Paul Marino investigates a businessman who is involved in a crooked liquor licence scam.
Michael Callahan (Walter Matthau) gets the licences from an inside man in the licensing commission.
He sells it on with extortionate terms. This includes buying liquor from Callahan's companies.
In short anyone wanting to open a bar had to deal with Callahan and be on hoc to him.
Marino finds the bard quoting Callahan is no push over. He is ready to silence people who stand up to him. The inside man is no match for him either.
Walter Matthau was still doing television at this stage of his career. Four years after this he was an Oscar winner.
He is deliciously evil, a literate man who covers all angles. Maybe Marino has met his match.
Michael Callahan (Walter Matthau) gets the licences from an inside man in the licensing commission.
He sells it on with extortionate terms. This includes buying liquor from Callahan's companies.
In short anyone wanting to open a bar had to deal with Callahan and be on hoc to him.
Marino finds the bard quoting Callahan is no push over. He is ready to silence people who stand up to him. The inside man is no match for him either.
Walter Matthau was still doing television at this stage of his career. Four years after this he was an Oscar winner.
He is deliciously evil, a literate man who covers all angles. Maybe Marino has met his match.