The Big Gambler

Episode aired Mar 21, 1968
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

143

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Crime Drama Mystery

A business man reports to the police that an employee is stealing money from the company, and has it narrowed down to three people. Friday and Gannon file the embezzler. He is an addicted ga... Read allA business man reports to the police that an employee is stealing money from the company, and has it narrowed down to three people. Friday and Gannon file the embezzler. He is an addicted gambler who needed the money for his gambling.A business man reports to the police that an employee is stealing money from the company, and has it narrowed down to three people. Friday and Gannon file the embezzler. He is an addicted gambler who needed the money for his gambling.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

143

YOUR RATING

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7planktonrules

$100,000.00 embezzled....that's a lot of money then or now!

"The Big Gambler" is a pretty straight-forward and unremarkable episode of "Dragnet". The department receives a call from a company that just discovered that $100,000 has been embezzled...and detectives Friday and Gannon need to figure out which employee's done it. There are three main suspects and the pair need to look into these folks' background to determine who might be the perpetrator. Ultimately, it turns out to be a case of a compulsive gambler.

This is neither a good nor bad episode....and nothing really jumps out at you about it. But they all can't be exciting cases with great Joe Friday quips! Still, well worth seeing and worth your time.

itsruss

TV Info button shows misleading plot

This episode is about a GAMBLING addict who is driven to white collar theft. The info button on my TV shows the plot to be about a DRUG addict who is driven to white collar theft. Thought the rest of the plot info shown on my TV info button is correct - It is a bit misleading.

Trivia
Virginia Gregg is said to have been Jack Webb's most prolific actress and appeared in thirteen episodes. Vic Perrin appeared in even more: sixteen. They both appear here together, playing husband and wife, although they do not share any scenes.

Goofs
When Friday and Gannon are staking out the company at the end of the day, the same man in a red coat, tan pants, black shoes, and fedora is seen exiting the building twice in separate shots surrounding a shot of Friday and Gannon talking in the car about fried chicken.