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Racket Squad:Vol 3 Classic TV | 
| Director: William Asher
Actor: Reed Hadley
Studio: Alpha Video
Category: DVD
Buy New: $6.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 66905
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DVDMV-RACKET3
UPC: 089218479594
EAN: 0089218479594
ASIN: B0009HLCVU
Theatrical Release Date: 1950
Release Date: June 28, 2005
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Product Description
''Ripped from the case files of police forces across the country, "Racket Squad" sought to expose the devious machinations of the con man. Running from 1951-1953, "Racket Squad" was one of the first series to portray the gritty reality of criminal investigation and was twice nominated for an Emmy award.The Case of the Dancing Lady: Captain Braddock investigates a seemingly harmless dance studio offering instruction to lonely singles. For those pupils that decide to stop taking the lessons, though, Mr. Antoine's school becomes a far more sinister operation. Departing students are blackmailed into continuing the expensive classes. Kite High: Mr. Wallace's private casino appears to be the ideal place for Las Vegas tourists to try their luck in a discreet environment. The odds of winning seem high, but he is always willing to cash personal checks for his guests. This arrangement works perfectly for Mr. Wallace, who has an expert forger on hand to alter the checks before he deposits them. The Case of the Miracle Mud: Posing as an injured war veteran, con artist Jim Edwards takes up residence in a run down house surrounded by swampland. The townspeople soon learn that bathing in a mud hole on the property has seemingly cured his crippled leg, which sparks a bidding war for the land. One More Dream: Miserly millionaire Titus Meely's obsession with clairvoyance makes him an easy mark for Commodore Stitch, a professional scam artist passing himself off as a psychic researcher in need of funds for his "dynamic thought projection" machine. Starring: Reed Hadley
Directed by: William Asher DVD Details: - Run Time: 105 minutes
- Number of Discs: 1
- Originally Released in 1950
- Black & White
- No region encoding; For global distribution.
Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX Operating System: DVD MOVIE Weight: .450000 PLEAS
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| Customer Reviews:
Great vintage crime drama! January 8, 2008
Coke 59 (Virginia, USA)
This wonderful show originally aired before I was born (1959) and was a contemporary of the original Dragnet. The stories are extremely well-written and acted for a half-hour show and are surprisingly contemporary for a 2008 sensibility, without a hint of camp. Forget the scratches and splices; this reminds me so much of my local Channel 5 or 20 in DC in the 60s showing this stuff after school or on Saturdays. Nobody thought this stuff would last, but here we are!
Tall and handsome Reed Hadley had a great voice and I read that he did a lot of voiceover work (see "He Walked by Night" for an example). His narration is clear and authoritative, as is his presence as Capt. Braddock. (A lot of crime shows in those days had narrators, for that matter, but the narration helped move the action along.) He seemed to have more compassion than Joe Friday, but that's for another forum. . .
As a fan of old TV and movies, I really liked the clothing styles of the period and that a well-dressed man seldom went anywhere without his hat (or a cigarette either). I have both Vols. I and II of this show and simply love it! One thing for sure -- the crime-solving technology changes but crime as a whole doesn't. The pursuit of an easy buck has been around since Bible times. To quote Capt. Braddock, "And remember, it could happen to you."
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