Dragnet (1954)

Directors

Jack Webb

Cast

Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson

The story

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.

Genres

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