The Untouchables

Season 4 Episode 16: Jake Dance

Late Summer 1930. It started in Wichita, Kansas: a staggering gait called the Jake Dance. (we see a man staggering along using a cane in each hand.) There are many different kinds of alcohol, but the only kind that is safe to drink is ethyl alcohol; many people had been drinking Ginger Jake, which is contaminated with methyl alcohol, also called ""wood alcky."" And people who drank a lot of it often suffered permanent loss of muscle coordination, and developed a staggering gait called the Jake Dance. Many died.

Genre:

Drama, Crime

Seasons:

4

Episodes:

118

Cast:

Robert Stack, Nicholas Georgiade, Steve London

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1959

Rating:

8.1