The Big Gangster, Part One

FromThe Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham

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The Big Gangster, Part One

FromThe Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham

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33 minutes

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Oct 13, 2007

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Someone’s out to kill a local crime kingpin. Joe Friday and Ben Romero must find the would-be killers and stop the murder attempts from breaking out into an all-out gang war.
Original Air Date: March 23, 1950

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Oct 13, 2007

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From 2007-2013, Adam Graham hosted the Old Time Dragnet Program, playing through every episode of Dragnet along with supplementary materials including episodes of Pat Novak and Jeff Regan.

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The Big Poison: An Elderly Couple disappears and Joe Friday and Ben Romero suspsect foul play. Original Air Date: September 7, 1950 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Red Light Bandit: A man disguises himself as a police officer and goes on a crime spree.  Friday and Romero must bring him in. Original Air Date: July 14, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Nickel-Plated Gun: Welcome to the Dragnet Radio show blog. We’ll go through the entire Dragnet series episode by episode.From 1949, we have the earliest dragnet episode in existence. Joe Friday and his partner, Ben Ramirez on the trail of a killer, but confusing weapons and descriptions of the assailant create a unique challenge. Original Air Date: June 10, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Myra the Redhead: Joe and Ben try to get to the root of a car theft ring that’s pulled off more than 250 jobs in the past few months. Original Air Date: September 1, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Waitresses Robbed and Beaten: Joe and Ben go searching for a criminal nicknamed the “werewolf” who is terrorizing young women in LA’s Central district Original Air Date: June 17, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Spring Street Gang: Joe and Ben try and tie down a gang of youth to a series of thefts and robberies, while a shady soda fountain owner comes under suspicion as a fence for the stolen merchandise. Original Air Date: December 1, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Steel Club Helen Cord: Ben Romero and Joe Friday hunt down the killer of a well-liked woman with no enemies down a perplexing trail of false leads in search of the truth. Original Air Date: June 7, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Benny Trounsel: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for the murderer of an informant as they delve into the Narcotics culture of the 1940s. Guest Commentator: David Oatney. Original Air Date: August 4, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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City Hall Bombing: A man with a package threatens to blow up city hall if the police don’t release his brother. Friday and Romero have to get the bomb away before it is too late. Original Air Date: July 21, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Bar Hold Up and Shooting: Friday and Romero go after a cop killer, with Chief of Detectives Ed Backstrand wanting the killers caught before the next Sunrise. Original Air Date: June 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Man, Part One: Joe Friday goes undercover to catch one of the biggest drug dealers on the West Coast. Original Air Date: January 12, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Woman Murdered and Mutilated: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are on the trail of a psychotic serial killer. Original Air Date: August 11, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Brick Bat Slayer: Joe and Ben are on the trail of a killer who uses red bricks to kill his victims. Original Air Date: September 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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James Vickers: Joe and Ben are on the trail of a gang of criminals and need to catch them before they kill again. Original Air Date: September 17, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Jade Thumb Rings: A Chinese man is beaten after buying two jade thumb rings. Joe and Ben must find the thief and their only witness is a six year old with an overactive imagination. Original Air Date: December 8, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Mother-In-Law Murder: A clear cut case of a woman murdering her mother-in-law to hide an affair falls apart, leaving Joe and Ben to search for the real killer. Original Air Date: November 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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16 Jewelry Thefts: Friday and Romero search for a jewel thief’s hidden loot. Original Air Date: August 18, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using any other service. […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Truck Hijackers: Friday and Romero  are on the trail of hijackers who have made off with more than $80,000 in merchandise. Original Air Date: October 1, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Sullivan Kidnapping: Joe and Ben try and catch a kidnapper known as The Wolf. Dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Lee Newbill of the Moscow (ID) Police Department who died in the line of duty: May 19, 2007. Original Air Date: September 10, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Police Academy: Joe and Ben search for a gang of robbers while of Joe’s Army buddies joins the police force. Original Air Date: August 25, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
32 min listen
The Big Escape: When one of Joe Friday’s army buddies is arrested for Armed Robbery and cooperates in catching the other robber, Friday tries to help him on the path to reform in prison, but finds himself tasked with bringing him in when he escapes. Original Air Date: January 5, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
32 min listen
The Big Missing: A woman from Utah stops writing to her mother and disappers. Joe and Ben follow several blind alleys. Will they find her in time for a Christmas reunion? Original Air Date: July 28, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Flowerland Roof Murders: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are after a gang of robbers. Original Air Date: December 29, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Eric Kelby: A woman is missing, with foul play suspected. Joe Friday and Ben Romero must either find her or her killer. Original Air Date: September 3, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Child Killers: Friday and Romero search for the murderer of two young girls. Disclaimer: “Ladies and Gentlemen, this program is for you, not your children. The subject is of vital importance to you as parents. This is the story of a vicious man” Original Air Date: February 2, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Garbage Chute Murders: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a killer with an unusual method of entry Original Air Date: December 15, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Fake: A police officer is charged with robbing a man and breaking his arm, while the police officer insists that his accuser was a drunk who broke his own arm falling down the steps after a fight. Joe Friday and Ben Romero must find whose telling the truth. Original Air Date: June 1, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Grab: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a kidnapped woman. Original Air Time: June 15, 1950 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using any other service. […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Boys: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for four young men wanted for robbery. Original Air Date: March 9, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Gangster, Part One: Someone’s out to kill a local crime kingpin. Joe Friday and Ben Romero must find the would-be killers and stop the murder attempts from breaking out into an all-out gang war. Original Air Date: March 23, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
33 min listen

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The Big Blonde: Friday and Smith search for two brothers and a woman who con greedy businessmen willing to undertake shady deals. Original Air Date: August 23, 1955 Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using any other services. by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Trunk (TV Soundtrack): An old vaudeville performer living in a run-down rooming house is killed and the apparent motive: a trunk full of worthless momentos. From TV program aired: January 7, 1954 based on Dragnet radio episode from March 22, 1951 Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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