
The Untouchables TV Show Retrospective
Praised for its quality and famous for its drama, The Untouchables television show (1959-1963) roared like the decade it portrayed in grand, theatrical style. A controversial and Emmy award-winning series centered around the battle of Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) against largely fictionalized Depression-era criminals, its legacy in film and television has been felt from Hollywood to the halls of Congress. In recognition of the program's 60th Anniversary, The Untouchables Retrospective is a detailed and nostalgic account of American television's finest film noir hosted by filmmaker and Untouchables historian Kelly Lynch and will explore the production of all four seasons of the show, celebrate its most outstanding hours, document the cultural and artistic impact of its true and fictional stories and release a previously a 400-page unpublished chronicle of the series. Learn more at https://theuntouchablespodcast.com
The Untouchables TV Show Retrospective
Chapter 1: Desiluland - How Desi Arnaz Saved Desilu Productions
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Kelly Lynch
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Season 1
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Episode 2
Against mounting financial pressure, television producer Desi Arnaz gambles on a Prohibition-era cops-and-robbers drama for his struggling Desilu Playhouse program. After facing down Al Capone's son, he gathers a talented assortment of Hollywood creatives to produce The Untouchables, but with principal photography only hours away, Arnaz still has yet to secure an actor for the role of Eliot Ness.
Learn more about the making of The Untouchables and explore our episode reviews and breakdowns at theuntouchablespodcast.com as we celebrate the program's cultural impact and its 60th Anniversary.