Bret Maverick: Season 1, Episode 1

The Lazy Ace: Part 1 (1 Dec. 1981)

TV Episode  -  98 min  -  Drama | Western
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Bret Maverick wins a saloon in a poker game and decides to end his roving ways and settle down in Sweetwater, Arizona. He takes on as a partner the former sheriff who comes with a shady background.

Director:

Stuart Margolin

Writers:

Gordon T. Dawson (developer), Gordon T. Dawson

Stars:

James Garner, Ed Bruce and Ramon Bieri
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Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Garner ...
Ed Bruce Ed Bruce ...
Ramon Bieri Ramon Bieri ...
Richard Hamilton Richard Hamilton ...
John Shearin John Shearin ...
David Knell David Knell ...
Darleen Carr Darleen Carr ...
Mary Lou 'M.L.' Springer
Janis Paige ...
Mandy Packer
Bill McKinney Bill McKinney ...
Ramsey Bass
John McLiam John McLiam ...
Stuart Margolin Stuart Margolin ...
Billy Kerr ...
Blue-Eyed Kid
Jack Garner Jack Garner ...
Luis Delgado Luis Delgado ...
Shifty Delgrado
Ed Bakey Ed Bakey ...
Lyman Nickerson
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At a high-stakes poker game in Sweetwater, Arizona Bret Maverick eliminates the competition, winning $100,000 and the deed to the Red Ox Saloon. Bret's luck soon changes, however, as his winnings are stolen that night from the local bank, and he learns that the saloon he now owns has a quite considerable mortgage that has come due. Getting no help from the newly-elected sheriff, who believes the days of the old west are over, he has no choice but to take off after the bank robbers on his own. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>  

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Poker Game | Saloon | Election Fraud | Poker | Mortgage  | See more »

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Drama | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA See more »

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Mono

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[first lines]
Rodney Catlow: It's him. It's him! M.L. M.L. M.L.!
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Connections

Followed by "Bret Maverick" (1981) See more »

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"Maverick Didn't Come Here to Lose"
Written by Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce & Glenn Ray
Performed by Ed Bruce & James Garner See more »