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ee en “he -- ee fe ene oe tame tog eee = Ee Office (Mix andum + vNrTED SI.ES GOVERNMENT a ta . : . i To +: Mr. Tolson pate: October 16, 1950 ae t | _ FROM 3 C. D. DeLoa so ere ee = oo, . . Ho ; : an * Parsons —___ ss | sumyect: "THE UNTOUCHABLES" = 2: e : oe TELEVISION PROGRAM Wc. Sullivan = PRODUCED BYDESILU © Folge BACKGROUND: =. |. °°) ot we eae oo Last television season Desilu Productions produced a two-part ; spectacular called ''The Untouchables," starring Robert\Stack. This program concerned the activities of Elliot Ness, a deceased Tre Enforcement Agent, — and his efforts in breaking up the Al Capone gang in Chicago. This two-part program had very high ratings and this year it is back as a regular one-hour series based on - | the same format of Elliot Ness and the Treasury Department vs. the beer barons of . - the 1920's and 1930's. _ : - “ ae rn ef{/SF:. - ; . vl sl* ; “i. ° ‘The first program of this series was seen in Washington last-night and _ dealt with the struggle for power by Capone's old associates in taking over the gang following Capone's imprisonment. The FBI was in no way mentioned. Last night we received a radiogram from Little Rock stating that next Thursday's "The Untouchables" program will deal with Ma Barker and her gang. The reason for the radiogram was that the television station in Little Rock carrying this program wanted to give it some local promotion and asked the SAC for any data concerning activities which the Barkers might have carried on in Arkansas. The brief preview of next week's program on “The Untouchables" series gave brief glimpses of the growth, development and demise of the Barker gang and there was a scene showing Elliot Ness firing from behind a tree and killing Ma Barker in a cabin in Florida. It is obvious that the Bureau will be ... involved in this program. , Do - CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: - The important consideration here is that if "The Untouchables" will _ deal with the Barker case next week, it must necessarily deal with the FBl inorder — _to be historically accurate in that we were the pag Nike cyinvolvedin | _§ handling this case. We had no prior knowledge from y Other source that ~ | "The Untouchables" would start involving the Ae would appear to.be y: the. case in this instance. ~~. Enclosures Q/ pe Be lg dee es .1- Mr. Jones BS eet LOT Seer ecommendations next Pape) - | | eee, Os” en it ee et cat pig S —_ WB qt fete Pl eg a it Se Mos Pee Rey? oo. gM: Se a ener 4