Lupin is key. My dad grew up in New York then and it was a rough and tumble place. If this is based on a true story, then tough it is. Violent and sweet too, like him wanting to just walk in the Rain. Bitter ending but Lupin was gambling everything so justice be my friend.....Rf.
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The casting and viciousness of the main character is what makes this one a winner!
planktonrules4 March 2016
Johnny Lubin has ambitions to be a millionaire by the time he's 21, so he needs to make money and fast. So he gets involved in the opium business and makes a partnership with an unlikely guy...a man who manufactures toys!
In 1961, James MacArthur looked incredibly young and wholesome--even more than when he later starred as Danno of "Hawaii Five-O". So you'd think he would have been the last person they'd pick to play a scum-bag on "The Untouchables", right?! Well, in hindsight, he was a perfect choice because he looked like such an all-American, boy next door type. Seeing him shoot a guy up close for absolutely no reason and later ice pick another is shocking...even when you see the show today. This is the main reason I loved this particularly episode.
In 1961, James MacArthur looked incredibly young and wholesome--even more than when he later starred as Danno of "Hawaii Five-O". So you'd think he would have been the last person they'd pick to play a scum-bag on "The Untouchables", right?! Well, in hindsight, he was a perfect choice because he looked like such an all-American, boy next door type. Seeing him shoot a guy up close for absolutely no reason and later ice pick another is shocking...even when you see the show today. This is the main reason I loved this particularly episode.
Fascinating Characters & Intense Story
ccthemovieman-112 December 2011
The "death" for sale, in this story, is opium, a drug that law enforcement thought has been closed down for the last few years but obviously was still in business. One guy definitely in business was "Jimmy Lupin," a very cocky 20-year-old who's a lived a tough life on a street since he was single digits. He is played by James MacArthur who went on to star in Hawaii Five-O with Jack Lord.
"Lupin" is no-conscience punk, but a smart one and his scheme to go 50-50 with an older thug who has the heroin but no one to sell it to. Lupin and he will share 1.5 million dollars if all goes well. (That translates into a lot more money in today's market.).
As good as MacArthur was in this story, the fascinating character to my male eyes was the alluring Carole Eastman. She got Lupin's attention, too. She had a pretty face, a Louise Brooks hairdo and was tough-but-vulnerable. After some investigating, I found out she led an old, very eccentric life and preferred screen writing to acting. She co-wrote "Five Easy Pieces," a 70s hit film starring Jack Nicholson.
So....all-in-all, thanks to some fascinating characters, this was a riveting episode, worthy of a "10."
"Lupin" is no-conscience punk, but a smart one and his scheme to go 50-50 with an older thug who has the heroin but no one to sell it to. Lupin and he will share 1.5 million dollars if all goes well. (That translates into a lot more money in today's market.).
As good as MacArthur was in this story, the fascinating character to my male eyes was the alluring Carole Eastman. She got Lupin's attention, too. She had a pretty face, a Louise Brooks hairdo and was tough-but-vulnerable. After some investigating, I found out she led an old, very eccentric life and preferred screen writing to acting. She co-wrote "Five Easy Pieces," a 70s hit film starring Jack Nicholson.
So....all-in-all, thanks to some fascinating characters, this was a riveting episode, worthy of a "10."
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