4 Season
118 Episode
The Untouchables - Season 2 Episode 16 The Jamaica Ginger Story
The true story of FBI man Eliot Ness's savage war on the notorious mobsters Al Capone left behind!
On the night of May 25, 1931, 2 trucks are rolling into K.C., carrying $1-million worth of Jamaica Ginger rotgut, also known as ""Ginger Jake."" The trucks are owned by Rafael Torrez, gangster and race horse trainer, who has a monopoly on the Jamaica Ginger. Rival crime boss Jerry LaCarver, wanting in on the enormous profits, is ready to hijack the trucks, along with his gang of 5 hoods: the 2 notorious Roth brothers, Andy Bello (alias Louis Belmont), Richie Peters and Wally Heilman. They hijack the trucks with dynamite and shotguns.
- Year: 1963
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: ABC
- Keyword: chicago, illinois, prohibition era, 1930s
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- Cast: Robert Stack, Nicholas Georgiade, Steve London, Paul Picerni, Abel Fernandez, Walter Winchell