Episode
Dragnet: The Big Pipe
Overview
A young woman is beaten to death with a led pipe and left in an empty office.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1955-09-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Pipe is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-09-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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