Dragnet - "Big Juvenile Division" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

Dragnet presents “Big Juvenile Division,” episode 136, originally broadcast on January 17, 1952. In this NBC drama, Detective Sergeant Joe Friday and Sergeant Ed Jacobs are called in to assist Los Angeles juvenile officers as reports of a possible clash between teenage gangs begin to mount. With Jack Webb as Friday and Barney Phillips as Jacobs, this James Moser script follows the detectives’ efforts to understand the tensions behind the threatened violence before it reaches the streets. The production was made with Los Angeles Police Department technical advice and originally sponsored by Fatima Cigarettes. Dragnet presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:29 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dragnet-old-time-radio--7217956/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio