1953 Dragnet (Badge 714)

A segment of an episode of Badge 714, The Big Bank Robbery, where my father appeared in his one and only comedic role, that of an "inept bank security guard" Leon Gibson.
As campy and overacted as it is, I just love it! Enjoy!

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[OrodesIII]

I watched this before reading that it was your dad who played that part and while I was watching it, I found it about the funniest segment of Dragnet that I have ever seen. This is a gem.

[silentsensei]

@OrodesIII Thank you! It's also the funniest thing my dad ever did. :)

[celshader]

Is the bank manager Frank Nelson from the Jack Benny show?

He looks and sounds a fair bit like him.

I keep expecting him to say.

'Yeeeesssss?'

[silentsensei]

I believe it is Frank Nelson.

[silentsensei]

Dad was 6'4".

[jcurtman]

Awesome clip! You must be very proud of your dad. He played the part perfectly! Is he still around?

[silentsensei]

Thank you.

My father passed in 1982.

[Richard40171]

This is indeed a rare comic clip from the series. The "bank guard" embellished his role with several gestures, the funniest of which was miming the arrival of the police car. He also mimed the bowling comment and the three numbers on the license plate. Re: Gitfidlpickr, those 2 (DRAGNET & GUNSMOKE) were indeed among the best. Both had anti-plot narratives that I wouldn't be surprised if the influenced cinema narrative, esp. DRAGNET might have influenced PSYCHO.

[Gitfidlpickr]

My father watched EVERY episode of Dragnet (we all liked it) and he watched every episode of Gunsmoke at least three or four times. There would be other series but those two were the best ... and Rockford.. that must have run for 25 years also.

[Matthewseven13]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this!

[JHORANX2O]

@celshader he sounds nothing like him

[acemam1]

who is ur dad in this clip

[ristin59]

It would nice to have the whole episode instead of one section.

[fromthesidelines]

No, that's NOT Frank Nelson; he never appeared on "DRAGNET"- he was under contract to appear regularly on "THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM", sponsored by a rival cigarette manufacturer, American Tobacco [Lucky Strike] {Webb's sponsor was Liggett & Myers (Chesterfield)}. That's Jonathan Hole, who usually portrayed "fussy" types of people in various guest roles on radio and TV during the '50s and '60s [i.e. the "Hoboken Zephyrs'" team physician in a 1960 "TWILIGHT ZONE" episode, "The Mighty Casey"].

[slim195771]

sr video not verry CLEAVER!!

thank you