This 1966 film was a pilot that starred Jack Webb and Harry Morgan made as a
pilot to relaunch Webb's classic Dragnet series for network TV. One thing with
Jack Webb and Dragnet you know exactly what you are getting.
The only addition is color. Joe Friday got a new partner in Bill Gannon played by Harry Morgan. Ben Alexander who was the partner on the original Dragnet was doing another police series called Felony Squad. Morgan fitted nicely into the role of the talkative partner with Webb maintaining the strong silent persona.
Webb and Morgan work two cases the death of a French tourist and the missing, presumed dead case of four women answering an ad for models.
There is one very well staged confrontation scene with suspect Vic Perrin during a driving rainstorm and a potential mudslide. Not usual for the TV series.
Nicely done police drama.
The only addition is color. Joe Friday got a new partner in Bill Gannon played by Harry Morgan. Ben Alexander who was the partner on the original Dragnet was doing another police series called Felony Squad. Morgan fitted nicely into the role of the talkative partner with Webb maintaining the strong silent persona.
Webb and Morgan work two cases the death of a French tourist and the missing, presumed dead case of four women answering an ad for models.
There is one very well staged confrontation scene with suspect Vic Perrin during a driving rainstorm and a potential mudslide. Not usual for the TV series.
Nicely done police drama.