Raft appeared in two low budget thrillers, "Escape Route" (1952), shot in England with Sally Gray, and "Loan Shark" (1952). Both were released through Lippert Pictures. He starred in a syndicated TV series "I'm the Law" (1953) which ran one season. "The Man from Cairo" (1953), also for Lippert and shot in Europe and Africa, was the last film in which Raft had top billing. He resumed his dancing career, doing an exhibit in Las Vegas. "As far as films are concerned, I'm dead", he said. "Nobody has been breaking their necks trying to hire me." He tried to persuade Darryl Zanuck to remake "The Honor System". "I want to play heavies again", he said. "I think I made a mistake going straight."