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Reed Hadley

Adele Jergens

Jack La Rue

Richard Carr

Jerome S. Gottler

An ex-convict&apos;s sudden interest in the details of a deceased man&apos;s life arouses the interest of Capt. Braddock, who believes that the man&apos;s former cellmate, an artist who is now a washed-up alcoholic, may know the motive for the e...

James Tinling

The Case of the Hearse Chaser

&quot;LaRue!&quot;

This episode of &quot;Racket Squad&quot; is well worth seeing for one reason--to hear a very funny goof. Actor Jack LaRue stars as a guy named Lou Christy (not to be confused with Lou Christie the 1960s singer). However, when he enters an apartment, the old guy greeting him responds &quot;LaRue!&quot; when he goes through the doorway! I am very surprised that they didn&apos;t catch this mistake...and it made me laugh.

The show begins with Captain Braddock meeting with an ex-con, Jess Cordell. Cordell has managed to stay out of trouble and straighten his life out, but Braddock is worried about Cordell&apos;s old cell-mate, Lou Christy. It seems that Christy has been living quite high on the hog and Braddock asks Cordell to keep his eyes and ears open.

Some time later, Christy approaches Cordell about what he claims is a legitimate job. Cordell is an artist and Christy wants him to paint a picture of his uncle as a surprise. Cordell agrees but after he finishes, he finds out that the picture is NOT Christy&apos;s uncle but a rich guy who died just a few days earlier. Cordell realizes what Christy is going to do with the painting (a variation of the Bible scam from &quot;Paper Moon&quot;)--to sell the painting to the grieving widow at an inflated cost--and claiming that her dead husband had ordered the picture. Considering how sad the wife is, he&apos;s really taking advantage of her--but, as usual, Braddock is there to catch him--which he almost always seems to do in the last minutes of each episode.

Despite the silly slip, this is a pretty good episode. Informative and interesting--it&apos;s well worth seeing and has aged pretty well.

This episode of "Racket Squad" is well worth seeing for one reason--to hear a very funny goof. Actor Jack LaRue stars as a guy named Lou Christy (not to be confused with Lou Christie the 1960s singer). However, when he enters an apartment, the old guy greeting him responds "LaRue!" when he goes through the doorway! I am very surprised that they didn't catch this mistake...and it made me laugh.

The show begins with Captain Braddock meeting with an ex-con, Jess Cordell. Cordell has managed to stay out of trouble and straighten his life out, but Braddock is worried about Cordell's old cell-mate, Lou Christy. It seems that Christy has been living quite high on the hog and Braddock asks Cordell to keep his eyes and ears open.

Some time later, Christy approaches Cordell about what he claims is a legitimate job. Cordell is an artist and Christy wants him to paint a picture of his uncle as a surprise. Cordell agrees but after he finishes, he finds out that the picture is NOT Christy's uncle but a rich guy who died just a few days earlier. Cordell realizes what Christy is going to do with the painting (a variation of the Bible scam from "Paper Moon")--to sell the painting to the grieving widow at an inflated cost--and claiming that her dead husband had ordered the picture. Considering how sad the wife is, he's really taking advantage of her--but, as usual, Braddock is there to catch him--which he almost always seems to do in the last minutes of each episode.

Despite the silly slip, this is a pretty good episode. Informative and interesting--it's well worth seeing and has aged pretty well.

An ex-convict's sudden interest in the details of a deceased man's life arouses the interest of Capt. Braddock, who believes that the man's former cellmate, an artist who is now a washed-up alcoholic, may know the motive for the ex-con's suspicious actions.

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