Racket Squad Sting of Fate (Season 3, Episode 34)
TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

Racket Squad

Sting of Fate (Season 3, Episode 34)

TV Episode | 30 min | Crime, Drama

A man and woman team of confidence operators fake injuries in hotels in order to extort money. They use wasp stings to simulate the swelling of a real sprain, but a hotel employee helps Braddock expose the con and break the case.

Director

Arnold Laven

Writer

David Dortort (teleplay)

Producers

Carroll Case | Hal Roach Jr.

Cinematographer

Norbert Brodine (photography)

Editor

Charles Craft

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Updated Aug 31, 1953

Release date

Aug 31, 1953 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Cast	Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Reed Hadley Capt. Braddock Capt. Braddock See fewer	Dallas (1950)
Catherine McLeod Linda Linda See fewer	The Outer Limits (1963)
Steve Brodie Joe Carey Joe Carey See fewer	Out of the Past (1947)
Thomas Browne Henry Hotel Manager (as Tom Brown Henry) Hotel Manager (as Tom Brown Henry) See fewer	20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
El Brendel Webber Webber See fewer	Just Imagine (1930)
Harlan Warde Doctor Doctor See fewer	The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Kathleen Mulqueen Wife (as Catherine Mulqueen) Wife (as Catherine Mulqueen) See fewer	Arrest and Trial (1963)
Fay Roope Husband Husband See fewer	Viva Zapata! (1952)
Sidney Clute Operator (as Sid Clute) Operator (as Sid Clute) See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
Hugh Beaumont Narrator (prologue) (uncredited) Narrator (prologue) (uncredited) See fewer	Leave It to Beaver (1957)