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~ PROM” - mee ot ———— a — OrmonaL foun HO, 10 0 Pet SR ee “UNITED STATES GO{ RNMENT = er a . Memoranda UID niece tn he nt oy bes a DATE: January 4, 1960 Tolson . Mohr oy . . Parsonf___ a . ce. im Coe, . . Callahan . ; ws 7 rn mG Malone SUBJEC: ABLES’. 2 SRST PRODUCTIONS ~ a at |_| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959 nd 3 ae . ; ‘ \ Tele om . , “The captioned gram demonstrated another instance wherein violations of Federal law under the primary jurisdiction of — the FBI are portrayed as being handled by Eliot Ness and his "Untouchables" who are described as "Federal" Agents. The program began by showing 2 an escape from a Federal penitentiary in 1933 of Frank Holloway and James Wickes. ' Holloway was serving a life sentence for his part in a bank. holdup. In the escape, Wickes breaks a leg and is run over purposely ny a 2 Holloway with the escaped car. = - re Holloway, through the underground railway, " manages ‘to proceed across the country where he locates his loot which he had left with an associate. The experiences of Holloway in evading police road blocks and in having his appearance altered by plastic surgery and dental work are portrayed. Holloway picks up the bank loot but is followed by Ness. With the cooperation of local police, Ness closes — in on Holloway. Holloway is shown as he tries to make an escape in a car. _The car crashes and burns with Holloway and the bank loot inside. The program was 5 again narrated by Walter Winchell. RECOMMENDATION: