The Untouchables You Can't Pick the Number (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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The Untouchables

You Can't Pick the Number (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV Episode | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Eliot Ness and the Untouchables set their sights shutting down the numbers racket. The numbers are like a lottery where anyone can place a bet of up to one dollar on a three digit number. The payout for a full dollar bet is $600 so the ...See moreEliot Ness and the Untouchables set their sights shutting down the numbers racket. The numbers are like a lottery where anyone can place a bet of up to one dollar on a three digit number. The payout for a full dollar bet is $600 so the profit for the mob, who run the racket, is the remaining 40%. Ness wants to shut down that cash flow which can be used for more heinous crimes. They think they may have an in when one of Al Morrissey's collectors is stabbed. Ness pressures Agent Marty Flaherty to make contact with Morrissey, an old friend who once saved his life. Before he can do anything, the Chicago police arrest Morrissey for gambling violations and Marty focuses on Al's son, Phil Morrissey but with little luck until his father pays the price for being connected to the mob. Written by garykmcd See less

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42 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Stack Eliot Ness Eliot Ness See fewer	Written on the Wind (1956)
Jay C. Flippen Al Morrisey Al Morrisey See fewer	The Killing (1956)
Darryl Hickman Phil Morrisey Phil Morrisey See fewer	Network (1976)
Jerry Paris Agent Martin Flaherty Agent Martin Flaherty See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Abel Fernandez Agent William Youngfellow Agent William Youngfellow See fewer	The Untouchables (1959)
Nicholas Georgiade Agent Enrico Rossi Agent Enrico Rossi See fewer	The Untouchables (1959)
Chuck Hicks LaMarr Kane LaMarr Kane See fewer	Dick Tracy (1990)
Steve London Jack Rossman Jack Rossman See fewer	The Untouchables (1959)
King Calder Mr. Sampson Mr. Sampson See fewer	Time Table (1956)
Whit Bissell Pat Danning Pat Danning See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Walter Winchell Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Robert Anderson Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Coronado 9 (1960)
Walter Bacon Passerby (uncredited) Passerby (uncredited) See fewer	Fighting Fate (1921)
George Barrows Police Captain (uncredited) Police Captain (uncredited) See fewer	Robot Monster (1953)
Lovyss Bradley Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited) See fewer	Man of Conflict (1953)
Albert Cavens Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	The Clones (1973)
Charles Cirillo Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Amazing Stories (1985)
Bill Coontz Numbers Guy (uncredited) Numbers Guy (uncredited) See fewer	Convoy (1978)
Jimmy Dime Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited) See fewer	White Woman (1933)
Rudy Germane Poker Player (uncredited) Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Betty Lou Gerson Alma Pollock (uncredited) Alma Pollock (uncredited) See fewer	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Shep Houghton Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Dragnet (1951)
Michael Jeffers Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Pete Kellett Officer at Raid (uncredited) Officer at Raid (uncredited) See fewer	Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
Ethan Laidlaw Murder Witness (uncredited) Murder Witness (uncredited) See fewer	Is That Nice? (1926)
Doreen Lang Mrs. Morrisey (uncredited) Mrs. Morrisey (uncredited) See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Tina Menard Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited) See fewer	Loser's End (1935)
Mike Morelli Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer
Jack Perry Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited) See fewer	Steady Company (1932)
Paul Power Poker Player (uncredited) Poker Player (uncredited) See fewer	Adventures of Superman (1952)
Anthony Redondo Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Mannix (1967)
John Roy Mourner (uncredited) Mourner (uncredited) See fewer
Barry Russo Frank (uncredited) Frank (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Sammy Shack Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer
Johnny Silver Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Guys and Dolls (1955)
Norman Stevans Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	American Gigolo (1980)
Jack Stoney Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer	Lilac Time (1928)
Harry Tyler Pete Wasson (uncredited) Pete Wasson (uncredited) See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Charles Wagenheim Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited) See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Christine White Evelyn (uncredited) Evelyn (uncredited) See fewer	Magnum Force (1973)
John Zimeas Hood (uncredited) Hood (uncredited) See fewer