Dragnet: The Big Shoplift (1954)
In one of the best-remembered of the original black and white Dragnet episodes, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate a series of robberies occuring within a ten-block area. Only after the stolen goods begin turning up abandoned or in trash cans do the detectives realize that they're looking for a kleptomaniac. The trail of clues leads to Mrs. Virginia Sterling (Peggy Webber), an otherwise respectable citizen with suffering from a serious mental aberration. The original radio version of this classic episode was heard on October 11, 1951. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Jack Webb
Synopsis of Dragnet: The Big Shoplift
In one of the best-remembered of the original black and white Dragnet episodes, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate a series of robberies occuring within a ten-block area. Only after the stolen goods begin turning up abandoned or in trash cans do the detectives realize that they're looking for a kleptomaniac. The trail of clues leads to Mrs. Virginia Sterling (Peggy Webber), an otherwise respectable citizen with suffering from a serious mental aberration. The original radio version of this classic episode was heard on October 11, 1951. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Dragnet: The Big Shoplift
- Jonathan Hole - Mr. Elliott
- Allene Roberts - Patricia Denvers
- Michael Barrett - Dorothy Kirkman
- Myra Marsh - Mrs. Briggs
- Peggy Webber - Mrs. Virginia Sterling
- Director(s):
- Jack Webb
- Writer(s):
- James E. Moser
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