Dragnet(1954)
This was the hottest case to hit the department!
Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.
Movie: Dragnet
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sergeant Joe Friday
Officer Frank Smith
Capt .James E. Hamilton
Officer Grace Downey
Max Edward Troy
Mrs. Ethel Starkie
Deputy D.A. Adolph Alexander
Jesse Quinn
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