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  • The Untouchables The Chess Game (Season 4, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Untouchables

The Chess Game (Season 4, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Having had major successes in eliminating the illegal trade in champagne, Eliot Ness and the Untouchables suddenly find that the expensive wine is finding its way onto the market again. During one raid, they find that a couple of the ...See moreHaving had major successes in eliminating the illegal trade in champagne, Eliot Ness and the Untouchables suddenly find that the expensive wine is finding its way onto the market again. During one raid, they find that a couple of the bottles are frozen solid and Ness speculates that they may have been shipped in a refrigerated car. They trace the illegal shipment to Ira Bauer, a blind fish and seafood wholesaler. For Bauer, his lack sight is anything but an impediment. He particularly likes to play chess as a way of keeping his mind sharp. He and Ness are soon involved in their own game as the Treasury officer tries to get the evidence he needs to shut down Bauer's operation. Written by garykmcd See less
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Director
Writers
David Zelag Goodman (written by) (as David Z. Goodman) | Oscar Fraley (book "The Untouchables") | Eliot Ness (book "The Untouchables")
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Updated Oct 9, 1962

Release date
Oct 9, 1962 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Stack
Eliot Ness Eliot Ness   See fewer
Richard Conte
Ira Bauer Ira Bauer   See fewer
Murray Hamilton
Charley Mailer Charley Mailer   See fewer
Barbara Barrie
Cheryl Hines Cheryl Hines   See fewer
Michael Constantine
Marty Baltin Marty Baltin   See fewer
Paul Picerni
Lee Hobson Lee Hobson   See fewer
Nicholas Georgiade
Enrico Rossi Enrico Rossi   See fewer
Abel Fernandez
William Youngfellow William Youngfellow   See fewer
Ned Glass
Howie Reif Howie Reif   See fewer
Jay Adler
Louis Collings Louis Collings   See fewer
Olan Soule
Frank Casey Frank Casey   See fewer
Walter Winchell
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Fred Aldrich
Warehouse Worker (uncredited) Warehouse Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Coogan
Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
George DeNormand
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Jeffers
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph La Cava
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlie Picerni
Dock Worker (uncredited) Dock Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roy
Warehouse Worker (uncredited) Warehouse Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
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