Product Details

• Actors: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Pop Flix
• DVD Release Date: February 12, 2008
• Run Time: 493 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TGKWRG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,391 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday, Dragnet is one of the greatest detective shows in the history of television! This exciting 2-DVD set features twenty of the very best original episodes presented in chronological order!

DISC ONE - total run time 4 hr, 7 min.
The Big September Man 5/8/1952
The Big Seventeen 11/6/1952
The Big Show 1/22/1953
The Big Break 3/19/1953
The Big Hands 5/21/1953
The Big Betty 9/24/1953
The Big Thief 12/17/1953
The Big Little Jesus 12/24/1953
The Big Trunk 1/7/1954
The Big Boys 1/21/1954

DISC TWO - total run time 4 hr, 6 min.
The Big Shoplift 3/11/1954
The Big Hit-Run Killer 3/18/1954
The Big Girl 4/1/1954
The Big Frame 4/22/1954
The Big Producer 8/26/1954
The Big Crime 9/9/1954
The Big Pair 9/16/1954
The Big Bar 10/14/1954
The Big War 4/10/1958
The Big Oskar 10/14/1958

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best 50's Dragnet Buy, May 5, 2008

By	HardyBoys.us (Long Island USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great collection of the original Dragnet show from the 1950s.
Those who are familiar only with the 1960's version will be pleasantly surprised how close the original series is to that version.
Some of the same actors and actresses appear in both series, even some of the stories are the same!
Anyway, there are 20 episodes (8+ hours) of great black & white crime drama.
The quality of the prints used ranges from so-so to good.
The digital transfer is generally good.
The sound level is a bit low on some episodes.
Part of the opening and closing credits have been edited out.
If you are looking for a DVD collection of the 1950's version of Dragnet, this set offers the best value.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review of The Dragnet Collection, April 15, 2009

By	B. Krump "WebbWannabe" (Minneapolis, Mn) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first thing that struck me about this one was that the original Dragnet theme song, "The Dragnet March (Dum, de dum, dum),"
was replaced by a violin every time that the original would have been played.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, but read the fine print, April 20, 2009

By	B. Amacker - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got what I intended to buy - the ORIGINAL TV series from the 1950's. It is a good quality transfer, and I am happy with it. Just be aware that this is NOT the Dragnet most people have seen with Harry Morgan as Detective Bill Gannon. Having said that, it is a nice set and a good buy.