Dragnet. The Big False Make 1953. NBC Network.

Dragnet (Badge 714), an iconic police show from the 1950's starts Jack Webb as Sgt Joe Friday, with Ben Alexander as his partner, Officer Frank Smith. A robbery suspect confesses to robbing a store, but Sergeant Friday feels something about the robber is just not quite right. With Bob Crosson, Bill Johnstone, June Whitley, and Hazel Howard. Directed by Jack Webb. The quality of most of the Dragnets on KZbin are dismal, to say the least. I hope you enjoy this crisp, clear upload. Please note some music has been muted in the end credits due to a music copyright claim. Mastered from 16mm b-w film. This upload was moved from / moviecraftinc

[@garymickus6412]

Luv Poland Spring water. Didn’t know it was around back then.

[@chrisgale5634]

The world needs Joe Friday today!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Good episode. Frances Bavier played Hazel Howard. She played Aunt Bea on "The Andy Griffith Show". Bob Crossen was in Another episode where he played another disturbed young man.

[@michaelmazzola3694]

Yup. I spotted her immediately. Actors/actresses plying their trade.

[@machfiver753]

I really enjoy the routine policework that they do in this show. It is often mundane and it can take a numbers of weeks sometimes for them to get a good lead or sometimes they work hard on a case getting nowhere only for the guilty party to be dropped in their laps out of pure luck. And the crimes that they feature in the shows seem to be very recent ones. I wonder if viewers ever figured out the actual case in the show from remembering a newspaper story on the crimes? Some of the shows are incredibly sad due to the nature of them and this one is no exception. It makes it even sadder due to how the story is told it comes across far more realistic and true to the events that happened which makes it more real to the viewer. And some may say that the acting is wooden but personally I find that the acting is more realistic than any other show on tv. Though with some of the characters and the way they say their lines has me cracking up especially the banter between Joe and Frank. Frank is awesome, "salt your body is screaming for salt. I have what you need right here fix you right up. Same thing happened to me. It was salt fixed me right up." priceless. And his Spanish omelet. Wow! Friday dodged a bullet that time. Lol this is the salt pills episode too I didn't realize it. I got the lines a little different but close.

[@moviecraftfilmarchive]

It is undoubtedly a police TV classic!

[@largemember]

2:09 DONT TAKE EM JOE!!!! They are LACED WITH FENTANYL!!!!!!

[@elberethfw]

I love the acting in father/son bit

[@steverhodesvideos6244]

Pretty sneaky way to slide in an ad for Poland Water.

[@cinerama62]

Did you spot the error in the actor credits ?

[@trilbywilby7826]

Poor guy. He probably had some form of dyslexia and was mocked for it. Happens to so many people who have unrecognized disabilities. Sad episode with very good acting.

[@jamesstuart3346]

This episode is not technically "Dragnet" -- it's "Badge 714" which was the syndicated version. Just the facts 😅

[@gmanette188]

That was sad

[@DevoShire]

Product placement? Note: In real life, One died at 62, the other @ 58

[@machfiver753]

I know right? I just quit smoking 4 days ago and as much as I love this show it is messing with my cravings at how often they pass cigarettes around to each other in this show. Luckily I am wearing a patch and can reach for a piece of nicotine gum and my nicotine inhaler to satisfy the gnawing my brain gives me. I swear it's harder to quit smoking than it was to quit doing hard drugs by quite a large margin.

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

Good Lord, he proved to himself that he's a loser!

[@green_guardian5]

@13:26 what is going on with dude's left nostril.🤣🤣

[@machfiver753]

Cocaine is a helluva drug

[@machfiver753]

Man! I can't stop looking at that bloody thing now. Thank you very much