Dragnet 55 years old

Only the names have been changed

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.

Credits

Dragnet Cast

Name Character
Harry Morgan He was 53, 96 years old when he died as Officer Bill Gannon
Jack Webb He was 48, 62 years old when he died as Sgt. Joe Friday

Dragnet Crew

Name Department
Richard L. Breen as Writer. He was 50 (48) years old when He died Writing
Dragnet poster
Dragnet (55 years)

Only the names have been changed

  • Release day: Monday, January 27, 1969
  • Runtime: 100 minutes