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  • Dragnet - The Big Actor
    Season 1, Episode 2
    Friday and Romero follow the trail of stolen narcotics to an actor who is hooked on heroin. Watch classic TV shows at www.manicmovies...

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  • @1968scottyd
    @1968scottyd Рік тому +9

    I love how they pronounce Los Angeles properly. Grew up on this show and love being able to see it again as an adult. Great writing and actors.

    • @jesusapolicarpio-delacruz3851
      @jesusapolicarpio-delacruz3851 Рік тому

      That's how we pronounce it bere in Philippines!!!

    • @77thTrombone
      @77thTrombone 4 місяці тому

      I heard that. I suppose native angelinos got overwhelmed by anglo influence, both naivete and bias.

    • @bftdr
      @bftdr 3 місяці тому

      proper in what way? lees or less? angle or angel? many ppl who lived there pronounced it los angle less before the depression and ww2 and the influx of ppl moving there.

  • @s.tepper4030
    @s.tepper4030 Рік тому +17

    Interrogating a suspect on the set of a crime movie, and Jack Webb says "I'm not an actor" . Meta meta meta 😄👍👍

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti Рік тому +2

      As long as it's got nothing to do with Jeffy *uckerberg's twisted idea of "meta", I'm okay with it

    • @altfactor
      @altfactor Рік тому

      "I'm not a cop but I play one on TV".

  • @MrWolfTickets
    @MrWolfTickets Рік тому +7

    I listen to the Ben Romero radio episodes of Dragnet on rotation. It would have been awesome to see him develop on the screen. He was such a great radio actor.

  • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
    @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 Рік тому +13

    This is the SECOND episode in the series. Cool. Thank you very much for uploading these great shows!

  • @davidgibson7615
    @davidgibson7615 10 місяців тому +7

    Sergeant Romero was played by Barton Yarborough. He appeared only a few episodes on the TV version. He also played the same role on the radio version since 1947. Yarbrough died of heart attack after the episode. He was only 49 when he suddenly passed, But he doesn’t look his age. Jack Webb gave a brief eulogy of his cast member in the Dragnet Radio Episode “The Big Sorrow”.

    • @karlkutac1800
      @karlkutac1800 2 місяці тому +1

      Yarbrough was my favorite as Webb's partner. Brave (remember episode 1?). And his drawl always suggested an understated Southern ass-kickery. Ed Jacobs was my second favorite. His stare would give me the heebie-jeebies.

    • @13thwho
      @13thwho 11 днів тому

      This was Yarborough’s last episode. He died a few days after filming was completed.

  • @Boppinabe
    @Boppinabe Рік тому +11

    "Are you a Lieutenant?"
    "No ma'am, I work for a living."

  • @mick7even
    @mick7even Рік тому +10

    The origami with the nuns hats…fascinating

    • @thisravenhasflown010
      @thisravenhasflown010 Рік тому +1

      Nuns needed something to do with their time. They didn't get the kids priests did to pass the time with.

    • @77thTrombone
      @77thTrombone 4 місяці тому

      Starched linen, I'm pretty sure. (I don't know what the nuns did when they had to walk in the rain.) Different orders had(have) different habits. This order was extreme. There was comedy TV show back in the 60s called _The Flying Nun._ guess how she flew!
      If you look at old paintings from Europe, you'll see strong similarities with women's bonnets, which were regionally characteristic.

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks Рік тому +14

    Babe; Jack Kruschen. Played the Doctor in the film The Apartment.

  • @Anautistictherapist
    @Anautistictherapist Рік тому +4

    I love the sound of Friday’s high heels as he walks down the studio lot.

  • @briangriffin4937
    @briangriffin4937 Рік тому +4

    Isn’t that kindly old “Dr. Dreyfuss” (Jack Kruschen) who saves Shirley MacLaine in Jack Lemmon’s “Apartment”?

  • @wplvirginia5761
    @wplvirginia5761 Рік тому +15

    After about 3 years on the radio with Barton Yarborough as his acting partner, this was only their 2nd TV show ever (TV not radio). But also, this was reportedly Barton Yarborough's last appearance on this or any media as he died of a heart attack before the next episode could be filmed. I have also heard that for the next episode after Yarborough died, Jack Webb and I guess other people he made this with, not only decided to take time during the show to dedicate a tribute to Barton Yarborough but they also decided to directly face the issue of his character Ben Romero's death by showing what it would have been like to have to deal directly with a fellow officer dying suddenly of a health condition (or perhaps they said his character's death was due to injury in the line of duty-I don't know) but also Jack Webb's character in this next episode has to deal with what it would be like to have to take on a new partner. I believe this tribute and partner dies suddenly themed episode would be Season 1 Episode 3.

    • @TerrickTerran
      @TerrickTerran Рік тому +4

      the death was treated same in radio and on tv, heart attack same as Barton.

    • @heyoldman2003
      @heyoldman2003 Рік тому +1

      Joe actually had tears in his eyes 😞

    • @altfactor
      @altfactor Рік тому +2

      I suspect Episode 1 was the pilot, which was actually broadcast in December, 1951 as a "sneak preview", a few weeks before the regular series premiered.

    • @harlankrissoff9966
      @harlankrissoff9966 Рік тому

      @@altfactor Wasn't there a movie first? And then the episodes? Like with the 60's version.
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  • @AFaceintheCrowd01
    @AFaceintheCrowd01 Місяць тому +1

    The references to Father Brown, author G.K. Chesterton, and philosopher Omar Khayyam reveal the wit and intelligence of the screenwriters.

  • @only1muppet
    @only1muppet Рік тому +9

    Reading through the comments about the Nuns habit, I’m guessing no one’s seen “The Flying Nun” starting Sally Field 😆

    • @michaelbabbitt3837
      @michaelbabbitt3837 Рік тому

      @@KeithMarshman The cornette was really that big. Ended in 1964. Look it up.

    • @77thTrombone
      @77thTrombone 4 місяці тому

      Just left a remark about nuns'habits, European regional bonnet styles and the TV show.
      You know when people call them "hats" there's another bit of historical culture that's being lost.

    • @Eddie-sn6gk
      @Eddie-sn6gk 2 місяці тому

      Wrong guess! I saw The Flying Nun a few times. Never cared much for that show. Little bit too much on the silly side to suit me.

  • @gwynhvar
    @gwynhvar 4 роки тому +18

    Love the father brown mysteries reference by g k Chesterton

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks Рік тому

      You may be interested in the excellent BBC Radio radio adaptations. Still regularly heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

    • @gwynhvar
      @gwynhvar Рік тому +1

      @@pressureworks I take it you kindly Are referring to GK Chesterton father Brown mysteries on BBC radio That sounds wonderful I’ll see if I can find it and thank you I didn’t realize it existed.
      Have a very merry extremely jolly Chestertonesque Christmas

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks Рік тому

      @@gwynhvar yes. See if they are available for listening via BBC SOUNDS. You may very well be interested to know, they have a daily hour of vintage crime drama everyday.

    • @gwynhvar
      @gwynhvar Рік тому

      @@pressureworks wow how did you know that sounds great! Thanks again for this gift 🎁 I will very much enjoy.
      Have you discovered MHZ television? who dun it’s from France, Italy and many more. My fav there is Don Matteo a priest set in Gubbio Italy like - Fr. Brown in that he is key in solving murders yet each episode is redemptive for the sinner-really wonderful quality and fun heart warming a real gem

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks Рік тому

      @@gwynhvar I listen to Radio 4 Extra everyday. I see MHZ Choice, looks like a fine outlet for quality programs. Thanks

  • @jamesdamron2065
    @jamesdamron2065 Рік тому +4

    Sister ,ahh. Cause it feels good!! 👌 matter a fact sister,, I'm HIGH right now!!

  • @terryrollins1973
    @terryrollins1973 Рік тому +19

    There is no way that hat fits thru a standard doorway

  • @altfactor
    @altfactor Рік тому +3

    This was a syndication print, as reruns of the 1952-59 TV version of "Dragnet" were syndicated to local TV stations under the title "Badge 714".

    • @harlankrissoff9966
      @harlankrissoff9966 Рік тому

      The first episode is in the museum of radio and televison in NY and it actually reads Badge 714. Thank you for the clarification.

  • @Michelina22
    @Michelina22 3 роки тому +6

    Love the codes ! Great show !

  • @macmcleod1188
    @macmcleod1188 4 місяці тому

    I love the director's comment at the end... lol.

  • @kathyjones1576
    @kathyjones1576 Рік тому +1

    I read somewhere that when an episode was called "Badge 714" rather than "Dragnet", that's when it was released as a rerun. The name change let people know it had been shown before.

  • @stephensorenson-z6h
    @stephensorenson-z6h Рік тому +1

    in the beginning of the episode,they show the set for the main house of the barkley ranch used in"the big valley"!

  • @Franklin-pc3xd
    @Franklin-pc3xd 3 місяці тому

    Pro-Tip Trivia - this was the episode from which The Flying Nun was based and spun off.

  • @jimmartin1803
    @jimmartin1803 2 місяці тому

    Mother superior jumped the gun. Happiness is a warm gun.

  • @craigkielhofer5553
    @craigkielhofer5553 Рік тому +1

    I see that Sgt. Harlan Stall changed his name and occupation in the Dragnet 67 series. He also moonlighted in Mayberry as John Masters.

  • @spongebob8222
    @spongebob8222 Рік тому +1

    While I appreciate the shout out to Chesterton's Father Brown, "Wine, Water, and Song" is not a Father Brown mystery but rather a collection of poem's from Chesterton's novel, "The Flying Inn."

  • @eldaddio9100
    @eldaddio9100 4 роки тому +15

    Sgt. Romero looks nothing like had Imagined🤔Always pictured him because of his slightly feeble , laid back voice to be Less Imposing than he Is 👍 Still after actually watching him in the role found myself liking his way of doing his job !!! RIP all a total who appeared in both the radio and early tv episodes which I generally like Better than the 70' s version

    • @ajjackson1526
      @ajjackson1526 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah the 70's version had some gems but overall the radio and 50's versions were superior.

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +1

      That’s where they shifted to the other Detective with Friday …. The one I remember

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +2

      @@ajjackson1526 I’ve never heard the radio stuff ! I’m loving this show. I was born in 1970…. I do remember the reruns apparently somewhat

  • @heyoldman2003
    @heyoldman2003 3 роки тому +15

    Well Sister , do you always have $10, 000 bucks worth of narcotics laying around ? Seems a bit Excessive.😄

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +2

      Haaaaaaaaa

    • @QuadMochaMatti
      @QuadMochaMatti Рік тому

      They control an even bigger chunk of American health care now. And don't do a very good job at it.

    • @frankmains5698
      @frankmains5698 Рік тому +4

      It's a hospital, sounds logical.

    • @michaelmohrle1773
      @michaelmohrle1773 Рік тому +3

      Maybe she was "the flying nun"

    • @thisravenhasflown010
      @thisravenhasflown010 Рік тому +3

      You don't visit hospitals much do you? Especially not in the 50s when narcotics were the fix all for everything from anxiety to pain. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @starguy2718
    @starguy2718 Рік тому +4

    In a stiff wind, those nun's hats might just take flight. I hope they get takeoff clearance, from the LAX tower!

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks Рік тому +2

    12:25 Cool reflection.

  • @glovesoffofficial1382
    @glovesoffofficial1382 Місяць тому

    Those nuns hats😂

  • @winonamassingill7895
    @winonamassingill7895 Рік тому

    I thought it was a door but you said it was a jar. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @jamesdamron2065
    @jamesdamron2065 Рік тому +2

    Kelloggs a stoolie,,, ahhh he didn't make it!!!

  • @jimmie200
    @jimmie200 Місяць тому

    Hey, Sister Mary Benedict is Ma Smalley on Gunsmoke.

  • @jamesdamron2065
    @jamesdamron2065 Рік тому +4

    10,000$jeez worth of dope,,,sister's like to party

  • @thunderbums6964
    @thunderbums6964 Рік тому +1

    Artie Lange did a great job playing the junkie…

  • @RayPointerChannel
    @RayPointerChannel Рік тому

    Richard Deacon can be heard as the Narrator.

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee 3 роки тому +6

    "The Flying Nun" LOL
    addict with sunglasses - 4th time i've seen this guy!
    how many times do they need to do the same scene? i don't get it. the last time it was faster. . .

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +1

      Yessssss !!

    • @jamesvanscoyoc6064
      @jamesvanscoyoc6064 Рік тому +1

      The almost Bruegelian lumpishness of a lot of the supporting cast, is amazing and like nothing you'd see twenty years later. I know, this guy's an addict so he's not supposed to look all clean and healthy, but a lot of the other support cast in all the 1950s episodes share that quality. Some of that was just typical of the time, like young women wearing cat's eye glasses and tight perms.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks Рік тому +1

      Don't you get it ? It was creating tension with the sequence, building up the frustration etc with the suspect. Plus they had no idea an amateur critic would be viewing and commenting via a platform such as yt.

    • @markr.devereux3385
      @markr.devereux3385 Рік тому

      @@pressureworks this show's all right with me. A little stilted but the stories are solid with details any true crime fan appreciates.

  • @Richard-me2pq
    @Richard-me2pq 4 місяці тому +1

    A movie happening inside of a movie!?

  • @curtislowe4577
    @curtislowe4577 Рік тому

    Sgt Romero's character very clearly saying Law Sang-geless instead of Loss Anjelez. The only other instance of that pronunciation I can recall was in a Firesign Theater skit. Maybe the skit with the car salesman?

  • @heyoldman2003
    @heyoldman2003 Рік тому +2

    wow ! that’s not the Romaro i have seen before 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @allencampbell8322
    @allencampbell8322 Рік тому +2

    The flying nun?

  • @tedrowland8672
    @tedrowland8672 8 місяців тому

    Look what i found Lieutenant

  • @jamesbryan7890
    @jamesbryan7890 3 роки тому +13

    Where did they get the design for those Nuns Hats ? The guy had to be drunk or wanting to make fun of them !

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +2

      I was thinking about that too !! What’s up with that ?? Haaaaa. Blanch and Rose both from the Golden Girls have similar outfits ! ! Love it !

    • @brianmorgan5739
      @brianmorgan5739 Рік тому +4

      Ursuline order.

    • @kencf0618
      @kencf0618 Рік тому

      @@brianmorgan5739 Interesting. I had figured that the habit would be exaggerated generic for the lay audience.

  • @lilajagears8317
    @lilajagears8317 2 роки тому +4

    Badge 714 ?

  • @luisalfonsoalba9730
    @luisalfonsoalba9730 Рік тому +1

    What's with the sisters hat?

  • @deewilson3239
    @deewilson3239 Рік тому

    The more things change ......

  • @macmcleod1188
    @macmcleod1188 4 місяці тому

    She appears to be wearing a Cornette over a Coif.
    "The Cornette is perhaps the most recognizable type of nun hat. This unique headpiece features a starched, white, wing-shaped veil that protrudes from the head and drapes down the back. The Cornette originated in France in the 15th century and was worn by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. Today, it is still worn by some religious orders, particularly in France and Belgium." The cornette is basically a rectangular piece of white cloth with heavy starch.
    "The Coif is a simple, white linen cap that covers the head and neck. It was often worn by nuns during the medieval period and was an important part of their religious habit. While it is not as commonly worn today, some religious orders still use the Coif as part of their habit."
    It's related to and may be a subtype of wimples. It also had an influence on nurse's caps. I can't find why they liked that particular shape. Seems like it would shade the body from sun tho.

  • @michaelbabbitt3837
    @michaelbabbitt3837 Рік тому

    For all those commenting on the nun's hat - it's called a cornette and was worn till the 1960s: They were indeed huge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornette

  • @jamesdamron2065
    @jamesdamron2065 Рік тому +2

    Friday , I'd take a look at those sister's,,you know the type!!!!

  • @aileen694
    @aileen694 11 місяців тому

    Fun to see these oldies again and hear that famous musical intro. But hate the sudden sharp blasts of "drama" music throughout the program. I think the most effective "crime/noir" films have the least music!

  • @plushtown29
    @plushtown29 Місяць тому

    Fun to watch actors mocking multiple movie takes.

  • @stephenedgecock
    @stephenedgecock Рік тому

    lol..dude is so high he don't know what city he's in

  • @QuadMochaMatti
    @QuadMochaMatti Рік тому +1

    @1:15 jumped the gun.

  • @tonyshort1623
    @tonyshort1623 4 роки тому +5

    What happened to jack Webb's first partner???

    • @johnarntz4640
      @johnarntz4640 4 роки тому +17

      Sadly, the day after they filmed this episode, Barton Yarborough, who played Sgt. Ben Romero passed away. On the radio episode "The Big Sorrow", airing Dec. 27, 1951, Joe walks into the office to learn his partner died of a sudden heart attack that morning while getting ready for work. I've been listening to the radio versions on my phone and even though it's been almost 70 years, it still hit me hard to learn of his passing. They ran a TV version of "The Big Sorrow" ua-cam.com/video/hrf8fet4q8k/v-deo.html S2E2 and it shows the otherwise hard boiled Sgt. Friday wiping tears from his eyes.

    • @susancummings3930
      @susancummings3930 3 роки тому +3

      @@johnarntz4640 ty for info I liked Frank and Ben my fav Friday partners I know he had others those were my favs loved Bill too!!!!!

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +2

      @@johnarntz4640 ohhhh, I get it now… awww that’s sad !

    • @Michelina22
      @Michelina22 3 роки тому +2

      @@susancummings3930 awww, great chemistry together

    • @MrWolfTickets
      @MrWolfTickets 3 роки тому +2

      @@Michelina22 yeah, for sure.. check out the first few years of the radio show. Ben and Joe are perfect together on that.

  • @glasshousefuture6836
    @glasshousefuture6836 Рік тому +1

    ????Eh????
    1st degree burglary: 5 years to LIFE, but
    Assault with a weapon that could KILL:
    5 to 10 Years!!!
    This makes me see how little value is placed on human life, but how much value is placed on Rx drugs that are manufactured n sold for profit.

  • @winonamassingill7895
    @winonamassingill7895 Рік тому

    Miss prissy nun. 😊😊😊

  • @bandini22221
    @bandini22221 Рік тому +2

    What's a fagen?

    • @2Majesties
      @2Majesties Рік тому +1

      Fagin is a colorful criminal character in Dickens' OliverTwist.

  • @wendellmarthers3519
    @wendellmarthers3519 2 місяці тому

    Okay what is the deal with those big ass hats, I guess no one rides a motorcycle or goes to a phone booth

    • @billhuber2964
      @billhuber2964 2 місяці тому

      Daughters of charity. I'm catholic.

    • @wendellmarthers3519
      @wendellmarthers3519 2 місяці тому

      @@billhuber2964 But why the bigass hat? It is white and I'm sure very hard to keep clean I mean sweat and do they still were them ah hell I'll look it up, and babe is just to cool

  • @JoeZamecki
    @JoeZamecki 4 місяці тому

    Christian hospital...lol with the crucifix in its place.

  • @mooslionheart
    @mooslionheart Рік тому

    Young Jack Web is a spitting image for Don Knotts - Mayberry’s Barney Fife🦊

  • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
    @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 Рік тому +2

    Can you believe those crazy white "kite shaped" hats the nuns wear on this episode? Absolutely nuts. Based on tradition, NOT on the Bible.

  • @macmcleod1188
    @macmcleod1188 4 місяці тому

    The nun's comments are a bit humorous because nuns struggle with addiction issues as well as other people. And she has access. If you google you can find articles about nun's struggles with and recovery from addiction.
    In "Drug Abuse and the Church: Are the Blind Leading the Blind?
    by Stephen P. Apthorp" he says "In regional training seminars I’ve conducted for denominational clergy and lay leaders, a show of hands has indicated that 80 percent of clergy present have come from families debilitated by substance abuse, and they were aware that it had drastically harmed them."
    and
    "A show of hands among the lay leaders has revealed a similar percentage. These lay leaders said they looked to their churches and clergy for help, support and God’s affirming love. Ironically, in so doing they often put their trust in dysfunctional people and places. Still another disturbing fact, well known among chemical dependency counselors, is that people who grew up in dysfunctional families attract and are drawn to others who grew up in such families."
    A lot of religious people struggle just like anyone else.

  • @jamesdamron2065
    @jamesdamron2065 Рік тому +2

    Alright all you Hollywood Salley types ,,hit the floor. This is a bust!!!!

  • @flapjackfae
    @flapjackfae 4 місяці тому

    No one ever wants anything to do with Mother Inferior.

  • @junkboxxxxxx
    @junkboxxxxxx 9 місяців тому

    Joe Webb was trying to reform the reputation of the LAPD so he always went well out of his way to be hands-off when it came to wallets and billfolds 19:47. The LAPD loved and still loves to help themselves to everyone’s wallet and purse, suspect and victim alike. There’s no proof of anything and no way to get it back. Lightening the weight of evidence is one thing (it’s stolen booty anyway) but pickpocketing the dead is particularly vile, which is why Webb was so obviously against it.

  • @winonamassingill7895
    @winonamassingill7895 Рік тому

    The speech 🎤 control is off. The movement of the nuns lips 👄 doesn’t match with the words that she’s using. 😮😮😮😮

  • @johnbettmann6888
    @johnbettmann6888 Рік тому +1

    Goofiest hats I've ever seen.

    • @hifijohn
      @hifijohn Рік тому

      Its not even symmetrical.

  • @BarryPugglesworth2020
    @BarryPugglesworth2020 Рік тому

    Based on inflation, that $10,000 is worth $115,000 in 2023

  • @OuroborosChoked
    @OuroborosChoked Рік тому +1

    For reference, "$10,000 worth" of narcotics in 1951 money is about $116,000 in today's money.
    What kind of Catholic hospital pharmacy stocks $10,000 worth of cocaine and morphine?

    • @MJK1965
      @MJK1965 Рік тому

      Cocaine was actually prescribed for asthma back in the late 40s early 50s