|
Izzy And Moe
''Izzy and Moe'' is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-crime film starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. It is a fictional account of two actual Prohibition-era policemen, Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, and their adventures in tracking down illegal bars and gangsters. The film was originally broadcast on CBS on September 23, 1985. Plot During the Prohibition era of the 1920s, a gangster named John Vanderhoff, alias "The Dutchman", was killing off the competition and setting up his own speakeasys. To fight the crime, the Prohibition Bureau needed to get some extra men. Izzy Einstein (Jackie Gleason) volunteers; he is desperate to have a steady paycheck to support his wife, mother-in-law and four daughters. Einstein wants to disprove his mother-in-law's claim that he is just a "bum". When the agent in charge of the local Prohibition Unit office tells him there is no job, Einstein makes a speech: "This is America. And I'm ''proud'' to be an American..." When the chief tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Boris
Robert Boris (October 12, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Boris was nicknamed Double B by film producer Elliott Kastner. Awards Boris won the WGA Award for Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series for ''Blood Feud'' in 1984. UPI. Retrieved 2016-08-07. Filmography *''Birds of Prey (1973 film), Birds of Prey'' (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) (TV) *''Electra Glide in Blue'' (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) *''Some Kind of Hero'' (with James Kirkwood Jr.) (1982) *''Deadly Encounter'' (with David J. Kinghorn) (1982) (TV) *''Blood Feud (1983 film), Blood Feud'' (1983) (TV) *''Doctor Detroit'' (with Carl Gottlieb and Bruce Jay Friedman) (1983) *''Oxford Blues'' (1984) (also Director) *''Izzy and Moe'' (wit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |