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Office Men, 0. dum - UNITED. a @ | ‘GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. pevoabipry” ~ pare: December 8, 1959. Toe . FROM : ch ONS “ Rosen SUBJECT; THE wrovcuappes — 1’, Tomm DESILU PRODUCTION bE nm a 2 : Hellseee a : - z Gandy “3 The December 5- 11, 1959, issue of “TV Guide" contains an article entitled "The Surprised Mr. Stack" and does not show a credit line for the author of the article. This publication is publiehed by Triangle Publications, In of which Walter H. Annenberg is President. ch IU T i i a EBL | a The article reflects 2 an interview with Rober tack who stars in "The. Untouchables" wherein Stack says the TV series was originally sl . ~@-motion picture pot was later converted to a weekly TV series. The article refers to some of the early background and activities of Stack. Stack expresses the _ belief that the audience loves Elliot Ness (the part he plays) because he is a Government agent making $50 a week and turning down $5, 000 to “lay off the mob. " ade k goes on to state: "I underestimated the appeal of the period, “too. ‘Ness is a hero with freedom. It's all in the past, like a Western, so anything goes. It's not like this sophisticated day and age when you get arrested for jaywalking if you cross the street. A friend of mine is an FBI agent and he's no more like Ness thanI am. They've got s0 many rules and regulations inhis . outfit it's all he can do to blow his nose." a RECOMMENDATION: None. For information. 1 - Mr. DeLoach a Enclosure es he