Episode
Dragnet: The Big Children
Overview
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1954-02-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Children is Episode 24 in Season 3 of Dragnet. It aired on 1954-02-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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