Mr. Moon (20 Apr. 1961)

Melanthos Moon is a San Francisco art and antique dealer who manages to hijack a large supply of the special paper used to print U.S. Currency. He then arranges to spring from Leavenworth ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers:

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

Stars:

Robert Stack, Victor Buono, Bruce Gordon

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Robert Stack	...	Eliot Ness
Victor Buono	...	Melanthos Moon
Bruce Gordon	...	Frank Nitti
Karl Swenson	...	Hans Dreiser
Paul Picerni	...	Agent Lee Hobson
Ellen Madison	...	Millie Joplin
Robert Osterloh	...	Benny Joplin
Abel Fernandez	...	Agent William Youngfellow
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Agent Enrico Rossi
Steve London	...	Agent Jack Rossman
Russ Conway	...	Brookson
Tommy Nello	...	Paddy
Stewart Bradley	...	Monk
Byron Morrow	...	S.S. Chief
Walter Winchell	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Melanthos Moon is a San Francisco art and antique dealer who manages to hijack a large supply of the special paper used to print U.S. Currency. He then arranges to spring from Leavenworth prison master counterfeiter Hans Dreiser to engrave the plates to produce the money. Eliot Ness and the Untouchables are soon on to him having followed Moon's henchman Benny Joplin back to his Oakland, California home. With the phony money available, Moon then approaches Chicago mobster Frank Nitti with an offer of $100 million split 50/50 with Nitti distributing the cash. Ness and his men are out to get one of the nearly perfect bills to get the serial number and stop the distribution of the cash before it starts.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 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

User Reviews

A Full Moon

The rotund (they call him "fat" a number of times in this episode) Victor Buono guest-stars as "Mr. Moon," a man who has a great scheme worked out in which he can counterfeit $100,000,000.

With the exact papers bills are printed on and the best counterfeiter in the businesses, (see the episode how those two are acquired), the master criminal is ready to roll.

How can he be stopped before this money gets into circulation? That's the main storyline here.

The episode includes a few other interesting characters, small-time guys working for the big man and the ending.....well, you have to see this wild scene to believe it!!! I guarantee you'll get a "bang" out of it! Of the guest stars, I particularly enjoyed Karl Swenson's performance as the master forger "Hans Dreiser."