulled an armed robbery, escaped from jail, and shot Ben Romero! Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. Two armed bandits have robbed a large jewelers store in his city. One... Read more
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Dragnet: The Big Girl
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
The cops search for a big blonde who shoots her victims in cold blood. Is he possibly a man in woman’s clothing? Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. Sixteen persons have been robbed and beaten senseless. The victims... Read more
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Dragnet: The Big Grifter
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Gentleman Wallace, a born con-man, takes advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Bunco Detail. An expert confidence man has resumed operations in the city. His criminal record dates back... Read more
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Dragnet: The Big Kill
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is suspected of killing a cop for revenge. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon.
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Dragnet: The Garbage Chute
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A Chinaman has been badly beaten and his valuable jade has been stolen. The needed clue is supplied by an observant six-year-old boy. A young woman has been murdered. Her body was discovered behind locked doors. The assassin is still at large.... Read more
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Dragnet: The Roseland Murder
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
A gang that usually holds up drugstores robs and kills the manager of a dance hall. A stake-out in a garage yields results and a total of twelve guns. After a trial, two of the gang break out of jail. A gang of hold up men has been running loose in... Read more
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Dragnet: Tom Laval
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 29 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
Thomas Laval admits to being involved in a truck highjacking. While in custody, he jumps out of a window, but Sergeants Friday and Romeo are accused of pushing him to his death. An announcement is made that the next program in the series will be... Read more
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Dragnet: Volume 1
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 10 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for... Read more
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Dragnet: Volume 2
- By: Jack Webb
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 10 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Nathan and Evan Inc.
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for... Read more
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