The Big Customer (Aired June 22, 1954)
Friday’s first partner was Sgt. Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio’s top-rated shows. While most radio shows used one or two sound effects experts, Dragnet needed five; a script clocking in at just under 30 minutes could require up to 300 separate effects. Accuracy was underlined: The exact number of footsteps from one room to another at Los Angeles police headquarters were imitated, and when a telephone rang at Friday’s desk, the listener heard the same ring as the telephones in Los Angeles police headquarters.
THIS EPISODE:
June 22, 1954. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Big Customer". A special officer has been shot and the owner of a liquor store knifed to death during a robbery. One of the robbers has filthy finger nails! Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, George Fenneman (announcer). 25:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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