Dragnet (1954 film)

Dragnet
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Webb
Screenplay byRichard L. Breen
Produced byStanley D. Meyer
StarringJack Webb
Ben Alexander
Richard Boone
Ann Robinson
Stacy Harris
Virginia Gregg
Vic Perrin
CinematographyEdward Colman
Edited byRobert M. Leeds
Music byWalter Schumann
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 4, 1954 (1954-09-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$450,000-800,000[1][2]

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. on September 4, 1954.[3][4]

Plot

The film uses the inverted detective story format. Los Angeles police detective Sergeant Joe Friday hunts down the killer of a mobster, Miller Starkie, focusing on West Coast mafia second-in-command Max Troy (played by Harris). The vendetta between Friday and Troy becomes increasingly bitter and personal as the film proceeds, leading to a brawl at a private card game between Friday, Frank Smith, and several of Troy's henchmen. A policewoman (Robinson) infiltrates Troy's nightclub and is able to obtain vital information on the Starkie killing; Friday then gets additional evidence when an accomplice of Troy is sent out of state and killed, and the man’s wife breaks down and gives the police what they need to convict Troy. The gangster, though, winds up never being prosecuted and dies of natural causes.

Cast

Production

In January 1954 not long after the Dragnet completed its hundredth episode, it was announced Jack L. Warner would produce a feature film in color based on the series with series producers Mark VII Limited.[2] Dragnet creator and lead actor Jack Webb directed the film and was given complete creative control by Warner Bros..[2] Much like the TV series, the film used an actual case as the basis for the plot with the case used considered too violent for broadcast television.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Webb Talking Signing 3 Film WB Contract". Variety. 22 May 1957. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dragnet (1954)". AFI. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dragnet (1954) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  4. ^ Crowther, Bosley (August 21, 1954). "Dragnet (1954) Article 1 -- No Title; 'Dragnet' Has Debut at Victoria Theatre". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-18.


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