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 during the Roaring 20s, having pre-dated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
| The Lawless Years | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Directed by | Allen H. Miner James Neilson |
| Starring | James Gregory Robert Karnes John Vivyan |
| Theme music composer | Raoul Kraushaar William Loose |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jack Chertok |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 mins. |
| Production companies | Jack Chertok Television Productions California National Productions |
| Distributor | NBC Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | April 16, 1959 – September 22, 1961 |
Synopsis
James Gregory stars as real-life NYPD Detective Barney Ruditsky, with Robert Karnes as Max, his associate. Ruditsky, who had become a private investigator in Hollywood after retiring from law enforcement, served as the show's technical advisor. Jack Chertok was the producer.[1]
Cast
Main
- James Gregory as Barney Ruditsky
- Robert Karnes as Max Fields
- John Dennis as Dutch Schultz
- Norman Alden as Lulu
- Brad Trumbull as Brody
- John Viyan as Louis Buchalter
- Stanley Adams as Gurrah
- Carol Eve Rossen as Anna
- Paul Richards as Louis 'Louy' Kassoff
- Robert Ellenstein as Legs Diamond
- Henry Corden as Wavey Gordon
- Robert Sampson as Mad Dog Coll
Episodes
Season 1: Spring/Summer 1959
| Nº | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Nick Joseph Story (pilot)" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger | April 16, 1959 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Immigrant" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger | April 23, 1959 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Jane Cooper Story" | Allen H. Miner | Peggy O'Shea & Lou Shaw | April 30, 1959 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Cutie Jaffe Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | May 7, 1959 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Dutch Schultz Story" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | May 14, 1959 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Lion and the Mouse" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner & Arthur E. Orloff | May 21, 1959 |
| 7 | 7 | "No Fare" | Allen H. Miner | John Meredyth Lucas | May 28, 1959 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Payoff" | Allen H. Miner | John Meredyth Lucas Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | June 11, 1959 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Marie Walters Story" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger | June 18, 1959 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Maxie Gorman Story" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger | June 25, 1959 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Muddy Kasoff Story" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger | July 2, 1959 |
| 12 | 12 | "Framed" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | July 16, 1959 |
| 13 | 13 | "Four the Hard Way" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | July 23, 1959 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Tony Morelli Story" | Allen H. Miner | Peggy O'Shea & Lou Shaw | July 30, 1959 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Ray Baker Story" | Allen H. Miner | Charles Larson | August 6, 1959 |
| 16 | 16 | "Lucky Silva" | Allen H. Miner | John Meredyth Lucas & Allen H. Miner Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | August 13, 1959 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Morrison Story" | Allen H. Miner | Jo Eisinger Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | August 20, 1959 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Poison Ivy Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | August 27, 1959 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Prantera Story" | Allen H. Miner | Charles Larson Based on the Memoirs of: Barney Ruditsky | September 3, 1959 |
Season 2: Fall 1959
| Nº | Ep | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | "The Al Brown Story" | October 1, 1959 |
| 21 | 2 | "The Big Greeny Story" | October 8, 1959 |
| 22 | 3 | "The Art Harris Story" | October 15, 1959 |
| 23 | 4 | "The Billy Boy 'Rockabye' Creel Story" | November 5, 1959 |
| 24 | 5 | "The Big Man" | November 12, 1959 |
| 25 | 6 | "The Joe Angelo Story" | November 19, 1959 |
| 26 | 7 | "The Billy Grimes Story" | December 3, 1959 |
| 27 | 8 | "The Sonny Rosen Story" | December 17, 1959 |
Season 3: Spring/Summer 1961
| Nº | Ep | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | "The Jack 'Legs' Diamond Story" | May 12, 1961 |
| 29 | 2 | "The Sonny Rosen Story II" | May 19, 1961 |
| 30 | 3 | "Louy K, part one" | May 26, 1961 |
| 31 | 4 | "Louy K, part two: 'Sing Sing'" | June 2, 1961 |
| 32 | 5 | "Louy K, part three: 'Birth of the Organization'" | June 9, 1961 |
| 33 | 6 | "Louy K, part four: 'Heyday of the Organization'" | June 16, 1961 |
| 34 | 7 | "Louy K, part five: 'The Disintegration'" | June 23, 1961 |
| 35 | 8 | "The Miles Miller Story" | June 30, 1961 |
| 36 | 9 | "The Kid Dropper Story" | July 7, 1961 |
| 37 | 10 | "Ginny" | July 14, 1961 |
| 38 | 11 | "Little Augie" | July 21, 1961 |
| 39 | 12 | "The 'Mad Dog' Coll Story, part one" | July 28, 1961 |
| 40 | 13 | "The 'Mad Dog' Coll Story, part two" | August 4, 1961 |
| 41 | 14 | "Blood Brothers" | August 11, 1961 |
| 42 | 15 | "The Vincent Gorida Story" | August 18, 1961 |
| 43 | 16 | "Artie Moon" | August 25, 1961 |
| 44 | 17 | "Triple Cross" | September 1, 1961 |
| 45 | 18 | "The Jonathan Wills Story" | September 8, 1961 |
| 46 | 19 | "Romeo and Rose" | September 15, 1961 |
| 47 | 20 | "Ike, the Novelty King" | September 22, 1961 |
Broadcast history
The program debuted at the 10:30 p.m. Eastern slot on Thursday after Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. The last third of Playhouse 90 ran on CBS at the same time. In the 1961 run, the series aired on Friday.[2]
Home media
On September 25, 2012, Timeless Media Group released The Lawless Years - The Complete Series on Region 1 DVD. The 6-disc set features all 47 episodes of the series.[3] Alpha Video has released two individual volumes on DVD-R, each containing four episodes from the series.[4][5] A third was released on February 25, 2014[6]
References
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 472
- 1959-1960 American network television schedule
- Lambert, David (July 13, 2012). "The Lawless Years - 'The Complete Series' of the '59 Show on Timeless DVDs". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- "Alpha Video - Lawless Years, Volume 1". Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Alpha Video - Lawless Years, Volume 2". Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Alpha Video - Lawless Years, Volume 3". Retrieved 2014-01-30.
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