Dragnet: The Big Fake (1953)
Rookie officer Russell Clark (Todd Karns) is accused of robbing and assaulting a drunken man at a prizefight arena. The alleged victim insists that Clark be prosecuted, threatening to go to the newspapers if justice isn't done immediately, With Clark on suspension and in police custody, detectives Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) search for the only eyewitness to the incident: The doctor who examined the injured man after he fell down a flight of stairs. Based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of June 1, 1950, this episode marks the first of several acting appearances by popular LA sports announcer Bill Brundige. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Jack Webb
Synopsis of Dragnet: The Big Fake
Rookie officer Russell Clark (Todd Karns) is accused of robbing and assaulting a drunken man at a prizefight arena. The alleged victim insists that Clark be prosecuted, threatening to go to the newspapers if justice isn't done immediately, With Clark on suspension and in police custody, detectives Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) search for the only eyewitness to the incident: The doctor who examined the injured man after he fell down a flight of stairs. Based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of June 1, 1950, this episode marks the first of several acting appearances by popular LA sports announcer Bill Brundige. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Dragnet: The Big Fake
- John Call - Manager
- Jonathan Hole - Gerald Stacy
- Helen Kleeb - Mrs. Stacy
- Walter Sande - Dr. Samuelson
- Jean Dean - Sandra Gaye
- Todd Karns - Off. Russell Clark
- Allene Roberts - Mrs. Clark
- Bill Brundige - Lt. Drummond
- Director(s):
- Jack Webb
- Writer(s):
- James E. Moser
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