The Untouchables: The Jamaica Ginger Story (1961)

Synopsis of The Untouchables: The Jamaica Ginger Story

"Jamaica Ginger" is the street name for a dangerous grade of wood alcohol, capable of blinding or killing anyone who consumes it. Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) must prevent this lethal rotgut from being brought into the United States and distributed by bootlegger Rafael Torres (Michael Ansara). Meanwhile, Torres has problems of his own with rival gangster Jerry LaCava (Alfred Ryder), so he brings in a pair of out-of-town torpedoes named Jim Martinson (Brian Keith) and Dennis Garrity (James Coburn). Ness finally gets the opportunity to smash Torres' operation when the trigger-happy Garrity commits the fatal blunder of murdering Martinson's schoolteacher sweetheart (June Dayton). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director(s):

John Peyser

Writer(s):

Joseph Petracca

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