Episode
Dragnet: The Big Rescue
Overview
A group of bandits arm themselves and break their comrades out of jail.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1955-01-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Rescue is Episode 19 in Season 4 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-01-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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