90-Proof Dame (8 Jun. 1961)

Nate Kester is a burlesque theatre operator who decides to branch out into the lucrative brandy business. He is producing his own brandy, of very poor quality, and using a fancy French ... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Grauman

Writers:

Eliot Ness (book), Oscar Fraley (book),

Stars:

Robert Stack, Joanna Barnes, Steven Geray

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Robert Stack	...	Eliot Ness
Joanna Barnes	...	Marquise de Bouverais / Marcie McKuen
Steven Geray	...	Etienne de Bouverais
Steve Cochran	...	Nate Kester
Paul Picerni	...	Agent Lee Hobson
Warren Stevens	...	Alex Brosak
Gilbert Green	...	Henry Bogar
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Moxie (as Dean Stanton)
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Agent Enrico Rossi
Steve London	...	Agent Jack Rossman
Norman Burton	...	Wally Dagan
Walter Winchell	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Nate Kester is a burlesque theatre operator who decides to branch out into the lucrative brandy business. He is producing his own brandy, of very poor quality, and using a fancy French label to try and pass it off as de Bouverais cognac. He realizes that if his scheme is to work, he will have to ensure that the real stuff is unavailable for comparison to the rot gut he will be marketing. He manages to destroy the principal supplier of the real stuff but Etienne de Bouverais himself comes to Chicago to put a new wholesaler in place. When he kills off de Bouverais he finds he has a formidable foe in the form of Madame de Bouverais, the former Marcie McKuen, at one time a dancer in his theatre. Eliot Ness tries to convince her to cooperate with the Feds to bring Kester down but she has her own plans to get even her former employer.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1961 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desilu Productions, Langford Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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