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The Untouchables
S3.E17
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Takeover

  • Episode aired Mar 1, 1962
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
65
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John Banner in The Untouchables (1959)
ActionCrimeDrama

The demand for real beer goes unabated and Charlie Zenko tries to consolidate his control of the North side of Chicago. He arranges for brewmaster Franz Koenig to get a visit from Eliot Ness... Read allThe demand for real beer goes unabated and Charlie Zenko tries to consolidate his control of the North side of Chicago. He arranges for brewmaster Franz Koenig to get a visit from Eliot Ness. At his trial, Koenig is saved when a stranger, Leo Mencken, provides him with the alibi ... Read allThe demand for real beer goes unabated and Charlie Zenko tries to consolidate his control of the North side of Chicago. He arranges for brewmaster Franz Koenig to get a visit from Eliot Ness. At his trial, Koenig is saved when a stranger, Leo Mencken, provides him with the alibi he needs. Soon Koenig and Mencken are partners and are using Mencken's unique way of tempo... Read all

  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writers
    • Sy Salkowitz
    • Theodore Apstein
    • Eliot Ness
  • Stars
    • Robert Stack
    • Robert Loggia
    • Collin Wilcox Paxton
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    65
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Sy Salkowitz
      • Theodore Apstein
      • Eliot Ness
    • Stars
      • Robert Stack
      • Robert Loggia
      • Collin Wilcox Paxton
    • 3User reviews
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    Robert Loggia and John Banner in The Untouchables (1959)
    Robert Loggia and Chris Carter in The Untouchables (1959)
    Collin Wilcox Paxton in The Untouchables (1959)
    Takeover (1962)

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    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Eliot Ness
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Leo Mencken…
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    • Ann Gratzner
    • (as Collin Wilcox)
    John Banner
    John Banner
    • Franz Koenig
    Luther Adler
    Luther Adler
    • Charlie Zenko
    Paul Picerni
    Paul Picerni
    • Lee Hobson
    Nicholas Georgiade
    Nicholas Georgiade
    • Enrico Rossi
    Abel Fernandez
    Abel Fernandez
    • William Youngfellow
    Mort Mills
    Mort Mills
    • Woody O'Mara
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Packy
    Oscar Beregi Jr.
    Oscar Beregi Jr.
    • Joe Kulak
    • (as Oscar Beregi)
    Chris Carter
    • Shimmy Dancer
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Defense Counsel
    • (as Bruno Ve Sota)
    William Bryant
    William Bryant
    • Prosecuting Attorney
    Walter Winchell
    Walter Winchell
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Steven Benson
    • Newspaper Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Brewery Employee
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Hice
    • Hood
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writers
      • Sy Salkowitz
      • Theodore Apstein
      • Eliot Ness
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Banner, best known as Sgt. Hans "I know nothing!" Schulz in Hogan's Heroes (1965), delivers this most repeated line more than three years prior to appearing in that series.
    • Goofs
      Half a dozen or so large capsules of alcohol are added to the barrels to increase their alcohol content. A beer barrel holds 31 gallons, in order to increase the alcohol content from half a percent to four percent one would have to add one gallon of pure grain alcohol. Those capsules do not hold enough alcohol to accomplish that task.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Zenko: The Feds hit my warehouse last night and almost grabbed me. You know nothing about it, I suppose?

      Franz Koenig: Nothing. This is the first I know about it.

      Charlie Zenko: Ah, don't give me that phony, surprised act.

      Franz Koenig: Charlie, I know nothing. Believe me, Charlie. Nothing.

    User reviews3

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    8/10
    Great cast of guest stars
    60 years later, this episode is noteworthy for its guest stars. We have Leonard Nimoy as a mobster's goon, John Banner as a bootlegger, and Mayella from To Kill a Mockingbird playing an adult version of Mayella from To Kill a Mockingbird. Banner's performance is particularly enjoyable for viewers who remember him from Hogan's Heroes. He is very much in his future Sergeant Schultz persona, playing a German immigrant "brewmeister" who is essentially a less dim-witted Schultz, even at one point telling Eliot Ness, "I know nothing." That alone makes the episode worth watching for Hogan's Heroes fans. Nimoy's character, on the other hand, bears no resemblance to Spock, but it's still interesting to see him in the days before he became typecast as Spock.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Desilu Productions
      • Langford Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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