Dagnet 1951 - 1959   Original Version

Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural 
drama in media history. The series gave millions of audience members a 
feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, 
of real-life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public 
opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet 
were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and 
Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many 
media.The show's cultural impact is such that even after five decades, 
elements of Dragnet are known to those who have never seen or heard 
the program:

The ominous, four-note introduction to the brass and tympani theme 
music (titled "Danger Ahead") is instantly recognizable (though its origins 
date back to Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers).
Another Dragnet trademark is the show's opening narration: "Ladies and 
gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have 
been changed to protect the innocent." This underwent minor revisions 
over time. The "only" and "ladies and gentlemen" were dropped at some 
point, and for the television version "hear" was changed to "see".


Starring 

Jack Webb
Ben Alexander
Harry Morgan

1st 5 dvds have menu's...last 2 do not

Episodes


The Big Cast
The Big Hands 
The Big Trunk 
The Big Phone Call 
The Big Little Jesus 
The Big War
The Big Frame 
The Big Break 
The Big Frank 
The Big False Make 
The Big Betty
The Big Bar
The Big .22 Caliber Rifle For Christmas 
The Big Boys
The Big Seventeen 
The Big Crime
The Big Girls
The Big Pair 
The Big Thief 
The Big Shoplift 
The Big Show
The Big Bird
The Big Hit & Run Killer 
The Big September Man
The Big Producer
Plus 5 more...

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