Reed Hadley Movies
While the name and face may not be familiar, the voice of Reed Hadley will be instantly recognizable to filmgoers of the 1940s. Working as an actor by night and floorwalker by day, the tall, spare Hadley began picking up radio gigs in the 1930s. His best-known airwaves assignment was the voice of western hero Red Ryder. In films from 1938, Hadley spent his first few years before the camera... (read more) bouncing around between heroes and heavies; he starred in the 1939 serial Zorro's Fighting Legion, and was seen briefly as a burlesqued Hollywood matinee idol in W.C. Fields' The Bank Dick (1940). Signed by 20th Century-Fox in 1943, Hadley appeared onscreen and served as the offscreen narrator of such "docudramas" as House on 92nd Street (1945), Call Northside 777 (1947) and Boomerang (1947). From 1950 through 1953, Hadley starred as Captain Braddock, the unctuous, chain-smoking star/narrator of the popular TV series Racket Squad; in 1954, he played a similar role on the 39-week series Public Defender. Considering the fact that Reed Hadley's deep, persuasive voice was his fortune, it is ironic that his last screen role was a non-speaking supporting part in Roger Corman's The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Historic Reruns, Vol. 12: Racket Squad
1995
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Brain of Blood
R 1971
King Amir (Reed Hadley), the beloved leader of a small Middle Eastern country named Khaleed, is sick with terminal cancer and he isn't prepared to die. His confidants...
Green Acres: Economy Flight to Washington
1969
In the first episode of a two-part story, Kimball (Alvy Moore), Eb (Tom Lester), and Arnold the pig prepare to fly to Washington. To save money, the trio has chosen...
Chicago Kid
R 1969
This documentary-style exploitation film contains such highlights as sadistic murders and lesbian as well as heterosexual sex in the gangster dens of Chicago mobsters. Stock...
Operazione Goldman
1967
In this campy actioner an American operative is assigned to find the identity of those who have been monkeying with the moon rockets at Cape Kennedy. Eventually he discovers that...
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Schlockmeister Roger Corman produced this graphically violent chronicle of the Chicago gangster wars of the 1920s and the events that lead to the bloody title showdown between...
Young Dillinger
1965
This exploitation crime drama offers a fictionalized account of John Dillinger just before he became known as one of the most ruthless mobsters of the 1930s. The tale begins as...
Perry Mason: The Case of the Tragic Trophy
1964
Sleazy movie producer Tony Fry (Richard Carlson) plans to raise money for his next picture by threatening to reveal the sordid past of Joanne Pennington (Constance Towers),...
Moro Witch Doctor
1964
In this campy low-budget actioner, an Intepol agent heads to the Philippines to investigate the murders of two Americans whose corpses where found on an opium plantation. With the...
Mobs Inc
1956
This socially conscious drama is comprised of three cautionary tales designed to alert viewers to popular con-artist scams. The first shows how easily a hood with a female...
Big House, USA
1955
In this violent, gripping drama, a ruthless criminal kidnaps a little boy and takes him into the Colorado wilderness where, unfortunately, the lad accidentally dies in a terrible...
A Cop 'n Comedy Christmas
1955
Included are four Christmas episodes from '50s television shows: A Date with the Angels, Racket Squad, The Ruggles and Dragnet. ~ John Bush, Rovi...
Highway Dragnet
1954
Highway Dragnet is best known to modern movie buffs as the first film to carry Roger Corman's name in the credits. Corman was one of six screenwriters contributing to this...
Public Defender [TV Series]
1954
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The Con Man
1953
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Racket Squad: The Case of the Dancing Lady
1953
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Racket Squad: Take a Little, Leave a Little
1953
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Racket Squad: Romance Unlimited
1953
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Racket Squad: The System
1953
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Racket Squad: Season 03
1953
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