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.
Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Vic Perrin, Virginia Gregg, Gene Evans, John Roseboro
Crew: Jack Webb (Director), Richard L. Breen (Writer), Jack Webb (Producer), Lyn Murray (Music), Walter Strenge (Director of Photography), Richard Belding (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Mark VII Ltd., Universal Television
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 27, 1969
IMDb: 5
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