This episode of "The Untouchables" is set near the beginning of the Century of Progress Exhibition...a world's fair that was in Chicago in the early 1930s. A very well respected and beloved man, Mitchell Grandin (Pat Hingle), is working with the committee who approves licenses for the various concessions at the fair. The committee's job is to be sure organized crime isn't involved with their exhibitors and concessions and Grandin seems very helpful in their work. However, Ness' suspicions are aroused and when Grandin applies for a license, Ness asks the committee to delay so he can thoroughly investigate Grandin. Grandin in turn sues Ness for defamation. So how can Ness clear himself...by proving that Grandin is as dirty as he suspects.
This is a very good episode that clearly illustrates the expression 'a wolf in sheep's clothing', as Grandin seems like a swell, upstanding guy. But because Ness is the star, you KNOW that by the end of the film that Grandin's scheme will come unraveled. Still, it's highly entertaining and worth seeing.
This is a very good episode that clearly illustrates the expression 'a wolf in sheep's clothing', as Grandin seems like a swell, upstanding guy. But because Ness is the star, you KNOW that by the end of the film that Grandin's scheme will come unraveled. Still, it's highly entertaining and worth seeing.
