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Dragnet (1967-70)
Dragnet
(1967-70)
(in color)
DVDs
Episode Guide - April 2005
(eps #4.10 #4.15 #4.16)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
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DRAGNET
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Jack Webb production/ Dragnet Productions
Universal City Studios, Inc. / an MCA Company
for
NBC
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb / Associate Producer
R.A. Cinader
US police series 1967-70 100+ episodes x 30 min
color
12Jan67 - 10 Sep70
starring
Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
with
Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon
The Captains:
Art Balinger
mainly played Captain Hugh Brown
(1.3 /1.7/ 1.11/ 1.15/ 2.2/ 2.6/ 2.9/ 2.24/ 3.06)
but in some episodes he played other Captains ....
Art Balinger as Captain Lou Richey ( Narcotics Division) (1.01/1.16)
Art Balinger as Capt. Lambert (1.14)
Art Balinger as Captain Ken Green (4.06)
Art Balinger as Captain Tighe (4.23)
Art Balinger as Captain Joseph Lovretovich (4.26)
*
Art Gilmore as various Captains
Art Gilmore
as Captain Mert Howe (Robbery division)
Art Gilmore as Captain Harry Nelson (Administrative Vice Division)(1.13)
*
Robert Knapp as Captain Lambert (Bunco/Fraud Division)
*
Clark Howat as
various Captains & Lieutenants
as Captain Mack (Burglary Division)(1.10,
2.07)
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Harlan Warde as Capt. Tom Janes (Felony Accident Investigations Division)(1.12)
Unknown as Captain Caldwell (1.04)
Other Recurring Cast:
Merry Anders as Policewoman Dorothy Miller
Peggy Webber as various characters
Virginia Gregg as various characters
Virginia Vincent as various characters
Vic Perrin as various characters
Nydia Westman as various characters
Julie Bennett as various characters
This is a revival of the original series which ran from 1952-58
for over 300 episodes and also starred Jack Webb
Dragnet (1951-59) -episode guide
All episodes directed by Jack Webb unless otherwise noted.
################# Dragnet ##################
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NBC Thursdays
1.01 Dragnet 1967: THE BIG L.S.D. (copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
12Jan67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: John Rudolph (Jack Webb pseudonym)
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Michael Burns ........ Benjie "Blue Boy" Carver
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Lou Richey
Olan Soule ........... Ray Murray
Robert Knapp ......... Mr. Eugene Carver
Eve Brent ............ Mrs. Carver
Jerry Douglas ........ Sgt. Eugene Zappey
Alfred Shelly ........ Sgt. Dominic Carr
Johnny Aladdin ....... The Painter
Shari Lee Bernath .... Sandra Quillan
Heather Menzies ...... Edna Mae Dixon
Synopsis:
The problem of LSD in the hands of teenagers.
LSD 25, discovered by accident in 1938. Called "ghost," "beast," or "acid,"
one kilo yields 5 to 10 million doses. It could turn everyone in Los Angeles
into a psycho. And Blue Boy is out there, selling it to any kid with a
couple of bucks to buy "the ticket."
1.02 Dragnet: THE BIG EXPLOSION (copyright title)
Dragnet Productions
19Jan67 NBC Thur
written by: Robert C. Dennis
Cast:
Don Dubbins as Donald L. Chapman
Olan Soule ........... Ray Murray
Bobby Troup .......... Al Amory
Harlan Warde ......... Capt. Henry Mack
Ralph Manza .......... Gene Ellis
Val Avery ............ Phil Masturian
Kent McWhirter ....... Officer (late known as Kent McCord)
Ralph Moody .......... Matt Kemper
John Nolan ........... Nelson Grove
Bert Holland ......... Car Salesman
Thora Randell ?
Synopsis:
400 pounds of dynamite are stolen from a construction site, and the
thieves throw a hand grenade at a security guard.
1.03 Dragnet 1967 : THE BIG KIDNAPPING
(copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
26Jan67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer , R.A. Cinader
Written by Preston Wood
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Peggy Webber ......... Janet Ohrmund
Harry Bartell ........ Ray Righetti
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Hugh Brown
Ronnie Rondell ....... Donald Joseph Albers
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon are called to a bank because a young retail
cosmetics executive (Peggy Webber) is trying to withdraw $75,000
to ransom her boss, who's being held hostage by a young gunman.
1.04 Dragnet: THE BIG INTERROGATION (copyright title)
Dragnet Productions
09Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer , R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Unknown as Captain Caldwell
Cast: (incomplete)
Kent McCord ........... Officer Paul Culver
Synopsis:
An undercover cop with the narcotics Division, who's only been on the
force for 144 days, is accused of robbing a liquor store on Sunset Strip.
1.05 Dragnet: THE BIG MASKED BANDITS
(copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
16Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Ron Russell ........... Larry Hubbert
Virginia Vincent ...... Edna Hubbert
S. Jon Launer ......... Stanley Auerbach
Robert Brubaker ....... Al Tucker
Art Gilmore ........... Captain Mert Howe (Robbery division)(recurring)
Dirk Rambo ............ Fred Tiller
*
Sam Edwards as Ashton
Dave Carlile as Wilson
Tani Seitz as Waitress
Synopsis:
Four armed bandits disguised in red masks hold up six cocktail lounges
in as many weeks. One clue: an old black Cadillac is always the getaway car.
1.06 Dragnet 1967: THE BIG BANK EXAMINERS
(copyright title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
23Feb67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by William O'Hallaren
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Nydia Westman .......... Mrs. Mary Burnside
Harriet MacGibbon ...... Flooelle Mirada
Lillian Powell ......... Mrs. Gray
Robert Knapp ........... Captain Lambert
Donald Barry ........... James Fremont
Howard Culver .......... Frank Albert Thomas
Bert Mustin ............ Fred Gregory
Clark Howat ............ Lt. John Bigham
Bert Holland ........... Harry Croft
Don Ross ............... Cameraman
Synopsis:
A unique scheme to bilk elderly citizens out of their savings
is succeeding until Sgt. Friday and Officer Gannon are called
into play.
1.07 Dragnet: THE BIG HAMMER (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
02Mar67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb
Written by: Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders ........ Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Brian Avery ......... Terry Ridges
Art Balinger ........ Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Natalie Masters ..... Mrs. Ridges
Chet Stratton ....... Chesney Guthrie
Richard Simmons ..... Marcus Denner
Ralph Moody ......... Lou Adams
Jill Banner ......... Camille Gearhardt
James Oliver ........ Fred Tosca
Don Stewart ......... Officer Carl Goldman
Ben Chandler ........ Chief Everett Snoddy
Jeff Scott .......... Officer Chulik
Vince Williams ...... Ambulance Attendant
Synopsis:
A 62-year-old apartment building manager man is found beaten to death
with a hammer in his apartment, with a few dollars in rent money and
his dead wife's wedding ring missing.
1.08 Dragnet: THE BIG CANDY STORE (copyright
title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
09Mar67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders .......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Art Gilmore ........... Captain Mert Howe (Robbery division)(recurring)
Virginia Gregg ........ Mrs. Jean Hardy
Austin Green .......... Claude Thibodeau
David Bond ............ George Watson
Don Stewart ........... Carl Goldman
Alfred Shelly ......... Sgt. Al Vietti
John McCann ........... Officer #2
Dan Currie ............ Officer #1
Vince Howard .......... Officer Bondi
Synopsis:
Ten stores in a confectionery chain are robbed at gunpoint, always
using the same method of operation.
1.09 Dragnet: THE BIG FUR BURGLARY (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
16Mar67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
with:
Merry Anders ........ Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Clark Howat ......... Capt. Henry O. Mack (recurring)
Henry Corden ........ Emile Hartman
Herb Ellis .......... Norm Landon
John Nolan .......... Floyd Sinclair
Frank Gerstle ....... Albert Marks
Jody Gilbert ........ Mrs. Hilliard
Joanne Medley ....... Miss Hilliard
John McCann ......... Lt. Danny Bowser
Robert Cleaves ...... Roger Brucker
Renny McEvoy ........ John Cartwright
Alfred Shelly ....... Detective
Synopsis:
$100,000 worth of fine furs are stolen from an exclusive store.
1.10 Dragnet 1967 : THE BIG JADE (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
23Mar67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by William O'Hallaren
Director of Photography Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ........... Mrs Francine Graham
Eddie Firestone .......... Ben Martin
Clark Howat .............. Captain Mack (Burglary Division)
Harry Hickox ............. John Benjamin
Keye Luke ................ Lin Fong
Don Stewart .............. Officer Art MacAndrews
Don Ross ................. Officer Bill Walmsley
William Boyett ........... Sgt. Edward H. Barr
Annazette ................ Mary Carstairs
Yoneo Iguchi ............. Henry Morito
Synopsis:
$200,000 worth of jewelry, including imperial jade, is reported missing
from the wall safe of a luxurious Los Angeles home. .
1.11 Dragnet: THE BIG SHOOTING (copyright
title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
30-Mar-1967 NBC Thur (rerun 06Jul67)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Don Marshall ....... Officer Dave Roberts
Art Balinger ....... Captain Brown (recurring)
Hal Baylor ......... Roger Kensington
Dick Miller ........ Harry Johnson
Alfred Shelly ...... Sgt. Al Vietti
David Bond ......... Virgil Hicks
Harry Bartell ...... Dr. Anderson
Dick Whittinghill... Clerk
Bert Holland ....... Carl Wilson
Howard Culver ...... Pete Stuart
Synopsis 1:
Police Officer Dave Roberts is shot with a sawed-off shotgun while making
a routine check on a team of paroled convicts parked near a liquor store.
He suffers a complete blackout after the shooting and cannot remember what
the criminals look like.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon seek a pair of gunmen who blasted a policeman with a
shotgun. Their search is hampered by a lack of witnesses - and the officer's
mental blackout. [RF]
1.12 Dragnet: THE BIG ACCIDENT (copyright title)
(verified
on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Big Hit-and-Run Driver"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 3Apr67; OREG: LP35437)
06Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Music: Lyn Murray
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Audrey Dalton ........ Patricia Filmore
Robert Clarke ........ Clayton Fillmore
Harlan Warde ......... Capt. Tom Janes
(Felony Accident Investigations Division)
Buddy Lester ......... Bob Dugan
Olan Soulé ........... Ray Murray
Stuart Nisbet ........ Gus Archer
Dennis McCarthy ...... Norman Jacoby
King Moody ........... Norton Bernard
Julian Burton ........ Ed Neiman
James Seay ........... Paul Bateman
Morgan Jones ......... Bill Wheelock
Rhoda Williams ....... Alice Bronson
Synopsis:
Two pedestrians are killed by a drunk-driving hit-and-run motorist,
but the eyewitnesses tell conflicting stories of the type of car
involved. [RF]
1.13 Dragnet: THE BIG BOOKIE (copyright title)(verified
on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (oDAT: 10Apr67; OREG: LP35438)
13Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Music: Lyn Murray
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
William Reynolds ..... Sgt. William Riddle
Luana Patten ......... Angie
Sidney Miller ........ Jay Simmons
Bobby Troup .......... Richard Clinger
Art Gilmore .......... Capt. Harry Nelson
(Administrative Vice Division)
Synopsis:
In a drive to break up a gambling ring, Friday goes undercover in
Administrative Vice with the LAPD chaplain.
1.14 Dragnet: THE BIG SOLICITOR (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Subscription Racket"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 17Apr67; OREG: LP35439)
20Apr67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Brian Avery .......... Glenn Procustan
Marianne Gordon ...... Norma Bryant
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Lambert (recurring)
Jerry Dexter ......... Jerry Dexter (could be a
titles error)
Larry D. Mann ........ Pete Benson
Sarah Selby .......... Marilyn Tate
Doodles Weaver ......... Cliff Tate
Synopsis:
Friday makes a public-service appearance on a local TV station and
learns of a new racket: a swindling magazine-subscription salesman
who uses an authentic Congressional Medal of Honor for his credentials.
1.15 Dragnet: THE BIG GUN (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 24Apr67; OREG: LP35440)
27-Apr-1967 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Art Balinger ....... Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Anne Loos .......... Agatha Edney
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Sunshine Pound
Leonard Stone ...... Det. Charlie Higbie
Olan Soulé ......... Ray Murray (recurring)
Herbert Anderson ... Robert Blake (character)
Lois Yoshiko Kiuchi .. Mrs. Watanabe
Don Ross ............ Sgt. Dean Bergman
Sharann Hisamoto .... Miko
Synopsis 1:
A beautiful Japanese-born widow, whose Nisei husband was killed in
Vietnam, is murdered. A young girl was assaulted a week earlier
in the same neighborhood.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon wrestle with the disturbing prospect of a killer's
escape from justice. A young widowed mother has been murdered, and
the police investigation is adding up to zero. [RF]
1.16 Dragnet: THE BIG KIDS (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 1May67; OREG: LP35441)
04May67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Roger Mobley ........ Audie Fulton
Andrea King ......... Mrs. Lisa Fulton
Peggy Webber ........ Mrs. Peggy Lassin
Richard Crane ....... Sgt. John Pearson
Art Balinger ........ Capt. Lou Richey
Mickey Sholdar ...... Robert Lassin
Russell Arms ........ David Carroll
Alan Dexter ......... Hal Rosten
Synopsis:
A gang of juvenile shoplifters is stealing odd things like diapers,
paper clips, and a hair dryer. Friday and Gannon find the reason in
a mod-clad club with a unique set of entrance requirements.
1.17 Dragnet: THE BIG BULLET (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 8May67; OREG: LP35442)
11May67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by John Robinson
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Carol Byron .......... Nora Hamlin
Mabel Albertson ...... Jessie Gaynor
Olan Soulé ........... Ray Murray (recurring)
Synopsis:
All the physical evidence in Nora Hamlin's home indicates that
her estranged husband, Carl Martin, 43, killed himself in a locked
room. It's just a routine suicide deal until a chemist sends Friday
and Gannon back for a second look after it's discovered that the bullet
that killed him wasn't from the gun he was holding.
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Summer Reruns
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06Jul67 rerun of "The Big Shooting" (first aired 30Mar67)
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NBC Thursdays 9:30 PM Eastern
2.01 Dragnet: THE BIG BANG (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
(a.k.a. "The Grenade")
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 8Sep67; OREG: LP35931)
14Sep67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
with:
Mickey Sholdar ...... Gerald Paulson
(Jan) Michael Vincent ... Rick Schneiderman
Robert Brubaker ..... Martin Kirsop
Cathleen Cordell .... Lois Kirsop
John Rubinstein ..... Paul Whidden
Robert Cleaves ...... George Nash
Heather Menzies ..... Lorean Harper
Barbara Luddy ....... Maid
Synopsis 1:
Joe and Bill are called to a movie theater after a teenager pours
sulphuric acid on the back of another who was talking loudly. They
bring in the suspect (Sholdar) for an interview and release him to
his parents.
Synopsis 2:
The police know Gerald Paulson is carrying a live hand grenade, but
they have no idea where he's heading. [RF]
2.02 Dragnet: THE BIG BOARD (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a "The Big Shooting Board"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 14Sep67; OREG: LP35932)
21Sep67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: David Vowell
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Art Balinger .......... Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Leonard Stone ......... Lt. Danny Bowser
William Boyett ........ Lt. Pierce Brooks
Harry Bartell ......... Deputy Chief Roger Murdock
S. John Launer ........ Deputy Chief R.A. Houghton
Dennis McCarthy ....... Inspector John Powers
Anita Eubank .......... Marianne Smith
Jeff Malloy ........... Officer Vincent
Gary Brown ............ Officer Paul
Synopsis 1:
This is the city, Los Angeles, California. The biggest police beat
in the world. I carry a badge. And a gun. A police officer is
subject to investigation every time he fires his service revolver,
except on the firing range. This time, the shooting board is
investigating me.
Synopsis 2:
After working a double shift, Joe goes out for cigarettes to an all-night
laundromat at 2am. He finds a young couple breaking into the change machine,
confronts them, and the man shoots at Joe. Joe returns the fire but they
escape, leaving a trail of blood. Joe reports the shooting but there's
no trace of the the bullet in the wall.
2.03 Dragnet: THE BIG BADGE (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions
28Sep67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Music Lyn Murray
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Art Gilmore ........ Capt. Lambert (recurring)
Tol Avery .......... Willarrd Danhart
Harry Lauter ....... Edward Larkin
Stacy Harris ....... Walter Kinnett
Indus Arthur ....... Pat Olney
Alfred Shelley ..... Sgt. William D. Booth
Don Ross ........... Mr. Ainsworth
Bert Holland ....... Ralph
Synopsis:
A midwestern businessman is swindled by shakedown artists posing as
vice officers. Friday and Gannon bait the trap by disguising Gannon
as a manufacturer from Lincoln, Nebraska.
2.04 Dragnet 1968: THE BIG BANK (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
aka "The Big Bank Jobs"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 28Sep67; OREG: LP35933)
05Oct67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Kipp Hamilton .......... Jana Altman
Art Gilmore ............ Captain Howe (recurring)
Herbert Anderson ....... Dr. Phillip Lang
Kent McCord ............ Officer Whitman
Marian Collier ......... Angela Riplon
Sherry Boucher ......... Carmen Willis
Chris Alcaide .......... Richard Madden
Dave Carlile ........... Sgt. Reed
Bee Tompkins ........... Doris Colbert
Synopsis:
A bank robber forces women to scoop cash into his pillowcase while
he holds bank employees at gunpoint. One "helper" brings Sgt. Friday
and Officer Gannon unexpected assistance.
2.05 Dragnet: THE BIG NEIGHBOR (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 5Oct67; OREG: LP35934)
12Oct67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Randy Stuart ......... Eileen Gannon
Ann Morgan Guilbert .. Marnie Prout
John Nolan ........... Art Bonham
Kent McCord .......... Officer
Hal Lynch ............ Sailor
Rhoda Williams ....... Ruth Walker
Synopsis:
Bill invites Joe to his home for dinner and a football game, but
the game keeps getting interrupted by neighbors wanting to consult
Bill on police-related matters.
2.06 Dragnet: THE BIG BLANK (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a. "The Big Frustration"
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 12Oct67; OREG: LP35935)
19Oct67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Sidney Morse
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
John Lupton ......... Sgt. Carl Maxwell
Art Balinger ........ Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Len Wayland ......... Sgt. Al Maxwell
Grace Albertson ..... Mary Maxwell
Bill Williams ....... Sgt. Bill Riddle (Chaplain)
Robert Patten ....... Sgt. Taylor Searcy
Alfred Shelly ....... Sgt. Frank Isbell
Lane Bradford ....... Champ Ridgely
Synopsis:
Sergeant Carl Maxwell, a veteran of 12 years service with the LAPD, has
"disappeared" and it's Friday and Gannon's job to find him.
2.07 Dragnet: THE BIG SENIOR CITIZEN (copyright
title) (verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 19Oct67; OREG: LP35936)
26Oct67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
with:
Burt Mustin .......... Charles Smith
Clark Howat .......... Captain Mack
Robert Patten ........ Off. Louis J. Sale
Eve McVeagh .......... Bonnie McKenzie
Natalie Masters ...... Housewife
Synopsis:
There's been a series of brazen, daytime burglaries, but these are
different than most; this burglar is neat, doesn't ransack, and
never leaves finger prints ... or any other clues, for that matter.
2.08 Dragnet: THE BIG HIGH (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a. "The Dead Baby in the Bathtub"
Dragnet Productions
02Nov67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Brenda Scott .......... Jean Shipley
With:
Timothy Donnelly ...... Paul Shipley
Merry Anders .......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Robert Knapp .......... Captain Trembly
Ed Prentiss ........... Charles Porter
Kent McCord ........... 2nd Officer
James Oliver .......... Fred Ludden
Jeff Malloy ........... 1st Officer
Synopsis:
A wealthy businessman's 22-year-old daughter and son-in-law are experimenting
with marijuana. He asks for police help. When Friday and Gannon step in,
they are met with surprisingly rude resistance. Time passes, and during a
routine drug arrest the suspect mentions a pot party now in progress at the
young couple's home. Joe and Bill burst in and make the arrest, but the baby
is found drowned, forgotten in the bathtub.
2.09 Dragnet: THE BIG AD (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions (ODAT: 2Nov67; OREG: LP35937)
09Nov67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Charles A. McDaniel
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Don Dubbins ........... Steve Deal
Anthony Eisley ........ Harvey Forrester
Art Balinger ......... Captain Hugh Brown (recurring)
Synopsis1:
Friday & Gannon are working Homicide Division when they get an
unusual lead from ex-con Steve Deal. Deal is out of jail and
trying to "stay clean," but is in desperate need of money.
He places an ad in the paper: will do anything to earn $1000.
The problem is that one of the responses to the ad sounds too
much like a solicitation to commit murder.
Synopsis 2:
Forrester hires Friday to kill his wife thru the want ads. Fun episode! [RF]
2.10 Dragnet: THE BIG LISTING (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a. "The Missing Realtor"
Dragnet Productions
16nOV67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Gene Boland ............. Terry Williams
Ena Hartman ............. Ida Walters
Juanita Moore ........... Mrs. Esther Jenkins
Jeff Burton ............. Carl Keegan
Scatman Crothers ........ Dave Richmond
Dennis McCarthy ......... Lt. W.L. Clingan
Synopsis:
When a woman realtor is missing, Friday and Gannon follow the few
clues available and trace her to a vacant house several miles from
her office, where her lifeless body is found. Her boyfriend (Boland)
is the prime suspect, but a lie-detector test clears him.
2.11 Dragnet: THE BIG DOG (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions
23Nov67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders .......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Art Gilmore ........... Capt. Merton Howe
Luana Anders .......... Noradella De Leone
Bart Burns ............ Ingo Burry
Phil Arnold ........... Bert Silver
Bonnie Hughes ......... Dee Staley
Jean Innes ............ Wanda Kravits
Doodles Weaver ........ Lars Lowell
Monty Margetts ........ Cynthia Lowell
Maidie Norman ......... Mrs Holmes
Synopsis:
Purse-snatching is nothing new -- but dogs as suspects? Friday
and Gannon stage a stakeout with policewoman Dorothy Miller.
2.12 Dragnet: THE BIG PYRAMID (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a."The Pyramid Swindle"
Dragnet Productions
30Nov67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Norman Lessing
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ......... Horton Bonnie Bates
With:
Byron Morrow ........... Palmer Forrest
Bert Fields, Esq. ...... Hal Davies
Robert Cornthwaite ..... Dr. Edgar Sundstrom
Art Gilmore ............ Capt. Lambert (recurring)
Byron Keith ............ Nick Gowers
Vinton Hayworth ........ The Judge
Chet Stratton .......... Everett Tottle
Sam Edwards ............ Mr. Black
Alma Platt ............. Little Old Lady
Sidney Clute ........... Salesman
Synopsis:
Joe and Bill try to bring down Bates (Virginia Gregg), who runs a
religious-flavored pyramid scheme, drawing in suckers by placing want
ads to lure "prospectors" into her illegal moneymaking scheme and
holding rowdy enrollment drives in hotel function rooms.
2.13 Dragnet: THE BIG MAGAZINE (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a. "The Phony Police Racket"
Dragnet Productions
07Dec67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Henry Irving
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
with:
G.D. Spradlin .......... Preston C. Densmore
Del Moore .............. Wesley Hundorn
Eddra Gale ............. Ethel Gower
Nydia Westman .......... Jennifer Salt
Kent McCord ............ Off. Jim Reed
Robert Knapp ........... Captain Lambert
Ben Hammer ............. Paul G. Fremont
Victor Millen .......... Salvador Cabo
Stuart Nisbet .......... Axel Varney
Don Ross ............... Bart Emerson
Synopsis:
Angry citizens begin calling the police department, demanding to speak
to "Captain Fremont" because they are not receiving the preferential
treatment they were promised when they took out costly advertisements
in the National Association for Law Enforcement (N.A.L.E.) journal.
2.14 Dragnet: THE BIG TRIAL (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
a.k.a "The Trial Board"
Dragnet Productions
14Dec67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Sidney Morse
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Steve Carlson ........ Off. Phil Waverly
Peter Duryea ......... Ted Clover
Clark Howat .......... Lt. Roger Mairs
Art Balinger ......... Dep. Chief Simon
Art Gilmore .......... Capt. Merton Howe
Alfred Shelly ........ Sgt. Hugh Binyon
Synopsis:
Eyewitnesses claim they saw a police officer accepting money from a
known bookie. The officer's own statements seem to corroborate the
charge. Friday and Gannon use an unusual method to clear him.
2.15 Dragnet: THE CHRISTMAS STORY (copyright title) a.k.a. "The Big Baby Jesus"
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
21Dec67 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Richard L. Breen
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Harry Bartell .......... Father Xavier Rojas
Bobby Troup ............ Claude Stroup
Byron Morrow ........... Capt. Mack
Ralph Moody ............ Mr. Flavin
HerbVigran ............. Desk Clerk
Barry Williams ......... John Heffernan
Fernando Vasquez ....... Paco Mendoza
Synopsis:
A Christ-child statue is stolen on Christmas Eve from the cracked and
worn nativity scene at the Old San Fernando Mission Church.
Note:
"The Big Baby Jesus" may be the only Dragnet episode that aired on the radio
series,
the 52-59 TV run, and the 67-70 revival run.
2.16 Dragnet: THE BIG SHIPMENT (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
28Dec67 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David H. Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Fred Vincent ......... Jerry Frank
John Sebastian ....... Peter Witmer
Julian Burton ........ Wallace Shanklin
Lorraine Gary ........ Mrs. Frank
Clark Howat .......... Capt. Al Trembly
Steve Dunne .......... Fred Robertson
Elaine Devry ......... Patricia Wingate
William Boyett ....... Sgt. Robert Forsen
Bert Holland ......... George Donaldson
Synopsis:
A plane crashes; drugs are found aboard, and the pilot is missing.
While Friday and Gannon search for him, the newspapers cooperate
by withholding the crash story.
2.17 Dragnet: THE BIG PROPHET (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
04-Jan-1968 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by David H. Vowell
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Cast:
Liam Sullivan ....... William Bentley
(no other cast on credits)
Synopsis 1:
Brother William leads a psychedelic cult at his Temple of the Expanded Mind.
His "religion" is mainly concerned with legalizing marijuana and LSD.
Synopsis 2:
Dragnet turns to another examination of the use of hallucinogens.
The story is essentially a debate about the effects of LSD and marijuana
and a philosophical discourse on the rights of the individual.
The pros and cons are discussed as detectives Friday and Gannon
visit a self-proclaimed hippie prophet and suspected pusher. [RF]
2.18 Dragnet: THE BIG SEARCH (copyright title)
(verified on film RF)
Dragnet Productions
11Jan68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood & Robert Soderberg
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Peggy Webber ......... Marian Stanley
Robert Clarke ........ Bert Stanley
Jean Howell .......... Edna Felton
Kent McCord .......... Officer Jim Reed
Vic Perrin ........... Vernon Hale
Sidney Clute ......... George Selfridge
Rick Warick .......... Officer Stedman
Gail Bonney .......... Mrs. Bonney
Synopsis:
A mother (Peggy Webber) reports her two young girls missing, thinking
that her alcoholic (but currently sober) ex-husband (Robert Clarke)
has taken them.
2.19 Dragnet: THE BIG AMATEUR COP (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
25Jan68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Henry Irving
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Del Moore ........... Tyler Finch
Clark Howat ......... Captain Lambert
Bert Holland ........ Harry Wilson
Keye Luke ........... George Lum
Carol Byron ......... Ardith Roach
Stuart Nisbet ....... Gideon C. Dengle
Dave Carlile ........ Captain Dan Packard
Ron Wilder .......... Bob Greene
Synopsis:
Officer Gedieon C. Dengle wins a businessman club's "All-American Policeman"
award, but headquarters has no record of the man. Friday and Gannon go
looking for him but find nothing but grateful citizens.
2.20 Dragnet: THE BIG STARLET (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
01Feb68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Andrew Jackson, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Susan Seaforth ...... Eva Graham
Robert Patten ....... Sgt. Lester Zabel
Leonard Stone ....... Off. Don Shaidell
Amzie Strickland .... Thelma Wade
Lyle Talbot ......... William Joseph Cornelius
Jo Ann Harris ....... Jo-Elle Murphy
Synopsis:
A teenage girl runs away from home to become a movie star. Friday and
Gannon follow her trail into a thriving pornographic movie business.
Comment: Good episode [RF]
2.21 Dragnet: THE BIG CLAN (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
08Feb68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Michael Donovan
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Guest Cast:
Virginia Gregg ....... Dallas Andrews
Don Dubbins .......... Billy Catcher
Lillian Bronson ...... Fay Sager
Clark Howat .......... Captin Lambert
Merry Anders ......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Lillian Adams ........ Mother Maria
Margaret Rich ........ Madame Mona
Alma Platt ........... Katy Wilson
Synopsis:
When a gypsy king dies, a woman and her son-in-law claim to be his
successors. They promise to keep the gypsy community under control if
Friday will give them a little illegal help.
2.22 Dragnet: THE BIG LITTLE VICTIM (copyright
title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
15Feb68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert Soderberg
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Brooke Bundy ......... Louise Marshall
Kiel Martin .......... Walter Marshall
S. John Launer ....... Dr. Wingate
Elizabeth Rogers ..... Mrs. Bradley
Jean Howell .......... Mrs. Ruth Fowler
Gavin Mooney ......... Dr. Frederick Martin
Cathleen Cordell ..... Mrs. Newton
Louise Lorimer ....... Mrs. Walters
Synopsis:
A 9-month-old child is injured, and the parents claim the child fell
downstairs. Friday and Gannon discover that the father is a child-beater
2.23 Dragnet: THE BIG SQUEEZE (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
22-Feb-1969 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Jerry D. Lewis
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With: (only one guest cast credited)
John Sebastian ...... George Fox
Sam Edwards ......... (voice)(uncredited)
Synopsis 1:
A confident, well-tailored former convict chooses an electronics executive
as a target for extortion.
Synopsis 2:
This episode takes place entirely in the Intelligence Division squad room.
Friday and Gannon apply the squeeze to George Fox, a strong-arm extortionist
suspected of muscling in on an electronics business. The police think Fox
has taken extra steps to protect himself - by engineering the disappearance
of a damaging witness. [RF]
2.24 Dragnet: THE BIG GOODBYE (copyright
title)(verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Suicide Attempt"
Dragnet Productions
29DFeb68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Jill Donohue ........ Nina Draper
Luana Anders ........ Anna Marie Harmon
Don Ross ............ Eugene Dickson
Art Balinger ........ Captain Brown
Quinn O'Hara ........ Tami Avalon
Herb Vigran ......... John Hagen
Dee Carroll ......... Jean Wagnall
Synopsis:
A man calls his mother in New York from an undisclosed L.A. location,
announcing his intention to kill himself with an overdose of pills.
2.25 Dragnet: THE BIG DEPARTURE (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
07Mar68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by: Preston Wood
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Guest Cast:
Kevin Coughlin ....... Paul Seever
Roger Mobley ......... Charles L. Vail
Lou Wagner ........... Dennis J. Meldon
Howard Culver ........ Nathan Vollmer
Ed Deemer ............ Off. Jim Edwards
Lindon Crow .......... Off. Wilson
Synopsis:
A gang of 10 juvenile hippies burglarize grocery, hardware, drug,
and electrical-supply stores to steal provisions so that they can
create a utopian, self-sufficient society on an offshore island.
2.26 Dragnet: THE BIG INVESTIGATION (copyright
title) (verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
14Mar68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Robert Patten ....... Sgt. Gene Markley
Don Stewart ......... Harry Lanham
Gene Boland ......... Howard Digby
Susan Seaforth ...... Virna Lanham
Herb Anderson ....... Carl Shumley
Dennis McCarthy ..... Leonard Robbins
Roy Engel ........... Art Turnbull
Mercer Harris ....... Fred Hiller
Stuart Nisbet ....... Chief of Mintville
Bert Holland ........ Ed Swift
Ed Deemer ........... Chief Oxley
Synopsis:
How closely are rookie police officers screened? Friday and Gannon
investigate an applicant to the L.A. Police Academy who seems to
have all the right qualifications -- until they find that six months
of his life are missing.
2.27 Dragnet: THE BIG GAMBLER (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
21Mar68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Robert Soderberg
Director of Photography, Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Vic Perrin ............ Henery Pendleton
Virginia Gregg ........ Norma Pendleton
Robert Brubaker ....... Edward Loring
Julian Burton ......... George Barnes
Virginia Vincent ...... Sally Fisher
Buddy Lester .......... Dick Gerber
Sharon Harvey ......... Delores Grove
Synopsis:
$100,000 has been embezzled from a small industrial firm. Friday and Gannon
narrow the suspects down to three. Then one incriminates himself with his
bad habits.
2.28 Dragnet: THE BIG PROBLEM (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
Dragnet Productions
28Mar68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, R.A. Cinader
Written by Michael Donovan
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Roy Glenn ............ John Erickson
Maidie Norman ........ Elsa Erickson
John McCook .......... Off. Nick Jeffries
Charles Brewer ....... Off. Ron Braven
Clark Howat .......... Capt. Shannon
Georg Stafford Brown ... Billy Jones
Ed Deemer ............ Sgt. Charles Park
Richard Van Vleet .... Off. Martin
Celia Lovsky ......... Rita Goldstein
Victor Millan ........ Sam Gonsalvez
Synopsis 1:
The community relations officer must gain neighborhood support for
the police department. But each patrol car is a shell isolating us
from the citizens we protect. Another recurring problem is "police
brutality," a label applied to just about everything a policeman
does. And I don't like labels.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon address a group of citizens about the importance of
communication between police and regular folks.
A young black man storms out of the meeting and an older black couple
apologizes for his actions. The next day, however, they file a complaint
because they were stopped as burglary suspects on the way home from the
meeting the night before.
Note:
special appearance at the end of the LAPD Police Commissioner with words
of wisdom...
2.29 [48] Dragnet: THE BIG RIDE (copyright title)
(verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "The Joy Riders"
Dragnet Productions
04Apr68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb
Written by Preston Wood
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Michael Burns ........ Harold F. Austin
Peggy Webber ......... Mrs. Eunice Austin
S. John Launer ....... Michael Chatterton
John McCook .......... Off. Keefer
Mickey Sholdar ....... Vern Bayliss
Charles Brewer ....... Off. Lathrop
Lou Wagner ........... Andy Raynor
Heather Menzies ...... Nora Chatterton
Don Ross ............. Sgt. Robert Parker
Ed Deemer ............ Sgt. Bailey
Robert Clarke ........ Philip Geiger
Dee Carroll .......... Mrs. Chatterton
Unknown Actor as Captain Jack Morris (Juvenile Division) (not credited)
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon become involved with a car-stealing ring when
they capture a 15-year-old running away from a stolen car. He later
goes on the bigger things-- like blowing a man's head off with a
shotgun.
################# Dragnet ##################
############# season 3 1968-69 ###############
##############################################
NBC Thursdays 9:30 PM Eastern
Several episodes in this season appear to have
the same title, however when combined with
the <DR-number> they become unique.
3.01 [49] Dragnet: PUBLIC AFFAIRS I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal- Dragnet prod. no. DR-07
19Sep68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Anthony Eisley ......... Chuck Bligh
Stacy Harris ........... Tom Higgins
Don Sturdy ............. Jesse Chaplin
Dick Williams .......... Mondo Mambamba
Dennis McCarthy ........ Sgt. Dan Cooke
Don Ross ............... Monty Warren
Charles Brewer ......... Charles Varco
Sidney Clute ........... Harry Wilson
Lou Wagner ............. John Dietz
Penny Gaston ........... Diane Newcombe
Speedy Zapata .......... Jay Herrera
Chuck Bowman ........... Announcer
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon defend the police on a TV debate over charges of
brutality, ineffectiveness, and ignorance.
3.02 [50] Dragnet: JUVENILE I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal- Dragnet prod. no. DR-05
26Sep68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by UNKNOWN
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Merry Anders .......... Policewoman Dorothy Miller (recurring)
Robert Clarke ......... Mr. Fuller
Stefan Arngrim ........ Danny Meriton
Jenny Sullivan ........ Mariana Brenner
Gary Tigerman ......... George Fuller
Joy Ellison ........... Sharon Malden
Eve Brent ............. Mrs. Fuller
Jeff Malloy ........... Officer Rowley
Clark Howat ........... Lt. Bongard
Cliff Sales ........... Officer Henderson
Ed Deemer ............. Officer Beck
Alfred Shelly ......... Officer Gurowski
Dave Carlile .......... Officer Ryan
Don Ross .............. Officer Howard
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon spend time in the Juvenile Division dealing
with an abandoned baby, a runaway boy, and a youth high on a
dangerous drug.
3.03 [51] Dragnet: COMMUNITY REALTIONS I
Prod. no. DR-10
03Oct68 NBC Thur
Written by: Alf Harris
Cast:
Don Marshall ........ Officer Dave Evans
Rafer Johnson ....... Lt. Ed Henry
Bill Elliott ........ Alec Harper
Mittie Lawrence ..... Elinor Evans
Bert Holland ........ Carl Rogers
Joel Fluellen ....... Tom Foster
John C. Johnson ..... Dick Roberts
Don Newsome ......... George Lower
Reveta Lynn Franklin .... Betty Jewell
Cameo Appearance by: O.J. Simpson
Synopsis:
Joe and Bill are assigned to help increase the number of minority men
who become police recruits. They enlist the aid of black officer
Dave Evans (Don Marshall) to come and talk with potential recruits at
an East L.A. school.
3.04 [52] Dragnet: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-11
10Oct68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Art Balinger .......... Capt. Brown (recurring)
Ed Deemer ............. Sgt. Andy Blakeley
Marc Hannibal ......... Off. Earl McNevin
Clark Howat ........... Insp. Hagan
Robert Patten ......... Sgt. Joe Gunn
Yvonne Lime ........... Policewoman Gloria Harbor
Lew Brown ............. Radio Operator
Cliff Sales ........... Off. Jim Kenady
Alfred Shelly ......... Lt. Robert Ward
Jeff Malloy ........... Off. Art Cragnotti
S. John Launer ........ Dep. Chief Houghton
Vince Williams ........ 1st Reporter
Bill Baldwin .......... 2nd Reporter
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon work in the L.A.P.D.'s Emergency Control Center
immediately following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.
3.05 [53] Dragnet: POLICE COMMISSION
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-13
17Oct68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert Holt
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Larry Pennell ......... John Anzo
John Sebastian ........ Eddie Jones
Art Gillmore .......... Capt. George Milemore
Nydia Westman ......... Pheobe Kensington
John Dennis ........... Perry Chance
Eve McVeagh ........... Margaret Chance
Vince Williams ........ Gary Houston
Pilar Del Rey ......... Maria Arruba
Marco Antonio ......... Danny Galindo
Note:
Art Gilmore played Captain George Milemore Dept. of Commissions of
Highway and transportation.
Synopsis:
The Police Commission Investigation Division receives complaints about
tow-truck racketeers operating on Los Angeles freeways.
3.06 [54] Dragnet: HOMICIDE I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal- Dragnet prod. no. DR-06
24Oct68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Randy Stuart .......... Eileen Gannon (recurring)
Virginia Vincent ...... Edie Augburn
Del Moore ............. Roy Sellick
Dee Carroll ........... Virna Sellick
Julian Brown .......... Wheeler
Stuart Nisbet ......... Lofkin
Sam Edwards ........... George Haller
Art Balinger .......... Capt. Brown (recurring)
Synopsis 1:
Sometimes a policeman's workday never ends, even after removing
your badge and your gun. Even when my partner, Bill Gannon, visits
with his wife to have dinner in my apartment, things can happen.
A loud party in my building. A telephoned tip. Or two strangers
in the laundry room.
Synopsis 2:
Friday invites Gannon and his wife to a dinner of steaks grilled on
a hibachi in his fireplace-- only to have the evening interrupted by
neighbors and a pair of burglary suspects.
3.07 [55] Dagnet: ROBBERY I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-15
07Nov68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Robert Patten ........... Sgt. Jack Williams
William Boyett .......... Sgt. Bill Pailing
Don Ross ................ Sgt. Dick Reed
Alfred Shelly ........... Sgt. Hank Seret
Jeff Burton ............. Sgt. Mac Johnson
Elaine Devry ............ Irene Gorman
Lillian Bronson ......... Bird Lady
King Moody .............. Truck Driver
Jon Shank ............... Hippie Suspect
Chet Stratton ........... Clarence Beach
John Nolan .............. Mr. Rogers
Carlos Romero ........... Juan
Don Stewart ............. 1st Patrolman
Kenneth Washington ...... Off. Bill Bray
David N. Crawford ....... Teenager
John Bryant ............. Ray
Marco Antonio ........... Sgt. Al Fuentes
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon are assigned to track down a suspected thief.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon work the robbery daywatch desk. As the day progresses,
they monitor a stakeout at the home of a truck hijacking suspect.
3.08 Dragnet: PUBLIC AFFAIRS II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-12
14Nov68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Cohen & James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Lew Brown ............ Agent Roger Franks
Clark Howat .......... Captain Shannon
Art Gilmore .......... Captain Colwell
Edward Faulkner ...... Agent Jim Shepheard
Douglas Kennedy ...... Inspector Mills
Byron Morrow ......... Inspector McAllister
Ed Deemer ............ Sgt. Sherman
Olan Soulé ........... Ray Murray
Vince Williams ....... Harry
Robert Clarke ........ Roomer
Bill Baldwin ......... 1st Newsman
Chuck Bowman ......... 2nd Newsman
Note: Captain Shannon - division: Press Relations & Dignitaries.
Synopsis:
The President of the United States plans to visit Los Angeles in 24 hours.
Friday and Gannon work around the clock with the Secret Service making
precautionary arrangements.
3.09 Dragnet: TRAINING
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-18
21Nov68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Virginia Gregg ....... Dorothy Lee
Susan Seaforth ....... Joyce Anderson
Don Stewart .......... Ross Landa
Clark Howart ......... Capt. Vern Hoy - Training Division
Eve Brent ............ Sgt. Connie Speck
Judy Jordan .......... Carol Winters
Synopsis
An anti-police magazine writer (Virginia Gregg) gathers material on
women attending the police academy.
3.10 Dragnet: PUBLIC AFFAIRS III
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-14
28Nov68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Del Moore ............ Charles Dalton
Virginia Gregg ....... Lisa Ruby
John Hudson .......... Lt. Bob Kearney
Herb Vigran .......... Pete Gulka
Howard Culver ....... Harold Wilson
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon organize a citizens' action committee in a high-crime
neighborhood. They walk in on a robbery in progress, capture the robbers,
and win the support of local businessmen.
3.11 Dragnet: NARCOTICS I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-16
05Dec68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Howard Culver ......... Robert Squire
Heather Menzies ....... Ann Flynn
Thomas Bellin ......... Al Bertino
Clark Howat ........... Captain Trembly
Alex Wilson ........... 1st Patrolman
Judy Jenson ........... Martha
Wink Roberts .......... Wink Roberts
Synopsis:
A businessman suggests that good teenagers should work as hard to befriend
vulnerable kids as pushers do. The result is the Smarteen Club with the motto
SOS: Stamp Out Stupidity.
3.12 Dragnet: INTERNAL AFFAIRS I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-20
12Dec68 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
From "Adam-12":
Martim Milner ......... Officer Pete Malloy
Kent McCord ........... Officer Jim Reed
With:
John McCook ........... Ed Hillier
Peter Duryea .......... John Meadows
Jack Sheldon .......... Ted Nichols
Art Gilmore ........... Lt. Moore
Anne Whitfield ........ Irene Hillier
Hal England ........... Harry Burns
Penny Gaston .......... Patsy Cronin
Tracy Vance ........... Mary Kay Morton
Linda Weeks ........... Alice Jenkins
Cliff Sales ........... Patrolman Tom Pollack
Synopsis:
A police officer who is a Vietnam veteran -- and who was recently recommended
for the L.A.P.D.'s Medal of Valor -- is accused of assaulting a civilian.
3.13 Dragnet: COMMUNITY RELATIONS II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-17
02Jan69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Leonard Stone .......... Sgt. Keith Barrett
Morris Erby ............ Sgt. Tom Benson
William Boyett ......... Sgt. Sam Hunter
Walter Brooke .......... Capt. Carl Fuller
Art Gilmore ............ Capt. Larry Walton
Ray Montgomery ......... Lt. John Rule
John Hudson ............ Sgt. Tom Wallen
Sid McCoy .............. Sgt. Ron Nelson
Marshall Reed .......... Lt. Phil Johnson
Don Ross ............... Sgt. Scott
Robert Cleaves ......... Lt. Jurgens
Note:
Captain Walton played by Art Gilmore division Community Relations.
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon are assigned to attend an LAPD conference at Lake Arrowhead.
They're told that it's "a chance to let your hair down."
3.14 Dragnet: HOMICIDE II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-22
09Jan69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Burt Mustin .......... Calvin Lampe
Art Balinger ......... Capt. Hugh Brown (recurring)
Len Wayland .......... Off. Dave Dorman
Jill Banner .......... Eve Wesson
Alfred Shelly ........ Jack Swan
Don Ross ............. Glen
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon are surprised by a 91-year-old man who solves the murder
of a young tenant in his apartment building.
3.15 Dragnet: B.O.D. - BUSINESS OFFICE DIVISION
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-27
23Jan69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Grant Williams ........ Father Barnes
Len Wayland ........... Capt. Stanley
Vic Perrin ............ John Franklin
Nydia Westman ......... Mrs. Morrison
David Bond ............ Henry
Roy Glenn ............. Mr. Farrell
Tim Donnelly .......... Mr. Morris
Robert Carricart ...... Mr. Diedrich
Robert Carricart, Jr. .... Ray Diedrich
Ed Deemer ............. Sgt. Jim Slagle
Judd Laurance ......... Male Hippie
Pamela McMyler ........ Female Hippie
Susan Seaforth ........ Policewoman Olson
Rhoda Williams ........ Mrs. Maynard
Charles Brewer ........ Officer Iddings
Pilar del Rey ......... Mrs. Alvarez
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon find swing-shift life in the Business Office Division very
busy indeed: they stop an attempted suicide in the office; alert Los Angeles
to an expected tidal wave, help a lost child find his parents;
help a drunk get some 'MT' (medical treatment) for his diabetes;
keep a group of hippies from shutting down the BOD office.
3.xx (title unknown) (1969.01.27 ????)
Vic Perrin
Virginia Gregg
Gene Evans
John Roseboro
Tom Williams
Bobby Troup
Jack Ragotzy
Roger Til
3.16 Dragnet: NARCOTICS II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. DR-21
30Jan69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Don Dubbins ........... Bob Buesing
Clark Howat ........... Capt. Al Trembly
Lew Brown ............ Officer Mason
Robert Patten ......... Officer Young
Jack Sheldon .......... Leon Hardy
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon use a German shepherd named Ginger to try to stop the illegal
marijuana flow from Mexico.
3.17 Dragnet: ADMINISTRATIVE VICE
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-29
06Feb69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Anthony Eisley ....... Lt. Chris Drucker
Clark Howat .......... Captain Nelson
Elaine Devry ......... Maggie Hinton
John Dennis .......... Bookie Agent
Synopsis:
When a hard-drinking fellow officer (Eisley) tries to include Friday
in a gambling operation, he works with the Internal Affairs Division
to break up the ring.
3.18 Dragnet: FRAUDS I (verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-28
20Feb69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Bert Holland ........ Harvey Peterson
Florence Lake ....... Elvira Norton
Jack Sheldon ........ Mr. Levin
Herb Vigran ......... Mr. Ferguson
John Gilgreen ??
Howard Culver ??
Synopsis:
A computer reveals that disability checks are being issued to persons
already dead for months.
3.19 Dragnet: JUVENILE II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-19
27Feb69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis & James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Elizabeth Knowles ........ Marion Devon
Cathleen Cordell ......... Mrs. Sadler
Logan Harbaugh ........... Chris Devon
Stacy Harris ............. Doctor Manning
Edward Faulkner .......... Lawrence Devon
Vinton Hayworth .......... Judge Crosson
Len Wayland .............. Captain Morris
Frankie Kabott ........... Andy Fulkerson
Ron Pinkard .............. Off. John McKee
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon investigate a child-abuse case, but the youngster is reluctant
to talk. He says that his wounds were inflicted by some neighborhood bullies.
3.20 Dragnet: BURGLARY I
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-31
06Mar69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Timothy Donnelly ...... Stanley Stover
Robert Brubaker ....... Mort Kelly
Mickey Sholdar ........ Bob Snow
John Nolan ............ Dave Breslin
Stuart Nisbet ......... George Curvey
Vince Williams ........ Lt. Murrow
(Robert Patten ? Alfred Shelly ?)
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon search for an odd burglary suspect who dresses in a bright
green cape and a Napoleon hat and who steals pictures of Captain Midnight,
3.21 Dragnet: VICE
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-30
13Mar69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis & James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Chanin Hale ............ Dottie Taylor (the Shill)
G.D. Spradlin .......... Tom Arbyrd
Bobby Troup ............ Harry Mahan
John Sebastian ......... Nate Calvin
Len Wyland ............. Captain Nelson
Ira Cook ............... 1st Player
John Gilgreen .......... 2nd Player
Synopsis:
Gamblers are victimizing delegates to a farm-equipment convention.
Friday and Gannon go undercover to find the illegal poker game.
3.22 Dragnet: FORGERY
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-33
20Mar69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Gary Crosby .......... Blake Thompson
Angel Tompkins ....... Sarah Phillips
Julie Bennett ........ Angela Tigley
Don Ross ............. Officer Roy Kiser
Jill Banner .......... Sondra Thompson
Clark Howat .......... Capt. Frankel
Milila Saint Duval ... Lisa Anderson
James Oliver ......... Ralph Harmon
Maxine Greene ........ Dixie Lester
Synopsis:
A young woman starts passing forged checks around L.A., with credit cards
and I.D. stolen from another young woman who works at a movie studio.
3.23 Dragnet: JUVENILE III
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-32
27Mar69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Michelle Grumet ...... Donna Halpern
Virginia Vincent ..... Sylvia Crystal
Peggy Webber ......... Mrs. Mary Tucker
Jack Sheldon ......... Ted Patterson
Mickey Sholdar ....... Paul Sutherland
Heather Menzies ...... Lisa Bogart
Speedy Zapata ........ Rudy Herrera
Stacy Harris ......... Dr. Robert Corley
Dee Carroll .......... Diane Conway
Don Ross ............. Don Hale
Synopsis:
A four-day-old baby is found in a trash can behind an apartment building.
Friday and Gannon interview the tenants as well as teenagers at a local
soda fountain.
3.24 Dragnet: JUVENILE IV
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-35
03Apr69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by: Jack E. Barrett & James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Shannon Farnon ...... Dorothy Wickersham
Virginia Gregg ...... Mrs. Smith
Harry Bartell ....... Chief Wayne Johnson
Morris D. Erby ...... Dr. Carl Felton
Howard Culver ....... Dr. Larry Fields
Stuart Nisbet ....... Thaddeus White
Ed Deemer ........... Sgt. Fred Norton
Lou Wagner .......... Caretaker
Alfred Shelly ....... Mike
Synopsis:
A five-year-old girl is bitten by a dog while at a restaurant in the
mountains east of L.A. Once back in the city, it is determined that
the girl is allergic to rabies vaccine.
3.25 Dragent: FRAUDS II
(verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-36
10Apr69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Anthony Eisley ...... Fred Wayman
Chanin Hale ......... Helen Zimmerman
Bert Holland ........ David Williams (Manager)
Natalie Masters ..... Landlady
Chet Stratton ....... Henri
Sam Edwards ......... Steve Houseman
Dave Carlile ........ Robert Weston
Synopsis:
More than $100,000 in merchandise is stolen from a department store chain
through an elaborate internal scam using forged credit cards and the
destruction of charge receipts.
Synopsis [UK]
Officers Friday and Gannon investigate a discrepancy of $100,000 in
merchandise in a department store chain and in the process turn up
a unique and near perfect swindling scheme.
(UK airdate: 6Aug73 ITV Tyne-Tees)
3.26 Dragnet: INTELLIGENCE (verified on film)[RF]
Universal-Dragnet prod. no. DR-34
17Apr69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Stacy Harris ...... Frank Baker
Len Wayland ....... Jack Courtney
Peter Duryea ...... Paul Reed
Clark Howat ....... Captain Brooks
Synopsis:
At a night school reunion, Joe meets Frank Baker, a member of the Fielder
Militia, a patriotic extremist group who claim to believe in law and order.
un-used production nos. <DR-1,2,3,4,8,9,23,24,25,26,>
################# Dragnet ##################
############# season 4 1969-70 ###############
############## (final season) ################
NBC Thursdays 9:30 PM Eastern
4.01 Dragnet: PERSONNEL - THE SHOOTING
(verified on film)[RF]
18Sep69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Virginia Gregg ......... Virginia Miller
Veronica Cartwright .... Melissa Stevens
Harry Bartell .......... Dr. Linsey
William Boyett ......... Sgt. MacDonald
John Sebastian ......... Lawrence Shafner
Dennis McCarthy ........ Father Thomas
Marc Hannibal .......... 1st Officer
Robert Swan ............ Off. Frank Miller
Marco Antonio .......... Off. Rich Stevens
Synopsis:
Two uniformed police officers are wounded by bandits and fight for their
lives. Friday and Gannon try to make the waiting hours easier for the wives.
4.02 Dragnet: HOMICIDE III - THE STUDENT
(verified on film)[RF]
25-Sep-1969 NBC Thur (rerun 14May70)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Jack Smith
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Virginia Gregg ...... Ada Beale
Kevin Coughlin ...... Jeff Buckram
Emily Banks ......... Ann Tipton
James McEachin ...... Coach Jake Mahler
Peggy Webber ........ Alice Philbin
Jill Banner ......... Nancy Morton
Herb Vigran ......... Al Sousa
Clark Howat ......... Lt. Bob Helder
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon discover that their 18-year-old suspect in a double slaying
at a factory is an ardent reader of existential literature (Balzac, Flaubert,
Baudelaire, etc.).
Synopsis 2:
The detectives search home, school and library for an unusual murder suspect:
a brooding college student who literally took a page from Flaubert's
"Legend of Saint Julian" - a famous short story about the joys of killing. [RF]
4.03 Dragnet: S.I.U. - THE RING (verified
on film)[RF]
02Oct69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Anthony Eisley ......... Al Baylor
Louise Lorimer ......... Eloise Shearing
Stephanie Shayne ....... Rita Hanley
Larry Levine ........... Black Ten
Julie Bennett .......... Jan Petrie
Jimmie B. Smith ........ Lt. Danny Bowser
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon track down a burglary suspect and then uncover $25,000
worth of loot hidden in a highly unlikely spot.
4.04 Dragnet: D.H.Q. I - MEDICAL
(verified on film)[RF]
09-Oct-1969 NBC Thur (rerun 28May70)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Morris Erby ......... George Brownlea
Cyril Delevanti ..... Basil Jennings
Del Moore ........... Fred Pick
King Moody .......... John Murphy
Olan Soulé .......... Dr. Mackin
Grace Albertson ..... Miss Bradley
Ed Deemer ........... Officer Quinn
Sydney Soulé ........ Receptionist
Marco Antonio ....... Officer Sanchez
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon work out of Central Receiving Hospital and deal with:
a mentally ill man who threatens violence, a dying assault victim, and
a "lost" senior citizen.
Synopsis 2:
In the county hospital's emergency ward, the officers probe cases that
involve a psychopath with a persecution complex, an elderly man suffering
a memory lapse, a man who brought in a dead woman, and the dying victim
of a shooting incident. [RF]
4.05 Dragnet: BURGLARY II - MISTER
(verified on film)[RF]
a.k.a. "Mr. Daniel Lumis"
16Oct69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Burt Prelutsky
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
John Hudson ............. Daniel Lumis
Amzie Strickland ........ Amanda Tucker
Virginia Vincent ........ Janice Lumis
Jack Sheldon ............ Chester Albertson
Michele Grumet .......... Doris Tucker
Alma Platt .............. Mrs. Kandell
Synopsis:
Daniel Lumis has stolen everything from his blind grandmother-in-law's house.
During the investigation Joe and Bill learn that Lumis has also forged checks,
jumped bail, and married another woman. He is also engaged to be married to a
third woman, with a plan to steal their joint honeymoon bank account after the
wedding.
4.06 Dragnet: JUVENILE V - THE LITTLE PUSHER
(verified on film)[RF]
23Oct69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by James Doherty
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Robert Brubaker ....... Lee Daniels
Don Dubbins ........... Thomas Shore
James McEachin ........ Dr. Collins
Eve McVeagh ........... Mrs. Shore
Robert Clarke ......... Dr. Pine
Sarah Selby ........... Mrs. Rogers
Rodolfo Hoyos ......... Sgt. Dominguez
Ira Cook .............. 2nd Teacher
John Nolan ............ David Freeman
Wendy Howard .......... Elaine Freeman
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon track down a narcotics supplier. The trail leads to a
junior high school and eventually to a hippie's pad.
4.07 Dragnet: HOMICIDE IV - CIGARETTE BUTT
(verified on film)[RF]
30Oct69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Vic Perrin ........... Jack Burke
Henry Corden ......... Ned Jeffries
Than Wyenn ........... Rahmond
D.J. Anderson ........ Frances Burke
Don Ross ............. Off. Carl Freeman
Alfred Shelly ........ Off. Nelson
Charles Brewer ....... Off. Ken Phillips
Byron Bradley ........ Bob Kelly
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon nab a homicide suspect when the smoking habits of his victim
uncover an important clue.
4.08 Dragnet: D.H.Q. II - MISSING PERSON
(verified on film)[RF]
13Nov69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Jill Banner ........... Shirley Lawson
Joy Ellison ........... Barbara Cook
Peggy Webber .......... Mrs. Atkins
Howard Culver ......... Dr. Harper
Dee Carroll ........... Mrs. Lawson
Andrea King ........... Faye Wallis
Eve Brent ............. Mrs. Cook
Bert Holland .......... Mr. Duman
Rhoda Williams ........ Miss Fletcher
Don Ross .............. Off. Barrett
Synopsis:
Working out of Detective Headquarters, Friday and Gannon's hunt for a missing
juvenile takes them to a high school, a fashion salon, an optometrist's office,
and a psychiatrist.
4.09 Dragnet: BURGLARY III - AUTO COURTROOM
(verified on film)[RF]
20-Nov-1969 NBC Thur (rerun 21May70)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Jack Barrett
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Lew Brown ........... Bob Simmons
Stacy Harris ........ Dan Mungol
Olan Soulé .......... Judge Burch Donohue
Maudie Prickett ..... Mrs. Gloria Chambers
Dick Whittinghill ... Dr. Jack Patterson
Don Ross ............ Don Hale
Morris Erby ......... First Bailiff
Sonja Dunson ........ Court Reporter
(Alfred Shelly as Man administering oath)(uncredited)
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon testify in court against three burglary suspects, but
their case is in jeopardy over technicalities and the delayed appearance
of the state's key witness.
Synopsis 2:
A study in the policeman's role in court, in an auto-burglary case,
Friday and Gannon's testimony becomes particularly important when the
key witness is unavoidably delayed. [RF]
4.10 Dragnet: INTERNAL AFFAIRS II - PAROLEE
(verified on film)[RF]
27-Nov-1969 NBC Thur (rerun 07May1970)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Alice Backes ........ Bertha Johnson
Howard Culver ....... George Wentworth
Robert Brubaker ..... Richard Burns Sr.
Louise Lorimer ...... Alice Sutton
Clark Howat ......... Captain Ron Frankle
Tom Basham .......... Richard Burns
John Dennis ......... Tony
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon investigate a 14-year-old crime committed by a Colorado
prisoner who cannot be released until the Los Angeles crime is cleared.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon retrace a 14-year-old investigation to determine whether
felony charges can still be brought against a man up for parole in Colorado. [RF]
4.11 Dragnet: BURGLARY IV - AUTO JUVENILE GENIUS
(verified on film)[RF]
04Dec69 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Bert Holland ......... Alexander Middleton
Don Ross ............. John Bingham
Howard Culver ........ Sam Enquist
Buddy Foster ......... James Chambers
Michael Tanner ....... Horace Thornton
David Gruner ......... Timothy Michaels
Len Wayland .......... Capt. Ken Green
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon probe a series of business burglaries and discover a
Fagin-like gang in operation.
4.12 Dragnet: BUNCO- $9,000
(verified on film)[RF]
11-Dec-1969 NBC Thur (rerun 25Jun70)
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Don Kilburn
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Dave Willock ........ Charlie Feeney
Nydia Westman ....... Myrtle Perriwinkle
Buddy Lester ........ Frank Bevonna
Davis Roberts ....... Reverend Martin
Sidney Clute ........ Al Roth
Stanley Adams ....... Paul Bakeman
Clark Howat ......... Capt. Frankel
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon investigate the claim of Charlie Feeney (Willock), an
ex-vaudevillian-turned-wino who says he was cheated out of $9,000 he found
on the street.
Synopsis 2:
The detectives must find a swindler who conned an old vaudevillian out of
$9000 in found money. Phase 2: locate the rightful owner of the cash. [RF]
[--] 18Dec69 - no details
[--] 01Jan70 - no details
4.13 Dragnet: NARCO III - MISSING
HYPE
(verified on film)[RF]
08Jan70 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Unknown ??? as Robert Jennings
With:
Vic Perrin .......... Ralph Thursdon
Len Wayland ......... Walt Aldrich
Marshall Reed ....... Fred Deemer
Virginia Vincent .... Shirley Aldrich
James McEachin ...... Off. Tim Miles
Mickey Sholdar ...... Peter Randolph
Kelley Sebring ...... Nancy Harris
Don Ross ............ Don Jones
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon search for a 19-year-old former narcotics addict who is
feared to have returned to dope.
Synopsis 2:
The police search for a young parolee feared to be back on heroin. This
episode gives particular attention to the recognition of addiction
symptoms. [RF]
[--] 15Jan70 - no details
4.14 Dragnet: BURGLARY V- HELPFUL WOMAN
(verified on film) [RF]
22Jan70 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Nydia Westman .......... Martha Anderson
Julie Bennett .......... Evelyn Gentry
Ralph Moody ............ Chester Anderson
Ann Morgan Guilbert .... Bessie McDermott
Dick Whittinghill ...... Himself
Art Balinger ........... Capt. Ken Green
Ed Deemer .............. Sgt. Bert Crew
Don Ross ............... Carl Freeman
Lillian Powell ......... Edna Kissinger
Dorothy Morris ......... Betty Matthews
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon search for a woman who chooses elderly people as her
victims in an unusual theft scheme.
4.15 Dragnet: HOMICIDE V - WHO KILLED WHO?
(verified on film)[RF]
29Jan70 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Jim B. Smith .......... Captain Brown
Herb Vigran ........... Paul Woods
Marshall Reed ......... Sgt. Higbee
Don Ross .............. Sgt. Doherty
Chuck Bowman .......... Jerry
Dennis McCarthy ....... Phil
Ed Deemer ............. Off. Bob Arnold
Alfred Shelly ......... Carl Freeman
Byron Bradley ......... Off. Jim Smith
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon answer a multiple homicide call at an old apartment house
and find two dead bodies, a wounded manager, and a shorted TV set.
4.16 Dragnet: BURGLARY VI - THE SON
(verified on film)[RF]
05Feb70 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb/ Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Robert Brubaker ........ Howard Haven
Dorothy Morris ......... Dorothy Haven
John Gilgreen .......... Albert Maddox
Robert Heinz ........... Ross Haven
Howard Culver .......... Pawnbroker
Lew Brown .............. Sgt. John Odom
Luana Patten ........... Cheryl Randall
Fred Holliday .......... Pete Stedman
Don Ross ............... Don Wallace
Sam Edwards ............ Henry Lipsome
Fredericka Myers ....... Girl
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon investigate a burglary in an upper-middle-class neighborhood
and trail the suspect into a world of small-time narcotics pushers.
4.17 Dragnet: I.A.D. III - THE WEEKEND
(verified on film)[RF]
12Feb70 NBC Thur
Directed & Produced by Jack Webb /Associate Producer, Wm Stark
Written by Richard Neil Morgan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Judy McConnell ....... Betsy Nichols
Jack Sheldon ......... Robert Bass
Herb Ellis ........... Dan Patrick
Rhoda Williams ....... Rhoda Bass
Synopsis:
Joe stays at Bill's Eagle Rock home for a weekend of "R&R" (rest & recreation)
while Bill's wife is in San Diego.
4.18 Dragnet: NARCO IV - PILL MAKER
(verified on film)[RF]
19Feb70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Sam Edwards .......... Fred Watkins
Stacy Harris ......... Michael Cooper Smith
Maudie Prickett ...... Mrs. Thelma Benstead
Lew Brown ............ Lt. Bob Kennedy
Felton Perry ......... Howie Frazer
Don Ross ............. Tom Evans
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon track down the "big" man behind a factory turning out
dangerous personality-changing drugs.
4.19 Dragnet: AUTO THEFT - DOG NAPPERS
(verified on film) [RF]
26Feb70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Tim Donnelly ............ Harry Jennings
James Minotto ........... Carl Barth
Don Ross ................ Charlie King
With:
Bert Holland ............ Myron Bently
Art Gilmore ............. Capt. Ken Green
Luana Anders ............ Eula Van Meter
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon trace a pair of thieves who steal dogs out of parked cars
and then collect rewards from the owners.
4.20 Dragnet: MISSING PERSONS - THE BODY
(verified on film) [RF]
05-Mar-1970 NBC Thur (rerun 06Aug70)
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Anthony Eisley ...... Thomas Dutcher
Virginia Gregg ...... Mrs. Campbell
Howard Culver ....... Matt Levecque
Ben Wright .......... Paul Overbeck
Luana Patten ........ Ruth Dutcher
Olan Soulé .......... Ned Harris
John Nolan .......... Walt Wright
Howard Culver ....... Matt Levecque
Don Ross ............ Sergeant Wayne Wolfer
Unknown Actress as Jane Doe/Inga (uncredited)
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon have only two meager clues to determine the identity of a
young woman whose body is found off the Venice pier.
Synopsis 2:
Working with the slimmest of leads - a wad of paper and a distinctive ring
- the detectives try to identify a young woman whose body was found under a
pier. [RF]
4.21 Dragnet: FORGERY - THE RANGER
(verified on film) [RF]
12-Mar-1970 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Don Kilburn
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Guest Cast:
Stacy Harris ........ Clifford Ray Owens alias Barney Regal
Judith McConnel ..... Karen Fields
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon question a suspect in a bunco-forgery scheme involving
credit cards.
Synopsis 2:
Friday and Gannon have their hands full with a real weirdo: an alleged
Forest Ranger with a compulsion to lecture, even in a police station.
But the suspect says nary a word about the large number of other people's
credit cards found in his possession. [RF]
4.22 Dragnet: D.H.Q. III - NIGHT SCHOOL
(verified on film)[RF]
19-Mar-1970 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
written by Dick Morgan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Leonard Stone ....... Prof. Grant
Harry Bartell ....... Carl
J.C. Curtiss ........ Jerry Morgan
Shannon Farnon ...... Barbara
Sidney Clute ........ Norm Cavanaugh
Robert Clarke ....... Bob
Tim Donnelly ........ Jack
Marion Charles ...... Kelly
NOT ON SCREEN CREDITS ...
(Vic Perrin as Attorney with Eyepatch ?)
Synopsis 1:
Joe signs up for a night class in "sensitivity," where people "let their
hair down"
Synopsis 2:
Night school provides Friday with a practical course in the nature of
human nature. Forced to arrest a member of his psychology class for
possessing marijuana, Friday is accused of violating class trust
- and the question of his continued attendance is put to a vote. [RF]
4.23 Dragnet: I.A.D. IV - THE RECEIPT
(verified on film)[RF]
26Mar70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Virginia Gregg ......... Agnes Emerson
Marshall Reed .......... Sgt. Norman Bivins
Len Wayland ............ Off. Earl Malone
Art Balinger ........... Captain McTighe
Don Ross ............... Lt. Cal Beeson
Marco Antonio .......... Garage Attendant
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon investigate two fellow detectives accused of stealing
$800 from a dead man.
4.24 Dragnet 1970: ROBBERY II - THE HARASSING WIFE
(verified on film)[RF]
02Apr70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb /Associate Producer Wm. Stark
Written by Alf Harris
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
Peggy Webber .......... Jean Sawyer
Herb Ellis ............ John Sawyer
Julie Bennett ......... Susan Fowler
Don Ross .............. Carl Freeman
Art Gilmore ........... Capt. Hugh Brown
Sidney Clute .......... Sam Golden
James McEachin ........ 2nd Officer
Marco Antonio ......... 1st Officer
Synopsis 1:
Friday and Gannon investigate several robberies for which an angry wife
blames her ex-convict husband.
Synopsis 2:
The detectives are harassed by a woman who calls in every time she
learns of an armed robbery in the neighborhood. She insists that her
estranged husband is responsible for each and every stick-up. [RF]
4.25 Dragnet: BURGLARY VII - BASEBALL
(verified on film)[RF]
09Apr70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
With:
G.D. Spradlin ........ Arthur Leo Tyson
Jill Donohue ......... Claire Reavis
Virginia Gregg ....... Mrs. Mascall
Jack Sheldon ......... Darryl Walton
William Boyett ....... Ed Lovold
Stuart Nisbet ........ Fred Hinckle
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon track a safe burglar who commits his crime for "sport."
4.26 Dragnet: D.H.Q. IV - THE VICTIMS
(verified on film)[RF]
16Apr70 NBC Thur
Produced & Directed by Jack Webb
Written by Michael Donovan
Director of Photography: Alric Edens
Starring: Jack Webb (Friday) Harry Morgan (Gannon)
Unknown Actor as Gus Jenks
With:
Howard Culver ........ Tim Walker
Virginia Capers ...... Mrs. Florence Bell
David Bond ........... Willard Wilbanks
Ralph Moody .......... Ernie Barnes
Herb Vigran .......... Erv Fowler
Ed Deemer ............ Attendant
Charles R. Brewer .... Off. Rick Myler
Michael Bow .......... Carl Brooks
Art Balinger ......... Lt. Joseph Lovretovich
Chuck Daniel ......... Off. Mark Jones
William Boyett ....... Off. Art Green
Chuck Bowman ......... Off. Jim Mills
Synopsis:
Friday and Gannon investigate a series of crimes including two homicides, an
armed robbery, and a purse-snatching.
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Summer Reruns
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[--] 07May70 rerun of "Internal Affairs II - Parolee" (first aired 27Nov69)
[--] 14May70 rerun of "Homicide III - The Student" (first aired 25Sep69)
[--] 21May70 rerun of "Burglary III - Auto Courtroom" (first aired 20Nov69)
[--] 28May70 rerun of "D.H.Q. I - Medical" (first aired 09Oct69)
[--] 04Jun70 rerun of "Narco III - Missing Hype" (first aired 08Jan70)
[--] 11Jun70 - no details
[--] 18Jun70 - no details
[--] 25Jun70 rerun of "Bunco - $9,000" Ifirst aired 11Dec69)
[--] 06Aug70 rerun of "Missing Persions - The Body" (first aired 05Mar70)
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Syndicated Episodes ????
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4.xx Dragnet: Burglary VIII-Auto Theft Division (1970/Synd/)
Tim Donnelly
John Nolan
Stuart Nisbet
Mickey Sholdar
Robert Brubaker
Vince Williams
4.xx Dragnet: Press Relations-Public Affairs Division (1970/Synd/)
Lew Brown
Douglas Kennedy
Edward Faulkner
Olan Soule
Bill Baldwin
Robert Clarke
Chuck Borman
Vince Williams
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