Cliff Robertson underplays the role of Frank Halloway, to great effect. Halloway is a brutal, ruthless and completely amoral killer and thief. When the story starts out his looks match his disposition, but because of some dental work and plastic surgery he becomes handsome and can't be recognized. He also kills just about everyone he comes in contact with, even those who have helped him to get as far as he did. He's not a smart criminal, but has tremendous animal cunning. He operates completely on instinct and self-preservation. In other words his heart is made of rat meat. He changes his looks, but inside remains ugly and evil. He is single minded and that is also his undoing. My favorite episode of The Untouchables, an excellent show I've loved since I was a kid in the 60s.
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