Episode
Dragnet: The Big Glasses
Overview
A housewife, Ella Ryburn, reports to Friday and Smith that she cannot contact her mother, who is married to Alfred Rudolph Shroder. When he is questioned, Shroder claims his wife left him and that, out of shame, he sold their house and put her items in storage.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1955-10-21
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Glasses is Episode 8 in Season 5 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-10-21. The runtime is 30 min.
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