Been enjoying the posting of the Dragnet videos. Jack Webb was a great actor to be sure and its a treasure to be able to watch these old classics. Thank you!!!
i know right? it seems they were improving that take and Webb legitimately cracked up and he just decided to keep it in. it's very interesting to see him like that
Interesting, the radio version of this explains that he wanted to escape his mother who wouldn't let him be his own man. Saying that if he killed his persona, she would finally leave him alone. She comes to the station to verify it's her boy, they argue and he stands up for himself. She smothers him into leaving with him and he's back to the life he was trying to escape.
Oh yeah, you’re right. This was slightly different than the radio version. This had Franks funny “ theories” and took place late at night. It didn’t have as much detail regarding the boys mothers either. I listen to the radio versions at night to fall asleep to and just listened to this a few nights ago ( Frank was also played by another actor and wasn’t as funny even when telling a story about Fay).
Always enjoyed Alexander's character. His character was more easy going then Webb's uptight portrayal of Joe Friday. Enjoyed the small talk and bantering between them while cracking a case.
Adam, thanks for this episode. It's really great to see the old show once again. I'm old enough to just barely remember the old Dragnet when it aired. Being only 4 or 5 at the time, it was the music that always caught my attention. At that age, the plots were a bit over my head. I do remember seeing Ben from many episodes and liked his acting.
6:56 " it was summer vacation so we decided to go to Mexico. That's where it happened. " Friday: " Sorry, son. We don't have jurisdiction in Mexico. Go tell your story to the Mexican Federales. Good day. "
“The appendix is the oil can of the body” 😂 Frank maybe wouldn’t agree, but if only they had known how good ice coffee is they could have enjoyed that instead on those hot Cali days/ nights.
Me either.. I thought I saw them All. I listened to 300 plus radio shows and wonder if there is some more out there Forget 2021 , give me Dragnet 1952 !! Or close to that 😎
You know I watch Badge 714 Dragnet every Black and White show but I haven't seen this, he made so many I thought the film might be lost for hundreds, in the sixties there was so much going on in Santa Barbara and I lived in Eden for $60 a month ,I would imagine Jack behind me when someone said "hey wanna drop Acid"but I knew Jack or my brand new Angel Wife wouldn't approve, Thank You for making this available rsdno
I don't believe that I've seen this episode anyplace else on the internet (and believe me, I've looked). If you have any other "lost" episodes it would be greatly appreciated if you would post them. Thanks
We have plenty of uncirculated episodes but they will not be shared. These episodes cost money and are not to be given away for free. (Ever again). As a result of this video being shared it ended up on both an "archive" site and a Roku station.
Didn’t they know what the spleen did back then? They knew about diabetes I’d imagine, although people were thinner then, ate better, so type 2 was probably not as prevalent as it is today, but type 1 existed.
I have a question--I really love the old shows but I feel the acting is different from what it is now...do you think it’s just different or was the acting bad? Thanks Adam
I agree that the acting in this show is not like the acting in modern prograns. One of the reasons has to do with Jack Webb's acting style which is terse, understated, and under inflected. Webb insisted that the other actors in the show emulate this plain-spoken style. In addition, Webb produced these shows with very little rehearsal and with the expectation that all scenes would be filmed in one take. In addition, the actors didn't perform in dialogue style. Rather, actors would recite all their lines at one time, and then they would edit things together to make it appear that the characters were talking to each other. This resulted in acting style some have called superficial, one that didn't allow for much complexity or emotional depth, or as Joe Friday might say, "Just the facts."
So, there really were bandits that really did kill his friend? I missed that segment if it happened. If it didn’t, he walks out for murdering his friend??
This is the comments section and I suggest the voice-over comments at the beginning and end of episodes cease (if at all possible). I have no care for the poster's viewpoints. I'm in my eighth decade now and I am viewing all the programs I missed as a child.
Can you please tell me where you obtained this episode? I know the person who bought the source film and I was the one who made the telecine transfer. This was at a tremendous cost and you posting it before we could at least break even on the investment was not in the best interest of people like us who search the world for uncirculated episodes of Dragnet from the 1950's. We have quite a few more but will not share them if they will be irresponsibly tossed up on RUclips after we pay a very high price for them. Because they are in the public domain you are legally allowed to upload them. At the same time, you are holding up other uncirculated episodes from being shared with the Dragnet community. The Facebook group is over 3000 strong and they deserve to see these episodes.
I originally offered my email address but it's clear you don't want to discuss this. Fair enough. This came from a DVD I purchased, I waited about 2 years after it was first offered and when the DVD was no longer being offered to share this. While I do appreciate that some exclusive period of time is appropriate on these newly discovered disks I don't think "Forever" or "For an Indefinite period" is an appropriate length of time for such an exclusive claim for something that's in the public domain and really should be available for everyone.
Sorry, I missed your message. I would be happy to correspond via your email address or talk with you directly. I'm not sure where you contacted me, however, get hundreds of emails per day and don't have my RUclips content sent to and address that I check on a regular basis. I will gladly start looking. You can start by telling me where you bought the disc. I have a feeling I know where you got it.
I feel that this is an inappropriate forum for anyone to bring up business. Also, I bought a set of Dragnet about two years ago from Amazon. How can you think that anyone knew what you were trying to do? Great Detective of Old Time Radio is merely trying to do his thing. I am sure they didn't know that you had plans with your set of videos. To attack someone like that at a public forum is out of line. May you should do more research to find out who else is putting Dragnet on RUclips. As a matter of fact maybe you want to ask all the other folks uploading Dragnet to cease and desist because you have plans with your set of Dragnet films.
Been enjoying the posting of the Dragnet videos. Jack Webb was a great actor to be sure and its a treasure to be able to watch these old classics. Thank you!!!
No, you never saw Jack webb laugh so legitimately.... real laughs.... love it!
i know right? it seems they were improving that take and Webb legitimately cracked up and he just decided to keep it in. it's very interesting to see him like that
Yes, he was genuinely laughing, it was great. It humanized him when Joe had those moments listening to Franks crazy theories.
Interesting, the radio version of this explains that he wanted to escape his mother who wouldn't let him be his own man. Saying that if he killed his persona, she would finally leave him alone. She comes to the station to verify it's her boy, they argue and he stands up for himself. She smothers him into leaving with him and he's back to the life he was trying to escape.
Oh yeah, you’re right. This was slightly different than the radio version. This had Franks funny “ theories” and took place late at night. It didn’t have as much detail regarding the boys mothers either. I listen to the radio versions at night to fall asleep to and just listened to this a few nights ago ( Frank was also played by another actor and wasn’t as funny even when telling a story about Fay).
Thank you for posting this great show . I thought I saw them all . I just listened to the radio version not long ago .. thanks again 👍🏼
Always enjoyed Alexander's character. His character was more easy going then Webb's uptight portrayal of Joe Friday. Enjoyed the small talk and bantering between them while cracking a case.
Thanks for the great old shows, they're great!!!!!!!!
I love Dragnet!
Thank you very much for posting this.
They didn't even have to leave the office!
Adam, thanks for this episode. It's really great to see the old show once again. I'm old enough to just barely remember the old Dragnet when it aired. Being only 4 or 5 at the time, it was the music that always caught my attention. At that age, the plots were a bit over my head. I do remember seeing Ben from many episodes and liked his acting.
I thought I'd seen all of the old episodes but this one is new to me.
6:56 " it was summer vacation so we decided to go to Mexico. That's where it happened. "
Friday: " Sorry, son. We don't have jurisdiction in Mexico. Go tell your story to the Mexican Federales. Good day. "
I love the “Frank Moment s” he is so cool ! Yeah it’s your spleen hahaha he is a wealth of knowledge 😎
Good job on this episode
Adapted from an August 28, 1952 radio episode. Written by "John Robinson" {Webb}.
“The appendix is the oil can of the body” 😂
Frank maybe wouldn’t agree, but if only they had known how good ice coffee is they could have enjoyed that instead on those hot Cali days/ nights.
Wow! Never saw that one before.
Me either.. I thought I saw them
All. I listened to 300 plus radio shows and wonder if there is some more out there Forget 2021 , give me Dragnet 1952 !! Or close to that 😎
You know I watch Badge 714 Dragnet every Black and White show but I haven't seen this, he made so many I thought the film might be lost for hundreds, in the sixties there was so much going on in Santa Barbara and I lived in Eden for $60 a month ,I would imagine Jack behind me when someone said "hey wanna drop Acid"but I knew Jack or my brand new Angel Wife wouldn't approve, Thank You for making this available rsdno
great shows
Thanks!!
Poor dumb Tom.. ha. He is a good actor . Sure gets the odd ball parts though
Here's to finding the entire series.
The Big Lie would have been a accurate title for those Dragnet episode.
I never seen this one!
Either have I. I thought I had seen all the available episodes.
I don't believe that I've seen this episode anyplace else on the internet (and believe me, I've looked). If you have any other "lost" episodes it would be greatly appreciated if you would post them.
Thanks
We have plenty of uncirculated episodes but they will not be shared. These episodes cost money and are not to be given away for free. (Ever again). As a result of this video being shared it ended up on both an "archive" site and a Roku station.
so? The show is public domain. Not to mention how important it is to make sure that it doesn't become lost media.@@Mattleycrue66
@@Mattleycrue66it’s in the public domain. If you don’t share episodes others will.
Mexico is a great country, but you can't deny that it's dangerous.
send to box 13. I love it.
You can’t get anything past Joe Friday...
That little SOB...
The moron gets himself halfway talked into the gas chamber before he breaks.
Love The spleen theory
Didn’t they know what the spleen did back then? They knew about diabetes I’d imagine, although people were thinner then, ate better, so type 2 was probably not as prevalent as it is today, but type 1 existed.
I have a question--I really love the old shows but I feel the acting is different from what it is now...do you think it’s just different or was the acting bad? Thanks Adam
I agree that the acting in this show is not like the acting in modern prograns. One of the reasons has to do with Jack Webb's acting style which is terse, understated, and under inflected. Webb insisted that the other actors in the show emulate this plain-spoken style. In addition, Webb produced these shows with very little rehearsal and with the expectation that all scenes would be filmed in one take. In addition, the actors didn't perform in dialogue style. Rather, actors would recite all their lines at one time, and then they would edit things together to make it appear that the characters were talking to each other. This resulted in acting style some have called superficial, one that didn't allow for much complexity or emotional depth, or as Joe Friday might say, "Just the facts."
@@artmoss6889 thank you
it was the hottest day of the year.
I NEED to know the origins of the accent of the guy who introduces this upload.
So, there really were bandits that really did kill his friend? I missed that segment if it happened. If it didn’t, he walks out for murdering his friend??
No real bandits. No friend. He made everything up.
2:30..why do they like to start off with senseless chatter?! (2:15).
It's meant to set the tone/atmosphere and establish the relationship of the characters.
They put that type of banter in a lot of the episodes. To show humor and friendship amongst the two characters. To put some normalcy to the story.
To fill time. The meandering chatter fills time and Webb doesn't really have any dialogue except voice-over,
I like it, it’s usually funny and shows the friendly relationship between Joe and his partner. Why so serious every minute?
This is the comments section and I suggest the voice-over comments at the beginning and end of episodes cease (if at all possible). I have no care for the poster's viewpoints. I'm in my eighth decade now and I am viewing all the programs I missed as a child.
Respectfully, that's not a reasonable request. If you don't like the other commentary. There are other channels that post videos without it.
@@GreatDetectivesofOldTimeRadioI like the commentary 👍
Can you please tell me where you obtained this episode? I know the person who bought the source film and I was the one who made the telecine transfer. This was at a tremendous cost and you posting it before we could at least break even on the investment was not in the best interest of people like us who search the world for uncirculated episodes of Dragnet from the 1950's. We have quite a few more but will not share them if they will be irresponsibly tossed up on RUclips after we pay a very high price for them. Because they are in the public domain you are legally allowed to upload them. At the same time, you are holding up other uncirculated episodes from being shared with the Dragnet community. The Facebook group is over 3000 strong and they deserve to see these episodes.
I originally offered my email address but it's clear you don't want to discuss this. Fair enough. This came from a DVD I purchased, I waited about 2 years after it was first offered and when the DVD was no longer being offered to share this. While I do appreciate that some exclusive period of time is appropriate on these newly discovered disks I don't think "Forever" or "For an Indefinite period" is an appropriate length of time for such an exclusive claim for something that's in the public domain and really should be available for everyone.
Sorry, I missed your message. I would be happy to correspond via your email address or talk with you directly. I'm not sure where you contacted me, however, get hundreds of emails per day and don't have my RUclips content sent to and address that I check on a regular basis. I will gladly start looking. You can start by telling me where you bought the disc. I have a feeling I know where you got it.
Not discussing this on RUclips comments. Email me. I mention the email address in every episode.
I feel that this is an inappropriate forum for anyone to bring up business. Also, I bought a set of Dragnet about two years ago from Amazon. How can you think that anyone knew what you were trying to do? Great Detective of Old Time Radio is merely trying to do his thing. I am sure they didn't know that you had plans with your set of videos. To attack someone like that at a public forum is out of line. May you should do more research to find out who else is putting Dragnet on RUclips. As a matter of fact maybe you want to ask all the other folks uploading Dragnet to cease and desist because you have plans with your set of Dragnet films.
Mattley Crue a
Crap video ruined by commercials.
What commercials? It’s old film, some are crisp and clear, others not so much.
please no comintary
I like the commentary