Racket Squad

"There are people who can slap you on the back with one hand,and pick your pocket with the other ... and it could happen to you!"

Racket Squad starred Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional cop working for an unspecified American police department. The show was based on case files from police departments across the country and dramatized the methods and machinations of con men and bunko artists. The series was twice nominated for an Emmy award.

Guest stars included Will Geer, Noel Neill, Robert Shayne, Jan Clayton, and Hugh Beaumont.

Racket Squad aired in syndication for a season (1950) before CBS picked it up for three seasons (1951-1953). Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris sponsored the show.

Selected episodes are currently available on DVD.

Episode Info

Final: 3x36 -- Flight of the Flying Fish (Dec/04/1952)

Braddock investigates fraudulent business opportunity advertisements.

Cast

Reed Hadley
As Captain John Braddock

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Crew

Producer: Hal Roach, Jr., Carroll Case
Director of Photography: Philip Tannura, Norbert Brodine
Art Director: McClure Capps
Production Manager: E. H. Goldstein (1)
Film Editor: Charles Craft
Sound: Elmer A. Raguse
Assistant Director: William Forsyth (1), Fritz Collings
Special Photographic Effects: Jack R. Glass (1)

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Recurring Guests

• Douglas Dumbrille as guest star (3 eps)
• John Hubbard (1) as guest star (3 eps)
• Richard Benedict as guest star (2 eps)
• Henry Kulky as Gus (2 eps)
• Veda Ann Borg as guest star (2 eps)
• Gloria Saunders as guest star (2 eps)
• Stanley Andrews as Howard Paulsen (2 eps)
• John Phillips (1) as Ted Watson (2 eps)
• Percy Helton as guest star (2 eps)
• Harry Tyler as guest star (2 eps)

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Racket Squad

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Crime | Drama
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: CBS (