Dragnet 1951 -The Big Overtime - Dec. 13, 1951 Police Drama

Published: July 20, 2023, 8:24 p.m.

Jack Webb stars as Sgt. Joe Friday a Los Angeles police detective..in one of the most popular radio shows produced. Not only did he do Dragnet on the radio... it is considered the most famous and influential police procedural dramas in media history. Webb aimed Dragnet to be realistic...he gave the audience a feel for boredom and drudgery as well as the danger and heroism of police work. Webb was the producer of the program... and the acting for him and by him was meant to sound realistic. The four-note introduction to the brass and tympany theme music (titled "Danger Ahead") was composed by Walter Schumann and became instantly recognizable. This show and other police and detective dramas are in the playlist "Mystery - Detective - Crime"