Dragnet

Saturday, April 9: A known bookie named Miller Starkie has been cut in half by a sawed-off, double-barrel shotgun. Working out of Intelligence Division, Sgt. Joe Friday and Off. Frank Smith piece together what little evidence they have, interview acquaintances, intimidate witnesses, interrogate suspects to the point of harassment, utilize a Minifon and a wiretap, and testify before the Grand Jury in a tireless effort to catch and convict Starkie s killers. Written by Michael J. Hayde Dragnet is a 1954 American English-language Crime Drama television series starring Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Ben Alexander, Harry Morgan, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson and Roy Whaley. Mark VII Productions in association with Mark VII Limited (1954, , 1954 59, 1967 70), Universal Television , NBC Universal Television Studio , The Arthur Company and Wolf Films. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Jack Webb. Series originally aired on NBC in English. NBC Film Division acquired the distribution rights for the television series. Creator of the series is Jack Webb. Dragnet has 8 seasons and a cumulative total of 314 episodes which have a running time of 30-60 minutes each. Dragnet was released on 4th September 1954 and takes a screen time of 30-60 minutes for each episode. The music was composed by Walter Schumann along with Nathan Scott, Lyn Murray and Frank Comstock.
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