Having never seen The Untouchables tv series before--im enjoying it now.

[rwsmith]

NO, that just......

I can't watch "Untouchables" reruns without seeing Stack in that part, with the two pairs of shades.

"Turn on the runway lights!"

Kramer: "NO! That's just what they'll be expecting us to do."



Kramer: "The FAA, they're nothing but a bunch of cheats and liars...Let's get outa here."



Kramer: "We've got to give him all the confidence we can.., Striker, have you ever flown a multi engine plane?"

Striker: "No"

Kramer: "****! This is a God damn waste of time! There's no way he can land this plane!. We might as well crash them into Lake Michigan, at least we won't kill innocent people!"


Kramer: "I want every light you can pour on that field!"


Kramer: "Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. Sorry, Ted, that's a dumb question... skip that."


Kramer: "Striker, listen, and you listen close: flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle, just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."


Kramer: "No, we can't do that, the risk of a flame-out is too great. Keep 'em at 24,000. No,..... feet. "


Kramer: "Get that finger out of your ear! You don't know where that finger's been! "

 

[rwsmith]

We saw Lee...

"RICCO! YOUNGBLOOD! TAKE THE BACK!"

"Disss... isss Waltah Winchell speakin..."

We saw Lee (Ralph Picerni) on another TV show last week. I don't know why I haven't noticed him in anything else because he has about 100 TV and movie credits.

Bruce Gordon was cool as Frank Nitti.

I thought that Neville Brand made an exceptional Al Capone. I wasn't used to seeing him in that kind of role.

OH, if you get a chance, see the pilot movie. It was based on a story out of the book.

 

[rockquarry]

I believe Paul Picerni was a sportscaster/ commentator for a long time in later years.

 

[les.b]

Ringo, just so you know what you started, I stopped by the house today and picked up the first two seasons of "The Untouchables", and I'm starting at the beginning with the opener, "The Scarface Mob" first shown in April 1959. Rewatching these is great. Since my vacation started Monday, I've got a little time on my hands, and I had forgotten how much fun these are, and the fantastic black and white stark cinematography give a "noir-ish" feel to the show. Walter Winchell's narration is another of the trademark features of his series that I am now enjoying again. Plus, of course, all the vintage autos, clothes, guns and other props. I'm sure that some of the items may be off a few years from the intended early 1930s time frame, but overall, not bad.

Thanks for starting this thread!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[Bat Guano]

In 1965 as a newbie I spent some time with ATF in Chicago. Two of the old bunch were still around. One was Al "Wallpaper" Wolff, later cited as a source for the movie. Still a salty old guy with some interesting stories even then!

Where did he get that nickname?

Albert Wolff, Last of Ness's Men, Dies at 95 - The New York Times

 

[e3mrk]

Eliot Ness was Cleveland Ohio's safety Director for a while and one thing that bothered Him was He was never able to solve the Cleveland Torso Murders.

 

[BC38]

WOW! Talk about a blast from the past! Watched Untouchables on TV almost every day (along with Dragnet) in the very early 70's....

 

[the ringo kid]

We saw Lee (Ralph Picerni) on another TV show last week. I don't know why I haven't noticed him in anything else because he has about 100 TV and movie credits.

Bruce Gordon was cool as Frank Nitti.

I thought that Neville Brand made an exceptional Al Capone. I wasn't used to seeing him in that kind of role.

OH, if you get a chance, see the pilot movie. It was based on a story out of the book.

I agree with you--Neville Brand was a great Capone--even though he looked nothing like him--but his pure evil showed easily enough. I saw the pilot--which I think the dvd said it was shown in 2 parts??

 

[the ringo kid]

I believe Paul Picerni was a sportscaster/ commentator for a long time in later years.

Picerni

was a favorite of mine. He's in a few of my favorite war movies: The Tanks Are Coming, A Force of Arms and:

BTW, the actor making fun of "muscles" was great as Doc Holiday in a few episodes of Maverick.
Some of my stills from the movie:

Enjoying a smoke:

The actor behind him-also smoking is Wiliam Campbell.
I cant tell if he's in this image? but its one of my favorites.

A Force of Arms:

Im especially partial to this movie cause it's about the T-Patchers (look at Holden's Division patch)

The Tanks Are Coming:

W--"George Jetson" George O'Hanlon--sitting on the tank looking confused:

River attack/ambush scene:

In the end--they were the first to get a new tank:

Dis guy (James Dobson) was in it too-as a corporal who was supposed to be the first-to get that new tank (above) because some general liked him:

Enjoy:

 

[rwsmith]

Where the baby carriage on the stairs came from..

"The Battleship Potemkin" showed a slaughter on the steps leading down to the waterfront in Odessa.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty5CzuJ1QA8[/ame]


This was such an innovative scene that it's been 'given a nod' in many movies, including 'The Untouchables'

 

[rwsmith]

He also......

Eliot Ness was Cleveland Ohio's safety Director for a while and one thing that bothered Him was He was never able to solve the Cleveland Torso Murders.

Ran for political office and lost. Got involved in a drunk driving accident which caused an ongoing scandal. He had several jobs in industry, but didn't do well. The book with Oscar Fraley was a Godsend, but Ness died before the show popularized the book. They were going to name the new ATF building after him, but it was shot down when they thought that his later 'checkered career' wasn't in line with the agency's image.

Again, I think the book is a great read, though its complete veracity has been questioned.

 

[UncleEd]

To make a hostage-saving headshot while holding a baby carriage in a crowded train station was on my law enforcement bucket list, but I never was able to pull it off.

I also wanted to find a Senator's daughter in a well after shooting a Python-armed guy with my Model 13, but I missed out on that one, too.

Sigp220, it's sad your career was such a bust.

But certainly you saved a beautiful maiden who was tied to the railroad tracks by a villain whom you bested in brutal hand to hand combat.

 

[the ringo kid]

Ringo, just so you know what you started, I stopped by the house today and picked up the first two seasons of "The Untouchables", and I'm starting at the beginning with the opener, "The Scarface Mob" first shown in April 1959. Rewatching these is great. Since my vacation started Monday, I've got a little time on my hands, and I had forgotten how much fun these are, and the fantastic black and white stark cinematography give a "noir-ish" feel to the show. Walter Winchell's narration is another of the trademark features of his series that I am now enjoying again. Plus, of course, all the vintage autos, clothes, guns and other props. I'm sure that some of the items may be off a few years from the intended early 1930s time frame, but overall, not bad.

Thanks for starting this thread!!

Best Regards, Les

I'm still in season 1--and just enjoyed another 2-parter dealing with the mob, wanting to kill the Mayor of Chicago. At the same time-some deranged person wanted to kill President Elect-Roosevelt. Both were meeting in Miami-for his birthday celebrations.

I'm greatly enjoying this show. Just last night-was an episode with Dick York, Jeremy Slate and Mike Kellen--running a prostitution ring.

 

[les.b]

I'm still in season 1--and just enjoyed another 2-parter dealing with the mob, wanting to kill the Mayor of Chicago. At the same time-some deranged person wanted to kill President Elect-Roosevelt. Both were meeting in Miami-for his birthday celebrations.

I'm greatly enjoying this show. Just last night-was an episode with Dick York, Jeremy Slate and Mike Kellen--running a prostitution ring.

Well, Carl, you are ahead of me. I watched the first double-length episode with Al Capone, and the next one as well, but got side tracked and haven't watched anything at all for a few days. I'm not much of a TV watcher these days, but I'm still interested. I really do enjoy these shows.

Best Regards, Les

 

[the ringo kid]

Well, Carl, you are ahead of me. I watched the first double-length episode with Al Capone, and the next one as well, but got side tracked and haven't watched anything at all for a few days. I'm not much of a TV watcher these days, but I'm still interested. I really do enjoy these shows.

Best Regards, Les

Ill give a better reply tomorrow. My time is up in a min. I'm irritated I cant access this site at work--though I can others.

 

[loknload]

Speaking of Eliot Ness and Al Capone, Today in history in 1934 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were gunned down in a Police ambush led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer!

 

[les.b]

I see the Dallas Dispatch was 2 cents in Dallas... Just wondering whether this might have given rise to the saying " 2 cents worth....". Not specifically this paper, but that was probably a common price for a paper back then.....

Best Regards, Just my 2 cents worth, Les

 

[the ringo kid]

Well, Carl, you are ahead of me. I watched the first double-length episode with Al Capone, and the next one as well, but got side tracked and haven't watched anything at all for a few days. I'm not much of a TV watcher these days, but I'm still interested. I really do enjoy these shows.

Best Regards, Les

Ive become much less in tv these days because its mostly garbage no matter what station you go on. TCM is doing a sci-fi thing every Thursday--so ive seen a few of those. At work--they get Grit tv--and ME tv-3?? I was watching a newish western today that had Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp (much much older Earp) and I THINK it may have been one of those lonesome dove movies???

I watched a great episode of Untouchables last night--3,000 Suspects? W/ Leslie Nielsen.