Episode
Dragnet: The Big Genius
Overview
Friday and Smith investigate what seems to be the perfect crime.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1955-12-16
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Genius is Episode 16 in Season 5 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-12-16. The runtime is 30 min.
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