Episode
Dragnet: The Big Cast
Overview
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1952-02-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Cast is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Dragnet. It aired on 1952-02-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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