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- The terse narration by gossip columnist Walter Winchell, in his distinctive New York accent, was a stylistic hallmark of the series, along with its ominous theme music by Nelson Riddle and its shadowy black-and-white photography, which was influenced by film noir.
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Nov 10, 1991 · So is it any good? Well, it's okay...but doesn't quite capture the original look and spirit of the old show. I think filming it in black & white, using some of the original music, and having a narrator who is reminscent of Walter Winchell would have really helped.
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- Crime, Drama
- James A. Contner
- 1991-11-10
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I think filming it in black & white, using some of the original music, and having a narrator who is reminscent of Walter Winchell would have really helped. As a result, it's interesting but nothing special...and I can see why a series never followed.
Detective Eliot Ness comes back to town to fight corruption and avenge a former partner's murder with the help of the son. In 1947 when a cop whom Eliot Ness worked with when he was in Chicago is killed, he goes back to Chicago for the funeral.
The best-known adaptations include the 1959 TV series The Untouchables, which starred Robert Stack as Ness and was narrated by Walter Winchell, and the 1987 film The Untouchables, directed by Brian De Palma, which starred Kevin Costner as Ness, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro as Al Capone.
The Return of Eliot Ness ★★½ 1991 (R) Ness comes out of retirement in 1947 Chicago to track down a friend's killer. And with Al Capone dead, Chicago mob bosses are fighting for their piece of illegal turf.
Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids.
In 1947 Chicago, detective Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) comes out of retirement after the murder of Martin Labine (Frank Adamson), a former cop suspected of Mafia connections.
- Crime, Drama
