Missing Persons - Juanita Lasky (Aired July 28, 1949)
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When Dragnet hit its stride, it was one of radio's top-rated shows. Webb insisted on realism. The dialogue was clipped, understated, and sparse, influenced by the hardboiled school of crime fiction. Scripts were fast-moving but did not seem rushed. Every aspect of police work was chronicled, step by step: from patrols and paperwork, to crime scene investigation, lab work, and questioning witnesses or suspects. The detectives’ personal lives rarely took center stage. (Friday was a bachelor who lived with his mother; Romero, a Mexican-American from Texas, was an ever-fretful husband and father.) "Underplaying is still acting", Webb told Time. "We try to make it as real as a guy pouring a cup of coffee." Los Angeles police chiefs Clemence B. Horrall, William A. Worton, and (later) William H. Parker were credited as consultants, and many police officers were fans.Throughout the series' radio years, one can find glimpses of pre-renewal Downtown L.A., with working-class residents and the cheap bars, cafes, hotels, and boarding houses that served them.
THIS EPISODE:
Dragnet. July 28, 1949. Program #8. NBC network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Juanita Laskey" has been reported missing by her mother. The story takes place at Christmas, despite the July broadcast date (which is subject to correction). Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr. 30:37. Cat # 46922. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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