Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
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Title: Dragnet (1954)
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Cast
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| Jack Webb | ... | ||
| Ben Alexander | ... | ||
| Richard Boone | ... | ||
| Ann Robinson | ... | ||
| Stacy Harris | ... | ||
| Virginia Gregg | ... | ||
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Vic Perrin | ... |
Deputy D.A. Adolph Alexander
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| Georgia Ellis | ... | ||
| James Griffith | ... | ||
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Dick Cathcart | ... | |
| Malcolm Atterbury | ... | ||
| Willard Sage | ... | ||
| Olan Soule | ... |
Ray Pinker
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| Dennis Weaver | ... | ||
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Monte Masters | ... | |
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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 <[email protected]>
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grand jury | murder | detective | murder mystery | opening action scene |Taglines:
7:55 P.M. All days off were cancelled. All officers placed on standby. This was the hottest case to hit the department. See more »Certificate:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 September 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Großrazzia See more »Filming Locations:
City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.75 : 1
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Jesse Quinn: Mr. Friday, I'd like to ask you a question. If you was me, would you do it?
Sgt. Joe Friday: Can I wait awhile?
Jesse Quinn: Huh?
Sgt. Joe Friday: Before I'm you.
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(uncredited)
Music by Miklós Rózsa and Walter Schumann
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The movie followed the then current tendency of radio and TV shows to work in the sponsor's products wherever possible. Liggett & Meyers Tobacco was the TV/radio series' main sponsor, and though it is doubtful they had any financial involvement with the movie, packs of their Chesterfield cigarettes can be seen throughout the movie. Every public place in the movie also featured a Chesterfield vending machine. See more »Goofs
The murder scene is an open lot bounded by Loma Vista, 3rd, Wentworth and Rachel. These are actual streets in the LA area but do not intersect or form a block. See more »Quotes
[an eyewitness is afraid to testify]Jesse Quinn: Mr. Friday, I'd like to ask you a question. If you was me, would you do it?
Sgt. Joe Friday: Can I wait awhile?
Jesse Quinn: Huh?
Sgt. Joe Friday: Before I'm you.
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Soundtracks
Theme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)(uncredited)
Music by Miklós Rózsa and Walter Schumann
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I really enjoyed the Dragnet television shows back in the 1950s with Jack Webb and Ben Alexander and later Harry Morgan. They were very entertaining and fast-moving. I say that because this feature-length film was just too boring to add to my collection. I wouldn't watch it again.
Oh, it started off with a bang as a man was murdered in a field, but then the rest of it is mostly detail work which gets pretty boring after 40 minutes! Some of the dialog is good: nice '40s-type film noir stuff.
What I missed was the humor of the TV show, in which Webb and his partner, Officer Frank Smith, would interview a number of crackpots and those interviews would be funny. Most of the characters in this movie did not invoke laughs. It needed a bit more action, too, for a crime movie.