Dragnet: The Big Betty (1953)
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Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) go after a particularly vicious gang of con artists who prey on the grieving relatives of recently deceased servicemen. The crooks' M.O. involves scanning the obituary columns, then persuading the families of dead soldiers to spend huge amounts of money on cheap merchandise which was ostensibly purchased by the decedents (a variation of this scam was later used by door-to-door Bible salesman Ryan O'Neal in the theatrical feature Paper Moon). The final scene finds Joe and Frank catching up with gang leader Betty McGraw (Gloria Saunders) during a party in her apartment. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of November 23, 1950. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Allene Roberts - Elsie Bergstrum
- Robert Clarke - Wesley Fisher
- Charlotte Lawrence - Helga
- Gloria Saunders - Betty McGraw
- Jack Carol - Jud Scanlon
- Mel Ford - Fred Norris
- Director(s):
- Jack Webb
- Writer(s):
- James E. Moser
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