The Dragnet television series was highly successful as it became the first movie to be based on a TV show, opening the way for others to follow.

Dragnet pioneered the copaganda police procedural genre, influencing future shows' glorification of law enforcement. He Walked By Night indirectly contributed to America's whitewashed law ...

Since the days of Dragnet, the Los Angeles Police Department has been the shining symbol of American law enforcement. A black and white patrol car stenciled with the motto "To Protect and to ...