Frank Sutton of "Gomer Pyle" fame stars in this episode about four criminal brothers, the Strykers. The oldest (Michael Strong) is clearly the leader and the youngest, Benny (Sutton), is either mentally challenged or treated as if he is...it's hard to tell which. Fortunately, Sutton's performance wasn't over the top and he was just fine as Benny.
These Strykers are an unsavory lot...even for "The Untouchables". This is because in addition to stealing, they have a habit of killing off their associates because they just don't feel like sharing the loot with folks who aren't kin. Nice, huh? With such goings on, it's not surprising that Ness and his men would come to investigate the brothers. The first thing they do is use a search warrant to confiscate the Brothers' tax records...which creates a problem. To handle it, the Brothers decide to do something really crazy...hire a torch to burn the Federal office where the tax records are being stored!!!
In addition to Sutton, Nehemiah Perfoff stars as the arsonist...and his performance is, thankfully, a bit more subdued than his other recent "The Untouchables" characters. Overall, well done and worth seeing.
These Strykers are an unsavory lot...even for "The Untouchables". This is because in addition to stealing, they have a habit of killing off their associates because they just don't feel like sharing the loot with folks who aren't kin. Nice, huh? With such goings on, it's not surprising that Ness and his men would come to investigate the brothers. The first thing they do is use a search warrant to confiscate the Brothers' tax records...which creates a problem. To handle it, the Brothers decide to do something really crazy...hire a torch to burn the Federal office where the tax records are being stored!!!
In addition to Sutton, Nehemiah Perfoff stars as the arsonist...and his performance is, thankfully, a bit more subdued than his other recent "The Untouchables" characters. Overall, well done and worth seeing.