Dragnet 1966 (1969)

Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Off. Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Webb

Writers:

Richard L. Breen, Richard L. Breen (screenplay),

Stars:

Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Vic Perrin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Webb	...	Sgt. Joe Friday
Harry Morgan	...	Officer Bill Gannon
Vic Perrin	...	Don Negler, alias J. Johnson
Virginia Gregg	...	Mrs. Eve Kruger
Gene Evans	...	Capt. Hugh Brown
John Roseboro	...	Sgt. Dave Bradford
Bobby Troup	...	George Freeman
Tom Williams	...	Melvin Gannon
Jack Ragotzy	...	Carl Rockwell
Roger Til	...	William Smith
Jean-Michel Michenaud	...	Claude LeBorg (as Gerald Michenaud)
Bruce Watson	...	Freddie
Herbert Ellis	...	Rico 'Ricky' Markell
Eddie Firestone	...	Max Shelton
Elizabeth Rogers	...	Eve Sorenson

Storyline

Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Off. Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having been last seen with one J. Johnson. In the course of tracking down Johnson and the young ladies, the detectives wind up with two different descriptions of the suspect, one of which closely resembles a dead body found in a vacant lot. But the dead man, later identified as Charles LeBorg of France, proves not to be J. Johnson, when a third young model disappears.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | bound and gagged | dirty picture | criminal investigation | photographer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

World Premiere: Dragnet

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark VII Ltd., Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1966 but not broadcast until 1969.

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Goofs

Friday and Gannon collect a picture of each of the missing women. At the end when they see the pictures that Negler took of his bound victims, they are all wearing the same outfits.

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Quotes

Sgt. Joe Friday: Let's go, Markell, you're going downtown.
Ricky Markell: I ain't gonna talk to you there, either.
Sgt. Joe Friday: Well now, you don't have to. Shelton copped out, told me the whole story, he said you stabbed the guy and shot him three times, once in the right temple.
Ricky Markell: Max didn't tell you that!
Sgt. Joe Friday: He said it was your show, all he did was throw the mustard power in his face, just wanted to roll him, but you were so geed up you had to cut him open.
Ricky Markell: Maxie's a liar!

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Connections

Follows Dragnet (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Theme From Dragnet (Danger Ahead)"
Composed by Walter Schumann

User Reviews

The Story You Are About to See is True

However Jack Webb stretched the truth a wee bit with this one. The story is based on the case of Harry Glatman who murdered 2 aspiring models and one woman he met through a lonely hearts club over the course of 1957-58. The police weren't hot on his trail and were just working it as a missing persons case. Nor was he cornered on a rainy hillside with his 4th victim inside a trailer. Instead, he got into a struggle with his 4th intended victim on the side of a Orange County highway and was arrested after a passing CHP motorman, on his way home, stopped to investigate. Glatman confessed to the 3 murders and Orange County notified the LAPD since 2 of the victims were from LA and Sgt.Pierce Brooks was assigned the case to clean up their end. Still it's a pretty good Dragnet episode.