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Dragnet 1967
S2.E9
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The Big Ad

  • Episode aired Nov 9, 1967
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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7.7/10
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Anthony Eisley in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
CrimeDramaMystery

An ex-con who places an ad in a newspaper gets a reply referring to making a killing for $1000. He turns the reply over to Friday and Gannon who investigate the possibility that the replier ... Read allAn ex-con who places an ad in a newspaper gets a reply referring to making a killing for $1000. He turns the reply over to Friday and Gannon who investigate the possibility that the replier is soliciting murder.An ex-con who places an ad in a newspaper gets a reply referring to making a killing for $1000. He turns the reply over to Friday and Gannon who investigate the possibility that the replier is soliciting murder.

  • Director
    • Jack Webb
  • Writers
    • Charles McDaniel
    • Jack Webb
  • Stars
    • Jack Webb
    • Harry Morgan
    • Don Dubbins
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    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Jack Webb
    • Writers
      • Charles McDaniel
      • Jack Webb
    • Stars
      • Jack Webb
      • Harry Morgan
      • Don Dubbins
    • 6User reviews
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    Jack Webb
    Jack Webb
    • Sergeant Joe Friday
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Officer Bill Gannon
    Don Dubbins
    Don Dubbins
    • Steve Deal
    Anthony Eisley
    Anthony Eisley
    • Harvey Forrester
    Art Balinger
    Art Balinger
    • Capt. Hugh Brown
    Virginia Gregg
    Virginia Gregg
    • Dead Drunk Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Alfred Shelly
    Alfred Shelly
    • Detective at house on phone
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack Webb
    • Writers
      • Charles McDaniel
      • Jack Webb
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    • Trivia
      Friday's fake driver's license shows a birthdate of April 2, 1925, issued from the Santa Monica DMV office. Jack Webb was born on April 2, 1920 in Santa Monica.
    • Goofs
      When Friday gets his first instructions on the phone from the man who placed the ad, he listens for 3 seconds. When he tells Gannon what the instructions were, it takes him about 12 seconds to repeat the very complex message. He could never have heard all that in the 3 seconds on the phone.
    • Quotes

      Harvey Forrester: Lousy, sloppy drunk.

      Friday: Don't knock her, Forrester, she had a good reason to drink.

      Harvey Forrester: And what's that?

      Friday: Being married to you.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1967 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Mark VII Ltd.
      • Dragnet Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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