 Jack Webb (qv) gained some initial production time when  Chesterfield cigarettes agreed to finance an anthology series titled  _"Chesterfield Presents" (1952)_ (qv) (aka "Dramatic Mystery") that  alternated with "Dragnet" in early 1952. This provided the time  needed to work through the sudden death of Barton Yarborough (qv)  shortly after its initial broadcast.