tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post4594822220521985979..comments2024-03-25T21:59:05.113-07:00Comments on 13: DRAGNET - "The Big .22 Rifle For Christmas" (1952)Eegah!! and Tabonga!http://www.blogger.com/profile/05260131201716267229noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-88751947324068025822017-12-11T10:11:52.093-08:002017-12-11T10:11:52.093-08:00There was another show vaguely similar to this Dra...There was another show vaguely similar to this Dragnet, a segment of Four Star Playhouse from the mid-1950s titled "The Gun" starring Dick Powell. It's a tense story: a police officer (Powell) loses track of his gun and it seems that his son, a really little kid about 4 or 5 years of age, has got hold of it. Definitely worth watching, I believe it's on the Internet Archive... KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-38699918628635054092017-12-11T05:15:39.552-08:002017-12-11T05:15:39.552-08:00I don't know if I know this Dragnet episode, b...I don't know if I know this Dragnet episode, but whenever I hear about a subject that "no one used to EVER talk about," I think about stories like this. Because people are probably told that gun safety and kids used to "never be talked about," but there's this story, and also that famous Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Bang! You're Dead!" And maybe several others.<br /><br />Speaking of that, I once saw a Dragnet episode (from this original version) about pedophilia! That would REALLY surprise a lot of people, even in a police show. Because that's another subject "no one ever to talk about."Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-44645833048995472342017-12-10T21:38:06.141-08:002017-12-10T21:38:06.141-08:00Dorothy Abbott (nice photo):
https://notednames.c...Dorothy Abbott (nice photo):<br /><br />https://notednames.com/ImgProfile/Dorothy-Abbott_hklv.jpgKDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-91642982358714789992017-12-10T21:35:37.034-08:002017-12-10T21:35:37.034-08:00Ah, I didn't pick up on that, EEGAH! I wasn...Ah, I didn't pick up on that, EEGAH! I wasn't suggesting that you were ignoring her, it's just that her character on some early DRAGNET shows really stood out, for me. There are many standout episodes of that show!<br /><br />Me and my missus are big fans of the old OZZIE & HARRIET show and have many on DVD in a Mill Creek box set, so I'll have to take a look again sometime. So sad that Dorothy ended up the way she did...from what I've seen of her acting, she was very pretty and quite talented! KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-57363336644166227222017-12-10T21:08:07.387-08:002017-12-10T21:08:07.387-08:00After you wrote this KD, I felt bad that I didn...After you wrote this KD, I felt bad that I didn't include something about her until I realized she wasn't in this episode, but while I was digging around I found out this incredible bit of info! Dorothy was in 24 episodes of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," but the interesting thing is that it wasn't a recurring character. Two appeared more than once, Dorothy and Mrs. Williams, but the bulk of them were same face, different person! EEGAH!!https://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/dragnet-big-22-rifle-for-christmas-1952.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-89473982859449024112017-12-10T19:53:38.768-08:002017-12-10T19:53:38.768-08:00I miss the lovely Dorothy Abbott as Joe Friday'...I miss the lovely Dorothy Abbott as Joe Friday's girlfriend, "Ann Baker." <br /><br />She was a wonderful actress who rarely got decent roles, but she did 6 episodes of DRAGNET in 1953 and '54. Most of her roles otherwise were "uncredited" or if given screen credit, you still had to search for her on-screen. <br /><br />In fact, I don't believe the photo on her IMDb page is even her!<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007961/ <br /><br />One of her very few lead roles was in an early, VERY soft softcore 1953 film titled "A Virgin in Hollywood" (she plays a journalist sent to Hollywood to investigate nudity in the film biz)...in which she was named in a nasty write-up in a fundamentalist so-called Christian book about "immorality" in the movie industry in Hollywood. I'm guessing, but maybe this book played a part in ruining her film career. Maybe. KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-46110395901011088042017-12-10T19:09:39.268-08:002017-12-10T19:09:39.268-08:00I'm right with you Paul, Harry Morgan was the ...I'm right with you Paul, Harry Morgan was the best! Always glad to hear what's happening down under! You have a Merry Christmas too!EEGAH!!https://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/dragnet-big-22-rifle-for-christmas-1952.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-5945671604301407982017-12-10T18:50:38.943-08:002017-12-10T18:50:38.943-08:00By an amazing coincidence I am currently watching ...By an amazing coincidence I am currently watching the 1967 season which I picked up cheaply on DVD (it was released here in Australia but was quite pricey but failed to sell and has now dropped in price).<br /><br />I always loved Harry Morgan as Bill Gannon with his strange sandwiches which Friday would always shun for a cup of coffee.<br /><br />Have a great Christmas all, it's getting plenty hot here in Sydney.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-30359911263254003432017-12-10T18:05:40.734-08:002017-12-10T18:05:40.734-08:00Shorter/easier URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch...Shorter/easier URL:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmDtBqO56wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-10214049175887701882017-12-10T17:10:57.364-08:002017-12-10T17:10:57.364-08:00You're Welcome Tommy! Thanx for the link and M...You're Welcome Tommy! Thanx for the link and Merry X-Mas!EEGAH!!https://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/dragnet-big-22-rifle-for-christmas-1952.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-67905977009421015102017-12-10T15:35:24.363-08:002017-12-10T15:35:24.363-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmDtBqO56w&in...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmDtBqO56w&index=176&list=PLVwzJOQOe7ZgWWeB3X9RUyZDT_AMxHcCP&t=29s if anyone's interested, GREAT post, thanks!Tommy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150131602787950689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-19723280136376790482017-12-10T06:42:41.666-08:002017-12-10T06:42:41.666-08:00Bummer is right! This is definitely not the feel g...Bummer is right! This is definitely not the feel good story of the year! EEGAH!!https://monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com/2017/12/dragnet-big-22-rifle-for-christmas-1952.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-25477460743715686752017-12-10T05:24:12.413-08:002017-12-10T05:24:12.413-08:00I like the early black and white DRAGNET episodes ...I like the early black and white DRAGNET episodes a lot more than the '60s ones, but I haven't seen this older episode. Not sure I want to see it, either. As a 50s/60s kid, the only "guns" I ever got for Xmas were ray guns that "shoot" colorful lights and electronic noises.KDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825429179234380868.post-67131179406992156032017-12-09T20:44:10.758-08:002017-12-09T20:44:10.758-08:00I love Dragnet, especially the radio shows and bla...I love Dragnet, especially the radio shows and black & white episodes (It got a bit sillier in the 60s incarnation). <br />But I do avoid this episode because it's such a bummer and always made me tear up. Dragnet had a lot of horrifying stories but this one is just too sad.Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.com