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Racket Squad
Overview
Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department. The show aired in syndication for a season before being picked up by CBS for three seasons. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, hence there was a pack of the sponsor's brand on Braddock's desk at the beginning and end of the episode, as well as occasional scenes of him or other characters "lighting up".
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Seasons
Season 1 (1951)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Don't Be a Sucker
1951-06-07Episode 2: The Case of the Slightly Used Car
1951-06-14Episode 3: Big Punch
1951-06-21Episode 4: The Case of the Two Little Country Girls
1951-06-28Episode 5: Heaven for Sale
1951-07-05Episode 6: The Case of the Spanish Prisoner
1951-07-12Episode 7: The Case of the Not-So-Old Masters
1951-07-19Episode 8: The Fabulous Mr. James
1951-07-26Episode 9: The Case of Just a Little Larceny
1951-08-02Episode 10: The Diamond That Wasn't
1951-08-09Episode 11: The Starmaker
1951-08-16Episode 12: Night Bank
1951-08-23Episode 13: The Case of the Perpetual Pellet
1951-08-30
Season 2 (1951)
No overview available.
49 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Kite High
1951-09-06A private Las Vegas casino operator alters his customers' checks before they are deposited.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Sick Old Man
1951-09-13Episode 3: The Case of the Miracle Mud
1951-09-20Episode 4: Skin Game
1951-09-27Episode 5: The Raccoon Hunt
1951-10-04Episode 6: The Case of the Old Flame
1951-10-11Episode 7: Big Secret
1951-10-18Episode 8: The Perfect Match
1951-10-25Episode 9: Two for One
1951-11-01Episode 10: Babies for Sale
1951-11-08Episode 11: The Salted Mine
1951-11-15Episode 12: The Vain Woman
1951-11-22Episode 13: The Bill of Sale Racket
1951-11-29A young couple who own a gas station get taken in by an escrow scam that resells their station and leaves them with nothing.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: Five Star Swindle
1951-12-06Episode 15: The Case of the Widow's Mite
1951-12-13Episode 16: The Case of the Condemned Cattle
1951-12-20Episode 17: The Knockout
1951-12-27Episode 18: Accidentally on Purpose
1952-01-03Episode 19: Romance Market
1952-01-10Episode 20: Big Trap
1952-01-17Episode 21: Desperate Money
1952-01-24Captain Braddock investigates a ruthless loanshark harassing an immigrant tailor.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 22: Three Ring Circus
1952-01-31Episode 23: One Angel Too Many
1952-02-07Episode 24: Fair Exchange
1952-02-14Episode 25: title unknown
1952-02-21Episode 26: The Case of the Hearse Chasers
1952-02-28Capt. Braddock tries to locate a pair of swindlers who are trying to fleece a recently widowed lady out of three thousand dollars for a worthless portrait of her late husband.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 27: Accidentally on Purpose
1952-01-03Episode 28: The Home Wreckers
1952-03-13A phony lawyer takes advantage of bickering couples by encouraging divorce and then charging exorbitant fees to arrange things.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 29: The Case of the Matchmaker
1952-03-20Episode 30: The Staff of Life
1952-03-27Episode 31: The Case of the Cold Neck
1952-04-03Episode 32: The Phanton Bible
1952-04-10Episode 33: The Case of the Empty House
1952-04-17Episode 34: Serenade for a Sucker
1952-04-24Episode 35: The Soft Touch
1952-05-01Episode 36: Small Town Racket
1952-05-08Episode 37: One for the Books
1952-05-15Episode 38: Shakedown
1952-05-22Episode 39: The Fabulous Fraud
1952-05-29Episode 40: The Case of the Frightened Man
1952-06-05Episode 41: A Place for Grandma
1952-06-12Episode 42: Money to Burn
1952-06-19Episode 43: Blood Money
1952-06-26Episode 44: The Long Shot
1952-07-03Episode 46: Anyone Can Be a Sucker
1952-07-31A small time crook squeals on a gangster who runs a gambling ring.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 47: The Strange Case of James Doyle
1952-08-07Episode 48: Pick a Number
1952-08-14Episode 49: Know Your Family Tree
1952-08-21Episode 50: One More Dream
1952-08-02A phony scientist who invents a "machine" bilks a greedy investor.
Runtime: 30 minSeason 3 (1952)
No overview available.
37 episodes
Episodes
Episode 0: The Case of Sweet Charity
Braddock investigates a suspicious charity organization.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 1: Check and Double Check
1952-09-04Episode 2: Lost and Found
1952-09-11Episode 3: Charge It, Please
1952-09-18Episode 4: A Letter from Tessie
1952-09-25Episode 5: The Expensive Tumble
1952-10-02Episode 6: Beauty for HIre
1952-10-09Episode 7: The Suit Club
1952-10-23Episode 8: The Front Man
1952-10-30Episode 9: At Your Service
1952-11-06Episode 10: The Label Switchers
1952-11-13Episode 11: Blessed Expense
1952-11-20Episode 12: Strictly Legal
1952-11-27Episode 13: The Elephant in Stockings
1952-12-11Episode 14: False Tape
1952-12-18Episode 15: The Christmas Caper
1952-12-25Episode 16: The System
1953-01-01Using his smokin' hot daughter as bait, a con man sells a system for betting on horses to a man who has the hots for the daughter.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 17: The Baby-Faced Con
1953-01-29Episode 18: The Case of the Dancing Lady
1953-02-12Episode 19: His Borther's Keeper
1953-02-26Braddock starts a crackdown on an organized begging racket.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 20: Friend of the People
1953-03-12Episode 21: Antique Racket
1953-03-19Episode 22: Girl in the Mink Coat
1953-04-09Episode 23: The Big Touch
1953-04-23Episode 24: The White Carnation
1953-06-18Episode 25: Take a Little, Leave a Little
1953-07-02Several businessmen get conned into participating in a phony oil deal.
Runtime: 30 min
