Although not the first to base its stories on real cases, Dragnet most assuredly was best in assuring that each program was as realistic as possible, from the first step heard to the last word spoken. Dragnet creator and star Jack Webb insisted that this show would be as true to life as possible. Dragnet portrayed each procedure followed by policemen accurately, but took this accuracy even further. If a policeman read a description from a report, then listeners heard a page flip as descriptions were not on the first page in an actual report. Steps from one office to the other or up the front steps of the police station numbered exactly the same as they did in real life. Get ‘Just The Facts’ with Dragnet Volume 5 from Radio Archives!
