My summary does NOT mean that the country music star appears in this show. Instead, Johnny Paycheck is a character--a nightclub comedian. Oddly, Cameron Mitchell is cast as this guy--and I have no idea why they didn't get some comedian for this role and used an actor like Mitchell. I am not complaining--just that he's not exactly a funny guy and always played serious roles.
Johnny Paycheck is an incredibly stupid comic--too stupid to make the show that believable. Although his good friend Hoff has had his business stolen out from under him by Big Jim (Ted de Corsia), Johnny likes the attention Big Jim pays him. So, instead of trying to make it on his own, he goes to work for Big Jim in his nightclubs-- nightclubs he's stolen using his goons. Just how long can Johnny work for Big Jim until he sees the light? Apparently, a very long time as Johnny is incredibly stupid!!
This is a decent episode of "The Untouchables". It could have been better with better casting and if they'd made Johnny the least bit intelligent. Still, it's worth seeing despite a few deficits. I did like Big Jim's muscle...he was the perfect psycho!
By the way, the 'dame' in this episode is Phyllis Coates--the woman who was the first Lois Lane on the TV show "The Adventures of Superman".
Johnny Paycheck is an incredibly stupid comic--too stupid to make the show that believable. Although his good friend Hoff has had his business stolen out from under him by Big Jim (Ted de Corsia), Johnny likes the attention Big Jim pays him. So, instead of trying to make it on his own, he goes to work for Big Jim in his nightclubs-- nightclubs he's stolen using his goons. Just how long can Johnny work for Big Jim until he sees the light? Apparently, a very long time as Johnny is incredibly stupid!!
This is a decent episode of "The Untouchables". It could have been better with better casting and if they'd made Johnny the least bit intelligent. Still, it's worth seeing despite a few deficits. I did like Big Jim's muscle...he was the perfect psycho!
By the way, the 'dame' in this episode is Phyllis Coates--the woman who was the first Lois Lane on the TV show "The Adventures of Superman".