Chesterfield is a brand of cigarette , named after Chesterfield County, Virginia . The brand is owned by conglomerate Altria and produced by its subsidiary Philip Morris USA .
60-528: Chesterfields, originally a blend of Turkish and Virginia tobacco , were introduced by the Drummond Tobacco Company of St. Louis, Missouri in 1873. The company was acquired by American Tobacco Company in 1898, who manufactured Chesterfields until 1911. In 1912, the brand was taken over by Liggett & Myers and production moved to Durham, North Carolina . The brand was acquired by Philip Morris (now Altria ) in 1999. Chesterfield
120-513: A catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers , who dabbled in acting in the off season; Roseboro played a plainclothes detective who had been the target of racial slurs by a child molester until Friday came to his aid. In 1987, a comedy film version of Dragnet was released starring Dan Aykroyd as the stiff Joe Friday (nephew of the original Sergeant Joe Friday), and Tom Hanks as his partner, Detective Pep Streebeck. The film contrasted
180-602: A radio drama on NBC in 1949, Dragnet has been adapted into several successful television shows and films , though the franchise's popularity has reduced since Webb's death in 1982. Its name is derived from the police term " dragnet ", a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural crime drama in American media history. Webb's aims in Dragnet were for unpretentious acting and
240-444: A Philip Morris pack. Popular big band leader Glenn Miller was sponsored by Chesterfield in the early 1940s. He was billed as Glenn Miller and his Chesterfield Orchestra. At one point during the partnership the music stands were designed to look like packs of Chesterfield cigarettes, and later was replaced by a blue banner with gold fringe that was embroidered with Glenn Miller and his Chesterfield Orchestra with two crossed cigarettes at
300-404: A collection of three episodes. Platinum Video released seven episodes from the original series in 2002. The episodes are: "Big Crime", "Big Pair", "Big Producer", "Big Break", "Big September Man", "Big Betty", and "Big Trunk". The two-disc set includes episodes from Burke's Law ; Peter Gunn ; Richard Diamond, Private Detective ; Mr. Wong, Detective ; and Bulldog Drummond . This movie
360-498: A detective captain. The film begins with the shooting of small-time hood Miller Starkie ( Dub Taylor ) on orders from his boss, Max Troy ( Stacy Harris ). Friday and Smith's superior is LAPD Intelligence Division Captain Jim Hamilton (Boone), a department member and the film's technical advisor. The Intelligence Division focused on the pursuit of organized-crime figures, and some of Max Troy's habits resemble that of Mickey Cohen ,
420-515: A pack of Chesterfield Reds several times. In Quentin Tarantino 's 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs , Mr. White offers Mr. Pink a Chesterfield cigarette in an attempt to calm him. In another Tarantino-penned movie, 1993's True Romance , Clarence Worley's father, Clifford, smokes a Chesterfield before his execution at the hands of Blue Lou Boyle's consigliere , Vincenzo Coccotti. In the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption , Red ( Morgan Freeman )
480-429: A realistic depiction of policing. The series portrayed police work as dangerous and heroic, and helped shape public perception of law enforcement in the 20th century, improving the public's opinion of police officers. Dragnet remains a key influence on the police procedural genre. Its cultural impact is such that seven decades after its debut, elements of Dragnet are familiar to those who are otherwise unfamiliar with
540-410: A revival of Dragnet , writing and producing five scripts and continuing his role as Joe Friday. Once again, he needed to create a new character for Friday's partner; Ben Alexander had died in 1969 and Harry Morgan was tied up with his commitments to M*A*S*H , and its already greenlit followup AfterMASH . Webb decided on former Adam-12 star Kent McCord who had several guest appearances early in
600-458: A violent fist-fight involving the two detectives, with the close-up cinematic technique typical of Webb's style of direction. The movie's ending represents a departure from most Dragnet stories; no arrest is made at the story's conclusion. Chester Davitt ( Willard Sage ), Troy's underling and Starkie's killer, is killed by underworld figures, and Troy succumbs to cancer before the detectives, having gathered sufficient evidence against him, can make
660-603: Is now Greece) exclusively continued to be manufactured and sold as "Turkish cigarettes" in the US (brands Murad, Helmar, Fatima and others), the UK (Sullivan & Powell, Benson & Hedges, Fribourg & Treyer , Balkan Sobranie ) and Germany (where the so-called "Orientzigaretten" had the major market share before the Second World War ) They are not available anymore, and many brands, like Murad, disappeared. Turkish tobacco
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#1732786574551720-657: Is seen giving a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes to Heywood ( William Sadler ) after losing the "Fresh Fish" bet. Heywood sniffs the cigarettes and says "Yes, Richmond, Virginia". In the Coen brothers ' 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There , a black and white neo-noir film set in 1949, the main character is an unfiltered Chesterfield chain smoker. In the 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha , after Pumpkin has immersed herself in World War II American soldier culture, she tells Sayuri that she only smokes Chesterfields now. In
780-820: Is sold in: Albania , Argentina , Australia , Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Brazil , Costa Rica , Croatia , Czech Republic , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Israel , Italy , Kuwait , Kosovo , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malaysia , Mexico , Moldova , Morocco , Netherlands , New Zealand , North Macedonia , Paraguay , Poland , Portugal , Philippines , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Slovenia , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States . Ian Fleming frequently makes references to different smoking products in his famous James Bond novels. The Chesterfield brand of cigarette are portrayed as one of Bond's favorites as seen in
840-462: The 250cc World Championship . The livery of the bike was totally black with the mark on the side fairings. In the same years, Aprilia adopted the same livery in the series production of its RS road bikes (in the 50, 125 and 250 cylinder sizes). They were also title sponsor of Tech3's championship winning 250cc campaign in 2000 with Olivier Jacque . Chesterfield was the main sponsor of the motorcycle team "BYRD" (Belgarda Yamaha Racing Division) at
900-566: The pop standard song " Dream (When You're Feeling Blue) " as the theme song for his Chesterfield radio program; the theme for Como's Chesterfield Supper Club was the basis for "Smoke Dreams", covered by Jo Stafford, k.d. lang , and other artists. Liggett & Myers sponsored Dragnet , both on radio and on TV, during the 1950s. The 1954 theatrical version of Dragnet also had Chesterfield product placements, such as advertisements in scenes taking place at drug stores and news counters, or cigarette vending machines. Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
960-1333: The public domain , and 52 episodes were released by many DVD labels. These collections feature a variety of the same 52 episodes. These include "The Human Bomb", "The Big Actor", "The Big Mother", "The Big Cast", "The Big September Man", "The Big Phone Call", "The Big Casing", "The Big Lamp", "The Big Seventeen", "The Big .22 Caliber Rifle for Christmas", "The Big Grandma", "The Big Show", "The Big Break", "The Big Frank", "The Big Hands", "The Big Barrette", "The Big Dance", "The Big Betty", "The Big Will", "The Big Thief", "The Big Little Jesus", "The Big Trunk", "The Big Boys", "The Big Children", "The Big Winchester", "The Big Shoplift", "The Big Hit & Run Killer", "The Big Girl", "The Big Frame", "The Big False Make", "The Big Producer", "The Big Fraud", "The Big Crime", "The Big Pair", "The Big Missing", "The Big Bar", "The Big Present", "The Big New Year", "The Big Rod", "The Big Lift", "The Big Gap", "The Big Look", "The Big Glasses", "The Big Bird", "the Big Smoke", "The Big Bounce", "The Big Deal", "The Big Hat", "The Big Net", "The Big War", "The Big Oskar", and "The Big Counterfeit". Often, some are mislabeled as no onscreen titles are used. Three collections released from Alpha Video feature four episodes each. Eclectic DVD released
1020-632: The 1959 book Goldfinger . In this novel, James Bond demands of Goldfinger's servant, "Oddjob, I want a lot of food, quickly. And a bottle of bourbon, soda and ice. Also a carton of Chesterfields, king-size..." In numerous Stephen King novels, his characters frequently smoke Chesterfield cigarettes. In King's 2000 book On Writing , he wrote that Chesterfield was the first brand he smoked, and that his World War II veteran uncle dismissed them as "stockade cigarettes." In Oscar Hijuelos ' Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love , several main characters smoke Chesterfield cigarettes. In
1080-399: The 1960s than of the previous Dragnet era; the detectives are assigned to find a voyeuristic serial killer similar to Harvey Glatman (played by Vic Perrin , who appeared in the 1954 film as an assistant district attorney). Also appearing is Virginia Gregg , who had a role in the 1954 feature and was a frequent guest actor in the 1951–59 series and the 1967–70 episodes, and John Roseboro ,
1140-494: The 1967 revival series, to fill the undefined role. No indication was given whether McCord would be playing his character of Jim Reed from Adam-12 or a totally new character. On December 23, 1982, Webb died unexpectedly from a heart attack and the Dragnet revival was scrapped. After Webb's death, LAPD Chief Daryl Gates announced that badge number 714—Webb's number on the television show—was retired, and Los Angeles city offices lowered their flags to half staff. At Webb's funeral,
1200-461: The 1969 and 1970 seasons. The show had good ratings on NBC's schedule for four seasons (although its popularity at that time did not exceed that of the 1950s version), but the show was canceled after the completion of the 1969-1970 season. Much as was done 11 years earlier, Webb decided voluntarily to discontinue Dragnet after its fourth season to focus on producing and directing his other projects through Mark VII Limited. The first of these projects
1260-438: The 1980 film The Blues Brothers . Near the end of the scene at Bob's Country Bunker, Jake is seen briefly flashing a flattened and nearly empty pack of Chesterfield cigarettes, pretending it is his musician's union ID card. In Jim Jarmusch 's 1984 film Stranger Than Paradise the main characters smoke Chesterfields, at times discussing where they can purchase them. In the 1989 film Fratelli d'Italia , Jerry Calà draws
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#17327865745511320-408: The 1980s revival series, with Joe Friday promoted again to Lieutenant and overseeing a pair or group of younger detectives.) In L.A. Dragnet , Friday was promoted to lieutenant with less screen time and Frank Smith was written out, in favor of a younger and ethnically diverse cast played by Eva Longoria , Desmond Harrington , Evan Dexter Parke , and Christina Chang . Roselyn Sanchez was added to
1380-475: The 2007 film Grindhouse , the actor Kurt Russell extracts a Chesterfield pack out of his pocket. In 2018, Norman Newlander ( Alan Arkin ) mentions smoking Chesterfield cigarettes when he was younger in Chuck Lorre 's American comedy-drama series The Kominsky Method (Season One: Episode 6, ~11min). In the 1958 movie South Pacific Joe Cabel is seen taking a Chesterfield out of a pack as he arrives at
1440-512: The 2010 HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire , Agent Knox is seen giving three packs of Chesterfield cigarettes to Clayton. In the 2020 miniseries The Queen's Gambit , Beth Harmon's adoptive mother asks Beth to run to the store to pick up three packs of Chesterfields. In the Netflix series The Crown , Princess Margaret ’s favorite cigarettes are Chesterfields. In real life, the Princess
1500-496: The Intro and Outro to his episodes" frequently smoked and promoted Chesterfield Cigarettes at the end of the episodes, usually following the famous quote "They Satisfy". In the 1940s and 1950s Ronald Reagan , Bob Hope , Bing Crosby , Perry Como , and Arthur Godfrey were among Chesterfield's official spokesmen; Chesterfield being one of the primary sponsors of the radio and TV programs of these stars during that time. Chesterfield
1560-755: The Jack Webb series, was also technical advisor for this production. A revival of Dragnet by The Arthur Company , titled The New Dragnet , aired in first-run syndication in tandem with The New Adam-12 , a revival of the Jack Webb series Adam-12 . Like The New Adam-12 , The New Dragnet had entirely different characters, music, and presentation compared to the original series, and starred Jeff Osterhage as Detective Vic Daniels, Bernard White as Detective Carl Molina, and Don Stroud as Captain Lussen. Fifty-two episodes were aired over two seasons. The first season aired from October 24, 1989, to January 21, 1990;
1620-552: The LAPD provided an honor guard, and the chief of police commented on Webb's connection with the LAPD. An LAPD auditorium was named in his honor. Jack Webb's LAPD sergeant's badge and ID card are on display at the Los Angeles Police Academy. In 1954, a theatrical feature film titled Dragnet , an adaptation of the series, was released with Webb, Alexander, and Richard Boone . Dennis Weaver plays R. A. Lohrman,
1680-466: The Navy base. The 1992 Jawbreaker song "Chesterfield King" refers to the cigarette twice. First, the singer shares a Chesterfield with a woman he meets in a parking lot. Later, at the end of the song, the singer gives a Chesterfield King to the woman he has been singing about. Donald Fagen 's 1982 album The Nightfly features a pack of Chesterfield Kings on the cover and the brand is also mentioned in
1740-561: The Paris-Dakar Rally from 1987 to 1994. In addition, under the name "Chesterfield Scout" a collaboration with the enduro sport on a more private level. For example, at Yamaha in 1989, there was a "Chesterfield DT" with 125 cc, for the Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré gave it in its first model year in 1989, the color variant "Chesterfield". In the 1930s through the 1950s, Chesterfield sponsored popular radio programs. An early one
1800-527: The UK market. In 2018, Phillip Morris discontinued Chesterfield non-filter cigarettes in the United States; shortly thereafter (January 2019), the company began limited US testing of three filtered varieties: Reds (Full Flavor), Blues (Lights), and Green (Menthol). Chesterfield was a sponsor of the Surtees team during the 1976 Formula One season and 1977 Formula One season . A second car entered in
1860-552: The arrest. The film earned an estimated $ 4.7 million at the North American box office during its first year of release. Dragnet 1966 is a made-for-TV movie that initiated the return of the Dragnet series to television. It was produced as the TV pilot for Dragnet 1967 , but was not broadcast until 1969. The movie stars Jack Webb as Sgt. Friday and Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon. The story focuses on crime more typical of
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1920-599: The bottom, the top one having a red tip with emulated smoke rising from it. It was during the Chesterfield radio broadcasts on Sunday afternoons with Glenn Miller that the female trio The Andrews Sisters gained popularity. Turkish tobacco Turkish tobacco is a small-leafed variety of tobacco . Its plants usually have a greater number and smaller size of leaves than American tobacco, and are typically sun-cured. These differences can be attributed to climate, soil, cultivation and treatment methods. Historically, it
1980-562: The department during production of the revived Dragnet series, was promoted to lieutenant, he arranged to carry the same lieutenant's badge, number 714, as worn by Joe Friday. Cooke was technical advisor to the KNBC documentary Police Unit 2A-26 , directed by John Orland. He brought that to the attention of Webb, who hired Orland to direct and film This is the City , a series of minidocumentaries about Los Angeles that preceded most TV episodes during
2040-515: The early 1970s, reruns of this version of Dragnet were popular on local stations, usually broadcast during the late afternoon or early evenings. From 1991 to 1995, Dragnet was shown on Nick at Nite , then moved to its sister cable channel TV Land . From October 1, 2011, to April 26, 2013, the series ran daily on the digital cable channel Antenna TV , and before that, the show aired on the Retro Television Network . Dragnet
2100-473: The end of each episode. The Hollywood actor Paul Douglas , who died of a heart attack at age 52, advertised them. Longtime college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant smoked unfiltered Chesterfields, often two to three packs per day. Lucille Ball was known to smoke Chesterfields. Because I Love Lucy was sponsored by Philip Morris , she was not supposed to be seen smoking any other brand of cigarette on set. She still smoked Chesterfields, but put them in
2160-520: The franchise itself: The opening of "The story you are about to hear is true" is derived from the fact that many works in the franchise are transcribed from official LAPD case files. In some cases, the source material has been identified, including the following: Dragnet began as a radio series, running on the NBC radio network from 1949 to 1957. In 1951, Dragnet shifted to the field of television, running on NBC from 1951 to 1959. Most early episodes of
2220-537: The hand-rolled Murad cigarettes , made of pure Turkish tobacco. One of the most unusual advertising campaigns for any cigarette was the long-running series for Murad made by Rea Irvin . Tastes in Europe and the United States shifted away from Turkish tobacco and toward Virginia tobacco , during and after the First World War . Cigarettes containing Turkish tobacco (which includes those varieties grown in what
2280-579: The known Los Angeles underworld boss; for example, Troy's LAPD file reads that he could be found at " Sunset Strip taverns and joints", as could Cohen. The film depicts the working relationship between the LAPD and the Los Angeles County District Attorney 's office; Friday and Smith work to gather evidence that the DA's office deems sufficient to gain the indictment and ultimate conviction of Troy and his fellows. One scene contains
2340-765: The leaf. Tobacco originated in the Americas and was introduced to the Ottoman Turks by the Spanish. The Ottoman people over time developed their own method of growing and using tobacco. Many of the early brands of cigarettes were made mostly or entirely of Turkish tobacco; today, its main use is in blends of pipe and especially cigarette tobacco, which it is suited for. In the early 1900s, manufacturers of Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes tripled their sales and became legitimate competitors to leading brands. The New York-based Greek tobacconist Soterios Anargyros produced
2400-534: The movie Il Sorpasso . In Jack Clayton 's 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby , Gatsby ( Robert Redford ) splits the last Chesterfield in his pack with Nick Carraway ( Sam Waterston ) while the two chat on Carraway's porch. Nick Carraway is a thinly-disguised F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby . Fitzgerald's favorite cigarette was Chesterfield, so the scene is an accurate adaptation. Jake Blues ( John Belushi ) smoked Chesterfield cigarettes in
2460-592: The pilot was not aired until January 1969. NBC bought the show on the strength of the movie, and it debuted as a midseason replacement for the sitcom The Hero on Thursday nights in January 1967. To distinguish it from the original, the year was included in the title of the show (i.e., Dragnet 1967 ). Although Friday had been promoted to lieutenant in the final episode of the 1950s production, Webb chose to have Friday revert to sergeant with his familiar badge, "714". When real-life LAPD Sergeant Dan Cooke, Webb's contact in
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2520-647: The pilot, Webb and Cinader were introduced to the Los Angeles County Fire Department 's fledgling paramedic program, and the premise was reworked to include the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Emergency! was born; running as a weekly series until 1977, and as a series of made-for-television movies for two years after that. Emergency! was centered on the then-fictitious Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedic rescue unit, Squad 51. During
2580-733: The regular cast in a few episodes. With the Dragnet formula no longer in place, the program had the feel of a typical procedural drama . It was cancelled five episodes into its second season. Three episodes premiered on USA Network in early 2004, with the final two on the Sleuth channel in 2006. In other countries such as the Netherlands, the show is retitled Murder Investigation . The theme from Dragnet has been recorded by many artists, achieving popular success. Artists who charted with it include Ray Anthony (1953) and The Art of Noise (1987). Most, if not all, episodes of this series are in
2640-399: The remaining three seasons. On March 17, 2010, Shout! Factory acquired the rights to distribute the series under license from Universal . They subsequently released seasons 2–4. No DVD releases to date of this remake that lasted two seasons. Universal Studios Home Entertainment was going to release the first season of this short-lived remake on DVD on November 11, 2003, but this release
2700-499: The second season aired from April 19, 1990, to September 9, 1990. In 2003, a Dragnet series was produced by Dick Wolf , the producer of NBC 's Law & Order series and spin-offs. It aired on ABC , and starred Ed O'Neill as Joe Friday and Ethan Embry as Frank Smith. After a 12-episode season that followed the traditional formula, the format of the series was changed to an ensemble crime drama in an attempt to boost ratings. (The change apparently reflected Webb's intentions for
2760-418: The show's primary announcer, with John Stephenson replacing Hal Gibney in the role of announcing the trial dates and subsequent punishments for the offenders. Fenneman replaced Stephenson in that role during the fourth season. Unlike the previous Dragnet series, the revival was produced and aired in color. Webb produced a TV movie pilot for the new version of the show for Universal Television, although
2820-417: The television series were dubbed or lip-synced adaptations of episodes of the radio show, but later episodes were original plotlines. Most of the cast members were veteran radio actors who could be relied upon to read the matter-of-fact dialogue naturally. Webb relaunched Dragnet in 1966, with NBC once again chosen to air the series. He tried to persuade Ben Alexander to rejoin him as Frank Smith. Alexander
2880-476: The terse, clipped character of Friday, a hero from an earlier age, with the "real world" of Los Angeles in 1987 to broad comedic effect. Apart from Aykroyd's spot-on imitation of Webb's Joe Friday and Harry Morgan reprising his role of Bill Gannon (now Captain), the film version has few similarities with previous incarnations. This Dragnet parody was a hit with audiences, though no sequel was produced. LAPD Lieutenant Dan Cooke, who had served as technical advisor for
2940-403: The title song The Nightfly whereby the lyrics go: "I've got plenty of Java and Chesterfield kings..." J. Robert Oppenheimer was a chain smoker of Chesterfields Princess Margaret was known to smoke Chesterfield throughout her life. Rod Serling , creator and host of the series The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), smoked and sometimes promoted Chesterfield during his brief appearances at
3000-701: Was broadcast Monday through Friday on Me-TV . The show was part of the "CriMe TV" morning block with Perry Mason and The Rockford Files , with Dragnet shown back to back from 11:00 am until 12:00 pm. In December 2014, Me-TV added a third airing of Dragnet to its late-night lineup; the series airs at 12:30 am following a second episode of Perry Mason . Me-TV ended the run of Dragnet on January 1, 2015, whereupon it became part of Cozi TV 's regular lineup. In January 2020 Dragnet returned to MeTV along with its sibling series Adam-12 after Cozi TV dropped both series; Dragnet currently broadcasts one episode weekday mornings 5:30 a.m. In 1982, Webb had begun working on
3060-710: Was cultivated primarily in Thrace and Macedonia , which are now divided among Bulgaria , Greece , North Macedonia , and Turkey , but it is now also grown on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, in Egypt , in South Africa and elsewhere. The name "Turkish" refers to the Ottoman Empire , which ruled the historic production areas until the late 19th/early 20th century. The term Oriental tobacco has also been used for
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#17327865745513120-757: Was introduced to American cigarettes in 1913 by the Camel brand, blended with Virginia and Burley leaves. Today, it remains a key ingredient in American blend cigarettes Demand remains high; however, the capacity to grow it remains limited, resulting in it being one of the most expensive types of tobacco in cigarette blends. Dragnet (series) Dragnet is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb , following Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Joe Friday and his partners as they conduct by-the-book police work and solve crimes in Los Angeles . Originating as
3180-515: Was known to smoke up to sixty cigarettes per day. Humphrey Bogart frequently appeared in Chesterfield advertisements. A scene from the 1944 movie To Have and Have Not shows him with a pack of Chesterfields. A Chesterfield placement appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film À bout de souffle in which the cigarette smoked by the actress Jean Seberg is a Chesterfield. Vittorio Gassman bought two packs of Chesterfield cigarettes in
3240-506: Was released on DVD in 2009 as part of Universal Studios' "Vault Series". The movie was released on bluray in 2020 by Kino Lorber. The transfer features a 2K scan. This movie is a bonus feature on Shout! Factory 's "Dragnet 1968: Season Two" (Release Date: July 6, 2010). On June 7, 2005, Universal Studios released the first season on DVD in Region 1. Because sales numbers did not meet Universal's expectations, no plans were made to release
3300-412: Was seen smoking Chesterfields in the movie and TV series. The Martin and Lewis Show, on NBC radio from 1949 to 1953, was sponsored or co-sponsored for most of its run by Chesterfield. Also in the 1950s, Gunsmoke on both radio and TV was similarly sponsored primarily by Chesterfields and L&Ms. In 1963, Rod Serling the creator of The Twilight Zone "often seen smoking a cigarette while narrating
3360-552: Was sponsored by Chesterfield in 1977. Chesterfield also sponsored the BMS Scuderia Italia team in the 1993 FIA Formula One World Championship . They only sponsored the team for one season due to the retirement of the team from F1 to focus on the World Touring Car Cup . Chesterfield was a sponsor of Max Biaggi 's Aprilia RSV 250 from the 1994 to the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in
3420-403: Was the first cigarette to add an extra layer of wrapping to their pack to preserve moisture. In 1926, Chesterfield's "Blow some my way" advertising campaign targeted women smokers, while a 1948 advert produced for NBC claimed that the brand was "preferred by professional smokers". In 2011, Philip Morris created three variations (Chesterfield Red, Chesterfield Blue and Chesterfield Menthol) for
3480-569: Was the radio series Music That Satisfies which was broadcast in 1932–1933. The Chesterfield Hour (1939–1944) featured big bands such as those of Paul Whiteman and Glenn Miller and Fred Waring . It was followed briefly by Johnny Mercer 's Chesterfield Music Shop (1944) and then the Chesterfield Supper Club (1944–1949) which featured Perry Como and Jo Stafford with Peggy Lee replacing Stafford on some episodes beginning in 1948. Johnny Mercer originally wrote
3540-418: Was then committed to an ABC police series, Felony Squad , and the producers would not release him. Webb reluctantly came up with a new character to take the role of Joe Friday's partner, calling upon his longtime friend Harry Morgan to play Officer Bill Gannon. Morgan had previously portrayed rooming-house proprietor Luther Gage in the 1949 radio series episode "James Vickers". George Fenneman returned as
3600-467: Was titled Adam-12 , a 30-minute police procedural similar to Dragnet , but focusing on patrol officers rather than detectives. The series premiered in the fall of 1968, while Dragnet 1969 was in production, and ran for seven seasons, coming to an end in 1975. In 1971, with producer Robert A. Cinader , Webb developed another pilot originally intended to be centered around the staff of a Los Angeles–area medical center's emergency room. When researching for
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