Co-Starring Frank de Kova, Ted de Corsia and Dean Stanton. Ruditsky is temporarily assigned to duty in a Brooklyn precinct in order to get the goods on a gang of young hooligans who have pulled a series of drug store robberies. .
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 during the Roaring 20s, having pre-dated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. James Gregory stars as real-life NYPD Detective Barney Ruditsky, with Robert Karnes as Max, his associate. Ruditsky, who had become a private investigator in Hollywood after retiring from law enforcement, served as the show's technical advisor. Jack Chertok was the producer.
Directed by Allen H. Miner Starring James Gregory, Robert Karnes, John Dennis
Cast James Gregory as Barney Ruditsky Robert Karnes as Max Fields John Dennis as Dutch Schultz Norman Alden as Lulu Brad Trumbull as Brody John Vivyan as Lepke Stanley Adams as Gurrah Carol Eve Rossen as Anna