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  • The Untouchables The Purple Gang (Season 2, Episode 7)
  • TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Untouchables

The Purple Gang (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Purple Gang, led by Eddie Fletcher, specialize in small-time kidnapping focusing on minor mobster that can fetch them a few thousand dollars in a short period of time. They may have bitten off than they can chew when they grab Jan ...See moreThe Purple Gang, led by Eddie Fletcher, specialize in small-time kidnapping focusing on minor mobster that can fetch them a few thousand dollars in a short period of time. They may have bitten off than they can chew when they grab Jan Tornek. He is ostensibly an antique shop owner in business with his brother-in-law Eric Vajda. In fact, he's a messenger for the Capone mob, regularly collecting shipments of narcotics. Ness had been observing Tornek for some time and when he misses picking up a drug delivery, he's soon on to Mrs. Tornek who has already received the ransom demand. She works with Ness but Fletcher is soon on to them and they nab her brother, Eric Vajda. The case gets complicated when Capone's top enforcer, Frank Nitti, starts to negotiate for Vajda's release. Written by garykmcd See less
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Director
Walter Grauman (as Walter E. Grauman)
Writers
Eliot Ness (book "The Untouchables") | Oscar Fraley (book "The Untouchables") | John Mantley (written by)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Ben Ray (as Ben H. Ray)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 1, 1960

Release date
Dec 1, 1960 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Stack
Eliot Ness Eliot Ness   See fewer
Bruce Gordon
Frank Nitti Frank Nitti   See fewer
Werner Klemperer
Jan Tornek Jan Tornek   See fewer
Ilka Windish
Marta Tornek Marta Tornek   See fewer
Steve Cochran
Eddie Fletcher Eddie Fletcher   See fewer
Paul Picerni
Lee Hobson Lee Hobson   See fewer
Steven Geray
Eric Vajda Eric Vajda   See fewer
Paul Lambert
Silkie De Long Silkie De Long   See fewer
Abel Fernandez
William Youngfellow William Youngfellow   See fewer
Nicholas Georgiade
Enrico Rossi Enrico Rossi   See fewer
Steve London
Jack Rossman Jack Rossman   See fewer
Rayford Barnes
Edward Wiles Edward Wiles   See fewer
James Flavin
Rocky Garver Rocky Garver   See fewer
John Zaccaro
Andrews Andrews   See fewer
Joe Turkel
Loman Loman   See fewer
Arthur Kendall
Machine Gun Machen Machine Gun Machen   See fewer
Walter Winchell
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Walter Bacon
Tenant (uncredited) Tenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Benjie Bancroft
Laundry Man (uncredited) Laundry Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Adrian Crossett
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Custer
Tenant (uncredited) Tenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Dowling
Gambler (uncredited) Gambler (uncredited)   See fewer
Harvey B. Dunn
Apartment Superintendent (uncredited) Apartment Superintendent (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Milletaire
Nick Tomassi (uncredited) Nick Tomassi (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Peterson
Shipping Clerk (uncredited) Shipping Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Pollack
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Schumacher
Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited)   See fewer
Sammy Shack
Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Sheridan
Martin Unger (uncredited) Martin Unger (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Yarnell
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
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