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The Lawless Years

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The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.

Apr 16, 19593 seasons48 episodesEndedEN

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Robert Karnes

Max Fields

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James Gregory

Barney Ruditsky

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Seasons

Season 1

19 episodes

Premiered Apr 16, 1959

Season 2

9 episodes

Premiered Oct 1, 1959

Season 3

20 episodes

Premiered May 12, 1961

Episodes

1–6 of 19

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Ep 1

The Nick Joseph Story

Apr 16, 1959

30m

Detective Ruditsky relates the story of Nick Joseph, a small-time hood from Manhattan's Lower East Side, who rises from petty theft to become an ace contract killer for the syndicate's notorious Murder, Inc.

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Ep 2

The Immigrant

Apr 23, 1959

30m

An immigrant woman tries to get Ruditsky to set her son on the straight and narrow. It seems as though he's been hanging around with a gang of hoodlums. Ruditsky gives it his best effort but it could be a tough sell.

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Ep 3

The Jane Cooper Story

Apr 30, 1959

26m

Jane Cooper, recently paroled from prison, proves that she hasn't learned anything when she once again begins hanging around with underworld characters. Only this time it seems as though her mobster boyfriends keep dying off.

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Ep 4

The Story Of Cutie Jaffe

May 7, 1959

30m

Cutie Jaffe, a small-time hood with big time ambitions, begins knocking over some of his brother-in-law's bootlegging trucks. Will Cutie rise in the underworld hierarchy or is he headed for a hard fall?

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Ep 5

The Dutch Schultz Story

May 14, 1959

30m

Dutch Schultz wants to bump off special prosecutor Thomas Dewey who has been after him. The syndicate bigwigs deny him permission to make the hit but the Dutchman proceeds with his plans anyway.

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Ep 6