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
- Studio: ABC
- Keyword: chicago, illinois, prohibition era, 1930s
- Cast: Robert Stack, Nicholas Georgiade, Steve London, Paul Picerni, Abel Fernandez, Walter Winchell