A Fist of Five

Episode aired Dec 4, 1962
52m

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8.0/10

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Mike Brannon is a tough cop but his two blocks of Chicago are among the safest there are. He has a tendency to be rough with hoodlums and when he beats up one of Tony Lamberto's boys he find... Read allMike Brannon is a tough cop but his two blocks of Chicago are among the safest there are. He has a tendency to be rough with hoodlums and when he beats up one of Tony Lamberto's boys he finds himself on indefinite suspension. Fed up with his corrupt superiors, he decides the time... Read allMike Brannon is a tough cop but his two blocks of Chicago are among the safest there are. He has a tendency to be rough with hoodlums and when he beats up one of Tony Lamberto's boys he finds himself on indefinite suspension. Fed up with his corrupt superiors, he decides the time has come for him to make some money so he enlists his four brothers in a plot to kidnap L... Read all

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This is the third of three appearances Phyllis Coates makes in the series, each time playing a different character. She is perhaps best remembered as the original Lois Lane in the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman (1952).

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7/10

One Tough Cop Gone Wrong

Lee Marvin was the guest star in this episode of The Untouchables playing a tough no nonsense Chicago beat cop who crosses the line once too many times. Even in those days before Miranda warnings Marvin was excessively brutal and he gets bounced from the force.

At the same time as Marvin is being dismissed racketeer Frank DeKova is looking to make a deal seeing what happened to Al Capone with income tax evasion. He asks Robert Stack to intervene in Washington with his superiors.

DeKova has been the biggest thorn in Marvin's side as a beat cop, but now he has a plan to kidnap him and hold him for ransom from his associates. He enlists his brothers in the scheme one of them being a young James Caan.

It's an interesting twist for Robert Stack, Paul Picerni, and the rest of the Untouchables trying to rescue a gangster, but the episode is a pretty good one with a lot of scores being evened up and a couple of future film stars giving big league performances.