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Dragnet
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Dragnet

Premiered: 1951
Genre: Police Procedural
Vault Holdings: 33 Episodes (872 mins)

Dragnet – later syndicated as Badge 714 – is an American crime television series, based on the radio series of the same name, both created by their star, Jack Webb. The shows take their name from the police term dragnet, a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Webb reprised his radio role of Los Angeles police detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Ben Alexander co-starred as Friday's partner, Officer Frank Smith.

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Statutory Public Domain Legal Clearance

Numerous original 1950s episodes of Jack Webb's seminal police procedural entered the US Public Domain due to lack of copyright renewal.

👥 Featured Cast & Hollywood Faces

Ben Alexander
Cast Member
Jack Webb
Cast Member
Harry Morgan
Cast Member

📼 Preserved Studio Vault Episodes 33 Episodes on Drive E:

# Episode Title / Holding Runtime Vault Quality
1 The Big Ante 26 mins 720x480
2 The Big Boys 26 mins 712x480
3 The Big Casing 26 mins 716x480
4 The Big Cast 26 mins 716x480
5 The Big False Make 26 mins 700x480
6 The Big Frame 26 mins 720x480
7 The Big Girl 26 mins 712x480
8 The Big Grandma 25 mins 716x480
9 The Big Hit and Run Killer 26 mins 706x480
10 The Big Lift 26 mins 714x480
11 The Big Little Jesus 28 mins 720x480
12 The Big Look 26 mins 714x480
13 The Big Oskar 26 mins 712x480
14 The Big Phone Call 26 mins 716x480
15 The Big Producer 29 mins 720x480
16 The Big Score 27 mins 716x480
17 The Big Send-off 26 mins 720x480
18 The Big Seventeen 29 mins 720x480
19 The Big Shoplift 27 mins 704x480
20 The Big Show 26 mins 720x480
21 The Big.22 Rifle for Christmas 26 mins 716x480
22 Dragnet ~ S01 Ep11 ~ The Big September Man 26 mins 708x480
23 Dragnet ~ S02 Ep19 ~ The Big Break 26 mins 704x480
24 Dragnet ~ S02 Ep26 ~ The Big Frank 25 mins 684x478
25 Dragnet ~ S02 Ep28 ~ The Big Hands 26 mins 696x480
26 Dragnet ~ S03 Ep04 ~ The Big Betty 26 mins 702x480
27 Dragnet ~ S03 Ep16 ~ The Big Thief 26 mins 702x476
28 Dragnet ~ S03 Ep19 ~ The Big Trunk 26 mins 702x478
29 Dragnet ~ S04 Ep03 ~ The Big Crime 26 mins 708x480
30 Dragnet ~ S04 Ep04 ~ The Big Pair 26 mins 700x480
31 Dragnet ~ S04 Ep08 ~ The Big Bar 26 mins 688x478
32 Dragnet ~ S07 Ep28 ~ The Big War 26 mins 692x476
33 Dragnet ~ S08 Ep38 ~ The Big Counterfeit 26 mins 712x480