Racket Squad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"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.

Series details

• Title: Racket Squad
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1951-06-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1953-09-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 63252
• IMDb ID: tt0042139
• TVDB ID: 72440

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1951-06-07; final listed air date 1951-08-30.
• Season 2: premiered 1951-09-06; final listed air date 1952-08-02.
• Season 3: premiered 1952-09-04; final listed air date 1953-09-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Racket Squad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.