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Racket Squad: The Soft Touch (Video Theater 276)

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As hotel guests gather following a fire, a series of cons unfold, involving counterfeit money, smuggled furs, and a web of deceit. Join us as we navigate through this clever and suspenseful narrative, revealing the cunning minds of criminals and the ever-watchful eyes of law enforcement.

Original Air Date: May 1, 1952

Season 2, Episode 38

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EP3535: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chicago Fraud Matter

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John Lund

Johnny goes to Chicago to investigate a man whose life was recently insured for $50,000 and who died…of malnutrition.

Original Air Date: February 6, 1953

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EP3530: The Silent Men: Miracle Cure for Cancer

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A USPS special agent investigates fraudulent mail severely ill people living rural areas that their cancer can be cured by worthless powders.

Original Air Date: May 14, 1952

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EP3341: Man Called X: The Pickled Chemist

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Herbert Marshall
The Man Called X follows a lead that indicates a friend of Pegon may have sold useless pesticides to be used in South America.

Original Air Date: March 14, 1948
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EP3191: The Man Called X: No One Wins On Zero

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George Raft

Ken Thurston goes to Monte Carlo to search for Pegon when he learns that he’s fraudulently claimed information for a weapon of mass destruction.

Original Air Date: October 2, 1947

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EP3173: Man Called X: Till Death Do Us Part

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George Raft

Ken travels to Lisbon to investigate a racket that helps women get into the U.S. through fraudulent marriages.

Original Air Date: August 7, 1947

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EP3104: Dragnet: The Big Fraud (Jack Webb Centennial)

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Friday and Smith investigate when two impersonate police offers and shake down a visiting businessman.

Original Air Date: October 27, 1953

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EP2982: Boston Blackie: The Charity Ring Murders

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Richard Kollmar
Blackie investigates when a charity casino fundraiser Mary signed a letter for turns out to be a fraud.

Original Air Date: March 23, 1949

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Video Theater 0145: Racket Squad: The Christmas Caper

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A lovable old man is roped into working for a fraudulent charity Santa ring.

Original Air Date: December 25, 1952

Season 3, Episode 15

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EP2305: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Super Salesman Matter

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Bob Bailey

 

Johnny is called in when suspicion for switching a genuine jewel with a fake copy falls on the jeweler who identified the switch.

Original Air Date: October 10, 1960

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EP1834: The Avenger: Ghost Murder

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Jim investigates a spiritualist who claims to be able to make contact with the dead.

Original Air Date: December 27, 1945

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EP1747: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Diamonds Matter

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An insurance agent’s oversight has Johnny following up on last week’s case as he has to prove fraud against a woman whose paste diamonds set him on the trail of her husband.

Original Air Date: September 14, 1958
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