The Scarface Mob (1959)

Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.

Director:

Phil Karlson

Writers:

Paul Monash, Eliot Ness (book),

Stars:

Robert Stack, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Nichols

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Stack	...	Eliot Ness
Keenan Wynn	...	Joe Fuselli
Barbara Nichols	...	Brandy LaFrance
Pat Crowley	...	Betty Anderson
Bill Williams	...	Martin Flaherty
Joe Mantell	...	George Ritchie
Bruce Gordon	...	Frank Nitti
Neville Brand	...	Al Capone
Peter Leeds	...	LaMarr Kane
Eddie Firestone	...	Eric Hansen
Robert Osterloh	...	Tom Kopka
Paul Dubov	...	Jack Rossman
Abel Fernandez	...	William Youngfellow
Paul Picerni	...	Tony Liguri
John Beradino	...	Johnny Giannini

Storyline

Special Agent Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) forms The Untouchables, an elite squad of incorruptible lawmen, in order to bring down underworld kingpin Al Capone. First televised as a two-part episode of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse in April 1959, The Untouchables was later combined into one seamless version for movie theaters titled "The Scarface Mob." Here, accompanying this movie version are the Desi Arnaz and Walter Winchell introductions that preceded parts one and two of the original Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse broadcast.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. treasury agent | detective | sequel | mafia | federal agent | 

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Untouchables: Scarface Mob

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desilu Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Betty Anderson: [Eliot Ness arrives after two Capone men pay his Fiance a visit] Eliot what kind men are they?
Eliot Ness: They are warped, sadistic, rotten little cowards!

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/Sex and the City 2/MacGruber (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Ain't Misbehavin"
Written by Thomas Walter, Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf

User Reviews

This Didn't Match Up To The Weekly Show

Could this one of those films (or TV shows or made-for-TV movies) that was intense and dramatic when you first watched it as a kid....but now looks tame and wasn't as good as you remembered? Or was this TV-movie simply not up to standards of the weekly show? Hopefully, the latter because I have fond memories of the show.

Growing up, I never missed an episode of the "The Untouchable" on TV and thought it was the greatest. I am still anxiously awaiting someone to put the show on DVD.

However, even though it was fun to see Robert Stack playing Elliot Ness once again; Neville Brand as the tough Al Capone and Barbara Nichols playing a dumb blonde, all of it was just didn't have the impact anymore....or at least in this movie.

The problem was that the story moved too slowly. You can't do that today, especially in crime movies. The only "crime" is having a film that drags.