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Dragnet (1954)

Dragnet poster
Directed by
Jack Webb
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police sergeant investigates the killing of a police officer. He follows clues through Los Angeles to find the culprit.

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What happens

Dragnet is a 1954 American crime film directed by Jack Webb and written by Richard L. Breen. The film stars Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg and Vic Perrin. The film was adapted from the radio series of the same name, and is part of the wider Dragnet media franchise. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 4, 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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