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The Big False Make

Thomas Stanford admits to the robbery of a store, but Sergeant Friday demonstrates that Stanford was actually working when the theft took place. For a network-sponsored version of this broadcast, refer to catalog item #47082.

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Sgt. Friday shows that Thomas Stanford was on the job when a store got robbed, even though Stanford says he did it! TV network version with sponsors of episode #16281.

Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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“The Big False Make.” Dragnet. Radio broadcast, May 17, 1953.

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