Episode
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #159- The Big Shot
- Podcast
- Radio Retropolis
- Published
- Jun 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2138
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Summary
A nightclub manager has been robbed and killed. The killers made good their escape. Commentary introducing Ben Alexander who joins the cast as Officer Frank Smith for the remainder of the radio and original television series. Plus, additional commentary on Chesterfield cigarettes being touted by Jack Webb and the medical community as a "healthy" cigarette.