Episode
Dragnet: The Big Laugh
Overview
A con man makes lonely women fall for his charms, then steals their money and disappears.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1955-11-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Laugh is Episode 10 in Season 5 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-11-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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