Psychedelic Noir: Dragnet 1967–68

Saturday August 9, 7:30 p.m.
“Psychedelic Noir: Dragnet 1967–68” ☮️

In 1967, actor, producer and director Jack Webb revived TV’s “Dragnet” in Technicolor and repositioned his alter ego Sergeant Joe Friday as both a law enforcement officer and amateur sociologist, charged with defending the establishment and decoding the ’60s youth movement for culture-shocked squares.
Viewed today, these simultaneously propagandistic and earnest dramas made by Television Academy Hall of Fame inductee Jack Webb play as highly entertaining, funhouse-mirror time capsules of Los Angeles. Inspired by actual police files, the fact-laced tales also employ a strong dose of grit in the hardboiled traditions of noir.

Join us for a trio of psychedelic freak-out “Dragnet” cases, with surprise musical interludes screened between episodes!
Free admission! Details: ucla.in/40DMiIr

🗃 Before the screening in the lobby, UCLA Library Performing Arts Curator Miki Bulos will display a selection of related archival paper materials from UCLA Library Special Collections.

🎵 Bonus: Take a trip through time and space via this Spotify playlist assembled by Television Curator Mark Quigley: bit.ly/4m9d3g6

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