Dragnet (1951)★ 7.5/10
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
Directed by: Jack Webb
Written by: Jack Webb, Frank Burt, James E. Moser, John Robinson, Michael Cramoy
Follows Sergeant Joe Friday of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) and his various partners as they methodically investigate a different verity of crimes in Los Angeles, California.
- Original title
- Dragnet
- Storyline
- "The story you are about to see is true", "Just the facts, ma'am", "We were working the day watch" - phrases which became so popular as to inspire much parody - set the realistic tone of this early police drama. The show emphasized careful police work and the interweaving of policemen's professional and personal lives.
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 2,672
- Companies
- Mark VII Ltd., National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Navarre Entertainment, Alpha Video Distributors, Brentwood Home Video, Genius Entertainment, Moviecraft, Delta Expedition, Vioobu, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Encore Home Video, MCA, NBC Film, Pave TV, Radio Spirits, United Paramount Network (UPN), WWOR
- Release dates
- US December 16, 1951
- FR July 3, 1989