This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter one year in syndication, CBS added this show to its schedule in 1951.
- Quotes
[Introduction to each episode]
Captain Braddock: [to the camera] What you are about to see is a real-life story, taken from the files of the police racket and bunco squads, business protective associations and similar sources around the country. It is intended to expose the confidence game - the carefully worked-out frauds by which confidence men take more money each year from the American public than all the bank robbers and thugs with their violence.
- SoundtracksThe Grand Canyon Suite
by Ferde Grofé Sr. (uncredited)
(Original theme over the opening credits, which was the signature music for their sponsor, Phillip Morris cigarettes.)
Each episode features Captain Braddock (Reed Hadley) as the seemingly all-knowing cop. He investigates cases involving frauds and con artists. Each episode begins and ends with the same spiel--a weakness of the show. Instead of tailoring the narration for each episode, it's just tacked on to the standard introduction--a preachy one at that.
What follows are various recreations of various crimes. Some are rather unusual but many (such as one about pyramid schemes) are timeless and might help you avoid such scams today. In each case, the crime is recreated AND Braddock always catches them. And, surprisingly, in most cases, he gets the money back to the victims! Not exactly real life, but quite enjoyable and worth your time--particularly if you like shows like "Dragnet" or "The Naked City".
- planktonrules
- Feb 16, 2014
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Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1