The Untouchables: The Empty Chair (1959)
The premiere episode of The Untouchables takes place just after the events of the series' two-hour Desilu Playhouse pilot, as Chicago gang boss Al Capone is escorted to Federal prison on a tax-evasion charge. With "Scarface" out of the picture, several Capone lieutenants compete for the honor of occupying their boss' empty chair, including his chief lieutenant Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Bruce Gordon) and the brutal-but-businesslike mob bookkeeper Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (Nehemiah Persoff). Meanwhile, Federal agent Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) invites a new member to his "Untouchables" team: Enrico Rossi (Nick Georgiade), a former assistant barber who has witnessed a brutal ganglang slaughter masterminded by Nitti. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- John Peyser
Synopsis of The Untouchables: The Empty Chair
The premiere episode of The Untouchables takes place just after the events of the series' two-hour Desilu Playhouse pilot, as Chicago gang boss Al Capone is escorted to Federal prison on a tax-evasion charge. With "Scarface" out of the picture, several Capone lieutenants compete for the honor of occupying their boss' empty chair, including his chief lieutenant Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Bruce Gordon) and the brutal-but-businesslike mob bookkeeper Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (Nehemiah Persoff). Meanwhile, Federal agent Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) invites a new member to his "Untouchables" team: Enrico Rossi (Nick Georgiade), a former assistant barber who has witnessed a brutal ganglang slaughter masterminded by Nitti. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Untouchables: The Empty Chair
- Norman Alden - Henchman
- Wally Cassell - Phil D'Andrea
- Bruce Gordon - Frank Nitti
- Peter Mamakos - Gus Raddi
- Barbara Nichols - Brandy La France (Barbara Ritchie)
- Frank Wilcox - D.A. Asbury
- Richard Benedict - James "Fur" Sammons
- Betty Garde - Aunt Norma
- Chuck Hicks - LaMarr Kane
- Carl Milletaire - Julius Scalmone
- Nehemiah Persoff - Jake Guzik
- Herman Rudin - Tony "Mops" Volpe
- Director(s):
- John Peyser
- Writer(s):
- David Karp
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