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Old Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "The Big Carney" (1953) | Full Episode episode artwork

May 16, 2026 29 min

Old Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "The Big Carney" (1953) | Full Episode

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Jack Webb's Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith work a string of high-priced shopliftings hitting Los Angeles department stores. Aired May 3, 1953 on NBC, "The Big Carney" is classic Dragnet: patient legwork, terse interrogations, and the unglamorous grind of real police work, all drawn from actual LAPD case files. Episode 202 of the landmark procedural that taught American crime drama how to tell the truth, only with the names changed to protect the innocent. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

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