A Fist of Five (4 Dec. 1962)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Ida Lupino

Writers:

Oscar Fraley (book), Herman Groves,

Stars:

Robert Stack, Frank DeKova, Phyllis Coates

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Stack	...	Eliot Ness
Frank DeKova	...	Anthony 'Tough Tony' Lamberto
Phyllis Coates	...	Angela Carney
Lee Marvin	...	Mike Brannon
Paul Picerni	...	Agent Lee Hobson
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Agent Enrico Rossi
Abel Fernandez	...	Agent William Youngfellow
Ric Roman	...	Augie Relyea
Tom Brown	...	Captain Bellows
Roy Thinnes	...	Denny Brannon
James Caan	...	Keir Brannon
Whitney Armstrong	...	Sean Brannon
Mark Allen	...	Clarence Brannon
Mary Adams	...	Kate Brannon
Marianna Hill	...	Laurie Reagan (as Marianne Hill)

Storyline

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 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 Lamberto and hold him for $150,000 ransom. Unbeknown to anyone, Lamberto had recently approached Eliot Ness with a proposition: he would be prepared to roll up his entire operation and retire if the District Attorney would ensure no jail time from his upcoming trial on tax evasion. Soon, both Lamberto's associates and Ness are looking for him with the Brannon brothers in the middle.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1962 (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

User Reviews

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.