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Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life

Butcher's Town (#102)

[53 minutes] Closed Captioning

This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.

Series Description: Eliot Ness, the real –life gangbuster who brought down Al Capone, tells his thrilling story as never before. Star Michael Cornelison presents a riveting portrait of a heroic, yet human, Ness. From the prohibition era of crashing stills and bringing down crooked cops, to taking on racketeering rings and nabbing the nation's first serial killer, it's all here, thrilling and true. This one-man play was filmed at the Des Moines Playhouse.

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