Bunco: $9,000

Episode aired Dec 11, 1969
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Crime Drama Mystery

An old Vaudevillian finds 9 one thousand dollar bills on the street. He uses one to buy his friends drinks at a dive. The next morning a private detective claims that the money was lost by a... Read allAn old Vaudevillian finds 9 one thousand dollar bills on the street. He uses one to buy his friends drinks at a dive. The next morning a private detective claims that the money was lost by a big time gambler and pressures him to give it back. he does and discovers that the detect... Read allAn old Vaudevillian finds 9 one thousand dollar bills on the street. He uses one to buy his friends drinks at a dive. The next morning a private detective claims that the money was lost by a big time gambler and pressures him to give it back. he does and discovers that the detective was a con man.

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7.2/10

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6planktonrules

Not bad, but definitely a lesser episode...

This isn't a bad episode at all, but it certainly isn't one of the more interesting or earth-shattering. It's worth watching, though, for the cute lady near the end of the show--she's a treat.

The show begins with a guy reporting that he was cheated out of $9000. The problem is, however, that the money wasn't even his in the first place--he found it. First, the detectives need to find the money and then they must find the rightful owner. It seems that when the guy living on skid row found the money, he was flashing it about and that is where someone got the idea of posing as a detective and "confiscating" the money. So, they track down the thief. But what about the money? Where did it originally come from and how could someone just lose it? As I said, this is a lesser episode. The crime isn't the most serious one and the show is very low on suspense. But, like almost all the episodes of "Dragnet", even the lesser ones are well worth seeing.

Trivia
The jukebox in the Ruby Room bar is a Rock-Ola Model 1428 made in 1948.

Goofs
In Mrs. Periwinkle's apartment, the studio lights are constantly reflected in her eyeglasses.

Quotes
Sergeant Joe Friday: The Ruby Room was a long way from opening night at the Palace. From the looks of it, some of the acts that started here probably ended up in the county jail.