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Oscar Wallace In The Untouchables

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A group of four men called the untouchable. Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone but he learns that it 's not going to be easy, because Capone has the police in his pocket. So in going up against Al Capone, agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharpshooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him. Oscar Wallace, who wants to prosecute Capone for tax evasion. When they make headway, Capone tries to get them but they are untouchable.
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