Racket Squad

Racket Squad

1951-1953

TV

Reed Hadley stars as Captain Braddock of the Racket Squad, tracking down con artists. The show concentrates on scams rather than violent crime.

This is another release from Timeless Media Group. It’s a two-disc set with ten episodes. There are a few defects but the quality is again pretty good. (At least it doesn’t have the TMG logo floating in the bottom right corner like some other sets.)

Guest stars in this set include Hugh Beaumont as a bad guy and Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) as a potential victim of a scam.

The series ran three seasons from 1951 to 1953, for a total of 98 episodes. The first season was only 13 episodes; the second season was 50 (!) episodes and the third was 35.

Hugh Beaumont shows up in a couple of episodes, once as a crook and once as a victim. Frances Bavier-- Aunt Bea on Andy Griffith-- is a victim in one episode.

It's pretty good-- some scratches and problems with the video but still pretty good; and the stories are not bad, either.