Racket Squad - Volume 8

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.

Bill Of Sale Racket: Away serving his country in Korea, a young man loses his gas station when confidence men swindle his wife out of the deed.

Coon Hunt: A wealthy sportsman accepts an offer to go hunting and winds up the victim of an elaborate blackmail scheme.

One Angle Too Many: Disaster ensues when the new parents of an infant place their trust in a lovely young baby sitter.

Perpetual Pellet: A millionaire invests a fortune in a tablet that turns ordinary water into gasoline.

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