RACKET SQUAD is an American TV crime drama series that aired from 1951 to 1953. The format was a narrated anthology drama, as each individual episode featured various ordinary citizens getting ensnared in a different confidence scheme. Episodes were introduced and narrated by Reed Hadley as "Captain John Braddock," a fictional detective working for a police department in a large, unnamed American city. Braddock served as the series' host and narrator and also interacted in many episodes.br br Directed by James Tinling, George Blair, William Beaudinebr Starring Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Keith Richardsbr br Castbr Reed Hadley as Capt.