6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Racket Squad (1951)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
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".
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
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".
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter of combating fraud and protecting citizens is largely apolitical, with the narrative focusing on practical crime prevention and law enforcement without promoting specific ideological solutions.
This 1950s crime drama features a predominantly white cast, typical of its era, with no evidence of intentional diversity-driven casting. The narrative focuses on exposing criminal rackets and does not engage with critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
As an American crime drama anthology series from the early 1950s, "Racket Squad" focuses on various scams and con artists. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present within the series' narrative or character arcs, consistent with the prevalent social and media norms of its production era.
Racket Squad is a crime drama from the early 1950s, focusing on exposing confidence tricks and scams. The series does not feature female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. Action sequences, particularly those involving women in combat roles, are not characteristic of the show's genre or era.
Racket Squad is an original anthology series from 1951. It does not adapt pre-existing source material or feature historical figures, meaning its characters were not established with a canonical gender prior to the show's creation. Therefore, no gender swaps are present.
Racket Squad (1951) is an original television series. There is no evidence of prior source material or historical figures whose established race could have been altered for the show's characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
6.0
Critic Ratings
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