Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life | movie | 2005 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Michael Cornelison portrays legendary real-life lawman Eliot Ness in this fascinating one-man show that offers a look at | dG1fbWRYRVl3SlNMSXM

Transcript

00:00It's a stupid law, Prohibition.

00:25I mean really, when that much of the public is against a law or thinks it's just for

00:30the other fella, enforcement is a joke.

00:36I never had anything against a glass of beer or a mixed drink or a shot of whiskey.

00:40Hell, I was a frat boy.

00:43The Volstead Act tried to take booze away from the common man.

00:47What it really accomplished was handing the power of wealth to the underworld.

00:52Terrific amounts of money to bribe law enforcement officials with.

00:59I like to think of myself as fairly easy going, just an average guy.

01:05My idea of a gourmet meal is meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

01:09But one thing that really sets me off is, well, let's just say that I'm proud to be

01:16the son of two people who raised a large family and built a successful business.

01:24Never cheated anyone out of a single nickel.