Big Job
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 1 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
The Police receive information that an escaped criminal, called Alfred Garvey, is hiding out in the city. While searching for him at a hotel Garvey shoots an off-duty cop, and friend of Friday and Romero, John Maxwell. He was about to go on vacation but decided to visit Friday and Romero first. Soon a Police manhunt is launched to find Garvey.
Tom Laval
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 2 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Thomas Laval admits to being involved in a truck hijacking. While in custody, he jumps out of a window, but Sergeants Friday and Romeo are accused of pushing him to his death. An announcement is made that the next program in the series will be sponsored by Fatima cigarettes. A gang of hijackers have started to work in the city and truck loads of valuable merchandise have vanished. The thieves are clever and seem to have a fool proof system. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned to burglary detail and it's his job to get them.
Brick Bat Slayer
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 3 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A homicidal maniac who uses a brick-bat is on the loose. A large dragnet slowly gets him cornered. A mad killer is loose in the city. In every instance he leaves the murder weapon behind but there are no finger prints or clues to the killers identity. Det
The Garbage Chute
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 4 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A Chinaman has been badly beaten and his valuable jade has been stolen. The needed clue is supplied by an observant six-year-old boy. A young woman has been murdered. Her body was discovered behind locked doors. The assassin is still at large. Detective S
The Roseland Murder
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 5 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A gang that usually holds up drugstores robs and kills the manager of a dance hall. A stake-out in a garage yields results and a total of twelve guns. After a trial, two of the gang break out of jail. A gang of hold up men has been running loose in the city. They've committed more than a dozen robberies and are heavily armed and quick to shoot. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned to Robbery Detail and it's his job to stop them.
Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 6 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Two little girls, aged seven and eleven are missing. Their pet collie is found beaten to death. Foul play is suspected. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. A holdup has been committed in a neighboring city. A bystander is shot to deat
The Big Kill
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 7 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is suspected of killing a cop for revenge. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon.
Big Church
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 8 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A new member of the congregation receives anonymous letters and phone calls threatening her with murder. The notes bear the mark of a fanatic, but police suspect fraud until a faked attack confirms their suspicion.
The Big Grifter
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 9 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Gentleman Wallace, a born con-man, takes advantage of two used-car dealers, and many others. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Bunco Detail. An expert confidence man has resumed operations in the city. His criminal record dates back thirty-five yea
The Big Boys
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 10 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A gang of four robbers, and their puppy have come to Los Angeles from San Francisco, planning to pull a job. A long stake-out with an alcoholic desk clerk provides results. Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to robbery detail. Four young hoodlums wanted for a series of robberies are headed for your city. They're armed, reckless and cold-blooded. It's Friday's job to get them.
Big Watch
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 11 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A gang that usually holds up drugstores robs and kills the manager of a dance hall. A stake-out in a garage yields results and a total of twelve guns. After a trial, two of the gang break out of jail. A gang of hold up men has been running loose in the city. They've committed more than a dozen robberies and are heavily armed and quick to shoot. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned to Robbery Detail and it's his job to stop them.
The Big Escape
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 12 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
The search for Max Tyler, a friend of Sergeant Friday who pulled an armed robbery, escaped from jail, and shot Ben Romero! Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. Two armed bandits have robbed a large jewelers store in his city. One of the suspect escapes but one is apprehended and identified as a friend of Friday's. It's Friday's job to send him to prison.
Big .38
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 13 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A store clerk has been murdered, shot to death in a robbery. The holdup man is described as tall, well dressed. Witnesses say he escaped in a taxi cab. The number of the cab was covered up some way. Seven other armed robberies have been committed in the past 16 days by the same man with the same M.O.
Big Picture
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 14 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A pair of fake talent scouts are at work in the city, their victims are young girls seeking careers in Hollywood. The criminals are vicious and relentless.
The Big Girl
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 15 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
The cops search for a big blonde who shoots her victims in cold blood. Is he possibly a man in woman's clothing? Detective Sergeant Friday is assigned to Robbery Detail. Sixteen persons have been robbed and beaten senseless. The victims described the assailant as a tall beautiful woman. It‘s Friday’s job to stop her.
Big Mother
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 16 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A newborn, one of the three-day-old Striker baby twins, has been stolen from Mercy Hospital nursery. There is no trace of the infant and there is no trace of the abductor.
Big Meet
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 17 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A gang of veteran dope peddlers moves into LA. They offer a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of heroin for sale. Sergeant Friday tries to trap Howard Scully, a careful narcotics wholesaler, who leads the gang. Friday goes undercover and poses as a buyer; he meets the leaders contacts and they're ready to do business.
Big Parrot
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 18 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A man and his wife are found strangled to death in a rooming house, and the killer has set fire to the room to cover his tracks. Also a dead parrot, who's also been strangled, lies on the floor beside the bodies.
Big Betty
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 19 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A bunco gang of petty swindlers have set up operations in the city. They work the obituary racket, selling worthless merchandise to the relatives of the deceased. They're experienced, cunning and they work fast.
Big Car
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 20 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
In four months, fifteen food markets in Los Angeles have been held up and robbed. The bandit is well-dressed and well-armed, and a bright red Pontiac looks like a clue for the police.
Big Quack
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 21 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A man posing as a doctor is burglarizing homes in the city. Marla Hutchins commits suicide after being robbed by the phony Dr. Schulte, owner of the Los Angeles College of Psychotherapeutics. The police have his description and must find him.
Big Light
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 22 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Henry Wilson, a movie director, has been killed at the studio. A 250-pound lamp had fallen on him.
Big Number
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 23 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A bank robber using a sawed-off shotgun is traced through the first three digits of his license plate number.
Big Want
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 24 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
The search for a George Richmond leads to a killer of cops who always takes cabs.
Big Bop
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 25 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A robber has held up a check cashing service of $1500. After several more robberies, one of his victims is killed during the crime.
Big Odd
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 26 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A gang of truck hijackers has been working in Los Angeles. They've stolen 14 loaded trucks. They've kidnapped and beaten one of the drivers.
Big Tooth
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 27 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Nasty old Mr. Schroeder is suspected of committing foul play. The Chesterfield commercials make health claims for the product.
Big Smoke
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 28 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Old Mr. Stone, who kept his life savings in his mattress, has been killed. His invalid wife has been beaten with a club.
Big Informant
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 29 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
For the past two months a gang of safe burglars have been operating in Los Angeles. In that time, they've hit a dozen places. The police have no lead to their identity. It's Sergeant Friday's job to get them...
Big Dream
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 30 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
An old man, poorly dressed, robs a liquor store and is very apologetic about it.
Big Rip
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 31 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A string of safe burglaries breaks out in LA. For the past two months thirty-five safes have been broken in to. The police know that there is more than one man in the operation but they do not have any leads to the thieves' identities.
Big Scrapbook
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 32 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Three robbers pull a jewelry store job in San Diego and get away with $135,000 worth of hot ice. They are believed to be heading towards Los Angeles.
Big Chet
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 33 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A stuttering robber and his partner are tracked down with the help of a stoolie, who is trying to go straight
Big False Make
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 34 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Thomas Stanford confesses to robbing a store, but Sgt. Friday proves that he was at work at the time of the robbery!
Big Lilly
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 35 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Mrs. Rockman has been beaten to death... no, she's been shot... no, she killed herself!
Big Revolt
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 36 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Henry Borg has disappeared...and for an unusual reason.
Big Ham
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 37 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
An unidentified young girl, Jane Doe #17, has committed suicide with a .22 caliber rifle. Or has she?
Big Will
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 38 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Charles Stall has been shot. Tire tracks lead to a motel and to a drunk Texan and his car.
Big Press
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 39 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Sgt. Friday goes undercover to track them down.
Big Pick
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 40 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
An organized gang of pickpockets is working in Los Angeles. None of the victims can give a description of the suspects and there is no lead to their identity.
Big Slip
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 41 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Jesse McGowan, a used car dealer, bought a new Mercury from Lewis Carter. The car turns out to have been stolen, and so was the pink slip.
Big Present
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 42 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
In the past two months a thief has broken in to eighteen markets in Los Angeles. There is no lead to his whereabouts and no clue to his identity.
Big Compulsion
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part 43 of the Dragnet (Webb) series
A lunatic has been making false police calls and has caused a serious accident. His weapon is a 10-cent piece.
Dragnet, Volume 1
by Various Authors
read by Various Readers
Part of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Set in Los Angeles, and starring Jack Webb as the stoic Sergeant Joe Friday, Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama of all time, having made extensive runs on both radio and television. Webb, also the producer of the show, took the series to new highs, insisting on realism in every facet of the program. The dialogue was clipped and sparse, taking its cue from hard-boiled crime fiction à la Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The stories were fast-paced but thorough, making sure to chronicle every step of the police work from start to finish. As a result, Dragnet draws listeners deeply in to its world of gritty crime and dedicated cops, guaranteeing an exhilarating audio experience.
Episodes include
"Who Killed Helen Corday?"
"The City Hall Bombing"
"A Mad Killer at Large"
"Sixteen Days of Jewel Thefts"
"The Blitz Bandits"
"The Mother-in-Law Murder"
"The Spring Street Gang"
"The Jade Thumb Rings"
"The Big Gangster, Part 1"
"The Big Gangster, Part 2"
"The Big Smut Press"
"The Big Payoff"
Dragnet, Volume 1
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
This volume contains episodes of Dragnet that released between 1949 and 1951, including Big Job, Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer, and The Big Escape.
Dragnet, Volume 2
by Various Authors
read by Jack Webb
Part of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Set in Los Angeles, and starring Jack Webb as the stoic Sergeant Joe Friday, Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama of all time, having made extensive runs on both radio and television. Webb, also the producer of the show, took the series to new highs, insisting on realism in every facet of the program. The dialogue was clipped and sparse, taking its cue from hard-boiled crime fiction à la Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The stories were fast-paced but thorough, making sure to chronicle every step of the police work from start to finish. As a result, Dragnet draws listeners deeply in to its world of gritty crime and dedicated cops, guaranteeing an exhilarating audio experience. Episodes included are: "The Big Friend," "The Big Threat," "The Big Saint," "The Big Mailman," "The Big Imposter," "The Big Building," "The Big Run," "The Big Cliff," "The Big Love," "The Big Set-Up," "The Big Seventeen," and "The Big Waiter."
Dragnet, Volume 2
by Jack Webb
read by Full Cast
Part of the Dragnet (Webb) series
Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. This volume contains episodes of Dragnet that released between 1952 and 1953, including Big Number, Big False Make, and The Big Compulsion.
