Robert Stack
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This vintage series, set in Prohibition-era Chicago, pits the maverick lawmen known as "The untouchables" against mobsters holding court against any and all challengers. Federal agent Eliot Ness and his men, who were responsible for Al Capone's downfall, now go after Frank Nitti, Capone's main enforcer, as well as a slew of other mobsters and incorrigibles.
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A realistic look at the violence that shook America's past, this gritty series pays tribute to stoic gangbuster Eliot Ness and his incorruptible treasury agents as they battle organized crime. In this volume, with narcotics the new vice and a major racketeering bill passed in Washington, D.C., Ness and his men are given more power, even in cities other than Chicago.
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A realistic look at the violence that shook America's past, this gritty series pays tribute to stoic gangbuster Eliot Ness and his incorruptible treasury agents as they battle organized crime. In this volume, it looks like Frank Nitti's evil empire might be crumbling--but then heroin becomes the new drug of choice. Now the rivalry between Ness and Nitti intensifies.
11) 1941
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"Set in Los Angeles just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, fear of a Japanese invasion threw the city into a state of pandemonium. Screwball characters run wild on Hollywood Boulevard as manic servicemen, zealous store owners, teary-eyed girls and bickering Nazis are thrown together"--Container.
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"Set in the 1930s Depression era during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, [the film] covers three days in the lives of a trio of high-flying circus performers, headlined by former WWII fighter-pilot hero Roger Shumann and his beautiful blonde wife, Laverne. Romantic complications arise when newspaper reporter Burke Devlin falls in love with Laverne while covering their daredevil aerial show"--Container.
14) Strange legends
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Examines some of the most infamous and enduring stories about history's icons. From the Bigfoot evidence and the Canadian Sea Monster sightings, a Bermuda Triangle investigation to Elvis's twin and new evidence about Abraham Lincoln's assassin. This collection explores these, and other, questions left unanswered. Hoaxes or scientific breakthroughs? Make your own decision.
17) Uncommon valor
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"For over ten years, [Colonel Jason] Rhodes has been living a nightmare searching for his son who is listed as "missing in action" in Vietnam. After useless appeals to the government for information, Rhodes takes matters into his own hands. With financial backing of a Texas oil tycoon ... and the help of his son's five Marine buddies, Rhodes prepares to carry out a daring mission. After weeks of grueling training, the courageous veterans leave for...
18) Bizarre murders
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Features crime stories torn from the headlines. Takes you behind the police tape and into the forensics labs and beyond. Investigate some of the most infamous murder cases of our time. These are the incredible but true stories that made Unsolved Mysteries part of America's secret weapon for catching some of society's most dangerous criminals. Arguably the most popular topic in the show's history.
20) Psychics
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Premonitions, visions of previous lives, psychic powers and telepathy. These and other intriguing paranormal events are mysteries that science has not been able to explain. This series of episodes reveals some of the most remarkable stories and the possible connections some people may have to other worlds and other times.