Loophole

Episode aired Nov 16, 1961
52m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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Action Crime Drama

Morton Halas is an aggressive and very successful defense attorney who will stop at nothing to get his clients off. Having successfully defended Big Mike Probich he finds himself working for... Read allMorton Halas is an aggressive and very successful defense attorney who will stop at nothing to get his clients off. Having successfully defended Big Mike Probich he finds himself working for Larry Coombs, another small-time mobster who has ambition to rise to the top. Coombs and ... Read allMorton Halas is an aggressive and very successful defense attorney who will stop at nothing to get his clients off. Having successfully defended Big Mike Probich he finds himself working for Larry Coombs, another small-time mobster who has ambition to rise to the top. Coombs and his top enforcer Whitey Metz decide to knock off Probich and take over his network. They s... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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Goofs
Ness tells Hobson what happened in the courtroom when Metz was trying to get Halas to work for Coombs while Hobson is surprised when Hobson himself was also in the courtroom with Ness at that moment.

Quotes
Morton Halas: You worry about me?
Eliot Ness: All the time we got some big plans for you.
Morton Halas: Like what?
Eliot Ness: Like about twenty years to life.

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Featured review

10/10

The Jack Klugman show....

Jack Klugman is mostly known for starring in "The Odd Couple" and "Quincy". Both were enjoyable TV shows but neither stretched off his acting range. To see that, watch any one of a number of shows from the late 50s and early 60s, when Klugman was a frequent guest on shows like "The Twilight Zone" and "The Untouchables". Here in "Loophole" he's at his finest...and totally dominates this episode.

Morton Halas (Klugman) is a darned good lawyer. He's able to win cases that seem unwinnable and he's proud that he's worked his way up from the streets to be one of the best defense attorneys. But Ness is less than impressed...after all, Halas has helped spring folks who seemed guilty. Still, there is some mutual respect between them. But this is seriously strained when Halas begins working with some seriously awful gangsters....and Halas thinks he can do this AND maintain his integrity. Yeah, right!

As I said, the show was Klugman all the way. He has several really nice monologues and more than carries the show. Among the best shows of the season.