Episode
Dragnet: The Big Ham
Overview
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1954-01-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Ham is Episode 22 in Season 3 of Dragnet. It aired on 1954-01-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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