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Dragnet is a 1954 American crime film directed by Jack Webb and written by Richard L. Breen. The film stars Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg and Vic Perrin. The film was adapted from the radio series of the same name, and is part of the wider Dragnet media franchise.
Dragnet – later syndicated as Badge 714 [3] – is an American crime television series, based on the radio series of the same name, both created by their star, Jack Webb. The shows take their name from the police term dragnet , a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
The series pilot premiered on NBC on December 14, 1951. A total of 276 episodes aired between December 14, 1951, and August 23, 1959. [1] Dragnet was on both radio and television from December 1951 through February 1957. [2] When the first Dragnet movie came out in September 1954, it was available on radio, TV and in the theatres for a while.
Dragnet is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb and owned by his company Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures.It follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Joe Friday and his partners as they conduct by-the-book police work and solve crimes in Los Angeles.
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Ben Alexander as a child actor. A native of Goldfield, Nevada, [4] Alexander was the son of Nicholas Benton Alexander Jr. and Elizabeth Hinkley. [5] [6]After a number of silent films, he retired from screen work, but came back for the World War I classic, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), in which Alexander received good notices as an adult actor as "Kemmerich", the tragic amputation ...
Mustin began his professional acting career at the age of 67 after director William Wyler cast him in the 1951 film noir Detective Story. Known for his dependability and versatility, Mustin established a career as a well-known character actor and worked extensively in film and television from the 1950s to the 1970s. [ 4 ]
Appointment with Danger, starring Alan Ladd, with future Dragnet (series) co-stars Jack Webb and Harry Morgan; Appointment with Venus, starring Glynis Johns and David Niven – (U.K.) As Young as You Feel, starring Monty Woolley; Atoll K, starring Laurel and Hardy in their final film; Awaara (Tramp), directed by and starring Raj Kapoor –