Man Against the Mob

NBC USA, TV, original airing Audio Visual Enterprises Greece, VHS

Investigating a brutal homicide, Peppard discovers that the killing is more than a common sex crime. A trail of evidence leads Peppard to a group of visiting Chicago mobsters, and ultimately to several of Los Angeles better known citizens. Set in Los Angeles in the 1940s just after the War, the script has some pointed humour and there are witty lines and dialogue exchanges. Kathryn Harrold plays a War widow who is the love interest. He has lost his wife, Kathryn has lost her husband, and they both slowly get attracted to one another. Steven Stern does a satisfactory job of directing. Peppards character is heroic, straight and honest, and fights the Mobs attempts to come in from New Jersey and infiltrate L.A., and they are being aided by an entire division of corrupt L.A. cops known as Metro Division. Peppard escapes several assassination attempts, wont give up, and becomes pretty much a lone wolf as his few supporters are killed around him. Stella Stevens plays an owner of a nightclub. This film led to a 1989 sequel with Peppard, Man Against the Mob The Chinatown Murders that also showed on NBC. Part of the shooting of the movie was done at the Drake Hotel in Chicago as well as older historic hotels in Los Angeles in the MacArthur Park area.There is an interesting entry by James Robert Parish in his book Prostitution in Hollywood films plots, critiques, casts, and credits for 389 theatrical and madefortelevision releases 1992 talking about the plot and the use of prostitution as part of the two Man Against the Mob TV movies. ........

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