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  • The Untouchables Stranglehold (Season 2, Episode 27)
  • TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Untouchables

Stranglehold (Season 2, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Eliot Ness sets out to bring down Frank Makouris, who controls New York's Fulton Fish Market by intimidation and murder and who is responsible for the price of fish going up nearly 50%. Frank's boss, gangster Joe Kulak, tells Frank to lay ...See moreEliot Ness sets out to bring down Frank Makouris, who controls New York's Fulton Fish Market by intimidation and murder and who is responsible for the price of fish going up nearly 50%. Frank's boss, gangster Joe Kulak, tells Frank to lay low until Ness leaves, but Frank ramps up his terrorizing of the market, until Kulak is forced to throw a low-ranking hood to the feds as a sacrificial lamb in order to take the heat off himself. Unfortunately, it doesn't work out as planned. Written by [email protected] See less
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Director
Writers
Eliot Ness (book "The Untouchables") | Oscar Fraley (book "The Untouchables") | Harry Kronman (written by)
Producer
Alan A. Armer (as Alan Armer)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Directors
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 4, 1961

Release date
May 4, 1961 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Stack
Eliot Ness Eliot Ness   See fewer
Phillip Pine
Lennie Shore Lennie Shore   See fewer
Kevin Hagen
Swede Kelso Swede Kelso   See fewer
Ricardo Montalban
Frank Makouris Frank Makouris   See fewer
Paul Picerni
Lee Hobson Lee Hobson   See fewer
Trevor Bardette
McGonigle McGonigle   See fewer
Robert J. Wilke
Dutch Schultz Dutch Schultz   See fewer
Nicholas Georgiade
Enrico Rossi Enrico Rossi   See fewer
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Joe Kulak (as Oscar Beregi) Joe Kulak (as Oscar Beregi)   See fewer
Burt Miller
Henry Matson Henry Matson   See fewer
Adrienne Marden
Mrs. McGonigle Mrs. McGonigle   See fewer
Gene Roth
Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter   See fewer
Frank Puglia
Carlo Feruzzi Carlo Feruzzi   See fewer
Walter Winchell
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Judy Bamber
Makouris' Girl at Party (uncredited) Makouris' Girl at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Cavens
Seaman (uncredited) Seaman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Cirillo
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Dowling
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Jake Gurrah (uncredited) Jake Gurrah (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kam Tong
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
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