Episode
Dragnet: The Big Dog
Overview
An old man sits on his front porch with a shotgun, threatening to kill the man who poisoned his dog.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1955-02-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Dog is Episode 24 in Season 4 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-02-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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