Public Servant Number 1 | Scenes from The Untouchables

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Nehemiah Persoff absolutely menaces his way through the hour as Waxey Gordon in his return to the series.

Based on the real-life hoodlum Waxey Gordon, screenwriter Joseph Petracca uses the character to establish Ness’ neverending war against a rogues gallery of garish Public Enemies and Persoff relishes the occasion with aplomb.

“Bob Stack was really Eliot Ness. He had the qualities of a detective. It almost irritated me. I wanted to hit him,” Persoff wryly recalled in a 2019 interview for The Untouchables Retrospective.

Persoff channels this playful indignance in the hour’s most memorable scene, where Gordon and Ness square off amidst a bribery attempt. The scene is a masterclass not only in acting, writing and directing, but into Desilu’s Untouchables lore, forging in stone that not only is Eliot Ness untouchable, but he is also immovable – and he will slap you around the room if you cross the line. This scene also encapsulates just how Robert Stack’s seething, understated approach to the character of Eliot Ness burned brightest when paired with monologuing, soliloquizing foes.

THE WAXEY GORDON STORY
Written by Joseph Petracca
Directed by John Peyser
Directed by Walter E. Grauman
Produced by Josef Shaftel
Director of Photography Charles Straumer
Co-starring Frank De Kova. Special Guest Star Nehemiah Persoff. Featuring Elizabeth Hush, Terry Huntington, Sam Gilman, Adam Becker, Walter Reed, Edgar Stehli.

ABOUT THE UNTOUCHABLES 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, its legacy in film and television has been felt from The Simpsons to The Sopranos. In recognition of the program's 60th Anniversary, The Untouchables Retrospective is a detailed and nostalgic account of American television's finest film noir. Learn more at http://theuntouchables.co.

From 1959-1963, the series brought to life the nightly wars between good and evil in the streets of Prohibition Chicago. With legendary lawman Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) and his band of incorruptible agents leading the way for justice, famed reporter Walter Winchell providing staccato narration and guest stars breathing life into colorful underworld characters, the true story of The Untouchables became legend in a film noir mix of true history and Emmy award-winning fiction.

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