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Racket Squad (1951)

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Racket Squad (1951)

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


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.8

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 focus on law enforcement combating individual con artists and protecting the public from fraud is a largely apolitical theme, emphasizing general civic protection and order rather than promoting a specific ideological agenda.

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.

The 1951 crime drama series 'Racket Squad' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The show's focus on con artists and their schemes in the mid-20th century did not include narratives related to transgender identity, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

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

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
6.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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