Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 9 wins & 12 nominations total
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- TriviaMidway through the series' run, a theatrical spin-off was produced (Dragnet (1954)). This event marked two firsts in American TV history: the first time a TV series spawned a movie, and the first time a movie spin-off was released while the original series was still running.
- GoofsThe Los Angeles Police Department is famously intolerant of overweight officers. Actor Ben Alexander, who played Officer Frank Smith, was so portly that LAPD would certainly have terminated him or forced him to lose weight.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Friday: This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm a cop.
- Alternate versionsMany of the episodes available on DVD are from syndication copies in which the classic "dumm-da-dum-dum" and theme music have been replaced by other music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TV Guide: The First 25 Years (1979)
- SoundtracksTheme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)
Composed by Walter Schumann
Featured review
A First-Rate TV Crime Show
Though somewhat dry and routine at times, generally speaking, Dragnet's no-frills approach to the telling of its "real-life" crime stories was actually very entertaining, for the most part.
Presented in a semi-documentary style, this highly-popular TV show from the glorious 1950s featured Sargeant Joe Friday and his ever-helpful sidekick, Frank Smith, who, through intense investigation, always got their man (and sometimes got their girl).
You can be sure that when Friday's on the case, justice will be served.
Filmed in b&w, Dragnet's episodes were all approx. 25 minutes in length.
Presented in a semi-documentary style, this highly-popular TV show from the glorious 1950s featured Sargeant Joe Friday and his ever-helpful sidekick, Frank Smith, who, through intense investigation, always got their man (and sometimes got their girl).
You can be sure that when Friday's on the case, justice will be served.
Filmed in b&w, Dragnet's episodes were all approx. 25 minutes in length.
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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