In the early years of television, there were about a zillion pilots that never made it. Unsolved, a crime drama produced in 1960, may have been one of those that were ahead of their time.
Long before Warren Beatty took the story of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel to the big screen, an independent producer told the tale from a different point of view, using fictional characters that were analogues for the real-life figures.
In the pilot, Siegel is represented by Martin "Mugsy" Hiedell (Simon Oakland), a New York fellow who moves west to seek his fortune, and his destiny......
The cast includes Aneta Corsault (later of The Andy Griffith Show) and character actor Dabbs Greer. Oakland is better known for his work at Universal in the 70's (Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron) and other character roles of that period.
Rating: A.
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