The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
Cast: Robert Karnes, James Gregory
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19 episodes
- 1. The Nick Joseph StoryDetective Ruditsky relates the story of Nick Joseph, a small-time hood from Manhattan's Lower East Side, who rises from petty theft to become an ace contract killer for the syndicate's notorious Murder, Inc.NRCC30minApr 16, 1959
- 2. The ImmigrantAn immigrant woman tries to get Ruditsky to set her son on the straight and narrow. It seems as though he's been hanging around with a gang of hoodlums. Ruditsky gives it his best effort but it could be a tough sell.NRCC30minApr 23, 1959
- 3. The Jane Cooper StoryJane Cooper, recently paroled from prison, proves that she hasn't learned anything when she once again begins hanging around with underworld characters. Only this time it seems as though her mobster boyfriends keep dying off.NRCC26minApr 30, 1959
- 4. The Story Of Cutie JaffeCutie Jaffe, a small-time hood with big time ambitions, begins knocking over some of his brother-in-law's bootlegging trucks. Will Cutie rise in the underworld hierarchy or is he headed for a hard fall?NRCC30minMay 7, 1959
- 5. The Dutch Schultz StoryDutch Schultz wants to bump off special prosecutor Thomas Dewey who has been after him. The syndicate bigwigs deny him permission to make the hit but the Dutchman proceeds with his plans anyway.NRCC30minMay 14, 1959
- 6. The Lion And The MouseSmall time racketeer Eddie Safronek plots revenge against the hoods who beat him up and left him for dead.NRCCMay 21, 1959
- 7. No FareThe underworld bribes police detective Harry Kramer in order to get him to withhold information in a case.NRCCMay 28, 1959
- 8. The PayoffAfter a moll is found murdered, flashbacks tell her story and those of mobsters Tony Sappio and Big Ed Harper, who both loved not wisely but too well.NRCCJun 11, 1959
- 9. The Marie Walters StoryThe body of a murdered young woman is dragged from the Harlem River and the police ascertain that she was killed because she knew too much regarding the activities of a bootlegging gang. Ruditsky then becomes puzzled when the attorney of the chief suspect insists on going to trial as quickly as possible.NRCCJun 18, 1959
- 10. The Maxey Gorman StoryEx-convict Maxey Gorman gets a Machiavellian character named A.J. to finance his entry into the bootlegging business. The two men become partners but when the dough starts pouring in Maxie looks for a way to rid himself of A. J.NRCCJun 25, 1959
- 11. The Muddy Kasoff StoryMuddy Kasoff has been renting automobiles for gangsters to use but he has been secretly tippin the cops. When the hoods discover that Muddy has been informing they have him killed. Ruditsky investigates and discovers that a cigar band might be an important clue.NRCCJul 2, 1959
- 12. FramedWhen Ruditsky can't be bribed by a waterfront crime gang they attempt to frame him by making it look like he's on the take.NRCCJul 16, 1959
- 13. Four the Hard WayRuditsky warns visiting high roller Big Ziggy to get out of town but before he can hit the road he get roped into a crooked poker game with three cardsharps.NRCCJul 23, 1959
- 14. The Tony Morelli StoryDick Wilson (2) as Game Boy Miles | Harry Arnie as Benny | Brad Trumbull (2) as O'Neill | Lou Herbert as Titanic Thompson | Jack Kruschen as Laughing Boy | John Vivyan as Big ZiggyNRCC25minJul 30, 1959
- 15. The Ray Baker StoryAt a wild gangland party a young girl falls out of a window and is killed. When evidence shows that the girl was pushed, visiting Chicago mobster Ray Baker is arrested and charged with the crime. But Ruditsky has his doubts and thinks that the real culprit might be another mobster.NRCCAug 6, 1959
- 16. The Story of Lucky Silvaucky Silva is a small-time hood who by a combination of circumstance, ambition, and drive rises quickly to a position of prominence in New York's Mafia.NRCCAug 13, 1959
- 17. The Morrison StoryA judge is murdered right before a state crime commission is scheduled to take a look into his activities.NRCCAug 20, 1959
- 18. The Poison Ivy StoryRuditsky is temporarily assigned to duty in a Brooklyn precinct and must get the goods on a gang of hooligans who are pulling off a series of drug store robberies.NRCCAug 27, 1959
- 19. The Prantera StoryNo synopsis available yet.NRCCSep 3, 1959
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The Lawless Years
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The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Jack Chertok
- Studio
- Jack Chertok Television Productions, California National Productions, NBC
