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Feb 2025
37m 27s

Dragnet: The Big Car (EP4622)

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Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of fifteen market robberies.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield

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