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Ces PS, | ‘0. dum + oniten; & , GOVERNMENT Office Me D, To: Mr. DeLoach a - pate: October 23, 1959 . on “ a. bs - : ky ° Tolaon! Cn RG “* quact: “THE'UNTOUCHABLES" == Ys _ PRODUCED Es STR FVOOUCTIAN SS Ww. ™ ~~ an -_ - 7 7 Re previous memoranda of same caption. | a _.. . Thursday evening, October 22, 1959, over Television Station __ | WMAL (Channel 7), 9:30 - 10:30 p.m., the Desilu Series, "The Untouchables," _ produced "Ma Barker and Her Boys." This program, as previously noted, 7 _ features Elliott Ness (played by Robert Stack), the deceased Treasury Enforce- ~ ment Agent, as leading a group of Federal, state and local law enforcement Officers in the investigation and machine gun--hand grenade filled apprehension _ of Ma Barker (played by Claire Trevor) in a Florida cabin. The bulk ofthe. program depicts the criminal activities of Ma Barker and her sons, Doc, Fred, Lloyd and Herman, along with how she aids them in their criminal careers. _**. Ness and his associates were generally referred to as Federal Agents although on one occasion he is described by Ma Barker as a " G-Man"! and on another occasion Ness mentioned an " FBI fugitive fly sheet.'"' The impression is clearly conveyed that Ness is an FBI Agent. © a a ‘| a “Ss ~’...Ma Barker and her song are mainly portrayed in an unsympathetic manner and law enforcement is trea fairly. Ma is shown, however, shot/and apparently killed by raiding Federal Agents as she sits in a parlor chair} ligten-. ing to a phonograph record of tKe hymn, "Rock of Ages." fe = "> °. Walter Winchell contributed considerable narration to t] oe _ production, describing apprehending Federal Agents as " Elliott Ness! raiding _ brief disclaimer was voiced at the very end of the program... ercial and preview of the next show. (The next production will . —_ mourders.) The disclaimer pointed out that while the FBI was -- “» { not portrayed in this production, the FBI had a principal responsibility in the Eo _ & Barker case and was responsible for the investigation and solution of a er = ._ ACOntinued next page) ye i ne 52 Nove