The Scarface Mob

The Scarface Mob is an American feature film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Robert Stack. It consists of the pilot episodes for the TV series The Untouchables (1959) that originally screened as a two-part installment of Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse on April 20 and 27 1959. The episodes were cut together and released theatrically as a stand-alone feature outside America in 1959 and inside the US in 1962. Premise In 1929 Chicago, Federal investigator Eliot Ness struggles to in the fight against Al Capone. He decides to form a special team of reliable, dedicated, honest law enforcement officers. Cast Robert Stack as Eliot Ness Keenan Wynn as Joe Fuselli Barbara Nichols as Brandy La France Patricia Crowley as Betty Anderson Neville Brand as Al Capone Bill Williams as Martin Flaherty Joe Mantell as George Ritchie Bruce Gordon as Frank Nitti Peter Leeds as Lamarr Kane Eddie Firestone as Eric Hansen Robert Osterloh as Tom Kopka Paul Dubov as Jack Rossman Production There were a number of stories set in this area on film and TV at the time, including Seven Against the Wall on Playhouse 90 and the film Al Capone (1959).