Racket Squad (1951)
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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Episode 1 - Kite High
Release Date: 1951-09-06A private Las Vegas casino operator alters his customers' checks before they are deposited.
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Episode 2 - Sick Old Man
Release Date: 1951-09-13 -
Episode 3 - The Case of the Miracle Mud
Release Date: 1951-09-20 -
Episode 4 - Skin Game
Release Date: 1951-09-27 -
Episode 5 - The Raccoon Hunt
Release Date: 1951-10-04 -
Episode 6 - The Case of the Old Flame
Release Date: 1951-10-11 -
Episode 7 - Big Secret
Release Date: 1951-10-18 -
Episode 8 - The Perfect Match
Release Date: 1951-10-25 -
Episode 9 - Two for One
Release Date: 1951-11-01 -
Episode 10 - Babies for Sale
Release Date: 1951-11-08 -
Episode 11 - The Salted Mine
Release Date: 1951-11-15 -
Episode 12 - The Vain Woman
Release Date: 1951-11-22 -
Episode 13 - The Bill of Sale Racket
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 14 - Five Star Swindle
Release Date: 1951-12-06 -
Episode 15 - The Case of the Widow's Mite
Release Date: 1951-12-13 -
Episode 16 - The Case of the Condemned Cattle
Release Date: 1951-12-20 -
Episode 17 - The Knockout
Release Date: 1951-12-27 -
Episode 18 - Accidentally on Purpose
Release Date: 1952-01-03 -
Episode 19 - Romance Market
Release Date: 1952-01-10 -
Episode 20 - Big Trap
Release Date: 1952-01-17 -
Episode 21 - Desperate Money
Release Date: 1952-01-24Captain Braddock investigates a ruthless loanshark harassing an immigrant tailor.
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Episode 22 - Three Ring Circus
Release Date: 1952-01-31 -
Episode 23 - One Angel Too Many
Release Date: 1952-02-07 -
Episode 24 - Fair Exchange
Release Date: 1952-02-14 -
Episode 25 - title unknown
Release Date: 1952-02-21 -
Episode 26 - The Case of the Hearse Chasers
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 27 - Accidentally on Purpose
Release Date: 1952-01-03 -
Episode 28 - The Home Wreckers
Release Date: 1952-03-13A phony lawyer takes advantage of bickering couples by encouraging divorce and then charging exorbitant fees to arrange things.
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Episode 29 - The Case of the Matchmaker
Release Date: 1952-03-20 -
Episode 30 - The Staff of Life
Release Date: 1952-03-27 -
Episode 31 - The Case of the Cold Neck
Release Date: 1952-04-03 -
Episode 32 - The Phanton Bible
Release Date: 1952-04-10 -
Episode 33 - The Case of the Empty House
Release Date: 1952-04-17 -
Episode 34 - Serenade for a Sucker
Release Date: 1952-04-24 -
Episode 35 - The Soft Touch
Release Date: 1952-05-01 -
Episode 36 - Small Town Racket
Release Date: 1952-05-08 -
Episode 37 - One for the Books
Release Date: 1952-05-15 -
Episode 38 - Shakedown
Release Date: 1952-05-22 -
Episode 39 - The Fabulous Fraud
Release Date: 1952-05-29 -
Episode 40 - The Case of the Frightened Man
Release Date: 1952-06-05 -
Episode 41 - A Place for Grandma
Release Date: 1952-06-12 -
Episode 42 - Money to Burn
Release Date: 1952-06-19 -
Episode 43 - Blood Money
Release Date: 1952-06-26 -
Episode 44 - The Long Shot
Release Date: 1952-07-03 -
Episode 46 - Anyone Can Be a Sucker
Release Date: 1952-07-31A small time crook squeals on a gangster who runs a gambling ring.
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Episode 47 - The Strange Case of James Doyle
Release Date: 1952-08-07 -
Episode 48 - Pick a Number
Release Date: 1952-08-14 -
Episode 49 - Know Your Family Tree
Release Date: 1952-08-21 -
Episode 50 - One More Dream
Release Date: 1952-08-02A phony scientist who invents a "machine" bilks a greedy investor.