Calling All Cars



Calling All Cars was a crime drama radio show which aired from 1933 to 1939. It is considered a classic among police dramas and was one of the first of its kind. Dragnet was believed to have been inspired by Calling All Cars. Calling All Cars portrayed true life crime stories of the LAPD.

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1933-12-06 Burma White Case
1933-12-13 York Gang Holdup
1933-12-20 The Human Bomb
1934-01-03 Missing Mexican Sheiks
1934-01-10 Caliente Money Car Holdup
1934-01-17 The Skeele Kidnapping
1934-01-24 The Case of the Three Grooved Bullets
1934-02-07 The Smashed Windshield
1934-02-21 The Mae West Jewel Robbery
1934-03-14 Chloriform Murder
1938-02-01 Case History of Dallas Egan
1938-04-28 The Pattering Parrot
1938-06-02 The Greasy Trail
1938-07-14 The Man Who Talked
1938-07-21 Murder Has Been Arranged, A
1938-07-28 Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Parker
1938-09-22 The Black Cat
1938-09-29 The Barking Dog
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