Dragnet - 1969

Also known as "Dragnet 1966," this TV movie was originally the pilot for the 1967 relaunch of the original 1950s "Dragnet" radio show and TV show (which also had it's own movie in 1954, from the same creative team). However, the pilot wasn't actually aired until 1969. In this feature-length entry, Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having been last seen with one J. Johnson. In the course of tracking down Johnson and the young ladies, the detectives wind up with two different descriptions of the suspect, one of which closely resembles a dead body found in a vacant lot. But the dead man, later identified as Charles LeBorg of France, proves not to be J. Johnson, when a third young model disappears.

100min
1969
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.6/10

Cast

Jack Webb profile pictureJack WebbJoe Friday
Harry Morgan profile pictureHarry MorganBill Gannon
Vic Perrin profile pictureVic PerrinDon Negler
Virginia Gregg profile pictureVirginia GreggEve Kruger
Gene Evans profile pictureGene EvansHugh Brown
Bobby Troup profile pictureBobby TroupGeorge Freeman
Herbert Ellis profile pictureHerbert EllisRico 'Ricky' Markell
Eddie Firestone profile pictureEddie FirestoneMax Shelton
Kent McCord profile pictureKent McCordBrewster, Desk Clerk
Harry Bartell profile pictureHarry BartellJim Murdoch
Thordis Brandt profile pictureThordis BrandtCarol Freeman
Ralph Manza profile pictureRalph ManzaEddie Garcia, Police Sketch Artist
John Sebastian profile pictureJohn SebastianSgt. Danny Mendez
Olan Soule profile pictureOlan SouleWayne, Forensics Officer

About Dragnet

Dragnet Overview

Also known as "Dragnet 1966," this TV movie was originally the pilot for the 1967 relaunch of the original 1950s "Dragnet" radio show and TV show (which also had it's own movie in 1954, from the same creative team). However, the pilot wasn't actually aired until 1969. In this feature-length entry, Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having been last seen with one J. Johnson. In the course of tracking down Johnson and the young ladies, the detectives wind up with two different descriptions of the suspect, one of which closely resembles a dead body found in a vacant lot. But the dead man, later identified as Charles LeBorg of France, proves not to be J. Johnson, when a third young model disappears.

Runtime: 100min

Extra details

Original Title: Dragnet
Original Language: English
Directed By: Jack Webb
Production Companies
Mark VII Ltd.Universal Television