About this season
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".
Episodes (49)
1. Kite High
Aired 6 September 1951 • 30 min
A private Las Vegas casino operator alters his customers' checks before they are deposited.
2. Sick Old Man
Aired 13 September 1951 • 30 min
3. The Case of the Miracle Mud
Aired 20 September 1951 • 30 min
4. Skin Game
Aired 27 September 1951 • 30 min
5. The Raccoon Hunt
Aired 4 October 1951 • 30 min
6. The Case of the Old Flame
Aired 11 October 1951 • 30 min
7. Big Secret
Aired 18 October 1951 • 30 min
8. The Perfect Match
Aired 25 October 1951 • 30 min
9. Two for One
Aired 1 November 1951 • 30 min
10. Babies for Sale
Aired 8 November 1951 • 30 min
11. The Salted Mine
Aired 15 November 1951 • 30 min
12. The Vain Woman
Aired 22 November 1951 • 30 min
13. The Bill of Sale Racket
Aired 29 November 1951 • 30 min
A young couple who own a gas station get taken in by an escrow scam that resells their station and leaves them with nothing.
14. Five Star Swindle
Aired 6 December 1951 • 30 min
15. The Case of the Widow's Mite
Aired 13 December 1951 • 30 min
16. The Case of the Condemned Cattle
Aired 20 December 1951 • 30 min
17. The Knockout
Aired 27 December 1951 • 30 min
18. Accidentally on Purpose
Aired 3 January 1952 • 30 min
19. Romance Market
Aired 10 January 1952 • 30 min
20. Big Trap
Aired 17 January 1952 • 30 min
21. Desperate Money
Aired 24 January 1952 • 30 min
Captain Braddock investigates a ruthless loanshark harassing an immigrant tailor.
22. Three Ring Circus
Aired 31 January 1952 • 30 min
23. One Angel Too Many
Aired 7 February 1952 • 30 min
24. Fair Exchange
Aired 14 February 1952 • 30 min
25. title unknown
Aired 21 February 1952 • 30 min
26. The Case of the Hearse Chasers
Aired 28 February 1952 • 30 min
Capt. 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.
27. Accidentally on Purpose
Aired 3 January 1952 • 30 min
28. The Home Wreckers
Aired 13 March 1952 • 30 min
A phony lawyer takes advantage of bickering couples by encouraging divorce and then charging exorbitant fees to arrange things.
29. The Case of the Matchmaker
Aired 20 March 1952 • 30 min
30. The Staff of Life
Aired 27 March 1952 • 30 min
31. The Case of the Cold Neck
Aired 3 April 1952 • 30 min
32. The Phanton Bible
Aired 10 April 1952 • 30 min
33. The Case of the Empty House
Aired 17 April 1952 • 30 min
34. Serenade for a Sucker
Aired 24 April 1952 • 30 min
35. The Soft Touch
Aired 1 May 1952 • 30 min
36. Small Town Racket
Aired 8 May 1952 • 30 min
37. One for the Books
Aired 15 May 1952 • 30 min
38. Shakedown
Aired 22 May 1952 • 30 min
39. The Fabulous Fraud
Aired 29 May 1952 • 30 min
40. The Case of the Frightened Man
Aired 5 June 1952 • 30 min
41. A Place for Grandma
Aired 12 June 1952 • 30 min
42. Money to Burn
Aired 19 June 1952 • 30 min
43. Blood Money
Aired 26 June 1952 • 30 min
44. The Long Shot
Aired 3 July 1952 • 30 min
46. Anyone Can Be a Sucker
Aired 31 July 1952 • 30 min
A small time crook squeals on a gangster who runs a gambling ring.
47. The Strange Case of James Doyle
Aired 7 August 1952 • 30 min
48. Pick a Number
Aired 14 August 1952 • 30 min
49. Know Your Family Tree
Aired 21 August 1952 • 30 min
50. One More Dream
Aired 2 August 1952 • 30 min
A phony scientist who invents a "machine" bilks a greedy investor.