Dragnet- The Big Grandma pt 3

The Big Grandma- First Broadcast Jan 8, 1953
Its that time of the year for Grandma to start passing bad checks again, just as shes done for the past 10.. Shes no ordinary paperhanger, and Smrith and Friday are hot on her trail just waiting for her to make a mistake..

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[rmmcclay]

He didn't use a checkbook. Game over for Grandma. 

[mytvmemories]

@rmmcclay This is one of my favorites out of the ones I posted

[Starlababy]

That woman dosent look 50 years old. She looks about 70.

[mytvmemories]

@Starlababy I thought so too. I've seen pictures of my grandmother from 1960 and she was only 56 and looked almost that old. I think women aged a lot more gracefully then. Most people look younger and age better these days.

[WSenator1]

Damn! Joe Friday sent an old woman to the Pen! Might as well give her a life sentence. It won't take THAT long.

[ohearn22]

@Starlababy You hit it square on the head. The actress who played Grandma, Gwen Delano, was a veteran of old time radio whose credits included "The Lone Ranger" and "The Jack Benny Show". On the date of this episode, in January 1953, she was 70 years old. It took a lot of digging, but I found her obituary (NY Times, 11/22/54) -- she was 72 when she died. Less than 2 years after this episode aired.

[MrJackDamon]

The movie was so hokey. They ought to remake it in the style of the old shows..and use real cases.. of course.. change the names to protect the innocent. lol

[sirhcelah]

the moral of the storie is don't rob the banks let them rob you