Frontier justice, that is; the hangin' kind. Perennial Western character actor Morris Ankrum delivers lines like that better than almost anyone. When wily old rustler and accused murderer Pop Keith is saved from being lynched and the marshal who's bringing him in is killed, Cheyenne vows to make sure Keith gets to Santa Loma for trial even though he doesn't believe the old man's a murderer. Along the way, he encounters one hardship after another, including a nefarious deputy sheriff, a rancher (Ankrum) bent on revenge, a cunning prisoner, the old codger's feisty, single-minded daughter, and a lack of water in an unforgiving desert.
All the players are excellent and the production values are, as usual, authentic and convincing. With each episode, we're learning a little more about Cheyenne Bodie. Besides being an imposing presence physically, he's an honorable, intelligent, confident manly man, ready for action but with a soft side that makes him even more appealing. Plus, we get a taste of his sense of humor in just about every episode. For example, after he has thwarted Mary Keith's efforts to ambush the marshal and she tries to grab his gun, Cheyenne says in that droll baritone, "Your manners need improvin', ma'am. When you want somethin', say 'please'." It's little glimpses like that into the character that endear him to thousands of devoted fans. Clint Walker brought something very special to the screen that means even more now, decades later, because there haven't been any heroes like him since.
All the players are excellent and the production values are, as usual, authentic and convincing. With each episode, we're learning a little more about Cheyenne Bodie. Besides being an imposing presence physically, he's an honorable, intelligent, confident manly man, ready for action but with a soft side that makes him even more appealing. Plus, we get a taste of his sense of humor in just about every episode. For example, after he has thwarted Mary Keith's efforts to ambush the marshal and she tries to grab his gun, Cheyenne says in that droll baritone, "Your manners need improvin', ma'am. When you want somethin', say 'please'." It's little glimpses like that into the character that endear him to thousands of devoted fans. Clint Walker brought something very special to the screen that means even more now, decades later, because there haven't been any heroes like him since.