The Untouchables

1,7

1959

7.8 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: The Empty Chair

"Chicago, May 5, 1932. After 7 months of legal delays, Al Capone... was on his way to federal prison, to serve 11 years for income...

EP 2: Ma Barker and Her Boys

January 16, 1935. Oklawaha, Florida. Eliot Ness, along with Bill Youngfellow and Martin Flaherty, are closing in on Ma Barker, who...

EP 3: The Jake Lingle Killing

Gangs have divided Chicago in 2-- the northside is run by the Bertshce mob, the southside by the Viale brothers, Augie & Vito....

EP 4: The George Bugs Moran Story

March 2, 1932. Gangster Joe Carroll, sidekick of George "Bugs" Moran, kidnaps 9-year-old Larry Halloran, Jr.-- the son of Lawrence...

EP 5: Ain't We Got Fun?

Summer 1933, Chicago. The mobsters were branching out from liquor, going into the numbers racket, call girls, gambling and dope. O...

EP 6: The Vincent Mad Dog Coll Story

February 1931. In Churchill Downs, the entries for the Kentucky Derby are closed. Tight-fisted Dutch Schultz, beer baron of the Br...

EP 8: The Artichoke King

April 19, 1931. New York City. Every 48 hours, more than 25 million pounds of fruits and vegetables stream into the city; this mul...

EP 9: The Tri-State Gang

In the latter part of 1933, there was an epidemic of truck hijackings in the states of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania; this w...

EP 10: The Dutch Schultz Story

March 1935. One of the toughest mobsters in New York City is Dutch Schultz. He and his mob were responsible for over 100 murders. ...

EP 11: You Can't Pick the Number

Chicago, October 1932. The depths of the Great Depression, marked by unemployment and poverty. The only chance some people felt ...

EP 12: The Underground Railway

The night of August 3, 1933, outside the Louisburg Federal Prison in Pennsylvania. After serving 2 years of a life sentence for h...

EP 13: Syndicate Sanctuary

30 miles from Chicago, the (fictitious) Calum City; population: 10,000.  Judge Leon Zabo is running for mayor, to clean up the tow...

EP 14: The Noise of Death

Chicago, March 31, 1933. Giuseppe ""Joe"" Bucco is at home when he gets a visit from his wife's cousin, Barbara Vittorini-- she s...

EP 15: Star Witness

1934. The Depression was over 4 years old, and Al Capone was in Alcatraz. Many of the rackets had seemingly legit fronts, such a...

EP 16: The St. Louis Story

Spring 1931. Gangland warfare had broken out again with sudden violence in the streets of St. Louis. Tim Harrington, who was lon...

EP 17: One-Armed Bandits

Chicago, February 1932. Crime has been spreading all over, from the dark alleys of Cicero to the social atmosphere of the Gold Co...

EP 18: Little Egypt

Little Egypt (not the Belly Dancer) was the city of Morraine, the heart of the gangster-infected area in downstate Illinois known ...

EP 19: The Big Squeeze

Chicago. Prior to May 1934, robbing state banks was not a federal offense. Bandits only had local police to contend with, and th...

EP 20: The Unhired Assassin (1)

Movie: ""The Gun of Zangara"" Chicago. November 9, 1932. FDR has just been elected president, and the repeal of Prohibition is ...

EP 21: The Unhired Assassin (2)

Movie: ""The Gun of Zangara"" (continued) Nitti's plenty sore! Mayor Cermak's stepped-up law enforcement has cut deeply into Nit...

EP 22: The White Slavers

March 31, 1934; Prohibition is over. Al Capone is still running things from Alcatraz, his new money-maker is ""white slavery"" wh...

EP 23: Three Thousand Suspects

September 1932. The Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, 430 miles west-southwest of Chicago, houses some of the nation's...

EP 24: The Doreen Maney Story

New York City: Yankee Stadium, the Bronx. On the evening of June 8, 1933, Max Baer knocked out Max Schmeling in the 10th round of...

EP 25: Portrait of a Thief

Chicago, 1931. Eliot Ness and his men had cracked the bootleg empire of Al Capone, by smashing his breweries and speakeasies.* B...

EP 26: Underworld Bank

New York City. Saturday, September 23, 1933. Top rackets boss Milo Sullivan is the head of ""Crime, Inc.""  He has a meet with 5...

EP 27: Head of Fire - Feet of Clay

Chicago.  (year?)* The jury had been out for 12 hours, on the case Ness had worked so hard on, trying to get a conviction for top...

EP 28: The Frank Nitti Story

1934. Prohibition had been repealed (the Volstead Act ran from January 17, 1920 - April 7, 1933). The syndicate was looking for ...

Overview

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.

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Episodes >>

The Empty Chair

Episode 1

"Chicago, May 5, 1932. After 7 months of legal delays, Al Capone... was on his w...

Ma Barker and Her Boys

Episode 2

January 16, 1935. Oklawaha, Florida. Eliot Ness, along with Bill Youngfellow and...

The Jake Lingle Killing

Episode 3

Gangs have divided Chicago in 2-- the northside is run by the Bertshce mob, the ...

The George Bugs Moran Story

Episode 4

March 2, 1932. Gangster Joe Carroll, sidekick of George "Bugs" Moran, kidnaps 9-...

Ain't We Got Fun?

Episode 5

Summer 1933, Chicago. The mobsters were branching out from liquor, going into th...

The Vincent Mad Dog Coll Story

Episode 6

February 1931. In Churchill Downs, the entries for the Kentucky Derby are closed...

Mexican Stake-Out

Episode 7

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The Artichoke King

Episode 8

April 19, 1931. New York City. Every 48 hours, more than 25 million pounds of fr...

The Tri-State Gang

Episode 9

In the latter part of 1933, there was an epidemic of truck hijackings in the sta...

The Dutch Schultz Story

Episode 10

March 1935. One of the toughest mobsters in New York City is Dutch Schultz. He a...

You Can't Pick the Number

Episode 11

Chicago, October 1932. The depths of the Great Depression, marked by unemployme...

The Underground Railway

Episode 12

The night of August 3, 1933, outside the Louisburg Federal Prison in Pennsylvani...

Syndicate Sanctuary

Episode 13

30 miles from Chicago, the (fictitious) Calum City; population: 10,000.  Judge L...

The Noise of Death

Episode 14

Chicago, March 31, 1933. Giuseppe ""Joe"" Bucco is at home when he gets a visit...

Star Witness

Episode 15

1934. The Depression was over 4 years old, and Al Capone was in Alcatraz. Many...

The St. Louis Story

Episode 16

Spring 1931. Gangland warfare had broken out again with sudden violence in the ...

One-Armed Bandits

Episode 17

Chicago, February 1932. Crime has been spreading all over, from the dark alleys...

Little Egypt

Episode 18

Little Egypt (not the Belly Dancer) was the city of Morraine, the heart of the g...

The Big Squeeze

Episode 19

Chicago. Prior to May 1934, robbing state banks was not a federal offense. Ban...

The Unhired Assassin (1)

Episode 20

Movie: ""The Gun of Zangara"" Chicago. November 9, 1932. FDR has just been el...

The Unhired Assassin (2)

Episode 21

Movie: ""The Gun of Zangara"" (continued) Nitti's plenty sore! Mayor Cermak's ...

The White Slavers

Episode 22

March 31, 1934; Prohibition is over. Al Capone is still running things from Alc...

Three Thousand Suspects

Episode 23

September 1932. The Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, 430 miles west...

The Doreen Maney Story

Episode 24

New York City: Yankee Stadium, the Bronx. On the evening of June 8, 1933, Max B...

Portrait of a Thief

Episode 25

Chicago, 1931. Eliot Ness and his men had cracked the bootleg empire of Al Capo...

Underworld Bank

Episode 26

New York City. Saturday, September 23, 1933. Top rackets boss Milo Sullivan is...

Head of Fire - Feet of Clay

Episode 27

Chicago.  (year?)* The jury had been out for 12 hours, on the case Ness had wor...

The Frank Nitti Story

Episode 28

1934. Prohibition had been repealed (the Volstead Act ran from January 17, 1920...