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Power Play

By the Summer of 1933, a new wave of crime has engulfed Chicago.  Due to a public outcry for action, Willard Thornton is appointed as a new commissioner to clean up the town.  At a press conference, Thornton arrogantly says his office does not publicly constitute criticism of any law enforcement agency-- while his tone of voice implies he privately does criticize them.  Eliot Ness is standing right next to him, looking more dour than usual. Ness and his men go on a raid, they find a shipment of heroin in a hideout. Then small-time dope-pusher (and junkie himself) Joey Loomis shows up, sees the Feds, and runs. Loomis gets captured. After interrogating him, and getting nowhere, Ness releases him. Rico asks, ""I know he's a small fish, but you just gonna throw him back?"" Ness reveals his strategy: he's going to let the big fish find him. Willard Thornton is really a crook, in cohoots with lawyer Barney Lubin (czar of the enormous Chicago bail bond racket), Felix Varsack (representing t

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  • Originally Aired October 19, 1961
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network ABC (US)
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created February 13, 2020 by
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  • Modified July 11, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Harry Kronman Writer
Wendell Corey Guest Star
Robert Bice Guest Star
Paul Genge Guest Star
Larry Breitman Guest Star
Richard Reeves Guest Star
Bing Russell Guest Star
Charlie Picerni Guest Star
Albert Salmi Guest Star
Carroll O'Connor Guest Star
Mary Fickett Guest Star
Paul Wendkos Director