Detective Joe Friday is pulled back from vacation to team up with his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, to investigate the disappearance of three young women - two amateur models and a war widow. The only lead is a man named J. Johnson, who was seen with the missing women. As they search for Johnson, they gather conflicting descriptions of the suspect, which leads them to a dead body in a vacant lot. However, the deceased, a Frenchman named Charles LeBorg, is not Johnson, and the investigation continues.
Dragnet 1966
The 1967 film was initially intended as a pilot for the Dragnet TV series, introducing Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners, but it wasn't broadcast until 1969.