Episode
Dragnet: The Big Blast
Overview
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1952-04-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Blast is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Dragnet. It aired on 1952-04-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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