Dragnet: The Big Shakedown (EP5049)

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Transcribed

Dragnet: The Big Shakedown (EP5049)

Aug 27, 2026 · 33m 55s

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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith investigate a bookmaker’s claim that a police officer has been demanding weekly payments in exchange for allowing him to operate....

Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith investigate a bookmaker’s claim that a police officer has been demanding weekly payments in exchange for allowing him to operate. But when no one matching the man’s name or description can be found in law-enforcement records, Friday and Smith begin searching for an extortionist who may not be a policeman at all.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 22, 1952

Originating from HollywoodCast:

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
Also featuring Vic Rodman and June Whitley
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, and Sergeant Vance Brasher

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